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Yanukovych still Ukraine's "legitimate" head of state: Russia

Ukraine’s deposed president Viktor Yanukovych is still the legitimate head of state of the country even if his authority is “negligible,” Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Monday, newsinfo.net reports. March 3 2014, 16:21 3 761 views

Ecology

Kashagan: Robot Spilled a Ton of Diesel Fuel

We reported earlier that during diagnostics operation of Kashagan oil pipeline, including the use of intellectual pig, a pipeline rupture occurred. (see “A Hole in a Pipe”). At that time NCOC in their press release reported that only “a small amount of diesel fuel” leaked out. But now it turns out that we are talking about the whole ton. March 3 2014, 14:00 3 781 views

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China becomes world's largest goods trader: WTO

China was the largest goods trading nation in 2013, a Ministry of Commerce statement said on Saturday, citing data from the World Trade Organization (WTO), according to xinhua. March 3 2014, 10:46 2 384 views

Kazakhstan News

Date of Kazakhstan's accession to WTO to be announced in March - PM

Specific date of Kazakhstan's accession to the World Trade Organization will be announced in March, said Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov during the enlarged meeting of the board of the Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning on Friday, inform.kz reports. March 3 2014, 10:22 3 257 views

World News

Dozens Arrested At Moscow Antiwar Protest (video)

Moscow police have arrested dozens of people protesting against military intervention in Ukraine, rferl.org reports. March 3 2014, 10:14 3 020 views

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbaev Calls On Nation To Stand Against 'Provocateurs'

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev has called on the nation to stand against possible challenges by "provocateurs," rferl.org reports.  March 3 2014, 09:53 2 777 views

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G7 condemns Russia military build-up

Russia's G8 partners have condemned Moscow's military build-up in Ukraine amid fresh diplomatic efforts to avert a dangerous escalation of the crisis, bbc reports. March 3 2014, 09:51 4 482 views

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Ukraine declares general mobilization after Russia approves use of military force in Crimea

Russia's Federation Council has approved the address from the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin about the deployment of limited military contingent on the territory of the Autonomous Republic of the Crimea. March 3 2014, 10:39 2 390 views

World News

Russia approves troops for Ukraine

Russia's upper house of parliament has approved President Putin's request for Russian forces to be used in Ukraine, bbc reports. March 1 2014, 21:56 4 002 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh PM hopes for Kashagan restart 'within months'

Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov said on Friday he hoped that the country's giant offshore oilfield Kashagan could restart output within months and produce 3 million tonnes of crude by the end of the year, reuters reports. February 28 2014, 18:28 3 491 views

World News

Ukraine Asks Russia to Extradite Yanukovych

Ukraine’s chief prosecutor asked Russia to extradite deposed Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Friday, as the fugitive leader prepared in Russia to give his first press conference since his disappearance in Ukraine earlier this week, ria.ru reports.  February 28 2014, 17:45 4 006 views

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Duma will consider a bill about accelerated issuing of Russian passports

The leader of the group Fair Russia, a deputy of the State Duma of Russia Sergey Mironov during his visit to Sevastopol stated that the State Duma of the Russian Federation will consider a bill about accelerated issuing of Russian passports to citizens of CIS, nahnews.com.ua reports. February 28 2014, 16:33 2 610 views

Kazakhstan News

President Nazarbayev OKs Astana EXPO-2017 design project

The winner of 'Best Exhibition Project' "Adrian Smith+Gordon Gill Architecture" LLP held a presentation of the architectural project "Astana EXPO-2017" concept, where the President Nazarbayev remarked that the exhibition center will definitely increase the visibility of Astana in the world, azh.kz reports citing Akorda's press service. February 28 2014, 16:19 9 491 views

World News

Ukraine crisis: 'Russians occupy' Crimea airports

Ukraine's interior minister has accused Russian naval forces of occupying Sevastopol airport in the autonomous region of Crimea, bbc reports. February 28 2014, 15:44 3 032 views

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Crimea tensions prompt Ukraine to ask for UN Security Council session

Ukraine's Parliament has asked the United Nations Security Council to address the country's political turmoil, cbc.ca reports. February 28 2014, 15:18 3 882 views

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Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘armed invasion’ in Crimea

Ukraine’s interior minister on Friday accused Russian forces of staging an “armed invasion”in Crimea, claiming they had blocked one military air base and entered an airport overnight on the Black Sea peninsula, Agence France-Presse, alarabiya.net reports. February 28 2014, 12:44 2 246 views

Crime

Peter Baruch - Hunt for minors in social networks

Seven victims of 38y.o. British national Peter Baruch, suspected in corruption of minors, are from Atyrau. February 28 2014, 11:24 6 349 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan announces moratorium on audits of small and medium businesses till the end of 2014

Kazakhstan has announced a moratorium on audits of small and medium-sized businesses till the end of 2014. Head of State Nurusltan Nazarbayev signed the relevant decree, inform.kz reports citing the Akorda press service. February 28 2014, 10:19 2 125 views

World News

Yanukovich in Russia, to hold press-conference in Rostov-on-Don Friday

Viktor Yanukovich will hold a news conference in Russia's Rostov-on-Don at 1700 local time (1300 GMT) on Friday, reports Itar-Tass citing sources close to Ukraine's ousted president. February 28 2014, 10:14 3 422 views

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Yanukovych asked Russia to ensure his personal security

Deposed Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych said on Thursday he still considers himself to be Ukraine's head of state but asked Russia to ensure his personal security from the actions of the “extremists”, who seized the power, azh kz reports citing lenta.ru.  February 27 2014, 15:46 2 045 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh MPs propose to ban entry for Russian MPs Vladimir Zhirinovsky and Eduard Limonov to Kazakhstan

The Kazakh MPs proposed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan to prohibit Russian politicians Vladimir Zhirinovsky and Eduard Limonov to enter Kazakhstan, azh.kz reports citing IA-News Kazakhstan. February 27 2014, 15:16 4 117 views

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Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino returns to ship for first time since 2012 disaster

Accused of manslaughter and abandoning ship, Schettino has been granted permission to help investigators determine causes behind shipwreck, independent.co.uk reports. February 27 2014, 15:05 2 581 views

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Armed men seize government headquarters, raise Russian flag in Ukraine's Crimea

Armed men seized the regional government headquarters and parliament on Ukraine's Crimea peninsula on Thursday and raised the Russian flag in a challenge to the country's new rulers, reuters reports. February 27 2014, 14:29 2 244 views

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Arseniy Yatseniuk nominated to lead new government as Ukraine prime minister

Leaders of the EuroMaidan revolution that toppled Viktor Yanukovych as president took the stage of Kyiv's Independence Square on Feb. 26 and proposed candidates for prime minister and Cabinet of Ministers, kyievpost reports.  February 27 2014, 12:03 3 777 views

Kazakhstan News

U.S. State Department and FBI classify investigation into case involving 16 Kazakhstanis

The U.S. State Department and FBI has classified the investigation into the case involving 16 Kazakhstan nationals accused of major fraud in the United States, tengrinews reports citing the Foreign Ministry's International Information Committee Chairmen Zhanbolat Ussenov. February 27 2014, 11:52 3 976 views