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KazKom purchases BTA, Kenes Rakishev purchases KazKom

KazKommertsBank (KKB) has announced that it acquired 304,187,299,781 common shares of BTA Bank (BTA) at 0.24162 tenge per share from Kenes Rakishev, Tengrinews reports the press release of the Bank as of March 3. March 13 2015, 11:12 2 915 просмотрs

World News

Major nations hold talks on ending U.N. sanctions on Iran - officials

Major world powers have begun talks about a United Nations Security Council resolution to lift U.N. sanctions on Iran if a nuclear agreement is struck with Tehran, a step that could make it harder for the U.S. Congress to undo a deal, Western officials said. March 13 2015, 10:30 2 583 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan Sues Hackers Who Stole, Posted Officials’ E-Mails

Kazakhstan official representatives said in the Manhattan federal court complaint that it discovered in late January that its computer system was hacked. Thousands of Kazakhstan officials’ messages sent from Gmail accounts were stolen, according to the complaint filed Thursday. March 13 2015, 09:51 3 464 просмотрs

World News

Greece threatens to seize German state-owned property in compensation for Nazi massacre

Greek demands for World War Two reparations from Germany are adding to rising tensions between Athens and Berlin. March 13 2015, 09:42 1 887 просмотрs

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China's Government Will Decide Whether Dalai Lama Will Be Reincarnated Or Not: Official

China's Communist Party government will decide if the Dalai Lama is reincarnated, officials said this week, reacting to an announcement from the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader that he may be the last of his line. March 12 2015, 16:31 2 653 просмотрs

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Two Police Officers Shot In Ferguson Amid Protests Outside Police Department

St. Louis Police Chief Jon Belmar said, according to CNN, that the two police officers who were shot Thursday were targeted for being part of the force. Both officers, who were admitted to a hospital, are reportedly conscious, ibtimes.com reports. March 12 2015, 16:25 2 548 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Spain Will Not Extradite Kazakh Opposition Figure

Spanish authorities have decided not to extradite Kazakh opposition figure Muratbek Ketebaev to his home country. March 12 2015, 16:18 2 300 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

21 people wish to run for presidency in Kazakhstan

Number of candidates for the early presidential elections in Kazakhstan has increased to 21 so far, deputy chairman of the Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan Vladimir Foos told reporters Thursday. March 12 2015, 16:08 2 745 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Soyuz landing craft touches down in wintry Kazakhstan

A three-member space crew returned to Earth just after sunrise Thursday in Kazakhstan, descending through a sun-splashed sky under an orange and white parachute before dipping through fog for a rocket-cushioned touchdown on the snowy steppes of Central Asia. March 12 2015, 15:08 1 891 просмотрs

World News

Delay of Putin's visit in Astana isn't due to health problems, says Kremlin

Vladimir Putin has postponed a visit to Kazakhstan, officials from both countries said on Wednesday, though the Kremlin dismissed another report that plans had changed because the Russian president was unwell. March 12 2015, 14:57 3 099 просмотрs

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US Declares Venezuela a National Threat, Prompting Argentinian Rebuke

Argentina slams US for declaring Venezuela "a threat to US national security", the country’s foreign ministry said in a statement. March 12 2015, 14:41 2 541 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan allocates KZT 3,2 billion for oil-fields exploration

Kazakhstan will allocate KZT 3,2 billion for oil-field exploration in 2015, this has been announced at today's international forum for oil and gas exploration by of Minister for Investment and Development Asset Issekeshev. March 12 2015, 13:30 2 867 просмотрs

Economy

23 companies received international certificates from NCOC

On March 10, NCOC, the operator of the North Caspian Project, handed over international standard certificates to twenty three local companies that passed training and certification at the expense of the operator. March 12 2015, 12:20 3 839 просмотрs

World News

Putin Postpones Kazakhstan Visit Amid Rumors Of Ill Health

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday canceled a ceremony to sign a treaty integrating the South Ossetia region into Russia. The move comes amid rumors of Putin's ill health, the Interpreter Magazine reported. March 12 2015, 11:15 2 698 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to implement new oil project worth $500 mln in the Caspian basin

Kazakhstan as part of the international consortium will start implementation of a new major oil project "Eurasia" in the Caspian Basin worth $ 500 million, this has been announced today by First Deputy Minister of Energy Uzakbai Karabalin at the international forum for exploration. March 12 2015, 11:10 2 563 просмотрs

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Iraqi Forces Enter Islamic State-Held Tikrit

Iraqi soldiers and Shiite militiamen entered the Islamic State-held city of Tikrit on Wednesday, an official and a witness said, a key test for Iraqi forces in their battle against the Islamic State militants. March 11 2015, 18:17 2 049 просмотрs

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Nemtsov murder: Zaur Dadayev confession 'forced'

Zaur Dadayev, one of two suspects charged with the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, confessed under duress, a member of Russia's Human Rights Council says. March 11 2015, 17:24 2 593 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

N. Nazarbayev didn't make any mistake in language test - Central Election Commission

President of Kazakhstan came to the Central Election Commission to take the test on the state language, the Kazinform correspondent informs. March 11 2015, 17:21 2 602 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan's long-serving President to run for a new term

The long-serving president of oil-rich Kazakhstan says he will stand again in snap April elections, and he is all but guaranteed to win. March 11 2015, 17:16 2 688 просмотрs

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Former Italian PM acquitted in high-profile prostitution case

Italy's highest court has confirmed former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's acquittal on charges of abuse of office and paying for sex with an underage prostitute. March 11 2015, 10:45 2 913 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Australia to face Kazakhs on grass in Darwin

Australia will face Kazakhstan on a purpose-built grass court in the steamy northern city of Darwin in their Davis Cup quarterfinal in July, officials announced on Wednesday, supersport.com reports. March 11 2015, 10:00 2 065 просмотрs

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Slashed US ambassador Lippert leaves South Korea hospital

Mark Lippert, the US ambassador to South Korea who was slashed at a breakfast meeting last week, has been discharged from hospital in Seoul. March 10 2015, 18:52 2 879 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Poachers detained at Caspian Sea with 200 kg of sturgeons

Poachers with more than 200 kg of sturgeon fish have been detained at the Caspian Sea. March 10 2015, 18:44 2 704 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

National Bank of Kazakhstan readies de-dollarization plan

The National Bank of Kazakhstan has developed a plan to reduce the level of dollarization of the economy, tengrinews reports citing the press release of the financial regulator published on March 4. March 10 2015, 15:25 3 207 просмотрs

World News

Forty two people charged in India over Nagaland mob lynching

Police in north-eastern India say they have charged 42 people in connection with the lynching of a suspected rapist who was taken from prison by a mob. March 10 2015, 15:12 5 012 просмотрs