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Resident of Almaty oblast, 76, sets Guinness World Record in kettlebell lifting

A resident of Almaty oblast has set a world record and has been included into the Guinness Book of World Records. Amirbai Ryskulov, 76, lifted 10-kilogram kettlebell 750 times in 30 minutes, he told tengrinews.  December 16 2013, 20:40 1 699 views

Culture

Table of events dedicated to celebration of Independence Day of Kazakhstan

Dec. 14 - 15, 10.00am - the Atyrau city Muay Thai tournament (Thai boxing), venue: “Mounaishi” Sport Complex (near Zhilgorodok) Dec. 14 -16, 10.00am – “Open Door” Day in “Mounaishi” Sport Complex, (Zhilgorodok) December 13 2013, 17:55 3 935 views

Kazakhstan News

Latvian director to shoot "Anti-Borat"movie

The movie will be released in 2015, said Victor Vilks, the movie director from Latvia, to NewTimes.kz. December 13 2013, 17:08 2 060 views

World News

European Parliament Says Ukraine Can Hold Early Elections

The European Parliament said Thursday that Ukraine was able to hold early elections to find a way out of the country’s current political crisis, ria.ru reports. December 13 2013, 12:03 1 528 views

World News

U.N. confirms chemical arms were used repeatedly in Syria

Chemical weapons were likely used in five out of seven attacks investigated by U.N. experts in Syria, where a 2 1/2-year civil war has killed more than 100,000 people, according to the final report of a U.N. inquiry published on Thursday, reuters reports. December 13 2013, 11:22 1 513 views

Kazakhstan News

Olzhas Suleimenov awarded President's Prize for contribution to anti-nuclear movement

Olzhas Suleimenov has been awarded Prize of peace and progress of the first President of Kazakhstan, bnews reports citing the press service of Akorda December 13 2013, 11:18 1 649 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan athletes to get $250,000 for gold medal at 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi

Kazakhstan athletes will receive on 250,000 dollarsfor the first place at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, chairman of RK Agency for sports and physical culture Tastanbek Esentayev said during a briefing in the Central Communications Service for the President of Kazakhstan, bnews.kz correspondent reports. December 12 2013, 13:43 1 855 views

World News

Putin Urges Renewed Crackdown on Offshore Companies

President Vladimir Putin called Thursday for a renewed crackdown on Russian companies that dodge taxes by registering in offshore jurisdictions, ria.ru reports. December 12 2013, 18:08 1 547 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to produce armored vehicles with South African company

A new plant, producing specialized vehicles for military and civil purposes will be built in the capital. Yesterday the capsule was laid in the foundation of the future plant with participation of Defence Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov and mayor of the capital Imangali Tasmagambetov. December 12 2013, 17:37 6 861 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan Kagazy raided by Financial Police

London Stock Exchange listed Kazakhstan Kagazy plc (the 'Company' or 'Kagazy'), Central Asia's largest producer of paper, corrugated board and packaging, and a leading operator of commercial warehousing and industrial infrastructure facilities in Central Asia, today announced that its operations in Almaty had been raided by the Kazakhstan financial police. December 12 2013, 16:58 2 291 views

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Russian Official Plays Down Concerns on Future of Proton

A top Russian official overseeing the nation’s defense sector said Wednesday that launches of the Proton rocket from Moscow-leased Baikonur cosmodrome are set to continue, ria.ru reports. December 12 2013, 13:31 2 582 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan: Domestic Violence Rising on Political Agenda

When banker Darkhan Botabayev tried to book a flight on Kazakhstan’s national airline last September, what started as a routine transaction turned into an assault that shocked the nation: Botabayev lost his temper and punched the young female ticket clerk in the face, eurasianet.org reports.  December 12 2013, 13:13 2 759 views

World News

US considering sanctions against Ukraine

The State Department says it is evaluating all options, including possible sanctions against the Ukraine, where government security forces are cracking down against demonstrators, foxnews.com reports.  December 12 2013, 13:00 2 141 views

Society

Independence Day

It’s been over 20 years since we celebrate Independence Day on December 16. But since December 16, 2011 this day in our memory is strongly associated with the bloody events in Zhanaozen.   December 12 2013, 12:45 2 379 views

World News

Car maker Holden to close Australian plants in 2017

Struggling automaker GM Holden on Wednesday said it will shut down its manufacturing operations in Australia by 2017, shedding 2,900 jobs, in a major blow to the nation's car industry. December 11 2013, 18:07 1 376 views

Kazakhstan News

Christmas Tree on fire in Almaty, cars damaged

A large Christmas Tree in front of Atankent exhibition center at the crossing of Temiryazyev and Auezov streets in Almaty city was on fire, tengrinews reports. December 11 2013, 16:38 2 022 views

Kazakhstan News

Belarusian, Kazakh Leaders Most Trusted of Post-Soviet Leaders – Poll

Russians rate the authoritarian presidents of Belarus and Kazakhstan as the most trustworthy leaders across the states of the former Soviet Union, a poll released Tuesday has revealed. The leader of Russia was not included in the poll carried out by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center, or VTsIOM, ria.ru reports. December 11 2013, 15:47 1 382 views

World News

India's Supreme Court declares homosexual sex illegal

Sex between consenting homosexual partners is once again illegal in India after the country's Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling Wednesday, cnn.com reports. December 11 2013, 15:15 2 666 views

Kazakhstan News

Legendary theatre La Scala to perform in Astana Opera

  Italian theatre La Scale will perform at the stage of the main theatre of Kazakhstan – Astana Opera, for the first time in the history of our country, ortcom.kz reports. December 11 2013, 11:02 2 413 views

Kazakhstan News

Foreign Affairs Minister of Kazakhstan comments situation in Ukraine

Сommenting the situation of Ukraine, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerlan Idrissov said that Kazakhstan had always been supportive of integration processes, tengrinews reports citing the press-service of the Ministry. December 11 2013, 10:30 1 661 views

World News

GM shakes up auto industry men's club, naming first woman CEO

General Motors Co CEO Dan Akerson will step down next month and be replaced by GM "lifer" and global product chief Mary Barra, a sign that the development of new vehicles will be the paramount focus of the company that emerged from bankruptcy four years ago, reuters. com reports. December 11 2013, 10:20 1 601 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhmys to Sell Stakes in Power Producers for $1.3 Billion

Kazakhmys Plc (KAZ), Kazakhstan’s largest copper miner, agreed to sell two power producers to the nation’s sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna for $1.3 billion to protect loan accords, businessweek.com reports. December 10 2013, 18:16 1 656 views

World News

Tajikistan reportedly joins war on Santa

“Tajikistan Joins War on Santa” item by David Trilling, which was posted on Eurasianet’s website on December 6, says that authorities in Tajikistan are taking a leaf out of Ebenezer Karimov’s book and forbidding Santa Claus – or Father Frost, as he’s known in the Russian-speaking tradition – from appearing on television this holiday season, news.tj reports. December 10 2013, 17:30 3 524 views

World News

Canada makes territorial claim for North Pole (Video)

Federal government scientists have been told to do additional work in mapping the continental shelf as part of a UN submission, thestar.com reports. December 10 2013, 11:15 1 744 views

Kazakhstan News

KazMorTransFlot to buy up to nine suezmax crude tankers

KazMorTransFlot, national shipowner and crude tanker-owning company controlled by Kazakhstan, will buy up to nine secondhand suezmax crude tankers in the next three to four years to ship greater volumes of the country’s oil to European refineries, Lloyd’s List informs. December 10 2013, 11:39 3 896 views