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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 3 061 views

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 3 898 views

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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 2 628 views

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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 16 292 views

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 4 171 views

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 2 927 views

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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 5 656 views

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 4 297 views

Culture

Atyrau checks out the taste of Oktoberfest

German diaspora in Atyrau marked their traditional Oktoberfest fair of beer. October 2 2013, 11:10 5 376 views

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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 3 455 views

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 2 555 views

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 4 005 views

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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 2 598 views

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 2 548 views

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 2 798 views

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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 4 888 views

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 2 762 views

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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 7 707 views

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 2 728 views

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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 4 877 views

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 3 990 views

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Assad ready to leave, but not now

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is ready to resign if that improves the situation in the country, but believes that he has to remain in his position for now September 30 2013, 15:51 2 403 views

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Consumers to get extremism warnings on communal bills

In the nearest future, communal services in Atyrau will be printing a religious extremism warning on the reverse sides of bills. September 30 2013, 13:53 4 673 views

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French were 'hours' from military strikes on Syria before phone call from Obama

French President Francois Hollande called off military strikes against Syria on 31 August following a phone call from the US President only hours before fighter jets were set to take off, a French weekly magazine has revealed. September 30 2013, 10:29 2 973 views

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Pope Francis to 'rip up and rewrite' Vatican constitution

As a group of eight Catholic cardinals handpicked by the Pope to shake up the Vatican’s murky and autocratic bureaucracy prepares to meet, the group’s leader has said they plan to rip up and rewrite the apostolic constitution which apportions power at the Holy See. September 30 2013, 10:21 2 702 views