All news

Ex-Governor case

Ex-Governor’s Case. Sentencing postponed till November 14

Pronouncement of sentence  in the case of ex-governor Bergei Ryskaliev’s organized criminal group in specialized interdistrict court on criminal cases of Atyrau Oblast has been postponed from November 10 till November 14. November 11 2014, 10:32 8 127 views

Kazakhstan News

Italy's Tenaris to invest $40M into tube plant in Kazakhstan

Italy's Tenaris company plans to build a tube plant in Aktau and allot $40 million to this end. November 10 2014, 17:34 4 055 views

World News

Russia remains key strategic partner for Total — CEO

Sanctions against Russia pose risk to Europe as a whole, Total CEO Patrick Pouyanne said. Russia remains the key strategic partner for French oil giant Total, Patrick Pouyanne, new CEO of the company, said in an interview with Belgian daily Le Soir. November 10 2014, 17:25 2 203 views

Economy

Bridge across the River Ural in Makhambet Village

In Makhambet district center the construction of an automobile bridge across the Ural River connecting the villages Esbol, Ortakshil, Enbekshil, Akzhaik, Alga and Leskhoz with the ‘mainland’ is ongoing. November 10 2014, 12:25 3 287 views

Kazakhstan News

Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev - Boston bomber's friends sentencing delayed

Their cases could be affected by a legal question pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. A federal judge has postponed the sentencing of two friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev because their cases could be affected by a U.S. Supreme Court case that is expected to define what can be considered "tangible" evidence under an obstruction of justice law. November 10 2014, 11:44 3 478 views

Kazakhstan News

Space Station Crew Returns to Earth, Lands Safely in Kazakhstan

Three International Space Station (ISS) crew members returned to Earth Sunday after a 165-day mission that included hundreds of scientific experiments and several spacewalks, nasa.gov reports. November 10 2014, 11:21 2 273 views

World News

Chinese president proposes Asia-Pacific dream

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for efforts to create and fulfill an Asia-Pacific dream in Beijing on Sunday, saying China's economy will bring huge opportunities and benefits to the region and the world. November 10 2014, 11:03 2 399 views

Kazakhstan News

Another victim of Kalachi sleeping dropsy hospitalized

A new case of sleeping dropsy was reported in Kalachi village of the Akmola region. November 10 2014, 11:00 1 831 views

World News

Close military encounters between Russia and the west ‘at cold war levels’

November 10 2014, 10:41 3 085 views

World News

China and Japan leaders hold ice-breaker talks at Apec summit

The leaders of China and Japan have met for formal talks after more than two years of tension over a territorial row, Japanese officials say. November 10 2014, 09:57 3 070 views

World News

Over 80 Percent of Catalans Vote Yes at Independence Poll

An overwhelming majority of Catalans has supported the region's independence, vice president of the autonomy's government Joana Ortega said early Monday. November 10 2014, 09:25 2 319 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan Paroles Ex-Official Jailed for Murdering Opposition Leader

The man convicted of ordering the murder of an opposition leader eight years ago is to be released on parole, a court in Astana has ruled. The decision raises, yet again, questions about the judiciary’s independence. November 10 2014, 03:05 2 436 views

Kazakhstan News

Why we need to protect Kazakhstan’s wild apples

Apples tumble all over the earth, and I slide with them into a huge old tree, a gentle shower of new fruit fall. I lie back into this soft, dark earth and smell the heady scent of ripening fruit. This Eden is on the side of a mountain in Kazakhstan, where apples originally came from. November 10 2014, 02:57 4 196 views

World News

Latvia's Foreign Minister Tweets: 'I Am Gay'

In a country where LGBT rights have far to go, a key government figure publicly embraces his sexual orientation. November 10 2014, 02:37 1 951 views

Society

At the week-end the temperature is expected to drop down to -7 degrees C

During night time the temperature is even expected to drop down to -10 degrees C, both in the northern and southern regions of the republic. November 8 2014, 07:13 2 898 views

Kazakhstan News

Dropping oil prices cast a shadow of unprofitability over Kashagan

Kazakhstan's Kashagan may become unprofitable, tengrinews reports citing Sergey Smirnov, an independent expert in oil industry. November 8 2014, 06:13 3 721 views

World News

Henry Kissinger recommends West should take constructive approach to Russia

Henry Kissinger, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and a former U.S. Secretary of State, believes that the West should espouse a constructive approach to relations with Russia in the context of the situation in Ukraine and the problems of world order. November 8 2014, 05:54 1 553 views

World News

Gorbachev opens exhibition devoted to collapse of Berlin Wall

Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev on Friday opened an exhibition in downtown Berlin devoted to the collapse of the Berlin Wall. November 8 2014, 05:27 1 314 views

Kazakhstan News

Almaty makes compact bid for 2022 Winter Olympics

  The Kazakhstan city of Almaty has presented itself as the compact and affordable alternative to favorite Beijing in the bidding for the 2022 Winter Olympics. November 7 2014, 17:21 2 911 views

Society

Roads closed for repairs in Atytau on November 8

On November 8, due to road repairs the traffic will be restricted on the following streets: November 7 2014, 17:14 1 875 views

Kazakhstan News

Nobel Prize laureates to pick best inventions in Astana

Well-known figures and Nobel Prize laureates are to choose the best innovators and inventors in Kazakhstan. November 7 2014, 17:01 1 663 views

World News

Anniversary of the 1941 military parade celebrated on Red Square

March dedicated to the 73rd anniversary of the 1941 military parade took place on Moscow's Red Square on November 7. November 7 2014, 16:54 4 343 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan ready to assist to Kyrgyzstan within accession to Eurasian Economic Union

Kazakhstan is ready to help Kyrgyzstan with its accession to the Eurasian Economic Union, Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev said on Friday. November 7 2014, 16:25 2 741 views

World News

World ominously close to nuclear war – Noam Chomsky

The world has come ominously close to a nuclear war in the past and it could happen again as Russia and the West have slipped back into what seems like another Cold War, world-renowned scholar Noam Chomsky tells RT’s Sophie&Co. November 7 2014, 16:16 2 351 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to earmark $100M to help Kyrgyzstan

Kazakhstan is set to earmark $100 million to support its neighbor Kyrgyzstan. November 7 2014, 15:26 2 518 views