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Kazakhstan to toughen punishments for fatal road accidents

Drivers may be arrested for up to 20 years for fatal road accidents, the chairman of the Committee of the Administrative Police of Kazakhstan's Internal Affairs Ministry, Igor Lepekha said at a briefing held at Central Communications Service under the President of Kazakhstan, trend.az reports. October 30 2013, 16:19 1 502 просмотрs

Economy

Kashagan: delays and resignations

Kashagan project faces threats of delay again. This time the fault is in the pipelines connecting offshore and onshore complex. The recent statement of NCOC consortium made it clear that pipeline issues are much more serious than they tried to present it to the public earlier. October 30 2013, 12:37 4 444 просмотрs

World News

New Charges Against Navalny Announced

Russia's top investigative body says it has filed new theft and money-laundering charges against opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, rferl.org reports. October 30 2013, 10:54 1 188 просмотрs

World News

Courage in Journalism Awards: Meet the women who risk their lives for their job

Security is an elusive thing for journalists, women in particular. Every year, the International Women's Media Foundation honors four women journalists for their courage in reporting the news and promoting the advancement of women in the news media. October 30 2013, 10:18 1 276 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

TengizChevroil to resume oil shipments through Baku – Tbilisi – Ceyhan

TengizChevroil, a joint venture between Chevron (50% share in the consortium), ExxonMobil (25% share), KazMunayGas (20% share) and LukArco (5% share), will resume oil shipments via the Baku – Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) after a 5-year-long break, Kursiv.kz reports. Analysts tend to believe it is a temporary solution; however, the pipe owners hope for long-term prospects. October 30 2013, 09:47 3 099 просмотрs

Economy

Timur Kulibayev and oil industry heads to visit Atyrau tomorrow

Tomorrow, October 30, Timur Kulibayev, the chair of the National Entrepreneurs Chamber (NEC) will pay visit to Atyrau. October 29 2013, 17:24 5 594 просмотрs

World News

President Saakashvili's exit promises more Georgia-Russia civility, but will ties thaw?

Retiring President Mikhail Saakashvili, whose electoral successor was announced today, has long had a tense relationship with Russia and Vladimir Putin, csmonitor.com reports. October 29 2013, 16:34 1 378 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Agip KCO appoints new Managing Director

Umberto Carrara will leave his post of Agip KCO Managing Director, NCOC press service informs. “Umberto Carrara will leave his post of Agip KCO Managing Director from November 1, 2013  after more than 7 years of service at the Kashagan project. He will be replaced by Guido Brusco, who worked at the Kashagan project since September 2009 as the Production Operations Department Director”, - the statement reads. October 29 2013, 16:23 6 537 просмотрs

Crime

Criminal case filed against police officers who raided Armada restaurant

Prosecutor General's Office of Atyrau initiated a criminal case against police officers who raided Armada restaurant  this summer on August 16 (see "Police raid at "Armada").  October 29 2013, 12:44 2 326 просмотрs

World News

Putin: Gays, lesbians welcome in Sochi for Olympics

Russian President Vladmir Putin says everyone will be welcomed to next year's Winter Olympics in Russia, regardless of sexual orientation -- comments that come on the heels of a controversial Russian law on homosexuality, cnn reports. October 29 2013, 11:17 1 261 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan enters top fifty ‘World Economies For Doing Business-2014’

The World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC) ranked business climate in 189 counties on 11 indicators of “Doing Business” rating. Kazakhstan has ranked 50th (versus 53d in 2013) taking place between Slovakia and Tunis in the "Doing Business 2014" ratings, improving its position in the rankings by three points, azh.kz reports. October 29 2013, 10:19 2 146 просмотрs

World News

US ended Merkel spying program: report

The National Security Agency stopped spying on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other world leaders after the White House learned of the snooping, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. October 28 2013, 15:42 1 088 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to allocate 113,000 square meters of state institutions’ territory for social facilities

