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History now made, U.S. and Cuba face bumpy road ahead

Cuba and the United States just made history. Now comes the hard part. April 13 2015, 17:41 1 903 views

Kazakhstan News

Caspian seals in danger of slipping away

Caspian seal, the only marine mammal in the Caspian Sea is in danger, said PhD in Biology Tariel Eybatov, the director of the Natural History Museum named after Hasanbay Zardabi of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. April 13 2015, 16:12 3 756 views

Society

​"The man died at work and they hid it"

Akmadi Sarbasov, the Chairman of labour, social protection and migration committee under the Ministry of health and social development, the chief state labur inspector paid visit to Atyrau. April 13 2015, 15:50 2 765 views

Society

​One cow is mad for sure

In the Afanasyev village of Kurmangazy District one cow was diagnosed with mad cow disease and due to this fact quarantine restrictions will be enforced in the region. April 13 2015, 11:54 2 928 views

Kazakhstan News

​Knowledge Partners launch free Kazakh to English online dictionary

In partnership with the U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan, Knowledge Partners, Exclusive Country Partner of Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. USA, in Kazakhstan, launched the Kazakh to English online dictionary of more than 27,000 words, Kazinform has learnt from the U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan. April 13 2015, 11:40 4 002 views

World News

#WeWillBurnUSAgain: Islamic State Threatens to Unleash 9/11-Like Terror

Islamic State radicals and their supporters have launched a Twitter campaign against Americans under the "WeWillBurnUSAgain" hashtag, referring to the 9/11 attacks, the SITE service, which monitors the online activity of extremist groups, warns. April 13 2015, 11:27 2 152 views

World News

Germanwings Flight Canceled After Bomb Threat

Germanwings flight was canceled at Cologne/Bonn airport after German police received a bomb threat against the flight, the airline announced on Sunday. April 13 2015, 11:08 2 073 views

Kazakhstan News

​Samruk-Kazyna considering establishment of subsidiary in Silicon Valley

April 9-10 a working group of Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund under the chairmanship of the head of the organization Umirzak Shukeyev visited Silicon Valley venture (California, USA), according to the press service of Samruk Kazyna. April 13 2015, 11:06 2 055 views

World News

Obama and Maduro meet for first time amid US-Venezuela tension

President Obama briefly met his Venezuelan counterpart for the first time on the margins of the Summit of the Americas in Panama. April 13 2015, 10:48 2 034 views

Kazakhstan News

Turkey's Erdogan to visit Kazakhstan on April 16

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Kazakhstan on April 16 on a state visit, the press service of the Kazakh president announced. April 13 2015, 10:40 2 004 views

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Hillary Clinton announces White House run

After years of often-breathless speculation about her future, Hillary Rodham Clinton confirmed one of the worst-kept secrets in politics: She's running for president. The former first lady and secretary of state officially entered the 2016 presidential race with a video announcement to supporters Sunday, saying she wants to be the champion of “everyday Americans." April 13 2015, 10:35 2 053 views

Kazakhstan News

Iranian FM Zarif arrives in Astana

The visit to Astana is being made upon an official invitation by his Kazakh counterpart Yerlan Idrisov. April 12 2015, 21:03 2 049 views

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Egypt's Sinai Peninsula hit by deadly bomb attacks

Twelve people have been killed in separate bomb attacks in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, security forces have said. April 12 2015, 20:56 2 310 views

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Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter after Holy Fire lights up in Jerusalem

As Orthodox Christians were preparing for their most important annual religious holiday, a centuries old tradition has taken place in Jerusalem. The lighting of the Holy Fire has attracted pilgrims from around the globe and celebrates Jesus' resurrection. April 12 2015, 20:30 2 268 views

Society

​Fresh fish for sale

On April 10, fish sale season in pavilions on water has been opened. April 10 2015, 16:51 3 332 views

Kazakhstan News

​The main factors that impede Kazakhstan WTO accession

The Chief Scientific Officer of JSC "Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies" (KISS) Dariya Mukhamedzhanova commented on the key factors affecting Kazakhstan's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in an interview to BNews.kz. April 10 2015, 16:34 3 235 views

World News

100 billion barrels worth of oil found near Gatwick Airport in London: British oil producer

A small British oil producer said it has discovered a possible world class oil resource in the countryside to the south of London that could contain billions of barrels of oil. April 10 2015, 16:27 2 521 views

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Polish president’s plane crash: Prosecutors release new transcripts confirming 3rd party in cockpit

Pressured by the leak of a local radio station, the Polish Prosecutor's Office has released black box transcripts from the presidential plane that crashed in Russia in 2010. It confirms that unauthorized people were in cockpit, instructing the pilots. April 10 2015, 15:33 2 392 views

Kazakhstan News

​Crews of Kazakhstan's rocket-artillery ships getting ready for Caspian Sea 2015 contest

The crews of three Kazakh rocket-artillery ships "Kazakhstan", "Oral", and "Sary-Arka", as well as marine brigade are getting ready for the international sea biathlon "Caspian Sea 2015", the press service of the Kazakh defense ministry said on April 10. April 10 2015, 15:00 3 209 views

World News

Lightning-zapped plane flies 3,000 miles with a hole in its nose

Once, while landing at JFK, a United 757 I was in was struck by lightning. April 10 2015, 13:32 2 557 views

Kazakhstan News

​Foreign investors filed 60 complaints in Kazakhstan

The Ministry of Investments and Development received 60 complaints from foreign investors, said Borisbiy Zhangurazov, chairman of the national agency for export and investments "Kaznex Invest". April 10 2015, 13:26 1 966 views

Kazakhstan News

Chevron eyes gas chemical project in Kazakhstan

US energy giant Chevron is interested in a construction project for an integrated gas-chemical complex in western Kazakhstan, First Deputy Energy Minister Uzakbai Karabalin told New Europe in an interview. April 10 2015, 09:12 3 902 views

World News

Russian Programmer Volunteers for 'Frankenstein' Head Transplant

A terminally ill Russian computer scientist has volunteered to have his head severed and transplanted onto a new body in a controversial procedure called HEAVEN, a news report said Wednesday. April 10 2015, 09:02 2 472 views

Society

​Calf rescue operation

The inhabitants of Erkinkala village in Atyrau Oblast sent to AkZhaik a series of photographs that they called "calf rescue operation". April 9 2015, 17:04 3 541 views

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Milan court shooting: three people killed

Three people have reportedly been killed by a gunman this morning - thought to be the defendant in a bankruptcy case. April 9 2015, 16:46 2 293 views