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2014 IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup: Paris, France: New Zealand vs. Kazakhstan

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 runs from August 1 – 17 in Paris. The pool stages will be played at Marcoussis with Stade Jean Bouin hosting the semi-finals and final. August 5 2014, 16:58 1 224 просмотрs

World News

Baroness Warsi resigns over Gaza conflict saying she 'can no longer support Government policy'

The senior Foreign Office minister Baroness Warsi has resigned over David Cameron's stance on the Gaza conflict, independent.co.uk reports. August 5 2014, 15:26 1 493 просмотрs

World News

Lights go out across Britain, 100 years on from World War One

Lights across Britain switched off for an hour on Monday night in a tribute to the dead of World War One inspired by the prophetic observation of Britain's foreign minister on the eve of war 100 years ago, reuters reports. August 5 2014, 15:16 2 699 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Elections of Senators of Kazakhstan set for October 1

The elections of the Senators of the Parliament of Kazakhstan are set for October 1 according to the decree signed by President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, akipress reports citing the press service of the President. August 5 2014, 10:55 3 064 просмотрs

World News

Death toll rises in Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict

Azerbaijan and Armenia on Monday both reported more losses in a sharp escalation of fighting over the South Caucasus region Nagorno-Karabakh, with 18 soldiers now confirmed dead. August 5 2014, 10:36 1 336 просмотрs

World News

Israel: Troops withdrawing from Gaza ahead of cease-fire

The Israeli military said Tuesday it was withdrawing its troops from Gaza ahead of a 72-hour humanitarian cease-fire, cnn.com. August 5 2014, 10:27 1 645 просмотрs

World News

More Than 300 Ukrainian Troops Cross Into Russia, Confusion Reigns

Ukraine said on Monday it was in talks with Moscow over the return of 311 Ukrainian soldiers and border guards who had been forced by fighting with separatists to cross into Russia, but Russian border authorities said the troops were seeking asylum, azh.kz reports refers to hp.com. August 5 2014, 10:20 2 573 просмотрs

World News

Cease-fire declared in Gaza, will it hold?

Israel declared a seven-hour humanitarian cease-fire Monday, according to the Israel Defense Forces, but a spokesman for Hamas said it's not agreeing to the cease-fire, cnn reports. August 4 2014, 17:55 1 894 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to visit Kazakhstan this week

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is expected to pay a visit to Kazakhstan this week, Kazakh Foreign Ministry said on Aug.4, azh.kz refers to trend.az. August 4 2014, 17:51 2 410 просмотрs

Society

Atyrau sponsored the pilgrim runner

The assistance of Atyrau sponsors made it possible for marathoner Dulat Imankazhy to continue his hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca. The people in Astana who promised to help him, didn’t send him money. The money for D. Imankazhy’s pilgrimage was collected in our city. August 4 2014, 17:31 4 945 просмотрs

World News

Ohio's 4th largest city has no drinking water-3rd day

Long lines formed at water distribution centers and store shelves were quickly emptied of bottled water after Ohio's fourth-largest city told residents not to drink from its water supply that was fouled by toxins possibly from algae on Lake Erie, azh.kz refers to ap.com. August 4 2014, 15:44 2 313 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan exports hazardous waste to France

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Environment and Water Resources and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have jointly disposed of 80 tonnes of sovtol, a hazardous oil containing polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) in France, tengrinews reports citing the Press Service of the Ministry.  August 4 2014, 15:09 1 428 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Shakespeare's Globe to perform Hamlet in English in Astana

The world renowned Shakespeare's Globe theatre will perform one of William Shakespeare's greatest plays Hamlet in Astana, tengrinews reports. August 4 2014, 11:56 2 624 просмотрs

Crime

Italian top manager released from prison

Italian Flavio Sidagni  sentenced in 2010 to 6 years of imprisonment for drug-related deals, was released from prison on August 1. The specialized inter-district court on criminal cases of Atyrau Oblast satisfied his petition for conditional early relief.  August 4 2014, 10:46 6 354 просмотрs

Society

Road repairs in Atyrau on August 4

On August 4, due to road repairs the traffic movement on the following street will be restricted: on Makhambet Street the road section from Philharmonic Concert Hall till intersection with Azattyk Avenue. August 4 2014, 12:04 1 684 просмотрs

World News

China quake death toll rises to 381, over 1,800 injured

Over 380 people were killed and around 1,800 injured after an earthquake measuring from 6.1 to 6.5, according to different estimates, toppled thousands of buildings in China’s southwestern Yunnan province, rt.com reports. August 4 2014, 10:31 3 135 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Rumors of second devaluation in Kazakhstan are speculations: experts

Financial experts have shared their opinions about the possibility of the second wave of devaluation of the Tenge, Kazakhstan’s national currency, Tengrinews reports.  August 1 2014, 15:56 1 662 просмотрs

World News

Gaza ceasefire breaks down just hours after it began

A three-day ceasefire agreed by Israel and the Islamist militant group Hamas has fallen apart within a few hours of it coming into effect. The two sides have accused each other of breaching the temporary truce, a Deutsche Welle report says.  August 1 2014, 15:50 1 464 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Russia may stop funding Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

Russian Finance Ministry plans to stop funding Baikonur Cosmodrome located in Kazakhstan as of 2016, Russian Izvestia newspaper reported on August 1, Trend writes. August 1 2014, 15:54 1 675 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Arum not interested in Cotto-Golovkin fight

WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto’s promoter Bob Arum considers the Golovkin-Cotto fight less attractive than a fight against Canelo Alvarez, Tengrinews reports citing Vesti.kz. August 1 2014, 15:44 1 361 просмотрs

Ecology

KMG EP paid 2 billion tenge for environmental damage

KMG EP paid nearly 2bn tenge for environmental damage. July 31 2014, 17:28 3 436 просмотрs

World News

Argentina defaults for second time in 13 years

Argentina is in default for the second time in 13 years after government officials were not able to reach a compromise deal with bond holders, officials said Thursday, azh.kz refers to mg.it. July 31 2014, 16:16 1 488 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Deportation of Mukhtar Ablyazov's wife to Kazakhstan illegal: Italian Supreme Court

Shalabeyeva and six-year-old kid seized in 'violent' night raid.Italy's supreme Cassation Court ruled Wednesday that the deportation last year of the wife and daughter of a Kazakh dissident was "manifestly illegitimate".  July 31 2014, 15:52 2 407 просмотрs

World News

Prince Philip's former aide charged with sex assault on girl aged 12

The Duke of Edinburgh&rsquos former equerry has been charged with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. Benjamin Herman, who went on to develop into a trusted aide to Princess Anne, will seem in court subsequent week to face 3 counts of indecent assault. July 31 2014, 14:54 2 901 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

New deputy finance minister in Kazakhstan

New deputy finance minister has been appointed in Kazakhstan, azh. kz refers to tengrinews. The press service of the Ministry of Finance announced that Ruslan Beketayev had been appointed to the position. July 31 2014, 12:47 2 781 просмотрs