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UN’s big five open talks on Syrian chemical arms resolution

UN’s big five open talks on Syrian chemical arms resolution

The five permanent members of the UN Security Council have been meeting to discuss a resolution aimed at eradicating Syria's chemical weapons arsenal. UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged powers to unite to resolve the crisis. September 18 2013, 10:23 1 251 просмотрs

Kazakhstan tops global non-performing loan rating

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Kazakhstan tops global non-performing loan rating

Stunning 31% has raised Kazakhstan to absolute 'leaders' September 18 2013, 09:47 2 267 просмотрs

Atyrau oil refinery ready to process 1M tons of Kashagan oil annually

Atyrau oil refinery ready to process 1M tons of Kashagan oil annually

Atyrau oil refinery is ready to process up to 1 million tons of oil from Kashagan oil field annually. September 18 2013, 09:34 5 290 просмотрs

It is best that Ablyazov is tried in Britain or France: chief banker says

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It is best that Ablyazov is tried in Britain or France: chief banker says

Governor of the Kazakhstan National Bank Gregory Marchenko believes it best that the ex-chairman of Kazakhstan’s BTA bank Mukhtar Ablyazov is tried in Britain or France. September 17 2013, 17:15 1 939 просмотрs

Namaz prayers now online in Atyrau

Namaz prayers now online in Atyrau

Mosques in Atyrau began public worship through Skype. September 17 2013, 11:41 2 586 просмотрs

Iran mulls Persian cat as next animal astronaut

Iran mulls Persian cat as next animal astronaut

Iran says it is considering sending a Persian cat into space as the next animal astronaut after claims of launching a monkey earlier this year. September 17 2013, 10:21 2 493 просмотрs

Man shots bullies, stabs one in W Kazakhstan

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Man shots bullies, stabs one in W Kazakhstan

Man shoots bullies with a traumatic weapon and stabs one of them in front of public in the middle of the day. September 17 2013, 09:46 1 721 просмотрs

Kazakhstan to introduce language tests for public servants

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Kazakhstan to introduce language tests for public servants

International language competency tests such as IELTS or TOEFL should be introduced to make sure Kazakhstan’s public servants adequately know foreign languages September 17 2013, 09:42 1 315 просмотрs

Washington Navy Yard gunman named as Aaron Alexis

Washington Navy Yard gunman named as Aaron Alexis

September 17 2013, 09:30 1 479 просмотрs

Online referendum in Ukraine: Customs Union or European Union?

Online referendum in Ukraine: Customs Union or European Union?

Favourers of the Customs Union in Ukraine have created a website to conduct a polling to reveal if Ukrainians wish to join the treaty with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan or not. September 16 2013, 16:43 1 871 просмотрs

Shymkent to grow into third Kazakh megacity

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Shymkent to grow into third Kazakh megacity

Shymkent may become the third largest city in Kazakhstan September 16 2013, 16:32 4 150 просмотрs

Chinese hospital seeks virgins' blood

Chinese hospital seeks virgins' blood

A Chinese hospital's request for blood from healthy female virgins for use in medical research has been condemned as insulting to women September 16 2013, 15:22 1 580 просмотрs

Oil prices down after deal on Syrian chemical weapons

Oil prices down after deal on Syrian chemical weapons

Oil prices fell in Asian trade Monday after a US-Russia deal on Syria's chemical weapons averted a potential Western military strike on the Assad regime September 16 2013, 14:15 1 379 просмотрs

Bad omen for the future of mega-oil projects

Bad omen for the future of mega-oil projects

Are the blunders with Kashagan an exception or the rule when it comes to these major projects? September 16 2013, 09:55 2 647 просмотрs

Two friends of Boston bomber plead not guilty to cover-up charges

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Two friends of Boston bomber plead not guilty to cover-up charges

Dias Kadyrbaev has once again pled not guilty at the Superseding Indictment hearing this Friday. September 16 2013, 09:51 1 738 просмотрs

US-Russia reach landmark deal on destruction of Syria chemical weapons arsenal

US-Russia reach landmark deal on destruction of Syria chemical weapons arsenal

Russia and the United States reached a deal on a framework that will see the destruction or removal of Syria’s chemical weapons by mid- 2014. Under the plan, the Assad government has one week to hand over an inventory of its chemical weapons arsenal. September 16 2013, 09:33 1 491 просмотрs

Bolashak gas leak incident duly probed - NCOC

Bolashak gas leak incident duly probed - NCOC

North Caspian Operating Company B.V. (NCOC) has circulated an official comment on the incident at Bolashak plant that took place in late August. September 13 2013, 10:55 2 852 просмотрs

Lukashenko awarded Ig Nobel Prize in Peace Nomination

Lukashenko awarded Ig Nobel Prize in Peace Nomination

One of this year's Ig Nobel Prize awards went to Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko and his country's policemen for their crackdown on "applauding in public." September 13 2013, 10:36 1 735 просмотрs

President Nursultan Nazarbayev meets Iranian president Hassan Rouhani

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President Nursultan Nazarbayev meets Iranian president Hassan Rouhani

The two presidents reviewed the prospects for bilateral cooperation on a wide range of issues, and touched the topical aspects of the international agenda September 13 2013, 10:33 1 536 просмотрs

Kazakhstan to put national oil fund assets in own economy

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Kazakhstan to put national oil fund assets in own economy

Kazakhstan will start investing oil savings into its own economy September 13 2013, 10:29 1 593 просмотрs

Student helps bridge Kazakhstan and China

Student helps bridge Kazakhstan and China

Ruslan Tulenov, 21, got striking fame after the PRC president Xi Jinping cited him as an example for the centuries long Sino-Kazakh friendship during the recent state visit to Kazakhstan. September 13 2013, 09:37 2 926 просмотрs

Burkini swimsuit is 'compromise,' says German court

Burkini swimsuit is 'compromise,' says German court

A teenage Muslim girl adverse to swimming lessons with boys has lost her appeal before Germany's top administrative court. Judges have ruled that the wearing of a full-length "burkini" swimsuit satisfies Muslim norms. September 12 2013, 15:29 2 228 просмотрs

China to finance Kazakhstan’s share of investments into Kashagan

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China to finance Kazakhstan’s share of investments into Kashagan

Kazakhstan will be paying back to China for the latter’s investments into the giant Kashagan oilfiled. No further expansion of the China’s stake in the project is expected, the country’s Oil and Gas Vice Minister Bolat Akchulakov said in an exclusive interview for Astana TV Channel. September 12 2013, 15:17 1 886 просмотрs

Giant cockroaches roam Ust-Kamenogorsk

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Giant cockroaches roam Ust-Kamenogorsk

Gigantic cockroaches are spreading in Ust-Kamenogorsk city in eastern Kazakhstan. The largest of the insects reach 7 centimeters (2.7 inches) in length September 12 2013, 14:54 1 973 просмотрs

Kazakhstan & Russia in talks on common center for uranium enrichment

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Kazakhstan & Russia in talks on common center for uranium enrichment

Kazakhstan hopes that agreements on establishing a joint uranium enrichment center will be fully implemented September 12 2013, 14:38 1 150 просмотрs