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Nine Sentenced In Atyrau On Terrorism Charges

Atyrau court has sentenced nine local men to prison terms between 6 and 14 years for their involvement in terrorist activities, azh.kz reports.  October 18 2013, 09:07 3 683 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh official denies information that a new type of HIV arrived in Kazakhstan

A new form of HIV-1 virus has been found in Russia and cases of this type of HIV have also been registered in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported referring to Russian scholars, timesca-europe.com reports. October 18 2013, 10:04 1 663 views

Other News

TCO bus crashes into house (+update, +update)

Late October 10, a big size shuttle bus belonging to Tengizchevroil LLP crashed into a residential house at 211 Moldagulova Street in Atyrau and knocked down half the building. October 17 2013, 10:09 12 165 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan Corps A is not an elite, it’s national service: Nazarbayev

Kazakhstan Corps A is not an elite but the national service, the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said during meeting with civil servants of the administrative case A, BNews.kz correspondent reports. October 17 2013, 14:57 1 379 views

Kazakhstan News

International nuclear fuel bank to be hosted in Kazakhstan poses no environmental risks

The planned international nuclear fuel bank to be hosted in Kazakhstan poses no environmental risks, Tengrinews reports, citing the country’s Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov as saying before the country’s Senate. October 17 2013, 14:27 1 371 views

World News

U.S. Congress ends default threat, Obama signs debt bill

Capping weeks of political brinkmanship that had unnerved global markets, President Barack Obama quickly signed the spending measure, which passed the Senate and House of Representatives after Republicans dropped efforts to use the legislation to force changes in his signature healthcare law, reuters.com reports. October 17 2013, 14:18 1 343 views

Kazakhstan News

Tokayev unanimously elected as the Chair of the Senate

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, ex-Director-General of the United Nations in Geneva, was unanimously elected as the Chair of the Senate (Upper Chamber) of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, reports AkZhaik newspaper.   October 16 2013, 18:57 1 918 views

World News

An Uzbek national has been found dead in Moscow's troubled Biryulyovo district

A spokesman for the Moscow branch of Russia's Investigative Committee said on October 16 that the body of a 51-year-old Uzbek citizen had been discovered a day earlier. Officials say he had been stabbed multiple times, rferl.org reported. October 16 2013, 16:32 1 640 views

Kazakhstan News

US embassy promises to provide non-restricted access to House of Army in Almaty

The scandalous checkpoint of the U.S. Consulate General in Almaty was discussed in a meeting at Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry last week, Tengrinews reports citing the Ministry’s official representative Zhanbolat Ussenov. October 16 2013, 16:01 1 640 views

Sport

Wrestler from Atyrau Won Gold in World Sambo Championship

Amanbai Kyzdarbaev, sambo wrestler from Atyrau, won gold in World Sambo Championship held in Bulgaria. In weight category up to 90 kg Amanbai was the 1st, leaving behind the athletes from France, Ukraine and Russia, reports azh.kz. October 16 2013, 15:05 6 534 views

World News

Russian Police Detain Azeri Suspect In Murder That Sparked Clashes

Police in Moscow have detained hundreds of youths who had gathered on October 15 to protest the killing of an ethnic Russian in a southern district of the Russian capital, rferl.org reports. October 16 2013, 12:41 1 678 views

Kazakhstan News

Gorgeous Glass House In the Mountains of Kazakhstan Encircles an Entire Tree

A. Masow Design Studio just unveiled plans to build a gorgeous glass house that wraps around an entire tree in the woods of Almaty, Kazakhstan, writes inhabitat.com. October 16 2013, 12:20 4 069 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh Consul In Frankfurt Arrested For Alleged Smuggling

Kazakhstan's consul-general in the German city of Frankfurt-on-Main has been detained for alleged involvement in smuggling, rferl.org reports. October 16 2013, 11:30 1 664 views

World News

Dutch ambassador's assistant beaten in Moscow

An assistant to the Dutch Ambassador in Moscow was beaten by unknown assailants in his apartment early on Wednesday morning, a source from the police department said. October 16 2013, 11:24 1 481 views

Kazakhstan News

AIBA World Boxing Championship opened in Almaty

The 17th AIBA World Boxing Championships Almaty 2013 is underway  in Almaty, Kazakhstan.  576 boxers (excluding the reserves) have been registered by 116 countries (Indian boxers will compete under the AIBA flag) around the World. October 16 2013, 11:06 2 580 views

Kazakhstan News

Republic of Ireland beats Kazakhstan in World Cup

OHN O’SHEA scored his first international goal for a decade as the Republic of Ireland fought back to beat Kazakhstan in Dublin. October 16 2013, 10:21 1 330 views

Society

Kurban-Ait (Eid al-Adha) in Atyrau

October 15 2013, 18:18 2 577 views

World News

Philippine earthquake death toll soars to 67

The death toll from magnitude 7.2 earthquake in central Philippines rose to 67, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) announced on Tuesday. October 15 2013, 18:11 2 395 views

Kazakhstan News

Ukraine's Foreign Minister visits Kazakhstan

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and current Chairman of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Leonid Kozhara is paying a working visit to Astana from October 13-15, the Central Communications Service under the President of Kazakhstan reports. October 15 2013, 17:55 1 240 views

Kazakhstan News

Astana to host 6th Civil Forum of Kazakhstan

The 6th Civil Forum of Kazakhstan will take place in Astana on October 14-15, the press service of the National Welfare Fund "Samruk-Kazyna" reports. October 14 2013, 20:33 1 325 views

Kazakhstan News

Astana to launch precious metals refinery in December

The construction of the precious metals refinery will be completed and first production will be produced in December 2013 in Astana, the press service of the National Welfare Fund "Samruk-Kazyna" reports. October 14 2013, 20:27 1 301 views

World News

Hundreds held after Moscow rocked by race rioting

Moscow police were on Monday holding almost 400 people under arrest after the Russian capital was rocked by some of its worst ethnically-fuelled rioting in years, sparked by the killing of an ethnic Russian allegedly by a Muslim migrant from the Caucasus, tribune.com.pk reports. October 14 2013, 20:21 1 479 views

Society

Kazakhstan to celebrate Kurban Ait (Eid al-Adha) for three days

Kazakh residents will be celebrating Kurban Ait, an Islamic religious holiday, for three days in October, the government says in a statement. October 14 2013, 20:11 11 281 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh and Russian border guards join in fight against Caspian Sea poachers

The second phase of large scale operational prophylactic operations is underway in Kazakhstan. They are held by Kazakh border guards and their Russian counterparts twice a year in the Caspian Sea, the Border Service of the Kazakh National Security Committee said on Friday. October 12 2013, 16:04 2 117 views

Kazakhstan News

President Nazarbayev congratulates Kazakhstan on Eid al-Adha

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated all people of Kazakhstan on the upcoming Eid al-Adha. October 12 2013, 11:04 2 473 views