Kazakhstan News Kazakh Dombra Kuy included into UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list The 9th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) is taking take place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, from 24 to 28 November 2014, where series of nomination files submitted by Central Asian countries were considered by the Committee for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. November 27 2014, 13:23 5 087 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan among countries with highest police presence per person Kazakhstan is among the TOP-10 countries by police personnel density per citizen, azh.kz refers to tengrinews.kz. November 26 2014, 19:06 2 271 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Infertility of couples in Kazakhstan is due to 'questionable Western values' and promiscuity: expert An alarming rise in infertility among young couples in Kazakhstan has been explained by trends observed in the "transitional" period of the 1990s, after Kazakhstan gained independence (in 1991), tengrinews reports citing the Director of the Kazakh Center for Healthy Lifestyle Marat Kurmanov. November 26 2014, 18:46 1 654 просмотрs
World News Pope Francis slams ‘haggard’ EU After another record low turnout at the European elections earlier this year, Pope Francis delivered an address on Tuesday which was scathing in its criticism of the EU. November 26 2014, 18:10 1 886 просмотрs
World News –52C in Siberia: Over 70 passengers push frozen plane to runway (VIDEO) Freezing temperatures didn’t stop intrepid passengers from helping out a Russian plane that couldn’t move, because its wheels were frozen to the ground. However, brute force won the day in a remote Siberian town beyond the Arctic Circle. November 26 2014, 16:53 1 399 просмотрs
World News National Guard, police curb Ferguson unrest as protests swell across U.S. Some 2,000 National Guard troops helped ward off a second night of rampant arson and looting in suburban St. Louis after a grand jury declined to indict a white policeman in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager, and sympathy protests spread to several U.S. cities. November 26 2014, 14:48 2 219 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan has stopped supplying electricity to Russia due to ruble devaluation Kazakhstan has stopped supplying electricity to Russia staring from November 24 this year due to devaluation of Russian currency rubble, said Chairman of the Board of Samruk-Energy Almasadam Satkaliyev, reports Novosti-Kazakhstan. November 26 2014, 14:44 1 946 просмотрs
Ecology Tengiz to have a sea channel, for sturgeons and seals it's a wash-out (+update) November 26 2014, 15:28 6 076 просмотрs
World News US defence secretary Chuck Hagel resigns US President Barack Obama has accepted the resignation of Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, who he said requested last month to leave Pentagon's top post. November 25 2014, 14:21 2 544 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Teenager ties himself to horse and survives four days in Kazakh steppe A teenager from a remote village near Aktobe in western Kazakhstan has spent four days out in the steppe with no food or water alone with only a horse for company. Dulat Myrzagaliyev spent most of this time tied to the horseback, tengrinews reports. November 25 2014, 14:18 3 467 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News ‘KazMunaiGas - Processing and Marketing’ names new deputy director general KazMunaiGas - Processing and Marketing JSC, a subsidiary of the Kazakhstan-based oil and gas company KazMunaiGas, has named its new deputy director general. November 25 2014, 14:12 2 950 просмотрs
Society The battle of Akzhar - Dog fighting The first round of the regional championship on tests of domestic wolfhounds and Central Asian sheep-dogs took place in the suburban Akzhar village. People simply call such tests - dog fights. November 25 2014, 12:25 7 897 просмотрs
World News $60 oil after OPEC meeting is not possible: BRG's Grossman It's not possible for oil to fall to $60 a barrel after OPEC meets this week to discuss output policy, Jeff Grossman, president of BRG Brokerage, told CNBC on Monday. November 25 2014, 10:48 1 590 просмотрs
World News Ferguson reacts to grand jury decision A Ferguson grand jury decided it will not bring criminal charges against officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. The city is bracing for potentially huge demonstrations in the wake of the decision. November 25 2014, 10:32 1 177 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Russia and Kazakhstan to Begin Phasing Out Proton Rocket Launches On the eve of the 400th flight of Russia's venerable Proton-M space rocket on Friday, Russia and Kazakhstan have agreed to begin reducing the frequency of Proton launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. November 25 2014, 10:20 2 719 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Heads of regional departments of anti-corruption agency appointed in Kazakhstan The new heads of the regional departments of the Kazakh Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption were appointed during the meeting of the commission on personnel policy in law enforcement agencies under the president of Kazakhstan, the agency said Nov. 24, trend.az reports. November 25 2014, 10:14 3 402 просмотрs
World News Turkey president Erdogan: Women are not equal to men Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said women cannot be treated as equal to men, and has accused feminists of rejecting motherhood. November 25 2014, 10:01 2 250 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Czech Republic to ease visa regime for Kazakhstan - Zeman The Czech Republic plans to ease the visa regime for citizens of Kazakhstan, said President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman in Astana on November 24 at a joint press conference with President Nursultan Nazarbayev. November 24 2014, 15:53 2 864 просмотрs
World News World powers, Iran discuss extending nuclear deal deadline: US Iran and world powers are now discussing a possible extension of their deadline for a nuclear deal, a senior US State Department official said Sunday for the first time, AFP reports. November 24 2014, 15:41 2 515 просмотрs
World News Italy's first female astronaut heads to ISS in Russian craft Italy's first female astronaut is heading to the International Space Station. The Soyuz capsule carrying Samantha Cristoforetti blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome. November 24 2014, 11:44 1 957 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Ban on sale of some Russian vodka and beer brands in Kazakhstan lifted RoK Committee on Consumer’s Right Protection announced on its website that the Kazakh side has lifted the earlier imposed ban on sale of a number of Russian vodka and beer products in Kazakhstan. November 24 2014, 10:28 3 838 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News New ferry crossing to cost Kazakhstan over $88M The construction of a ferry crossing in Kuryk settlement near Aktau, Kazakhstan will require investments worth over 16 billion tenge ($88.4 million), Vice President for Logistics at the National Company Kazakhstan Temir Joly (Kazakhstan Railways) Kanat Alpysbayev said at a briefing in the Central Communication Service under the president of Kazakhstan Nov. 20. November 24 2014, 10:07 2 230 просмотрs
World News Edward Snowden Receives Stuttgart Peace Prize 2014 Edward Snowden has been awarded Stuttgart Peace Prize 2014, but could not attend the ceremony and sent a message via a video, urging to fight for the observation of human rights. November 24 2014, 09:47 2 259 просмотрs
World News Duchess of Alba: Spain's richest aristocrat dies aged 88 The six children of Spain's flamboyant billionaire, the Duchess of Alba, are set to inherit a palace each following her death aged 88. November 21 2014, 17:03 3 421 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Some 30K video surveillance cameras to be installed in Astana Around 30,000 more video surveillance cameras will be installed on the streets of Astana on the eve of "EXPO-2017" exhibition, chairman of the board of Astana Innovations JSC Talgat Ashim said at the "Smart Astana-2014" conference. November 21 2014, 15:53 2 395 просмотрs