World News Moscow lying 'to my face,' says Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday accused Russian leaders of lying "to my face" about Moscow's involvement in the conflict in Ukraine and denounced what he called Russia's "propaganda." February 25 2015, 10:03 2 067 просмотрs
World News Fifty hurt when Southern California train slams into truck A Los Angeles-bound commuter train slammed into a tractor-trailer apparently stuck on the tracks in a Southern California city before dawn on Tuesday, injuring 50 people in a fiery crash, four of them critically. February 25 2015, 09:49 2 567 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan suspends measles vaccination campaign after botched injections Kazakhstan has suspended immunization against measles after a series of hospitalizations following the injections, akipress.org reports citing regional media and authorities. February 25 2015, 09:24 1 728 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh Ex-Diplomat Rakhat Aliyev Found Hanged In Austrian Prison Cell A former Kazakh diplomat and former Kazakh Prtesident Nazarbayev's son-in-law Rakhat Aliyev, who faced murder charges in Austria, was found hanged in his cell in Vienna Tuesday in an apparent suicide, a prison official said. February 24 2015, 15:44 3 864 просмотрs
Culture Celebrated New year on a lunar calendar On February 21, in the House of Culture named after Kurmangazy (in Zhilgorodok) the Korean ethno-cultural center celebrated Solnal holiday - New Year on a lunar calendar. February 24 2015, 11:24 4 318 просмотрs
World News Peace in Ukraine? Poroshenko Ally Predicts NATO Airstrikes Soon Poroshenko Bloc MP Vadim Denisenko told Ukraine's Channel 5 on Tuesday that he hopes that the next step for NATO involvement in the Ukraine conflict will be for the military alliance to begin bombing the rebel-held Donbas within the next several months. February 24 2015, 11:09 2 704 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News In Kazakhstan 5 women and 3 men underwent sex change Since 2010, 5 women and 3 men approached Kazakhstan medical facilities with the request to change sex, azh.kz reports referring to bnews.kz. This information was provide by the Ministry of health and social development of Kazakhstan. February 24 2015, 10:51 5 970 просмотрs
World News Emotional pleas for three Syria-bound UK schoolgirls to come home The families of three missing British schoolgirls, thought to be Syria-bound, have made emotional pleas for them to come home and not to fall into the hands of ISIL militants. February 23 2015, 18:32 2 320 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh Senate passes anti-gay draft law The Senate of Kazakhstan has approved a draft law aimed at protecting children from information harmful to their health and development, Tengrinews reports. February 23 2015, 17:48 1 787 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan to present the project of TCO expansion Minister of Energy Vladimir Shkolnik presented the project of future LLP "Tengizchevroil" expansion during the press conference in CCS. According to Minister, the cost of facilities expansion will be 14 bn dollars at the same time 20,000 jobs are planned to be created, bnews.kz reports. February 23 2015, 15:58 3 664 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan launches integrated information system ‘e-statistics’ Beginning from January 1, 2015 a new integrated information system called "e-statistics" has been launched in Kazakhstan, said Alikhan Smailov, chairman of Statistics Committee under the National Economy Ministry, at an enlarged meeting of the Committee for economic reform and regional development. February 23 2015, 15:43 2 141 просмотрs
World News HSBC chief kept millions in Swiss account: report HSBC chief executive Stuart Gulliver, who vowed to reform the scandal-hit bank, kept millions of dollars in a Swiss account, the Guardian newspaper reported on Sunday, AFP reports. It is the latest in a stream of so-called "Swissleaks" allegations that have hit the reputation of the British banking giant and caused a political storm ahead of a general election in May. The report claims the chief executive was a client of the Swiss private banking arm accused of helping wealthy clients evade tax. Gulliver held about $7.6 million (6.7 million euros) in 2007 in a Swiss account in the name of Worcester Equities Inc, a Panama-registered company, according to the report. Gulliver, who is based in Britain but is domiciled in Hong Kong for legal and tax purposes, was listed as the beneficial owner of the account, the report said. It was published on the evening before Gulliver is due to present HSBC's annual report, expected to be overshadowed by a scandal that has prompted investigations of the bank by Britain's financial watchdog and Swiss authorities. HSBC did not immediately respond to