113,000 square metersof area of public institutions will be given for social objects, Minister of Finance Bolat Zhamishev said today during a weekly briefing in the Central Communications Service for the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, BNews.kz correspondent reports. October 28 2013, 15:26 1 211 просмотрs

Society

“Tulpar-Talgo” train goes to Astana every second day

A new high-speed passenger train #19/20 bound for Atyrau from Astana has been launched on October 24 from Astana train station, reported “Passenger Transportation” JSC press service. October 28 2013, 14:38 4 920 просмотрs

World News

Britain braces for worst storm in a decade

Britain braced on Sunday for its worst storm in a decade, with heavy rain and winds of more than 80 miles (130 kilometers) an hour set to batter the south of the country, newsinfo.inquirer.net reports. October 28 2013, 14:33 1 321 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Marat Bisengaliyev announces violinists contest

The violinists contest has been announced by the symphonic orchestra of Almaty directed by Marat Bisengaliyev. The contest is timed to the premiere of the film Paganini: The Devil's Violinist that will be held in Almaty six days earlier than in other post soviet countries, Tengrinews reports.  October 28 2013, 11:09 1 166 просмотрs

World News

The Sultan’s dream: Turkey’s massive sea tunnel linking two continents together

ABDUL MEJID I, the Ottoman’s 31st sultan, had a dream. Reigning between 1839 and 1861, the determinedly Western-leaning sultan envisaged the construction of a submerged tunnel under the Bosphorus Straits connecting Asia to Europe. A French architect duly came up with a blueprint. But a dearth of technology and cash stood in the way, stratrisks.com reports. October 28 2013, 11:06 4 794 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

AIBA World Championships: Yeleussinov leads Kazakhstan Team to an impressive medal haul

In a stunning final day of boxing, we had an incredible array of talent on display. With some nail biting final rounds, sudden reversals and shock finishes, today was THE day on the 2013 boxing calendar. October 28 2013, 10:02 2 966 просмотрs

World News

Anti-Saakashvili Candidate Leads in Georgian Polls – Early Results

With ballots counted at the majority of Georgia’s polling stations, an opponent of outgoing president Mikheil Saakashvili has a solid lead in the presidential vote, electoral authorities said on Monday, en.ria.ru/world reports. October 28 2013, 10:00 1 699 просмотрs

World News

Brunei becomes first East Asian state to adopt Sharia law

This week, Brunei made waves across Southeast Asia when Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah announced that he would move his nation towards implementing Islamic Sharia law into its national penal code. The Sultan has ruled Brunei since 1967 and possesses absolute executive authority as head of state. While Sharia had previously existed in Brunei in the form of an Islamic court, its role was mainly restricted to dealing with family law and disputes. October 25 2013, 16:33 1 289 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Sparks fly at Customs Union summit

The presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus sat down on October 24 in Minsk to grapple with the thorny problems facing their free trade zone – from trade barriers to confusion over Customs Union expansion. It was a tense meeting. October 25 2013, 15:42 2 746 просмотрs

World News

Merkel wasn't alone: NSA tapped calls of 35 world leaders

The German leader's phone isn't the only line tapped by the U.S. National Security Agency. Dozens of other world leaders' phones were monitored, according to the latest leaks. October 25 2013, 12:15 1 401 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan short of specialists for Expo-2017

Kazakhstan suffers from deficit of specialists who could handle the Expo-2017 exhibition in Astana October 25 2013, 11:18 1 962 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev says healthy and ready to work to the end of term

Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev has assured his health is ok and he is ready to work until his current presidential term is over in 2016, Astana backed channel Khabar reported Thursday October 25 2013, 11:01 1 738 просмотрs

Crime

Ex-mayor sold land to foreigner

The former Atyrau city mayor illegally sold the land plot on the bank of the Ural River, reports azh.kz, citing Atyrau prosecutor's press service.  The land plot (1 439 sq. m) located in the water protection zone was purchased by the citizen of India (KazMunaiService LLP Manager) for 3 million tenge. The  Indian owner of the land plot was planning to build a hotel and a restaurant. October 25 2013, 10:15 2 179 просмотрs