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Eurovision: Azerbaijan probes Russian 'nul points'

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has ordered an inquiry into why his country gave Russia "nul points" at Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest. May 21 2013, 09:35 1 645 просмотрs

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Syrian troops score gains in strategic rebel-held town near Lebanon

Syrian troops push into a rebel-held Qusair as President Bashar Assad tries to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip from Damascus to the Mediterranean. May 20 2013, 12:08 1 332 просмотрs

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Atyrau traffic accident kills six people

Six people left dead and five others injured and were taken to hospital after a traffic accident in Atyrau Oblast. May 20 2013, 11:30 1 698 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Great Britain to pay Kazakhstan $300-400 thousand for military transit per year

Kazakhstan will be receiving $300-400 thousand per year from Great Britain from transit of military cargoes via its territory May 20 2013, 11:04 1 264 просмотрs

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Public figure about Bergei Ryskaliyev - I believe my eyes, not ears

"All the noise in our oblast now, in newspaper articles in all media, is about Bergei Ryskaliyev, the former governor of Atyrau Oblast," says Rakhymzhan Otarbayev, writer, playwriter, merited figure of the Republic of Kazakhstan May 20 2013, 09:40 3 969 просмотрs

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Denmark wins Eurovision 2013

Denmark has won Eurovision 2013 in a glittering finale with the typical kitsch and glitz for which the contest is renowned. Highlights included Finland's lesbian kiss, Romanian falsetto and '80s singer Bonnie Tyler. May 20 2013, 09:34 2 193 просмотрs

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France gay marriage: Hollande signs bill into law

France's president has signed into law a controversial bill making the country the eighth in Europe, and 14th globally, to legalise gay marriage. May 19 2013, 08:03 1 360 просмотрs

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Russia sends advanced missiles to aid Assad in Syria - US

Russia has sent advanced antiship cruise missiles to Syria, a move that illustrates the depth of its support for the Syrian government led by President Bashar al-Assad, American officials said Thursday. May 17 2013, 16:57 1 426 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan media should have own opinion on international scandals: expert

Kazakhstan media has to form up its own policy and position when covering international scandals that allegedly involve Kazakhstan citizens, President of Kazakhstan Press Club Assel Karaulova told Tengrinews.kz during PR forum in Almaty. May 17 2013, 16:12 1 495 просмотрs

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Malta court turns down request to order action against Rakhat Aliyev

The Magistrates' Court this morning rejected a call to order police action against  Kazakh multi-millionaire Rakhat Aliyev after finding that allegations made by his former bodyguards had not been supported to the minimum level required by the court. May 17 2013, 14:58 1 711 просмотрs

Economy

Managing director to be replaced at Kashagan on June 1

North Caspian Production Operations Company (NCPOС) Managing Director is expected to be replaced effective June 1, reports azh.kz, citing KazTAG. May 17 2013, 13:20 3 290 просмотрs

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Atyrau people demand dissolution of parliament

Activists in the city of Atyrau have put forward a demand to dissolve the government in a letter addressed to the country president Nursultan Nazarbayev. May 17 2013, 12:07 1 994 просмотрs

Crime

Help finpol - get bounty

Three residents of Atyrau Oblast received monetary reward - 121,170 tenge each - for communicating corruption crimes. May 17 2013, 11:44 1 989 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan citizen's implication in weapons sales unverified: Foreign Ministry

Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry has tagged the information on Kazakhstan citizen's alleged implication in deals in weapons for North Korea unverified, Tengrinews.kz reports citing the Ministry's press-secretary Nurzhan Aitmakhanov. May 17 2013, 11:42 1 568 просмотрs

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U.S. Police Arrest Uzbek In Terror Case

U.S. authorities in the western state of Idaho say they have arrested a man from Uzbekistan on terrorism charges.  May 17 2013, 11:16 1 457 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Theatre with a Political Edge in Kazakhstan

A group of villagers is held in thrall by omnipotent rulers, who warn that misfortune will befall the inhabitants if they defy authorities. And then, one day, the emperor is revealed to have no clothes. On a recent Friday evening in Kazakhstan’s cultural capital, Almaty, a small audience was transfixed by the story unfolding on the stage in Avalanche, a play by Turkish playwright Tuncer Cücenoğlu. May 17 2013, 10:43 1 482 просмотрs

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Bill Gates Retakes World’s Richest Title From Carlos Slim

Bill Gates is once again the world’s richest person.  The 57-year-old co-founder of Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) recaptured the title from Mexican investor Carlos Slim yesterday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as the software maker hit a five-year high. It is the first time Gates has held the mantle since 2007. His fortune is valued at $72.7 billion, up 16 percent year-to-date. May 17 2013, 10:24 1 507 просмотрs

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House, food and mobile communication of expats paid illegally in Kazakhstan - labor agency

During the labor laws compliance audit of some oil producing companies in Aktobe several violations were found May 17 2013, 09:38 2 382 просмотрs

Economy

Over 500 illegal workers detected in Atyrau

On May 13-17 police conducted an operative-preventive action “Illegal Worker” in Atyrau Oblast. May 16 2013, 18:19 2 029 просмотрs

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U.S. dismisses Rakhat Aliyev family members' claim against Samruk-Kazyna board member

The U.S. court has dismissed a civil action of Rakhat Aliyev’s relatives -- brothers Devincci and Issam Hourani -- against Samruk-Kazyna board member Dr. Alexander Mirtchev and his company Krull Corporation, Tengrinews.kz reports citing Kazakhstan Justice Ministry’s press-service. May 16 2013, 17:50 2 695 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh Senate approved draft law on pension provision in 1st reading

A draft law "On pension provision" has been approved in the first reading at a plenary sitting of the Senate of the Kazakhstan's Parliament. May 16 2013, 16:11 1 312 просмотрs

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Expert: Kazakh government may buy stake in ConocoPhillips to sell it on more favourable terms

The Kazakh government may buy a stake in ConocoPhillips to sell on later, but on more favourable terms, Kazakh political analyst Daniar Ashymbayev said on Wednesday. May 16 2013, 16:01 2 266 просмотрs

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Boston might hear Kazakhstan students' case next week

The next hearing of the case of Kazakhstan students accused of preventing justice by tempering with evidences in Boston bombings case may be held in a week, Interfax-Kazakhstan reports. May 16 2013, 11:53 1 466 просмотрs

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Saiga sanctuary

Saktapbergen Alipkayyirov, a deputy head of territorial forestry and hunting inspection, says the last time his officers saw saiga tatarica within the borders of Atyrau oblast was October 2012, near the village of Azgir. It was a rare view of the Volga-Ural species, a one-time numerous type of animals [28,000 heads]. May 16 2013, 11:47 2 507 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Six On Trial In Kazakhstan For Islamic Extremism

Six men accused of religious extremism have gone on trial in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana. May 15 2013, 17:40 2 076 просмотрs