All news

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbaeva's Tirade Against Disabled Children Sparks Furious Backlash

Darigha Nazarbaeva, the Kazakh president's daughter, is in hot water for calling disabled children "freaks", rferl.org reports.  December 24 2013, 12:14 1 769 views

World News

Yanukovych Signs Amnesty For Detained Protesters

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has signed a bill granting amnesties to anyone detained during the recent pro-European Union demonstrations in Ukraine, rferl.org reports. December 24 2013, 12:09 1 228 views

Kazakhstan News

Caspian littoral countries agree commercial sturgeon fishing moratorium

The 34th meeting of the Commission on Aquatic Bio resources of the Caspian Sea began on Dec.23 in Astrakhan, Russia. The meeting is being attended by delegates from the Caspian countries' fisheries departments, trend.az reports citing the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan. December 24 2013, 10:28 3 314 views

World News

Snowden Says His 'Mission's Accomplished'

Edward Joseph Snowden, former U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) consultant, says his “mission’s already accomplished” because he “wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself.” In an exclusive interview given to "The Washington Post" on December 23, he said: “All I wanted was for the public to be able to have a say in how they are governed.”  December 24 2013, 11:48 1 708 views

World News

Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of AK-47, dies at 94

Mikhail Kalashnikov, the Russian gun designer whose AK-47 rifle became the weapon of choice for many national armies and guerrillas around the world, died Monday, the Kremlin announced on its website, cnn.com reports. He was 94. December 24 2013, 10:37 2 025 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan moves to cut stake in BTA in deal with top lender

Kazkommertsbank KKGB.KZ KKGBq.L, Kazakhstan's largest bank by assets, is teaming up with businessman Kenes Rakishev to take control of BTA Bank BTAS.KZ as the state moves to reduce its stake in the bailed-out lender, reuters reports. December 24 2013, 10:16 1 779 views

Kazakhstan News

Second aluminium plant to be build in Kazakhstan

A new aluminum plant will be build in Kazakhstan, tengrinews reports. During a teleconference question and answer session with Pavlodar Olbast, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev addressed the importance of developing the industrial sector in Kazakhstan.  December 24 2013, 10:11 1 667 views

Kazakhstan News

Vice-Minister of Agriculture caught for taking bribe

A go-between who passed a bribe to the RoK Vice-Minister of Agriculture Muslim Umiryaev, had millions of US dollars on his bank accounts, reported a source familiar with the matter in the State Office of Public Prosecutor. December 23 2013, 13:15 1 482 views

World News

Pussy Riot Protester Freed From Prison Under Amnesty

A jailed member of the punk rock protest group Pussy Riot walked free from jail on Monday under a presidential prison amnesty passed by Russian lawmakers last week, ria.ru reports. December 23 2013, 12:39 1 882 views

World News

Carlos Santana Reunites With Ex-Bandmate Who Is Now Homeless

Legendary guitarist Carlos Santana reunited with his ex-bandmate who now lives on the street of Oakland, USA, contactmusic.com reports. December 23 2013, 11:20 1 760 views

World News

Freed Khodorkovsky challenges Putin over 'political prisoners'

Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said on Sunday he would not seek power in Russia but fight for the freedom of political prisoners, challenging Vladimir Putin two days after the president freed him from jail, reuters reports. December 23 2013, 11:06 1 988 views

Society

Man Arrested After Climbing Atyrau’s New Year Tree (+update)

Last week the peace was breached at the Issatay and Makhambet Square by an unusual behavior of a yong man in orange overall who climbed the New Year tree. He then, to the surprise of others, started to demand labour rights. December 23 2013, 10:37 2 394 views

World News

Turkish Minister Offers Resignation Over Scandal

Turkey’s interior minister says he has offered his resignation to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan over a corruption scandal that has resulted in his son’s arrest, theepochtimes.com reports. December 23 2013, 09:45 1 419 views

Kazakhstan News

Green corridor to be launched at Kazakh-Chinese border

A green corridor at Bakhty and Pokitu checkpoints at the border between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the People's Republic of China will be opened next week, inform.kz reports. December 23 2013, 09:40 1 463 views

World News

Khodorkovsky Walks Free after Putin Signs Pardon

A lawyer for jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said Friday that his client had been released after President Vladimir Putin signed a decree pardoning Russia’s most famous prisoner, ria.ru reports. December 20 2013, 16:16 1 867 views

World News

Top Dagestan Official Dies in Moscow Car Crash

A top government official from Russia’s North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan has been killed in a multi-vehicle crash in western Moscow, city police said Friday, ria.ru reports. December 20 2013, 13:55 1 521 views

Kazakhstan News

Rakhat Aliyev ordered hit on Altynbek Sarsenbayev

"On April 16, 2012 Rustam Ibragimov who was serving sentence in correctional facility, appealed to the RoK Supreme Court with the statement where he reported the facts of the committed crime that earlier were unknown to law enforcement and judicial authorities, azh.kz reports. December 20 2013, 12:19 2 349 views

World News

Fired nuke general misbehaved in Russia

The Air Force general who was fired from command of U.S. land-based nuclear missile forces had engaged in "inappropriate behavior" while on official business in Russia last summer, including heavy drinking, rudeness to his hosts and associating with "suspect" women, according to an investigation report released Thursday. December 20 2013, 11:49 1 197 views

World News

Yanukovich offers Ukraine protesters nothing as Russian aid starts

A $15 billion Russian aid package for Ukraine began to take shape on Thursday as Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich went public in defense of the deal, but offered no concessions to persuade thousands of protesters to leave the streets. December 20 2013, 09:47 3 684 views

World News

Almost 90 hurt as ceiling collapses at London theatre

Emergency services said nearly 90 people were injured on Thursday when part of the ceiling collapsed during a performance at a packed London theatre, bringing the city's West End entertainment district to a standstill, reuters reports. December 20 2013, 09:15 1 253 views

Kazakhstan News

Bern drops case against Kulibayev

Bern has dismissed the criminal complaint against the son in law of the head of the Kazakh State. A complaint against this oligarch who is close to the Kazakh authorities has led to three years of investigation. And to the freezing of almost 400 million francs in Swiss banks, kazworld.info reports.  December 19 2013, 18:05 8 431 views

World News

Putin Says He Will Pardon Khodorkovsky

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he will in soon pardon jailed former Yukos owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky, ria.ru reports. December 19 2013, 17:55 1 427 views

Crime

Deputy Governors Go to Trial First

Today, December 19, the specialized inter-district court for criminal cases of Atyrau Oblast received the criminal case files of the group of persons, involved in organized criminal group of the former governor of Atyrau Oblast Bergey Ryskaliev. December 19 2013, 17:47 3 120 views

Kazakhstan News

New Criminal Code to come into effect in Kazakhstan on Jan 1, 2015

First Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan Iogan Merkel told about the reformation of the Criminal Procedure Code at Wednesday’s media briefing in Astana, reads the press release of the Central Communications Service (CCS). December 19 2013, 11:00 1 787 views

World News

Google Glass users can now take photos by winking

Google Glass on Tuesday announced updates to the software in its Internet-linked eyewear to allow users to snap pictures by winking, nydailynews.com reports. December 19 2013, 09:56 1 402 views