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Disclosure of internet surveillance programme 'reprehensible': US National Intelligence Director

James Clapper, the director of US national intelligence, has reacted sharply after leaked documents revealed information about two top-secret intelligence-gathering programmes. June 7 2013, 15:10 1 439 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Fugitive Kazakh oligarch's wife gets non-custodial sentence

Alma Shalabayeva, the wife of fugitive Kazakh oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov, has been sentenced to a punishment not related to incarceration for using fake documents, said Kazakhstan's deputy public prosecutor Johann Merkel June 7 2013, 14:36 2 103 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Pension fund money may be spent on ConocoPhillips stake in Kashagan: MP

Majilis deputy Tursunbek Omurzakov believes that Kazakhstan government should purchase the share of ConocoPhillips in Kashagan project June 7 2013, 11:10 1 938 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

The Government needs up to $600 million to launch the single network of ATMs run by the Central Bank

The government needs from $300 million to $600 million to create the single network of ATMs run by the country's Central Bank, Ms. Umut Shayahmetova, Halyk Bank Chairwoman of the Board, is quoted by KazTAG as saying. June 7 2013, 10:42 1 270 просмотрs

Ecology

Abandoned well leaks, has no owner

An oil spill covering 600 square meters near an ownerless abandoned well was discovered in the district of Kurmangazy, the west of Atyrau Oblast. June 7 2013, 10:17 2 538 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Heads of regional authorities in Kazakhstan to be elected by people

The Kazakh parliament passed the law on "Amendments and supplements to some Kazakh legislative acts on the development of local self-governing" which envisages election of the heads of regional authorities, Novosti-Kazakhstan reported. June 7 2013, 10:02 1 050 просмотрs

World News

Vladimir Putin reveals his 30-year marriage is over

In an awkward joint interview on state television, given after a rare public outing together, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila announced that they have separated. June 7 2013, 09:50 1 341 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Ablyazov's wife to be questioned about his whereabouts

The wife of former BTA Bank’s chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov will be questioned about his whereabouts, Tengrinews.kz reports citing the Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan. June 6 2013, 15:44 1 556 просмотрs

Other News

Almaty-Atyrau Tulpar Talgo speed train to debut June 8

June 8, a brand new Tulpar-Talgo speed train will begin its maiden trip from Almaty to reach Atyrau June 10. June 6 2013, 15:15 7 097 просмотрs

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Synoptics promise hot June

Weather forecasters say the first half of June will be hot. June 6 2013, 14:21 1 644 просмотрs

World News

Germans band together to bale out their flooded cities

In Dresden and elsewhere the waters are rising. But among the sandbags, a powerful sense of solidarity is developing June 6 2013, 12:35 1 301 просмотрs

World News

North and South Korea 'agree Kaesong talks'

The two Koreas appear set to hold talks on a jointly-run industrial zone, weeks after operations were suspended there. June 6 2013, 12:25 1 613 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Molotov cocktails thrown at court and prosecutor's office in Akmola oblast

The buildings of court and prosecutor's office in the town of Atbassar were attacked with petrol bombs according to Internal Affairs Department of Akmola Oblast, where Kazakhstan's capital city Astana is located. June 6 2013, 12:24 1 430 просмотрs

Other News

Syria uprise 'supporters' from Atyrau to serve 18-23 years in jail

June 5, Specialized Court of Atyrau for Criminal Cases issued verdicts to 8 people accused in crimes against public order and safety. At questionings, the suspects testified that they needed money to join "brothers-in-faith" in Syria and contribute to Jihad. June 5 2013, 16:40 2 245 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Public figures send letter to Obama in support of Kazakh students

The open letter to the United States President Barack Obama in support of the two Kazakh students currently kept in custody over attempts to obscure justice in the Boston Marathon Bombing case, was signed by public figures and youth of Kazakhstan, said the initiators from the Aldaspan Intellectual Club. June 5 2013, 12:13 1 460 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to process 50% of its wastes by 2050

It has been announced by Minister of Environmental Protection Nurlan Kapparov at the presentation of the Concept of Kazakhstan's transition to the green economy in Astana today. June 5 2013, 15:51 1 110 просмотрs

World News

Turkey protests resume in Istanbul after apology

Police in the Turkish city of Istanbul have used tear gas and water cannon against protesters in a fifth night of anti-government demonstrations. June 5 2013, 12:04 1 738 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Berzins opens memorial to repressed Latvians in Karaganda oblast

Latvian President Andris Berzins who is in Kazakhstan with an official visit opened a memorial to Latvian victims of political repressions in Karaganda oblast in central Kazakhstan, KazTAG reports. June 5 2013, 11:07 1 311 просмотрs

Other News

Officials issued passports to Ablyazov's family, get punished

June 4, Atyrau City Court #2 issued verdicts to a group of people involved in illegally giving Kazakh foreign travel passports to the family of Mukhtar Ablyazov, the ex-owner of BTA Bank sentenced in his absence. June 5 2013, 09:18 2 726 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh Premier: Big companies need to train own specialists

Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov again called on the Government and big business to stop following an outdated principle that training vocational-technical personnel should be a mission of the Ministry of Education and Science. June 4 2013, 15:15 1 281 просмотрs

World News

Turkey protests: Union to start two-day strike

One of Turkey's big trade union groups is staging a two-day strike to support continuing anti-government protests in a number of cities. June 4 2013, 11:26 1 290 просмотрs

World News

China, India, Pakistan boost nuclear arsenals, says report

China, India, Pakistan increase their nuclear arsenal over the past year, a figure contradicted by the US and Russia, a think tank report says, adding that the arms race is all the more disturbing June 4 2013, 10:58 1 420 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Head of the Muslim Union of Kazakhstan arrested

Chairman of Kazakhstan's Muslim Union Murat Telibekov has been apprehended, reports a Tengri News correspondent citing media service of Almaty police. June 4 2013, 10:41 1 541 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan marks the Day of National Symbols

Today, June 4, Kazakhstan celebrates the day of its national symbols. June 4 2013, 10:31 2 252 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Ablyazov's spouse undertaken not to leave

The wife of the ex-BTA head Mukhtar Ablyazov, Alma Shalabayeva, who has been deported to Kazakhstan from Italy together with the daughter, is under written pledge not to leave, reports a TengriNews correspondent citing the official spokesman of General Prosecutor's Office Nurdaulet Suindikov. June 3 2013, 16:29 2 906 просмотрs