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Bolshoi ballet boss testifies at acid attack trial

The artistic director of Russia's Bolshoi ballet has described having acid thrown in his face during the trial of a dancer accused of ordering the attack, bbc.co.uk reports.      November 7 2013, 13:38 2 453 views

World News

Amnesty accuses Shell of making false claims on Niger Delta oil spill

An Amnesty International report issued Wednesday blasts Shell Oil Co. for its handling of the hundreds of oil spills that occur each year in Nigeria and accuses the company of "serious deficiencies and abuses" that render "wholly unreliable" its claims about how much oil is spilled and how often, cnn.com reports. November 7 2013, 13:25 3 258 views

Ecology

North Caspian Oil Spill Response Base: We can encircle and destroy

On November 5, the official ceremony of lend-lease of the North Caspian Oil Spill Response Base to the North Caspian consortium took place. The lease is signed between KMG-TransCaspian LLP (100 % Kazmunaygas subsidiary and NCOSRB owner) and NCPOC Consortium agent Company (the tenant). November 6 2013, 11:46 5 949 views

World News

New Jersey Mall Shooter Found Dead

The gunman who opened fire at a mall in northern New Jersey Monday night was found dead early Tuesday morning. nation.time.com reports. November 6 2013, 10:04 2 075 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan Renews Readiness to Host Iran-G5+1 Talks

A senior Kazakh parliamentarian once again expressed his country’s willingness to host a fresh round of negotiations between Iran and the six major world powers on Tehran’s peaceful nuclear program, Tasnim news agency reports. November 6 2013, 10:02 2 446 views

World News

India launches Mars exploration mission

Rocket carrying unmanned probe lifts off from southern coast for 780-million-km journey to study the Martian atmosphere. November 5 2013, 16:50 3 439 views

Politics

Atyrau citizen arrested in Dubai

Ten days passed since the detention of 12 Kazakhstan nationals in Dubai. The first person who was arrested was Myrzabek Kautbaev, the citizen of Atyrau. He was arrested at the Dubai International Airport when he and his grandmother were passing through the passport control point. November 5 2013, 15:09 11 642 views

World News

Blair’s Kazakhstan Odyssey, Two Years On

Tony Blair’s consultancy business is growing again. He’s started advising Albania, and Vietnam says it is negotiating a consultancy deal with the former British prime minister on development issues. He’s also in contact with Peru and Burma. “Our government advisory practice is expanding and we are in discussions with various countries”, Blair’s spokesman recently told the Daily Telegraph. November 5 2013, 12:20 4 612 views

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Arrests Made At Russian Nationalist Rally On Unity Day

Thousands of Russian nationalists have marched in Moscow - with about 30 detained by police for using Nazi slogans or symbols, or wearing masks, rferl.org reports.  November 5 2013, 11:31 1 874 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh PM reprimands several vice-ministers

Kazakh Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov at a government meeting on Tuesday reprimanded three vice ministers for unimplemented budget, trend.az reported. November 5 2013, 11:19 2 327 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan Mayor wants American owner to sell Ridder Thermal Plant to Samsung

Ridder Thermal Plant may be sold to Samsung. The Mayor of Kazakhstan's Ridder town want the plant to change hands, Tengrinews reports referring to YK-news.kz. November 5 2013, 11:04 2 367 views

World News

Newly elected President of Georgia discuss bilateral relations with the Ambassador of Kazakhstan

Georgian President Georgiy Margvelashvili has met with the Ambassador of Kazakhstan Yermukhamet Yertysbayev, kazinform reports. November 5 2013, 10:57 2 078 views

World News

Nationalists stage Russian pride march in Moscow

Thousands of Russian nationalists planned to march in Moscow on Monday in an annual show of anger against the presence of Muslim migrants that has previously spilled into violence, news.yahoo.com reports. November 4 2013, 16:18 2 638 views

Economy

Hysterical losing

During 5 years Tengizinterneftegasstroi LLP (TINGS) is trying to get back through the courts 30% of its shares that it owns on legal bases in the registered share capital of the foreign company - Caspian Sulphur Company LLP (CSC). November 4 2013, 15:06 8 992 views

World News

Olympic sailor arrested over child kidnapping ring

A former Olympic sailing champion has been arrested by police in Italy after they broke up an alleged child kidnapping ring. November 4 2013, 11:18 2 768 views

Society

Universal Police starts its work in Atyrau

By the decree of the Minister of Internal Affairs the colonel Zhanibek Sharipov has been appointed the Head of the Administrative Police department (a subdivision of Internal Affairs department established within the framework of “Universal Police” project). November 4 2013, 09:54 4 330 views

Kazakhstan News

12 Kazakhstan citizens detained or missing in Dubai

In Dubai on the night of October 30, the local police arrested 12 Kazakhstan nationals. One of the arrested was from the city of Oral, says the source to Uralskaya Nedelya newspaper. November 3 2013, 21:52 4 334 views

World News

Uzbekistan's first daughter Gulnara Karimova troubled by 'corruption links'

Status of glamorous heir apparent to president Islam Karimov faces fresh problems with inquiry into payments to associates, theguardian.com reports. November 3 2013, 21:45 3 375 views

World News

Kerry urges stability on Egypt visit

US Secretary of State John Kerry has called for an end to all violence in Egypt and urged moves to full democracy on his first visit to the country since President Mohammed Morsi was ousted, bbc.com reports . November 3 2013, 21:36 2 351 views

Kazakhstan News

Golovkin defeats Stevens

WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (28-0, 25 KO’s) gave Curtis Stevens (25-4, 18 KO’s) a methodical beating on Saturday night in stopping him in an 8th round stoppage at Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York, boxingnews24.com reports. November 3 2013, 16:18 2 145 views

Ecology

Angry sun spits two million-mph tongues of fire

The sun erupted with the strongest solar flares it can unleash. This is the third such eruption that happened in the recent days, says Irina Tsepakina, the specialist of the Institute of Ionosphere of the Republic of Kazakhstan to AkZhaik newspaper. November 3 2013, 16:10 2 783 views

Kazakhstan News

Ordway discusses countering security threats in Kazakhstan

U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Kazakhstan John Ordway has discussed countermeasures against security threats with the Interior Minister of Kazakhstan Kalmukhanbet Kasymov, Tengrinews reports referring to the Ministry's press-service. November 1 2013, 15:42 2 317 views

World News

Kazakh, Kyrgyz prime ministers discuss trade and economic cooperation

Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov has met with his Kyrgyz counterpart Zhantoro Satybaldiyev in Bishkek today, Kazinform has learnt from primeminister.kz.  November 1 2013, 15:36 3 925 views

World News

Millions honour the dead on All Saints' Day in Philippines

Millions across the Catholic Philippines trooped to cemeteries to honour their dead in typically festive fashion on All Saints' Day Friday, ignoring appeals from the Church to keep the day solemn, tengrinews.kz reports citing AFP. November 1 2013, 14:13 3 047 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh and British defense ministers discuss military-technical cooperation

Kazakh Defense Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov held bilateral talks with his British counterpart Philip Hammond on Thursday as part of his official visit to the UK, the press service of Kazakhstan’s Defense Ministry said in a report. November 1 2013, 13:03 2 959 views