a request for comment by AFP. However, a representative for Gulliver told the Guardian that the chief executive had used a Swiss account to hold his bonus payments prior to 2003, when he moved from Hong Kong to London. Gulliver's lawyers said that Hong Kong tax had been paid on this income and that his Swiss accounts had been declared to British tax authorities. British newspapers published a letter from Gulliver apologising for the Swiss division's behaviour in full-page advertisements last week. Gulliver insisted the Swiss arm had been "completely overhauled" since 2007, when former employee Herve Falciani stole a huge cache of data and passed it to French authorities. British tax authority HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officials, accused of failing to act adequately on evidence of tax evasion in the files, are to be grilled by members of parliament on Wednesday. February 23 2015, 15:37 2 191 просмотрs
World News Snowden documentary CitizenFour grabs Oscar A Laura Poitras’ film about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has won Hollywood’s highest accolade by snatching the Oscar for Best Documentary. February 23 2015, 12:40 2 177 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Italian company Tenaris to build pipe plant in Kazakhstan Italian company Tenaris will invest in construction of the new plant for production of pipes in Kazakhstan's Aktau, according to the press service of the Ministry of Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan. February 23 2015, 12:35 6 213 просмотрs
Culture Maslenitsa festival On February 22, in the last day of Maslenitsa (Butter Week before Lent), the Atyraulians organized folk festivals. February 23 2015, 11:35 4 247 просмотрs
Society In Atyrau a local man detained for fighting in armed conflict in Ukraine On February 20, the deputy prosecutor of Atyrau Oblast Baurzhan Saugabaev briefed about innovations in RoK Criminal and Administrative Codes that came into force as of January 1, of this year. In particular, he spoke about fight against terrorism and extremism. February 23 2015, 10:19 3 627 просмотрs
World News Birdman,’ ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Top Oscar Nominees Fox Searchlight soared on Thursday at the 87th Academy Award nominations after two of its films, “Birdman” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” led the field with nine nominations each. February 23 2015, 09:52 1 665 просмотрs
World News Deadly bomb blast hits rally in Ukraine Officials say attack on pro-Kiev rally marking anniversary of protesters' deaths was by assailants instructed by Moscow. February 23 2015, 02:41 1 114 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Gennady Golovkin batters Martin Murray in the 11th round Gennady Golovkin defended his WBA middleweight title successfully with the commanding performace against Britain’s Martin Murray on Saturday, stopping him in the 11th round on a one-sided contest. February 23 2015, 02:13 2 381 просмотрs
World News Switzerland train crash: Passengers injured after collision north of Zurich Two trains slammed into each other near the Swiss city of Zurich, tipping over carriages and injuring at least five people, one seriously, police said. February 20 2015, 17:33 2 629 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News KazTransGas, Gazprom to Explore for CBM in Kazakhstan Kazakh state owned KazTransGas and Russia's Gazprom have signed a memorandum to cooperation to develop coal bed methane (CBM) resources in Kazakhstan. February 20 2015, 17:29 1 602 просмотрs
Crime "Pedophile with ice cream" imprisoned for 15 years The specialized interdistrict court on criminal cases of Atyrau Oblast pronounced a verdict on the attempt of rape of a 4-year-old girl. February 20 2015, 17:24 4 915 просмотрs
World News Normandy Four foreign ministers agree to meet soon The foreign ministers of Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine held a conference call on Thursday, during which they agreed to hold a new foreign ministerial-level meeting of the Normandy Four soon. February 20 2015, 16:18 2 169 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News French court to decide on Ablyazov extradition on March 4 A decision on extradition of the fugitive tycoon Mukhtar Ablyazov will be taken on March 4 by the French Court of Cassation, the highest court in the country, tengrinews reports citing AFP. February 20 2015, 16:03 2 752 просмотрs
Society New chairman of regional court - Margulan Bekturganov On February 20, the Chairman of RoK Supreme Court Kairat Mami presented the new chairman of Atyrau Regional Court - Margulan Bekturganov, 46-y.o. (on a photo) who previously headed Zhambyl Regional Court. The former chairman of Atyrau Regional Court Mukhtar Smagulov is appointed the Chairman of Pavlodar Regional Court. February 20 2015, 15:48 1 755 просмотрs