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Pele Concerned About Protests Might Affect World Cup

Selecao legend Pele has expressed his concerns ahead of next month’s World Cup in his native Brazil, kickoff.com reports. May 21 2014, 12:21 2 771 views

Ex-Governor case

Ex-Governor’s Case. “SnabOil” LLP block

The block of files concerning Aibat Suleimenov, businessman and former deputy of the city maslikhat (regional government executive committee) was divided into several episodes: “Construction of landfill for solid household waste”, “Construction of children's rest camp in the village of Almaly of Makhambet district”, “Construction of concert hall for 1 200 places with museum of  modern arts in Atyrau” and “Construction of sewer treatment facilities in left-bank part of Atyrau”. May 21 2014, 11:20 6 186 views

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India's right-wing BJP wins in landslide

The world’s largest democracy has voted in unprecedented numbers for dramatic change, theglobemail.com reports. May 21 2014, 09:47 2 851 views

Kazakhstan News

Topol hits target at firing range in Kazakhstan (video)

The intercontinental ballistic missile RS 12M Topol, launched on Sunday evening from the landfill Kapustin Yar in the Russia's Astrakhan region, successfully hit the target at the test site in Kazakhstan, Russian Defense Ministry press-secretary said on the Russia's Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) Col. Vadim Koval said. May 21 2014, 09:41 2 937 views

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Michigan Suburb Tickets People For Swearing, Fine Is $200

Police in downtown Brighton are cracking down on disorderly conduct by issuing tickets to people who swear or cause problems following complaints about the behavior of teenagers and young adults in the area, detroit.cbslocal.com reports. May 20 2014, 17:25 1 501 views

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“We’ll burn you and hang the director” – separatists ready for elections in Donetsk and Artemovsk

In Artemovsk, Donetsk region terrorists threatened to burn one of the schools and hang its director if the poling station in the building will open for presidential elections. The employees of the institution reported this to OstroV, inforesist.org reports. May 20 2014, 16:26 1 681 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan 1000 Tenge banknote named best in the world

The National Bank of Kazakhstan has once again won the award for "Bank Note of the Year". Kazakhstan’s commemorative 1000 tenge banknote was named The Banknote of the Year in the International Banknote Society contest (IBNS). The banknote is dedicated to a historical figure Kultegin, who was a political leader of the Second Turkic Kaganat, the press service of the National Bank informs. May 20 2014, 15:45 3 228 views

Society

Islam against terrorism (+update)

Atyrau regional government administration and RoK Agency for religious affirs conducted the scientific-practical conferenceentitled“Islam is against terrorism”. May 20 2014, 13:11 3 257 views

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Credit Suisse Pleads Guilty in Three-Year U.S. Tax Probe

Credit Suisse AG (CSGN) agreed to pay $2.6 billion in penalties and pleaded guilty to helping Americans cheat on their taxes, making it the first global bank in a decade to admit to a crime in a U.S. courtroom, bloomberg.com reports. May 20 2014, 11:59 2 891 views

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China denounces US cyber-theft charges

China has denounced charges brought by the US against five army officers accused of economic cyber-espionage, bbc reports. May 20 2014, 11:39 1 460 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan and China’s Presidents launch construction of a terminal in Lianyungang

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Chinese President Xi Jinping have launched construction of a Kazakhstan’s terminal at the Lianyungang seaport, a tengrinews.kz journalist reports from Shanghai. May 20 2014, 11:07 3 160 views

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Russia-China gas deal a nightmare for Ukraine and EU

The Russia-China gas deal is a nightmare for the Ukraine and European Union, because now Russia does not need the European market to sell its gas to avoid a budget deficit, eturbonews.com reports. May 20 2014, 10:23 3 872 views

Kazakhstan News

Naked toddler found walking alone in the street at 1:00am (Video)

A naked little boy (approx. 3-4-year-old) was found walking down Baidibek Bi street in Shymkent near Izumi trade centre, azh,kz reports citing regional TV channel TVK-UKO. May 20 2014, 10:18 2 388 views

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Russia withdrawing troops from Ukrainian border, NATO denies the fact

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu to send troops back to bases from drills they were having in the southwestern regions of Rostov, Belgorod and Bryansk, on the border with Ukraine. In the same statement, Moscow called on Kiev to cease violence in southeastern Ukraine, immediately, azh.kz reports citing Deutsche Welle. May 19 2014, 18:36 2 556 views

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Mali sends troops to retake town from Tuareg separatists

Mali sent in troops on Sunday to retake Kidal from Tuareg separatists after six government workers and two civilians were murdered, according to the United Nations, during an attack on the regional governor's office, reuters.com reports. May 19 2014, 17:54 1 530 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan Seeks to Increase Hydrocarbon Production and Exports, Says Minister

Kazakhstan, which is ranked in the top 15 countries worldwide for proven oil reserves and top 20 for natural gas, would like to see increased development of its hydrocarbon sector, astanatimes.com reports. May 19 2014, 17:46 3 374 views

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Astana business center to open in St Petersburg

Construction of a new business center and shopping mall titled Astana will start in Saint Petersburg, Russia, this was announced during the Astana culture days in Saint Petersburg, akipress,kg reported on Monday, citing astana.gov.kz. May 19 2014, 17:21 1 936 views

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South Korea to break up coastguard after ferry disaster

South Korea plans to break up its coastguard in the wake of the ferry disaster in which more than 300 people died, says President Park Geun-hye, bbc reports. May 19 2014, 16:06 2 775 views

Kazakhstan News

President of Kazakhstan arrives in China for state visit

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has arrived in China for a state visit today, azh.kz reports citimg the Akorda press service. May 19 2014, 15:57 2 962 views

Kazakhstan News

5G standard may be introduced in Kazakhstan by Expo -2017

By 2017 Kazakhstan will be ready to introduce communication standard of new generation - 5G, this has been reported today by the first deputy chairman of the Agency for Telecommunications and Information Saken Sarsenov, inform.kz reports. May 19 2014, 15:20 2 526 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan plans to create free trade zones with EFTA countries, New Zealand, Vietnam

The RoK Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning jointly with the Customs Union countries is holding negotiations on free trade zone agreements with the countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Vietnam and New Zealand, said Aliya Alimbetova, acting director of the foreign trade development department of the Ministry, at the briefing  in Central Communications Centre in Astana, azh.kz reports. May 19 2014, 11:50 3 175 views

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Balkans flooding threatens Serbia power plants, 37 dead

Soldiers, police and villagers battled to protect power plants in Serbia from rising flood waters on Sunday as the death toll from the Balkan region's worst rainfall in more than a century reached 37, reuters reports. May 19 2014, 11:39 2 605 views

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Crimean Tatars commemorate Soviet deportation despite ban, demand to change status of Crimea

Tatars in Crimea are commemorating 70 years since their deportation by Soviet leader Josef Stalin, rferl.org reports.  May 19 2014, 11:00 2 206 views

Kazakhstan News

8 people injured in explosion at Semey factory

8 people have been injured in an explosion at the Flour and Combine Fodder Factory in Kazakhstan's Semey, tengrinews reports citing the city's Emergency Department. May 19 2014, 10:20 3 474 views

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Michael Jackson Hologram Rocks Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas

The Michael Jackson performance on the 2014 Billboard Music Awards was the result of nearly half a year of planning, choreography and filming, not to mention the development of new technology. Producers of the Billboard Music Awards did not see even a portion of the film until eight days before the broadcast. May 19 2014, 09:59 3 209 views