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Russian Investigators Release Name of Key Witness in MH17 Crash in Ukraine

The Russian Investigation Committee released the name of the key witness to the Malaysian Airlines flight that had been downed over eastern Ukraine last year, Russian Investigation Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said Wednesday. June 3 2015, 16:43 1 360 просмотрs

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Ukraine plans to seize Russian foreign property to compensate for ‘lost’ Crimea

Kiev will nationalize Russian overseas property as compensation for the losses over Crimea's reunification with Russia, Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Justice Natalia Sevostyanova said. The decision is now up to the European Court of Human Rights. June 3 2015, 12:13 1 213 просмотрs

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​Unified National Testing: The first day passed quietly

June 3 2015, 10:38 1 980 просмотрs

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Blatter resigns as FIFA president amid reports FBI is set to investigate his role in scandal

Just days after winning a fifth term as FIFA president, Sepp Blatter has shocked the world of football by announcing he will step down. June 3 2015, 10:09 1 145 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Dias Kadyrbayev, Friend to Boston Bomber, Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Obstruction

Dias Kadyrbayev, a college friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was sentenced to six years in prison and three years supervised release on Tuesday. June 3 2015, 10:05 1 273 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Unified National Testing: First day results

The average score of the first day of the Unified National Testing made 79.7 points, the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan informs. June 3 2015, 10:02 1 387 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Nazarbayev to meet with participants of 28th sitting of Foreign Investors Council

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev is planned to hold a number of meetings with the participants of the 28th sitting of the Foreign Investors Council, the press service of the Akorda informs. June 3 2015, 09:45 1 208 просмотрs

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​Pulitzer Prize laureate Daniel Yergin to take part in 10th KAZENERGY forum

A laureate of the Pulitzer Prize will take part in the work of the 10th forum of KAZENERGY, Deputy Director General of the KAZENERGY Association A. Magauov told at the CCS media briefing. June 2 2015, 17:36 1 370 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​P. Foster: Talks on opening new Astana-New York flight will begin in USA next week

The heads of Air Astana Company will go to the USA next week to discuss the issue regarding launching a new flight connecting two cities - Astana and New York, President of the Company Peter Foster informed. June 2 2015, 17:34 1 764 просмотрs

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South Korea reports first two deaths from MERS respiratory illness

South Korea on Tuesday reported its first two deaths from an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that has infected 25 people in two weeks, as public alarm grew and officials scrambled to contain the outbreak. June 2 2015, 17:26 1 070 просмотрs

Society

​Lightning set fire to house in Atyrau

Early in the morning on June 1, the residents of Atyrau were woken up by powerful peals of thunder. The lightning fell onto one of the houses located on street #6 in Samal microregion. Nobody suffered, but the roof and the second floor of the newly constructed cottage burned down. June 2 2015, 16:45 1 795 просмотрs

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Fugitive Georgian ex-president nominated as governor of Ukraine’s Odessa region

The Ukrainian cabinet of ministers has nominated the former president of Georgia, Mikhail Saakashvili, who has been placed on an international wanted list in his own country, as the governor of Ukraine's coastal Odessa region. June 2 2015, 11:57 1 113 просмотрs

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Collier family seeks 7 years for Tsarnaev friend

The family of slain MIT police officer Sean Collier has asked a federal judge to sentence a college friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to seven years in prison, saying the friend could have prevented Collier's death had he turned Tsarnaev in. June 2 2015, 11:52 1 468 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Unified National Testing started in Kazakhstan

The Unified National Testing started Kazakhstan. It will be held from June 2 through June 8, 2015. June 2 2015, 11:37 1 618 просмотрs

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Chinese ship capsizes on Yangtze with hundreds missing

Five people are dead and hundreds are missing after a ship carrying more than 450 people capsized on the Yangtze River in China's Hubei province. June 2 2015, 10:42 5 179 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Weather in Kazakhstan: Heat and intermittent rains are expected

Hot weather is expected in Kazakhstan on June 2-5, tengrinews.kz reports citing "Kazhydromet". June 1 2015, 15:44 1 278 просмотрs

Society

5-storey hostel entrance collapsed in Atyrau

Three floors of a 5-storey family type dormitory collapsed in Atyrau. No casualties were reported. The building collapsed half an hour later after residents were evacuated from the building. The reason for evacuation was a crack in the wall. June 1 2015, 12:28 2 938 просмотрs

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​US:intelligence services powers of phone tapping expired

On Monday night, June 1 at the US intelligence expired authority to listen to and record telephone conversations of suspected terrorists after the Senate failed to agree on the extension of the key provisions of the so-called "Patriot Act", which would allow US intelligence agencies to continue surveillance of suspects terrorism. June 1 2015, 12:20 1 134 просмотрs

Society

​Street full of surprises

This video was shot and sent to our editor's office by our reader. This is how last weekend the boutique located on Makhambet Street in Atyrau advertized its lingerie. The action, undoubtedly, drew attention of our citizens, especially men, though the target customers of lingerie were, supposedly, women. June 1 2015, 12:12 2 272 просмотрs

Society

International Children's Day - 1 June

The World Conference for the Well-being of Children in Geneva, Switzerland, proclaimed June 1 to be International Children's Day in 1925. It is usually marked with speeches on children's rights and wellbeing, and other events involving or dedicated to children. June 1 2015, 10:34 2 310 просмотрs

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Netanyahu says committed to Palestinian state

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he was committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state, calling on the Palestinian leadership to return to negotiations unconditionally. June 1 2015, 10:17 1 087 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh officials discuss connection between Proton launches and saiga deaths

The question of saiga deaths in Kazakhstan has been raised at the plenary session of the Mazhilis deputies on May 27, Tengrinews reports. But that time the number of dead saiga totaled 90,000. Now, the figure reportedly rose to 120,000. June 1 2015, 10:13 1 362 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan should become food supplier: McKinsey's Dobbs

Kazakhstan should position itself as an international supplier of food producs. Director of the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) Richard Dobbs expressed this opinion at the investment forum held in the framework of the VII Astana Economic Forum on 21 May, Tengrinews reports. May 29 2015, 15:29 1 812 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Head-on crash between APC and Kamaz on highway injures four

Four soldiers were injured in a head-on crash on Karaganda-Astana highway involving a military armored personnel carrier and a Kamaz truck, IA Novosti-Kazakhstan reports. May 29 2015, 11:19 3 276 просмотрs

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US seeks seven-year jail term for Tsarnaev's friend Dias Kadyrbayev

According to Reuters, Kadyrbayev was in the United States as an exchange student when he and two friends visited Tsarnaev's dorm room after the FBI released photos of Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan. May 28 2015, 15:56 5 031 просмотрs