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Situation around Ablyazov to have no impact on Kazakh-EU relations - Foreign Ministry

The situation around Mr. Mukhtar Ablyazov, an ex-chairman of Kazakhstan-based BTA Bank, will have no impact on Kazakhstan’s relations with the European Union August 13 2013, 09:47 2 434 views

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Snowden's father to visit him in Russia 'soon'

Lon Snowden, father of US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, has got a Russian visa and will visit his son "very soon", his lawyer says. August 12 2013, 15:50 2 384 views

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev to attend G-20 summit

The Kazakh President Nazarbayev on September 5-6 will participate in the G-20 summit in Russia's St. Petersburg Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kairat Sarybai announced at a briefing in the Central Communications Service. August 12 2013, 15:46 2 284 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan students may be deported to Kazakhstan only after they serve sentence: official

Two 19-year-old Kazakhstan students Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev accused in the United States of conspiring to destroy evidences in the Boston bombings case may be deported to Kazakhstan only after they serve their sentence August 12 2013, 15:43 2 459 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan representatives at Miss World and Miss Universe unveiled

Ainur Toleulova, 18, will represent Kazakhstan at the most prestigious beauty pageant Miss World, that to be held on September 28 in Indonesia, August 12 2013, 15:28 5 306 views

World News

Families are 'economic enemy' - British politician

The traditional family in which one parent stays at home to look after children is treated by ministers as their “economic enemy”, Nigel Farage has claimed. August 12 2013, 11:20 2 192 views

World News

Higher cigarette taxes make people drink less

A rise in cigarette taxes can obviously lead to lower tobacco consumption, but a recent research suggested that higher cigarette taxes are also connected with the reduction of alcohol consumption among male and young adult smokers. August 12 2013, 11:15 2 906 views

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Norway PM Jens Stoltenberg works as secret taxi driver

Norwegian PM Jens Stoltenberg spent an afternoon working incognito as a taxi driver in Oslo, he has revealed. August 12 2013, 10:53 2 402 views

Kazakhstan News

President's grandson ranks up to senior lieutenant

The grandson of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev Aisultan Nazarbayev has been promoted to Senior Lieutenant, reports KazTAG citing a source in Astana. August 12 2013, 10:33 8 923 views

Other News

Atyrau-Karabatan road to close next month

Weeks after the closure of a flyover on the route to Karabatan, road constructors have announced a plan for September to close traffic at the Atyrau-Karabatan highway during daytime. August 9 2013, 17:11 4 283 views

Kazakhstan News

Russian watchdog asks Kazakhs to ban Ukrainian confections

Russia's consumer rights watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, has asked Kazakhstan to ban the import of products from Ukraine's Roshen confectionery company. August 9 2013, 15:36 2 577 views

Kazakhstan News

US Ambassador Fairfax to leave post

The United States Diplomatic Mission to Kazakhstan will go a month without an administrator August 9 2013, 14:25 2 777 views

World News

NSA to cut system administrators by 90% to limit data access

The National Security Agency, hit by disclosures of classified data by former contractor Edward Snowden, says it intends to eliminate about 90 per cent of its system administrators to reduce the number of people with access to secret information. August 9 2013, 10:16 2 580 views

Kazakhstan News

Boston Bombings suspect's friends face 20 years in jail

The extended jury in Boston has confirmed the legality of the accusation of impeding justice during the investigation into the Boston Marathon Bombings, laid down against two Kazakh students Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, reports AFP. August 9 2013, 09:33 2 383 views

World News

Ties Fraying, Obama Drops Putin Meeting

President Obama on Wednesday canceled next month’s Moscow summit meeting, ending for now his signature effort to transform Russian-American relations and potentially dooming his aspirations for further nuclear arms cuts before leaving office. August 8 2013, 11:57 3 116 views

Kazakhstan News

Oil reserves at new Kazakhstan's field estimated at 880 million barrels

Based on preliminary results of geological exploration, the total anticipated reserves of the new oil field in Kazakhstan make around 120 million tons (880 million barrels) August 8 2013, 11:51 2 742 views

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev congratulates country on Eid al-Fitr

Kazakhstan's president Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated the country's people on Eid al-Fitr, an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan August 8 2013, 11:24 3 215 views

Society

Be good to orphans

Childhood is the happiest part of the life, they say. Indeed what a wonderful time it was when we had no concern and grieve, playing, jumping and laughing days long. At the same time, some others have different destinies having lost both parents in young age. Though government is doing everything to support orphans, it will never do it as good as parents would. August 7 2013, 17:35 3 629 views

Kazakhstan News

National Bank set to change 2000KZT notes

Kazakhstan's central bank has established a two-year deadline for the circulation of both the old and new 2,000 tenge notes that is now in use. August 7 2013, 16:57 2 370 views

Kazakhstan News

Finpol to hunt officials using service cars off duty

Kazakhstan's financial police together with the Nur Otan party and drivers' association has unfolded a hunt on officials using service cars in non-working hours August 7 2013, 15:45 2 346 views

World News

Tunisia crisis: Tens of thousands join protest

Tens of thousands of protesters have marched in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, to demand the resignation of the Islamist-led government. August 7 2013, 15:38 2 467 views

Kazakhstan News

Almaty saw another train accident

August 6, a manned electric locomotive hit an Almaty-Karaganda train when the latter was loading passengers at Almaty-1 station. August 7 2013, 11:31 2 630 views

Kazakhstan News

Ex-Ambassador of Kazakhstan to China concerned over China’s classified documents

During his tenure, Jiāng Zémín of China gave a secret instruction to use the waters of transborder rivers [shared by China with Kazakhstan] exclusively to the benefit of China says Murat Auezov, former Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to China. August 7 2013, 11:17 2 667 views

World News

Chevron to pay nearly $2 mln for refinery fire

Chevron Corp. agreed to pay nearly $2 million in fines and restitution stemming from an August 2012 fire at a San Francisco-area fuel refinery, which sent hundreds of nearby residents to emergency rooms with breathing problems. August 7 2013, 10:56 2 480 views

World News

Iranian president vows to resolve nuclear issue

Iran's new President Hassan Rouhani has stated his determination to resolve the nuclear dispute. Tehran's nuclear program is a source of contention because the West fears Iran wants to develop nuclear weapons. August 7 2013, 10:31 2 592 views