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$45mln spent on pipeline, Kulsary still carries water in buckets

A new water pipeline system in the city of Kulsary costs $45 million, but people still carry water in buckets from street standpipes, as in good old times. July 12 2013, 10:49 4 580 views

World News

Snowden Says Microsoft Collaborates with NSA

US software giant Microsoft has closely cooperated with the US National Security Agency (NSA) July 12 2013, 10:37 1 540 views

Kazakhstan News

Petrol tank truck that burnt in Almaty should have been discarded

Answering the journalists’ question whether the truck should have been discarded by the company he said: “Yes. As you can see it was manufactured in 2004. That’s why I have showed you the 21 new vehicles. We are updating the fleet gradually. The fleet is getting old and we need to renew it annually.” July 12 2013, 10:21 1 866 views

Society

Some take delight in the carriages a-rolling…

I was driving down the Makhambet Street when I suddenly saw an elegant horse-drawn carriage was coming from the opposite direction. A harnessed beautiful trotter was steadily hoofbeating, while a wide-brimmed hat wearing coachman with a whip was sitting on an elevated perch. There were passengers inside the carriage. July 11 2013, 18:30 3 057 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan and Russia to sign agr’t on ecological system of Ural River Basin in autumn 2013

Agreement on the conservation of the ecological system of the Ural River Basin between Kazakhstan and Russia will be signed in the autumn of 2013 July 11 2013, 17:31 4 623 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh pilots to train in Finland

The Academy of Civil Aviation of Kazakhstan has launched a joint pilot training with «Patria» Finnish Flight School July 11 2013, 17:28 2 460 views

World News

Romania moves to punish Gulag guards

Guards slammed doors on prisoners' fingers, beat them on the soles of their feet and burned them with cigarettes. They served rotten meat and forced inmates to eat excrement as punishment. In extremes of heat and cold, they made their victims haul crushing loads until they collapsed. July 11 2013, 17:21 1 772 views

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Get richer or lose two bucks trying

An unusual amusement has appeared at the Dina Bazaar lately. Every wisher can bid his muscle power for just a 300 tenge bet and get as much as 6,000 tenge if succeeds. July 11 2013, 16:41 1 976 views

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We show the other side of Chevron - Sergei Solyanik of Crude Accountability

Recently, advisor to the Kazakh branch of international NGO Crude Accountability Sergei Solyanik visited Atyrau. Established in 2003 in the United States, the foundation deals with human rights and environmental protection issues in the Caspian region, including Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russia and Azerbaijan. July 11 2013, 12:07 3 551 views

World News

Marathon Bombing Suspect, in First Court Appearance, Pleads Not Guilty

In his first public appearance since he was captured hiding in a boat in a Boston suburb almost three months ago, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to 30 federal charges contained in a sweeping terrorism indictment. July 11 2013, 11:56 1 726 views

Kazakhstan News

Soil detoxifocation at Proton-M crash site completed

Detoxification of soil of soil pollutants at the crash area of the Russian Proton-M rocket-carrier finished on July 10 July 11 2013, 11:51 1 651 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan seeks replenishment of Ural with Volga water

Kazakhstan's environmental ministry has proposed to come back to the idea of diverting a part of the Volga river run-off in Russia to recharge water resources in the transborder river of Ural July 10 2013, 15:28 1 962 views

World News

Congress delaying U.S. aid to Syrian rebels - sources

Congressional committees are holding up a plan to send U.S. weapons to rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad because of fears that such deliveries will not be decisive and the arms might end up in the hands of Islamist militants, five U.S. national security sources said. July 10 2013, 15:25 1 604 views

Politics

Police bids to prevent activists from attending human rights meeting

Police attempted to impede a few public activists from attending a human rights meeting. July 10 2013, 10:34 11 108 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan and U.S. unify consular fees for visas

Kazakhstan and the U.S. have unified the consular fees for issue of visas, the official representative of Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry Zhanbolat Ussenov says. July 10 2013, 10:28 1 618 views

World News

Boston bombing suspect faces first court appearance

Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is to appear in court for the first time on Wednesday following his arrest for the April attacks which left three people dead July 10 2013, 10:25 1 498 views

Kazakhstan News

Air Astana plane makes emergency landing in Aktobe

An Air Astana plane has made a forced landing in the Aktobe International Airport, fortunately injuring no one, Kazakhstan's emergency ministry reported Wednesday. July 10 2013, 10:00 3 104 views

World News

Egypt unrest: Brotherhood rejects Mansour poll decree

Senior officials in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood have rejected a timetable for new elections laid out by interim president Adly Mansour. July 9 2013, 17:41 1 375 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazmunaygas targets Europe's petrol market

Kazakhstan's national oil and gas company KazMunayGas is set to enter the markets of Ukraine and Turkey and considers buying filling station chains, raw material import terminals and distribution stations in these countries, reports Prime citing First Deputy CEO Kazmunaygas Daniyar Berlibayev as saying. July 9 2013, 14:49 1 783 views

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Workers strike at D Island, Kashagan

Reports from D Island at the Kashagan oilfield say a group of Kazakhstan workers has come out on strike for the second day in a row. July 9 2013, 11:33 4 192 views

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev, Putin discuss space cooperation

President Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Astana, as the latter arrived July 7 to congratulate the Kazakh leader on his 73th birthday and the Day of Astana, as well as to discuss a range of issues between the two countries. July 9 2013, 10:00 2 081 views

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Ramadan begins today

Muslims across the world are celebrating the start of the fasting month of Ramadan. July 9 2013, 09:54 2 247 views

World News

Russia to Launch 2 Glonass Satellites After Proton Disaster

Russia will launch two Glonass navigation satellites later this year to make up for the loss of three satellites in the recent Proton rocket explosion after launch from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, a senior space industry official said. July 9 2013, 09:44 1 533 views

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Matin well blows out in Atyrau Oblast

Gas and water spout rocked the oilfield of Matin in the district of Kyzylkoga in the early hours of July 6, reports Kazakhstan's emergency ministry. July 9 2013, 01:13 3 142 views

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Plane delay leaves 92 passengers holed up in Atyrau airport

On the days and nights between July 2-5 Air Astana national air carrier frequently delayed flights from Atyrau to Almaty. July 7 2013, 12:29 4 239 views