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​From Damba village with fish

On April 6, during “Bekire-2015" (Sturgeon-2015) operation the water police officers detained the car with 30 kilograms of sturgeon fish on Atyrau – Damba village highway. April 8 2015, 12:07 4 711 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​President of Afghanistan to visit Kazakhstan

In order to establish a working relationship with members of the new Afghan cabinet as well as to discuss the development of bilateral relations, on April 6, 2015 Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mr. Omirtay Bitimov met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan Mr. Salahuddin Rabbani, Kazinform refers to the Kazakh Foreign Ministry's press service. April 8 2015, 10:48 1 084 просмотрs

World News

Shell in talks to buy Britain's £46bn BG Group

Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell is in talks to buy Britain-based gas producer BG Group, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing sources close to the matter. April 8 2015, 10:34 1 430 просмотрs

World News

Blues legend B.B. King hospitalized

Blues legend B.B. King has been hospitalized for dehydration, his daughter says. April 7 2015, 17:14 1 452 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Agreement on constructing a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan to be signed before the end of June 2015

The long-awaited agreement on constructing a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan may be signed before the end of June 2015, tengrinews.kz reports, citing Vitaliy Ryabov, a spokesman for RosAtom. April 7 2015, 16:32 1 338 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstanis to have three days off in May

This year people will enjoy 3 days off in May - 1st, 7th and 9th of May azh.kz reports. April 7 2015, 11:19 1 439 просмотрs

World News

Massive Bust Honoring Edward Snowden Appears in New York City

New York residents awoke to find a mysterious new monument erected in a Brooklyn park on Monday morning, after a group of anonymous artists illegally installed a 100-pound bust of whistleblower Edward Snowden. April 7 2015, 10:55 1 268 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Video of mysterious black ring hovering in Kazakhstan skies sparks rumours of UFO sighting

Strange footage shows an unexplained black ring in a clear blue sky above the village of Shorthandy village, near Astana in Kazakhstan. April 7 2015, 05:54 3 623 просмотрs

Crime

"Sturgeon" net caught antilopa saiga horns

During "Bekire-2015" (Sturgeon-2015) operation police officers detained bag with 75 horns of antilopa saiga. April 7 2015, 05:12 4 985 просмотрs

World News

35 killed in Bangladesh storms

Powerful storms swept Bangladesh at the weekend leaving a trail of devastation in the country's northwest and killing at least 35 people, officials said Monday. April 6 2015, 16:35 1 141 просмотрs

World News

Czech president bans U.S ambassador from Prague Castle: media

President Milos Zeman has "closed the door" of Prague Castle to the U.S. ambassador following comments perceived as critical of the Czech's decision to attend a World War Two commemoration in Moscow, according to local media reports on Sunday. April 6 2015, 15:00 1 038 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Zhanaozen shoot-out (+Video)

In Mangistau Oblast two young men had it out with traumatic weapons in local shop. The attackers in the presence of other buyers wounded two visitors in the shop and disappeared from the scene, azh.kz reports citing lada.kz. April 6 2015, 12:08 2 939 просмотрs

World News

Closing arguments set in Boston Marathon bombing trial

With one last chance to connect with the jury, lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are expected to continue to portray him as an aimless college student who fell under the domineering influence of his radicalized older brother. April 6 2015, 10:32 3 463 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Caspian depression resources will be explored in Kazakhstan

As stated in the Energy Ministry, there are grounds to believe that in future Caspian depression can become a world's largest center of oil and gas production. April 6 2015, 10:34 3 747 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstani Victory Ribbon to be officially approved

Sketch of the Kazakh Victory Ribbon are sent to the regions for further distribution. Thus, West Kazakhstan region administration received a letter from the Ministry of Culture and Sports to update the Ribbon and its sample, Kazpravda.kz reports with reference to the portal "My City".  April 6 2015, 10:29 1 805 просмотрs

World News

Yemen conflict: Red Cross to send aid flights to Sanaa

The International Committee of the Red Cross is due to make two emergency aid flights into Yemen's capital, Sanaa. April 6 2015, 09:40 2 248 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Five citizens of Kazakhstan evacuated from Yemen, one to be evacuated

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan commented the situation regarding the citizens of Kazakhstan in Yemen, the press service of the Foreign Affairs Ministry informs. April 6 2015, 09:30 3 217 просмотрs

World News

Unconventional All Women’s Mosque Opens in Los Angeles

Once a month, Muslim women gather in a bright open space inside a brick building near downtown Los Angeles. They come for jumu'ah or Friday prayer. April 3 2015, 18:12 1 968 просмотрs

World News

John Lennon's first wife Cynthia dies from cancer

Cynthia Lennon, who married John Lennon when he was a struggling musician and was there when he rose to fame with the Beatles, died Wednesday, according to a post on the website of her son, Julian. She was 75. April 3 2015, 17:38 2 626 просмотрs

World News

2nd Germanwings 'Black Box' Confirms Crash Was Deliberate

French aviation investigators said the first analysis of the second "black box" from the Germanwings flight that crashed in the French Alps last month reinforces the theory that the co-pilot crashed the plane deliberately, killing all 150 people aboard. April 3 2015, 17:18 2 666 просмотрs

World News

'Just Give Us Our Freedom,' Says Wife Of Exiled Crimean Tatar Leader

Mustafa Dzhemilev, the long-time leader of the Crimean Tatars has been banned from the peninsula since Russia annexed the Ukrainian region in March 2014. But his wife, Safinar Dzhemileva, remains in Crimea, living in a large house in Bakhchisarai, the traditional capital of the Crimean Tatar nation. April 3 2015, 16:05 2 737 просмотрs

Ecology

Water will be low in Ural River this year

This year water level in the Ural River during flooding season is expected to be low, reported Bisen Kuanov, the head of Ural-Caspian interregional basin inspection of water management. April 3 2015, 15:22 3 612 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Sabina Altynbekova registered as authorized representative of presidential candidate Nazarbayev

One of the most popular athletes in Kazakhstan, 18-year-old volleyball player Sabina Altynbekova, has been registered as an authorized representative of the presidential candidate Nursultan Nazarbayev on March 16, Tengrinews reports. April 3 2015, 11:51 5 495 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

South Korea will help Mangistau region in development of neurosurgery and oncological service

Physicians from Mangistau region plan to cooperate with health care department of Kengido province, South Korea, in the field of cardio-surgery, neurosurgery and oncology. April 3 2015, 10:30 2 625 просмотрs

World News

Iran plans to boost Caspian Sea exploration activities

Iran says it will expand exploration activities in the Caspian Sea as part of plans to discover new oil and gas fields. April 3 2015, 10:43 3 545 просмотрs