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MH17 suffered 'explosive' loss of pressure

Data shows Malaysian jet suffered "massive explosive decompression" after being hit, as fighting flares at crash site, aljazeera.com reports. July 29 2014, 14:55 2 565 views

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Strike hits Gaza media building

An Israeli airstrike has hit a building housing several media companies in central Gaza. July 29 2014, 14:25 2 586 views

Kazakhstan News

Introducing single currency of Eurasian Economic Union is inevitable: First Vice PM of Russia

First Vice Prime Minister of Russia Igor Shuvalov said the single currency on the territory of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan is inevitable, banki.ru reports. July 29 2014, 14:13 1 709 views

Kazakhstan News

Assets of over 60 Kazakh state facilities planned to be put up in private sector

Assets of more than 60 public facilities in Kazakhstan are scheduled to be put up in the private sector, trend.az reports. July 28 2014, 16:58 2 509 views

World News

Over 40 Ukrainian Soldiers Flee to Russia

More than 40 Ukrainian soldiers abandoned their military posts and crossed into Russian territory, stating that they refuse to fight against their own people, a Russian Federal Security Service spokesperson said. July 28 2014, 16:54 5 735 views

Kazakhstan News

Eid Al-Fitr celebrates unity among Kazakhstanis - President

Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated all people of Kazakhstan on Eid Al-Fitr, kazinform has learnt from the Akorda press service. July 28 2014, 15:03 3 292 views

World News

UN Rights Chief: Flight 17 Possible War Crime

The downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 may be a war crime, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Monday, nytimes.com reports. July 28 2014, 14:51 2 504 views

Kazakhstan News

Sabina Altynbekova: Kazakhstan Volleyball Player is so Beautiful She's a Distraction

Sabina Altynbekova, a teenage volleyball player from Kazakhstan, is slammed by critics for being too beautiful to be playing volleyball, ibtimes.co.uk reports. July 28 2014, 13:57 11 915 views

World News

UN Security Council calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire

The United Nations Security Council has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza strip to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid. The Council said the truce should be immediate and unconditional, dw.de reports. July 28 2014, 13:50 1 856 views

World News

Ex-Yukos shareholders awarded $50 billion compensation

The former owners of now-defunct Russian oil giant Yukos have been awarded billions in compensation by an international arbitration court in The Hague. It said Russia's objective was to "bankrupt" Yukos, dw.de reports. July 28 2014, 13:44 3 096 views

Kazakhstan News

Astana team captain Nibali wins 2014 Tour de France

Captain of the Pro Team Astana Vincenzo Nibali won the 2014 Tour de France, inform.kz reports. July 28 2014, 07:13 2 739 views

Society

Roads closed for repairs on July 28

On July 28, the following streets will be closed for traffic due to road repairs: July 28 2014, 02:14 1 942 views

World News

Heavy fighting in E. Ukraine prevents experts from visiting MH17 crash site

International experts have been unable to visit the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, due to heavy fighting in the Donetsk area. Kiev and anti-government forces are blaming each other for hampering the investigation. July 28 2014, 01:53 3 353 views

World News

Black box findings consistent with missile blast

Unreleased data from a black box retrieved from the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine show findings consistent with the plane's fuselage being hit multiple times by shrapnel from a missile explosion, cbsews.com reports. July 28 2014, 01:18 3 237 views

Kazakhstan News

Gennady Golovkin knockouts Daniel Geale in round 3 at Madison Square Garden

Gennady Golovkin, also known as "GGG", made his Madison Square Garden Debut Saturday night and he did not disappoint.  July 28 2014, 00:27 3 010 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstani Boxing Champ Gennady Golovkin Makes Cameo Appearance in Broadway's Rocky

World Middleweight boxing champion Gennady Golovkin and announcer Michael Buffer made their Broadway debuts July 23 at the 8 PM performance of Rocky at the Winter Garden Theatre, playbill.com reports. July 25 2014, 11:36 2 571 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan and Russia discuss extending sales contract for Karachaganak gas

Vice Chairman of the Board at Russia’s Gazprom Alexandr Medvedev met Kazakhstan’s Oil Minister Uzakbai Karabalin to discuss extending the agreement on sales of gas coming from the Kazakhstan-based Karachaganak condensed gas field further on to 2038, tengrinews.kz reports, citing Ria Novosti. July 25 2014, 11:05 2 957 views

World News

Ukraine PM resigns amid parliamentary turmoil

Arseniy Yatsenyuk quits after collapse of ruling coalition, saying squabbles were hurting fight against separatists, al-jazeera reports. July 25 2014, 10:44 1 654 views

World News

Mali: no survivors found in wreckage of Algerian flight

The French president’s office has announced that the wreckage of an Air Algerie flight has been discovered in Mali. July 25 2014, 10:34 1 664 views

Crime

Atyrau region police officers rescued newborn thrown into toilet

A newborn child was found live in Sagiz district of Atyrau region in a street toilet, the head of the press service of Atyrau region DIA Gulnazira Mukhtarova said, azh.kz reports. July 25 2014, 09:58 3 542 views

Kazakhstan News

Iranian President to visit Kazakhstan in September

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to make trips to Kazakhstan and Tajikistan in September, bnews. kz reports. July 24 2014, 17:21 1 533 views

World News

Air Algerie plane crashes in Niger — Algerian TV

Air Algerie’s passenger plane has crashed in the Republic of Niger, Algerian TV reports. There were 116 people on board. According to preliminary reports, 80 of them were citizens of France. July 24 2014, 17:14 1 602 views

Society

It’s not the city that makes the Mayor, but the Mayor who makes the city

It is interesting to observe how the look of our city changes every time the regional governor or the city mayor is changed. And good old proverb “tastes differ” could be applied here. July 24 2014, 17:03 3 692 views

World News

Lithuania to start using euro from January 1, 2015

Lithuania will start using the euro from January 1, 2015 and will become the 19th member of the euro area, Lithuanian Finance Minister Rimantas Sadzius said in a radio interview from Brussels on Wednesday, news.nom.co reports. July 24 2014, 13:24 2 206 views

Kazakhstan News

Russia launches Progress freighter to space station

Russia’s Soyuz space carrier with Progress M-24M freighter blasted off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on early Thursday, the Mission Control reported on Monday. July 24 2014, 13:15 2 961 views