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Ferguson protests remain peaceful as National Guard begins pull-out

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) - The streets of Ferguson were peaceful for another night, as protests and tensions were subsiding in the St. Louis suburb where unrest had erupted after a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black 18-year-old, ABC 7 reports. August 22 2014, 15:05 1 632 views

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India blocks Gandhi murder film

India has blocked the release of a film on the assassination of former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi, after complaints it glorified her killers, BBC reports. August 22 2014, 11:16 1 676 views

Kazakhstan News

Dias Kadyrbayev to plead guilty

Kazakhstani student Dias Kadyrbayev accused of obstructing justice in the Boston bombings investigation has agreed to plead guilty on August 21, Tengrinews reports citing Boston Globe. August 22 2014, 11:13 1 995 views

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Mysterious source of ozone-depleting chemical baffles NASA

A chemical known to damage the Earth's ozone layer is being released from an unknown source, according to NASA, writes ABC Net. August 21 2014, 15:01 1 895 views

Kazakhstan News

Astana ready to fight serious infectious outbreaks, including Ebola

With Ebola marching across East Africa and being the deadliest outbreak on record, doctors and scientists all over the world are working hard to counter it, since globalization makes spread of the virus to geographically distant areas as likely as contamination of the neighbouring ones, Tengrinews.kz reports. August 21 2014, 14:46 1 595 views

Kazakhstan News

Satellite images showcase drastic differences between agricultures of Kazakhstan and China

The satellite image of the Kazakh-Chinese border emphasizes different approaches applied to agriculture and land resources use in the two countries, according to Metkere.com. August 21 2014, 14:48 1 786 views

World News

US journalist James Foley 'beheaded by IS'

Islamic State jihadists have released a video in which a militant speaking English with a British accent beheads a man they claim to be an American journalist, Telegraph.co.uk reports. August 20 2014, 14:38 2 133 views

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Presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine meet in Minsk August 26

MINSK. KAZINFORM - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Ukrainian President Piotr Poroshenko had a telephone conversation on 19 August, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. August 20 2014, 11:22 1 807 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh kawaii Sabina Altynbekova wants no modeling, just sports

One day a girl wakes up to find out that she is famous for no apparent reason. Well, almost no reason. Sabina Altybekova is only 17 and she plays volleyball. She is 183 cm tall and extremely coy. Did we forget to mention that she is a beauty? Tengrinews.kz writes. August 20 2014, 11:17 3 291 views

Kazakhstan News

K.Tokayev and C.Browne exchange views on international situation

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan Parliament Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has received British Ambassador in Kazakhstan Carolyn Browne at her request, the press service of the Senate informs. August 19 2014, 16:04 2 168 views

Kazakhstan News

One who knows Chinese can always make a living: Vice-Chairman of Kazakhstan's Nur Otan party

First deputy chairman of Nur Otan party, Kazakhstan’s ruling party, Baurzhan Baibek called Kazakhstani young people to learn foreign languages to become more competitive, Tengrinews reports. August 19 2014, 16:02 1 382 views

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Threat Level of Iceland Volcano Raised

In 2010, the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland erupted, costing airlines billions of dollars in canceled flights. Now, another volcano in the country may be ready to do the same, Time reports. August 19 2014, 12:07 1 627 views

Kazakhstan News

Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan agree prevention of banned food supplies to Russia

Russian Federal Customs Service (FCS) has agreed with Belarus and Kazakhstan to prevent banned import from Europe to Russia in compliance with measures adopted in response to the Western sanctions, the service's chief Andrei Belyaninov said on Monday, Kazinform writes. August 19 2014, 11:22 1 618 views

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Ferguson protests: National Guard sent to Missouri unrest

The US state of Missouri is sending the National Guard to the town of Ferguson as protests escalate over the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager, BBC reports. August 18 2014, 16:49 1 824 views

Kazakhstan News

Over 270,000 going to school for the first time across Kazakhstan

Above 270, 000 kids will go to school for the first time on September 1 across Kazakhstan, the Science and Education Ministry's press service said.  August 18 2014, 12:08 2 295 views

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Infected Ebola patients flee after attack on Liberia clinic

Seventeen Ebola patients in Liberia who fled from a guarantine centre after it was attacked by club-wielding youths were missing on Sunday, striking a fresh blow to efforts to contain the deadly virus, AFP reports. August 18 2014, 12:06 1 590 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan plans to increase grain exports to Russia amid sanctions

Kazakhstan intends to increase the its grain exports to Russia amid the sanctions that Russia imposed on some of the agricultural products imported from the western countries supporting sanctions against Russia, Tengrinews reports citing Chairman of the Committee for State Inspection in Agro-Industry (Agroprom) of the Agriculture Ministry of Kazakhstan Saktash Khasenov. August 18 2014, 12:04 1 550 views

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Near KO for Ukraine deputy in parliament row over eastern conflict

The leader of Ukraine's populist Radical Party was nearly knocked out in a punch-up in the Kiev parliament's lobby on Thursday after he goaded a fellow deputy, accusing him of ignoring the plight of soldiers fighting in east Ukraine. August 15 2014, 18:08 1 404 views

Kazakhstan News

Russian language in Kazakhstan demanded by society - M.Tazhin

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Russian Federation Marat Tazhin has met with the chairman of the Federal Agency for CIS Affairs, compatriots living abroad and International humanitarian cooperation Konstantin Kosachev, according to the website of the Embassy of Kazakhstan. August 15 2014, 15:50 2 896 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstani woman arrested in USA after abuse from her husband

A Kazakhstani citizen Ms. Asiya Kushenova has been arrested in the USA for habitation of private property without owner’s consent and using force towards a pregnant woman, Tengrinews reports citing the Kazakhstan Ministry Foreign Affairs. August 15 2014, 17:00 2 989 views

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"A Short Lesson in Perspective" - Notes on Life and Career From a Late Adman Linds Redding

More on the heartbreaking story of Linds Redding, the former Saatchi & Saatchi and BBDO art director who, before dying of cancer, addressed a thoughtful rant to his colleagues that concluded a life spent in advertising was "a con. A scam. An elaborate hoax."   August 15 2014, 16:47 1 942 views

Economy

Atyrau agro-industrial complex provided 9,900 workplaces since Jan

"9,900 new workplaces have been created in the agro-industrial complex of the Atyrau region since the beginning of the year," governor of the region Baktykozha Izmukhambetov told at the core group meeting, azh.kz refers to kazinform. August 15 2014, 15:56 2 671 views

Kazakhstan News

Belarusian plane makes emergency landing in Kazakhstan

Belarus Boeing-737 had to make an emergency landing at the airport in Kostanay on August 14 due to failure of heading devices, no injuries reported, azh.kz refers to 4-traders.com. August 15 2014, 15:36 2 238 views

World News

Russian aid convoy checked; military vehicles mass near Ukraine

Dozens of heavy Russian military vehicles massed on Friday near the border with Ukraine, while Ukrainian border guards crossed the frontier to inspect a huge Russian aid convoy, reuters reports. August 15 2014, 15:22 2 505 views

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Iraq’s PM Maliki gives up his post, supports his successor Abadi

Iraq’s Nouri al-Maliki has announced his resignation from the post of Prime Minister of the embattled state in a speech on state television. He said that he supported his nominated replacement in the post, Haider al-Abadi. August 15 2014, 10:37 2 297 views