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London’s High Court orders 72mln GBP worldwide freezing order on former directors of Kazakhstan Kagazy

Subsidiaries of the London listed Kazakhstan Kagazy Plc, have maintained a worldwide freezing injunction against two former directors in a high court hearing at the end of last week, azh.kz reports citing the source from Zaiwalla & Co, UK-based international law firm representing the interests of Kazakhstan Kagazy company in London Court. November 26 2013, 10:16 3 806 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan ratifies treaty with China on transfer of convicted offenders

The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has ratified the treaty with China on transferring Kazakhstani convicts to Kazakhstan, reports Tengrinews referring to the presidential press office.  November 25 2013, 16:08 1 411 просмотрs

World News

Swiss reject plan to cap managers' pay

The "1:12 initiative" from Switzerland's Young Socialists would have limited managers' salaries to a maximum of 12 times what their lowest-paid workers earn, msn.com reports. November 25 2013, 15:12 1 390 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

December 1 Kazakhstan celebrates Day of the First President

 This week December 1 Kazakhstan is celebrating the Day of the First President.   November 25 2013, 14:56 8 302 просмотрs

World News

South Stream will turn Serbia into key European energy center - Putin

The launch of the project to lay the South Stream gas pipeline across Serbia is an event of major importance for Serbia and the Balkan countries, and for the whole of Europe, said President Vladimir Putin, voiceofrussia.com reports. November 25 2013, 14:33 3 856 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Case of former head of Kazakhstan’s Statistics Agency submitted to court

The case of the head of Kazakhstan's Statistics Agency Anar Meshimbayeva has been submitted to the court, trend.az reports citing press service of prosecutor's office of Astana said. November 25 2013, 12:41 1 507 просмотрs

Society

Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread violations of human rights. According to a 2013 WHO global study, one in three women around the world will experience some form of gender-based violence in her lifetime. In some countries that number is as high as 70 percent.  November 25 2013, 11:32 1 536 просмотрs

World News

Kiev Police Use Tear Gas Against Pro-EU Integration Protesters

Ukraine’s riot police used tear gas and batons against pro-European integration protesters when some of them tried to break through a police cordon to the central entrance of the Cabinet’s building in downtown Kiev, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported from the site Sunday. November 25 2013, 11:15 2 564 просмотрs

World News

World Powers and Iran agree landmark nuclear deal at Geneva talks

The P5+1 world powers and Iran have struck a historic deal on Tehran’s nuclear program at talks in Geneva on Sunday. Ministers overcame the last remaining hurdles to reach agreement, despite strong pressure from Israel and lobby groups. November 25 2013, 09:50 1 301 просмотрs

World News

Leonardo DiCaprio donates $3m to save tigers in Nepal

Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has donated $3 million (£1.85 million) to help save tigers in Nepal, bbc.co.uk reports. November 25 2013, 09:29 1 118 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Arson version of Almaty flea market fire is ludicrous: veteran rescuer

Retired colonel Murat Zhumatayev, veteran of the Kazakhstan Ministry of Emergency Situations, has called the traders' version that the flea market was deliberately set on fire ludicrous, tengrinews reports.  November 25 2013, 09:22 1 516 просмотрs

World News

Lithuania announced the day of mourning over Riga’s tragedy

The Government of Lithuania has informed that it decided to announce a day of national mourning on Sunday, 24 November 2013, to honour the memory of those who died as a result of roof collapse in a supermarket in Riga, lithuaniatribune.com reported. November 22 2013, 18:21 1 308 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan wants Russia to pay $90 million in damages for Proton crash

Kazakhstan is seeking $90 million dollars from Russia in compensation for a rocket crash on its territory, azh.kz reported on Friday, citing the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources of Kazakhstan. November 22 2013, 17:32 1 261 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Scale of pollution caused by oil train flaring near Aktau announced

The authorities have made a statement on the magnitude of the explosion near Aktau. The petroleum spill caused by the explosion has covered 3480 square meters, the Head of the Ecology Department of Mangistau Oblast Yermek Umarov told Tengrinews. November 22 2013, 16:56 1 311 просмотрs

World News

No violation found in nailing scrotum to Red Square - court

The case of a St. Petersburg artist who nailed his scrotum to the cobblestones of Red Square on Sunday was thrown out by a Moscow court after a judge failed to find a violation in the man’s actions. November 22 2013, 16:44 1 525 просмотрs

Economy

Contracts for 50 bn tenge signed at the Atyrau Invest-2013 Forum

Over 40 memorandums and contracts were signed for 50 billion tenge on November 21 within the framework of the 1st international business forum “Atyrau Invest – 2013”. Over 600 people from 12 countries participated in the forum. November 22 2013, 16:10 3 175 просмотрs

World News

18 dead, more feared trapped in Latvian market collapse

18 people were dead and dozens injured after the roof of a supermarket in Riga, the capital of Latvia, collapsed Thursday. November 22 2013, 12:23 1 348 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Bad repair in Russia served as cause for MiG-31 aircraft’s crash in Karaganda

Repair badly carried out in Russia was the cause of the MiG-31 aircraft's crash in Karaganda Oblast in Kazakstan, Zhenis Temekov, the representative of the Chief Military Prosecutor's Office,  said at at the press briefing on Nov. 21 azh.kz reports. November 22 2013, 11:48 1 430 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh FM pays official visit to the UK

Erlan Idrissov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, has paid an official visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the press service of the Ministry reports. November 22 2013, 12:12 1 481 просмотрs

Crime

Kidnapper jailed for 7 years

The citizen of Ukraine has been jailed for 7 years for the attempt to kidnap 5-year- old girl in Atyrau this summer. November 22 2013, 10:56 1 805 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh Parliament raises tax on alcohol, tobacco and property

The Kazakh Senate (parliament's lower chamber) passed an amedment to the law increasing taxes on luxury goods, transport and property and excise taxes on tobacco and alcohol, azh.kz reported on November 21. November 22 2013, 10:04 2 049 просмотрs

World News

US ‘Disappointed’ in Ukraine’s Stalled EU Deal

The United States on Thursday expressed disappointment with Ukraine’s decision to abandon the planned signing of landmark agreements with the EU at a summit in Lithuania next week, deals that could have weakened Kiev’s ties with Russia. November 22 2013, 09:44 1 178 просмотрs

Crime

Kazakhstan citizens detained in UAE might face capital punishment

Kazakhstan’s citizens detained by the UAE police might face capital punishment. Residents of Kazakhstan’s Uralsk have been indicted on charges of committing murder, frauds and running an organized crime group. November 22 2013, 11:28 4 531 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Denis Ten from Kazakhstan wins gold at Merano Cup in Italy

Kazakhstan's figure skater Denis Ten - the silver winner of the World Championship - has gained the gold medal at the 16th international tournament Merano Cup in Italy, Tengrinews reports citing the International Skating Union (ISU). November 21 2013, 17:40 3 977 просмотрs

World News

Ukraine Rejects Laws to Free Tymoshenko, Jeopardizes EU Deal

Ukraine’s parliament rejected draft laws Thursday that would have allowed jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko to seek medical treatment abroad. November 21 2013, 16:39 1 216 просмотрs