Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan, Latvia eye cooperation with NATO On February 27, Defense Minister of Kazakhstan Adilbek Dzhaksybekov had a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Latvia Juris Maklakovs to the country. February 28 2013, 10:51 1 622 просмотрs
World News Hopeful exchange: Talks on Iran's nuclear program take a new tone Two days of talks in Kazakhstan between Iran and the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany produced no concrete results on the Iran nuclear issue, but did permit both sides to put potentially useful proposals on the table which neither side pushed back. February 28 2013, 10:48 1 607 просмотрs
Society Why Kazakh youth join extremists? Recent arrests of religious extremists in the district of Kurmangazy demonstrated that Atyrau Oblast is still an unquiet area. February 28 2013, 10:40 5 789 просмотрs
World News Iran Says It Won’t Halt Uranium Work Iran’s nuclear talks are over, the official rep of the Iran delegation said to RIA Novosti. Two-day negotiations of “G-6” international intermediaries (the USA, Great Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany) with Tehran on the Iranian nuclear program in Almaty “were very useful”, said Sergey Ryabkov, the deputy head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to RIA Novosti news agency, following the results of the Almaty meeting. February 27 2013, 15:04 1 347 просмотрs
Society Chinese caught with fake diplomas In the branch of the Intenational Oil Servicing Company SINOPEC Kazakhstan LLP and Sinopec Kazakhstan LLP the public prosecutor's audit revealed 10 facts of counterfeit education diplomas used by citizens of the People's Republic of China. This was voiced by the department head of regional prosecutor's office Kairat Uteuliev at the prosecutor's office coordination council meeting on illegal migration. February 27 2013, 14:23 2 032 просмотрs
Economy Keppel strikers win 30% salary increase The workers that went on strike on Feb 19 informed the journalists that they won 30% salary increase. But the company management still doesn't comment on this rather unstable situation at the enterprise. February 27 2013, 12:14 2 319 просмотрs
Economy ArcelorMittal to pay 2.5mln tenge to family of Aktau fire victim After explosion a fire broke out at Arselor Mittal Aktau pipe plant Friday, 22 Feb, lada.kz reports. One of three victims of the fire died in a hospital on Saturday, tengrinews.kz reports. February 27 2013, 11:43 2 830 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Almaty ex-mayor Khrapunov: Nazarbayev twice offered me PM post As said by the ex-mayor of Almaty, Viktor Khrapunov, now hiding in Switzerland, he was a number of times promised the post of Kazakhstan's prime-minister. February 27 2013, 11:42 1 710 просмотрs
World News First Day of Iran Nuclear Talks Ends With No Breakthrough Participants of the first day of closed talks between Iran and a group of six nations held on Tuesday in the Kazakh city of Almaty were cautious in evaluating the results of the meeting. February 27 2013, 11:01 1 483 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Iran nuclear talks started in Almaty World powers began their 4th round of high-level talks with Iranian officials in Almaty on Tuesday as negotiators from both sides pledged to offer new ways to break a years-long impasse over Tehran's nuclear program and its feared ability to make atomic weapons in the future. February 26 2013, 17:36 1 820 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Khrapunov does not preclude coming back to Kazakhstan Former Akim (Mayor) of Almaty Viktor Khrapunov gave a hint that he could consider coming back to Kazakhstan in an interview to UralskWeek.kz saying that he had never detached himself from the motherland. "This is the country that has brought me up and this connection is very strong," the disgraced politician said. February 26 2013, 12:17 1 904 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Amanzhan Ryskali is not bad man - poet Poet Maraltai Rayyimbek-uly is the author of Centaur book of poems, of which English version will be published in London. Before presentation of his work he gave an interview to Khalyk Sozi. February 26 2013, 12:09 3 141 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Famous film director claims to leave Kazakhstan I will not stay in this country when I reach retirement age, because I do not respect this state for the way it treats older generation. As a whole, I want to have as less common business with this state as possible, he said in an interview to Megapolis on the matter of his future pension. February 26 2013, 11:16 2 604 просмотрs
World News Trial begins for 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill The long-awaited trial for the worst oil spill in U.S. history began Monday, with U.S. federal prosecutors, businesses and individuals mostly blaming BP for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. February 26 2013, 10:57 1 464 просмотрs
World News Germany presses Turkey for progress in lifting embargo on Cyprus Visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday pressed Ankara to open its ports and airports to ships and planes from Cyprus, while expressing her support for reviving the stalled accession talks between Turkey and the EU. February 26 2013, 10:49 1 374 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Astana to host Oil & Gas career fair for Bolashak graduates An 'oil & gas only' career fair for graduates of the Bolashak Program kicks off in Astana today. February 26 2013, 10:25 1 518 просмотрs
World News Gerard Depardieu Visits Chechnya Leader French actor Gerard Depardieu has taken to the dancefloor to celebrate his new Russian citizenship with Chechnya's strongman president Ramzan Kadyrov. February 26 2013, 10:17 2 381 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan: Is a Breakthrough Conceivable at Iran Nuclear Talks? As diplomats from major world powers prepare to sit down with Iranian officials on February 26 in Kazakhstan’s commercial capital, Almaty, Tehran is sending conflicting signals about its nuclear intentions. February 26 2013, 09:42 1 603 просмотрs
World News Castro to stand down in 2018 Rising star named as Raul's likely successor as president. Cuban President Raul Castro announced he will step down after his second term ends in 2018,with the new parliament naming a 52-year-old rising star to become his first vice-president andmost visible successor. February 26 2013, 09:34 1 419 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan skiers Alexey Poltoranin, Nikolay Chebotko win bronze at World Championship Kazakhstan duo Alexey Poltoranin and Nikolay Chebotko won bronze at the men's team sprint at the Nordic World Ski Championship in Val di Fiemme, Italy on Sunday, Kazinform refers to Vesti.kz. February 25 2013, 20:55 1 602 просмотрs
Economy Govt established foreign workforce quota for 2013 The government established a quota of attraction of foreign labor to the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2013, the relevant government resolution has been published on Saturday in the official mass media sources. February 25 2013, 14:50 2 319 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News The family of the President of Kazakhstan has been the focus of the Swiss Court The Geneva prosecutor’s office is currently reviewing the statement filed against Dinara and Timur Kulibaevs, writes the German newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung. February 25 2013, 13:03 5 157 просмотрs
Other News Over 50 fit in Gazelle minibus in Uralsk - flash mob Activists of t-art movement and bystanders took part in a flash mob called People's Record. The target was to box up as much people as possible into a Gazelle mid-sized van. February 25 2013, 12:54 1 780 просмотрs
World News Oscars 2013: 'Argo' Takes Home Best Picture Award Ben Affleck's "Argo," a film about a fake movie, has earned a very real prize: best picture at the Academy Awards. From the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama joined Jack Nicholson to help present the final prize. February 25 2013, 12:18 1 619 просмотрs
Politics Governor’s performance report On February 22, Atyrau Oblast Governor Baktykozha Izmukhambetov made a report on the results of socioeconomic development in 2012 and tasks for 2013. February 25 2013, 11:44 9 893 просмотрs