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Ukraine Prime Minister Azarov submits resignation

Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov has submitted his resignation, according to his government’s official website, rt.com reports. January 28 2014, 13:47 3 102 views

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Wolf attacked two people in Inder

Yesterday, January 27, in Inderborsky village a wolf attacked humans. Two people suffered, one of them is in critical condition and put into hospital. January 28 2014, 13:05 5 369 views

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Parliament to vote on scrapping anti-protest law

The Ukrainian Parliament will now be reportedly holding a special Parliament session over the controversial anti-protest law after President Viktor Yanukovych agreed to the scrap the legislation, zeenews.com reports.  January 28 2014, 11:45 2 073 views

Kazakhstan News

Human Rights Activists Demand to Review Case of EXPO 2017 Manager's Son

Five pedestrians were hit and one was crushed to death in Almaty by Maksat Ussenov who was driving BMW X6 in a state of intoxication. Maksat Ussenov fled the scene, but was later detained by the police and put into custody, azh.kz reports. January 28 2014, 11:28 3 388 views

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Russian woman from Astrakhan changes gender to escape debts

A Russian woman on the run over unpaid debts has changed sex in an apparent attempt to avoid paying them back -but is still liable for the money, bailiffs said Monday. January 27 2014, 18:06 2 302 views

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Daft Punk get lucky at Grammy Awards

French dance duo Daft Punk have taken top honours at the Grammy Awards, winning five prizes including album and record of the year. January 27 2014, 17:11 2 886 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to launch 13 new air routes and 6 airlines failed certification

According to the press service of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 15 out of 79 international air routes operating in the country were launched in 2013. January 27 2014, 16:48 6 417 views

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10 bn tenge invested in fish reproduction in Kazakhstan

More than 10 billion tenge was invested in the protection and reproduction of fishery resources in Kazakhstan over the last eight years, Minister of Environment and Water Resources Nurlan Kapparov said at a meeting of the staff, inform.kz reports January 27 2014, 12:42 2 728 views

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As Clashes Resume, Yanukovych Offers PM Job to Opposition

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych offered opposition leaders top jobs in the government at talks taking place against a backdrop of resumed street fighting in Kiev, ria.ru reports. January 27 2014, 12:20 4 284 views

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Snowden Says US Spied on Companies

National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has claimed in an interview with a German television channel that US intelligence agencies are involved in industrial espionage, ria.ru reports. January 27 2014, 12:14 2 476 views

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Man posts own wanted poster to Facebook, arrested 45 minutes later

The website of the Oxford Dictionaries defines oversharing as to “reveal an inappropriate amount of detail about one’s personal life”, yahoo.news reports. January 27 2014, 11:34 2 531 views

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US drone attack in SW Somalia kills at least 31

Attack helicopters strafed suspected al Qaeda fighters in southern Somalia on Tuesday, witnesses said, following two days of air strikes by U.S. forces — the first U.S. offensives in the African country since 18 American soldiers were killed here in 1993, cbsnews.com reports. January 27 2014, 11:05 2 658 views

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Michael Schumacher shows slight improvement, doctors say

Former Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher, who suffered a serious head injury in a skiing accident, is showing a "slight improvement" in his condition, doctors in France said Tuesday, cnn reports. January 27 2014, 09:34 4 097 views

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French president says it's over; first lady leaves residence

French President Francois Hollande and the first lady parted ways Saturday, with the leader declaring it's over and his partner of several years bidding farewell to the staff of the presidential residence, cnn reports. January 27 2014, 09:30 3 129 views

Society

In Atyrau 19 prisoners cut their veins (+update)

19 prisoners of SIZO (pre-trial detention center) cut their veins in Atyrau. The incident happened on January 24 approximately at noon. They slashed their wrists in protest against beatings by prison staff, they said. January 27 2014, 09:21 3 055 views

Kazakhstan News

Nursultan Nazarbayev and Tony Blair discuss Kazakhstan-2050 Strategy

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and ex-Prime-Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair have met in Swiss Davos discussed the Kazakhstan 2050 Strategy, tengrinews reports citing the official presidential website. January 27 2014, 08:59 3 246 views

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Andritz wins EUR75m contract to upgrade Kazakhstan hydropower plant

Austrian plant engineering company Andritz has secured a €75m contract from Shardarinskaya HPP, a subsidiary of Samruk Energy, to upgrade electro-mechanical equipment at the Shardarinskaya hydropower plant in Kazakhstan, hydro.energy-business-review.com reports. January 24 2014, 17:34 3 500 views

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Big explosion hits Cairo police headquarters, killing at least 5 and wounding over 100

A plume of black smoke rose over Cairo early Friday after a powerful explosion hit the city's police headquarters, killing at least five people and wounding more than 100 others, Egyptian authorities said, cnn reports. January 24 2014, 17:11 3 412 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to modernise law enforcement system

Kazakhstan has started to implement a government programme to further modernise its law enforcement system in 2014-2020, head of the law enforcement system department of the Kazakh president's administration, Alik Shpekbayev said on Friday at a briefing in Astana, trend.az reports. January 24 2014, 16:56 2 690 views

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Nazarbayev calls EU to support Kazakhstan’s accession into WTO

Following his talks with Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has called the European Union to support Kazakhstan’s talks to enter the WTO, tengrinews reports citing the presidential press-service. January 24 2014, 15:42 2 954 views

Kazakhstan News

Grace church pastor on trial for extremism in Astana

The first hearing on the case of Grace church pastor Bakhytzhan Kashkumbayev has taken place in Astana, tengrinews reports. Kashkumbayev is accused of promoting extremism and managing a union that abused Kazakhstan citizens. January 24 2014, 12:49 4 066 views

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Ukraine Opposition Rejects Government Terms, Talks to Continue

Ukraine’s opposition held fast to its positions overnight Thursday, refusing the terms offered by the government during four-hour negotiations aimed at seeking a way out of the deepening political crisis gripping the former Soviet nation, ria.ru reports. January 24 2014, 11:39 2 509 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to export surplus electricity

"Kazakhstan will export electricity only if the country see the power surplus in the single energy system of Kazakhstan," Vice Minister of Industry and New Technologies of Kazakhstan Bakytzhan Zhaksaliyev said presenting today  the draft law of Kazakhstan "On amendments to some legislative acts on control over electricity generation facilities", inform.kz reports. January 24 2014, 10:45 1 986 views

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Kazakhstan MPs suggest removing death penalty from Criminal Code

Death penalty may be removed from the Kazakhstan’s Criminal Code. Such a suggestion has been made in the country’s Majilis (lower chamber), tengrinews reports. January 23 2014, 18:03 2 573 views