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Reset with Iran: Obama, Netanyahu in new squabble

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s stern warning on Iran, made from the rostrum of the UN General Assembly, comes on the heels of the recent charm offensive by new Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani in New York. October 4 2013, 14:56 1 703 просмотрs

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Why NATO remembers the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan

Russian and Western experts make their guesses as to what lies behind NATO’s keen interest in the Soviet experience in Afghanistan and what impact it may have on the Russia-NATO dialogue.   October 4 2013, 11:10 2 931 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

French court leaves Ablyazov in jail, eyes extradition hearings in December

French court has for the second time denied release on bail to the ex-chairman of Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov October 4 2013, 10:25 1 392 просмотрs

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Italy: Scores killed as African migrants' boat capsizes

A ship carrying African migrants toward Italy caught fire and capsized off the Sicilian island of Lampedusa Thursday, spilling hundreds of passengers into the sea, officials said. Ninety-four bodies were recovered and more than 200 people were unaccounted for. October 3 2013, 17:38 1 336 просмотрs

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Lukashenko mocks Obama with mention of slavery

Very recently black people in America were slaves, but today they are making claims to some kind of exceptionalism, Belarussian leader says October 3 2013, 15:34 1 576 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Families of border massacre victims given T3.5m each

Families of border guards massacred at Arkankergen outpost near Chinese state line in 2012 have been paid T3.5 million each as a compensation, border service says October 3 2013, 14:57 2 080 просмотрs

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Gambia withdraws from British Commonwealth

After nearly 50 years as a member, Gambia has announced it is leaving the British Commonwealth. The African nation has in the past come under fire from Britain over human rights issues. October 3 2013, 14:50 1 160 просмотрs

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FC Atyrau coach responds to Kazakh racism allegations from black player

Recently the Scottish Sun publicated an article by Ewing Grahame titled 'Kazakh racists made my life misery', where a now former black mercenary of Atyrau football club Mickael Antoine-Curier describes his story of playing in Kazakhstan in bad light. October 3 2013, 14:38 14 079 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Air Astana explains reasons behind registration of aircrafts in Aruba

Registration of Air Astana planes outside Kazakhstan has no effect on the tax payments into the state budget, the company says October 3 2013, 12:17 2 478 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh parliament hears another call for anti-gay law

A member of Kazakhstan’s parliament has called for a new law banning “homosexual relations,” upping the ante in the homophobic rhetoric that erupts from time to time in the legislature. October 2 2013, 16:33 1 840 просмотрs

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NCOC official: Production resume - matter of days

Suspended late September, production at the giant field of Kashagan in the north of the Caspian Sea will continue within days, the deputy managing director of North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) Zhakyp Marabayev told journalists October 2 2013, 15:45 4 133 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan oks Tengizchevroil's Future Growth Project worth $23bn

Kazakh authorities gave a green light to the $23bn future growth project of Tengiz oil field in Atyrau Oblast, said Kurmangazy Iskaziyev, Deputy CEO of Kazakh national oil and gas company KazMunayGas. October 2 2013, 15:10 3 125 просмотрs

Culture

Atyrau checks out the taste of Oktoberfest

German diaspora in Atyrau marked their traditional Oktoberfest fair of beer. October 2 2013, 11:10 3 878 просмотрs

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Russia to arm Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned ex-Soviet allies on Monday that Islamist militancy fuelling the war in Syria could reach their countries, some of which have Muslim majorities. October 2 2013, 11:02 2 085 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Water to be very expensive soon, PM Akhmetov says

In the time to come, water will be very expensive in Kazakhstan, believes the country's prime minister Serik Akhmeto October 2 2013, 10:00 1 252 просмотрs

Economy

October 1 - Kashagan still shut down

Today, October 1, is the deadline after which, as per the Supplemental Agreement to PSA, the NCOC consortium's expenses will not be compensated by the oil produced. To recall, the main condition was to start commercial crude production by this date. October 1 2013, 19:00 2 729 просмотрs

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Partial US shutdown begins

Nonessential US government programs and services have been stopped; Congress is set to convene for its first day's work since missing a budget deadline. The Secretary of Defense has criticized the partisan deadlock. October 1 2013, 17:08 1 225 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Border guards attacked at Kyrgyz state line

Kazakh border guards were attacked by 5-6 horsemen and a group of people in a Mitsubishi Pajero SUV without number plates 7 kilometers from the Kazakh-Kyrgyz border October 1 2013, 16:12 1 263 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh leader sacks central bank head

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev sacked the head of the central bank, replacing him with Deputy Prime Minister Kairat Kelimbetov in a move the presidential press service said would not change monetary policy. October 1 2013, 16:09 1 471 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh army drafts over 10,000 this autumn

Kazakh citizens aged 18-27 should pass mandatory military service unless they have the right to postponement or draft exemption October 1 2013, 15:36 3 123 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Belarus' Lukashenko to visit Astana

Aleksandr Lukashenko will render an official visit to Astana on October 3-4 October 1 2013, 12:06 1 500 просмотрs

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No relaunch date for Kazakhstan's giant Kashagan set: oil field consortium

No relaunch date has been set for the giant Kashagan oil field that was shut-in Thursday due to a gas leak, the NCOC consortium, which is developing the field said in a statement Monday. October 1 2013, 11:23 5 909 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Judges from Kazakhstan to tour Las Vegas courts

Judges in Clark County are welcoming their counterparts from Kazakhstan as part of a legal learning experience this week. October 1 2013, 10:04 1 375 просмотрs

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White supremacy group KKK has been given approval to stage an event at historical Gettysburg Park

The Ku Klux Klan has been granted a permit to hold an event at Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania. October 1 2013, 09:54 3 181 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Shal by Kazakhstan's Yermek Tursunov nominated for Oscar

Shal (Old Man) movie directed by Yermek Tursunov from Kazakhstan has been submitted for the American Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category September 30 2013, 17:46 2 275 просмотрs