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Police identify Jakarta attackers

Police in Indonesia have identified four out of five of the Jakarta attackers. Two were previously convicted militants. January 15 2016, 15:44 1 943 views

Society

About sheriff, paid parking, building for police and Italian speed boat

On January 8 the session of Atyrau regional maslikhat (local representative body) took place. January 15 2016, 09:58 13 566 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh Company Showcases ‘World’s Most Expensive Chocolates’

They're described as “the most expensive chocolates in the world" – and with a price tag of $14,000 for a collection of six, that title may be entirely justified. January 14 2016, 18:14 2 117 views

Kazakhstan News

Deputy Speaker of Senate of Kazakhstan elected

Sergey Gromov has been elected today at the plenary session of the Senate of the Kazakh Parliament as the Deputy Chairman of the upper parliamentary house. January 14 2016, 18:09 2 041 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan Wealth Fund manager fired

The chief executive of Kazakhstan's National Investment Corp., which was set up to help manage the country's $64 billion oil fund, has been fired. January 14 2016, 16:39 2 057 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan Facing An Outflow Of Foreign Investments

In the third quarter of 2015, Kazakhstan recorded an outflow of foreign investments from a number of fields of economic activities. As announced by the National Bank of the Republic on January 11, the sector of oil and gas faced an outflow of net foreign investments in the amount of $118.8 million. January 14 2016, 16:21 1 921 views

World News

WHO declares end of Ebola epidemic in West Africa

The world breathed a sigh of relief Thursday as a two-year Ebola epidemic that killed 11,000 people and triggered a global health alert was declared over, with Liberia the last country to get the all-clear. January 14 2016, 16:17 1 771 views

World News

Winning tickets sold in historic $1.5bn US Powerball lottery

The draw has taken place in the US for the biggest single single lottery jackpot in history - $1.5bn (£1.04bn). January 14 2016, 16:04 2 100 views

World News

Deadly car bomb hits police HQ near Diyarbakir, Turkey

A car bomb blast has hit a police headquarters in south-eastern Turkey, killing five people and injuring at least 39, officials say. January 14 2016, 16:02 2 016 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan To Receive $88 Million For Stimulating Productive Innovation

During the recent Astana-based expanded meeting of the Committee on Science and Socio-Cultural Development under the Senate of Kazakhstan, the deputies considered and approved for further consideration a new draft law “On ratification of the Agreement on the loan for stimulating productive innovation concluded between Kazakhstan and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development." January 14 2016, 13:09 2 033 views

World News

Jakarta attacks: Bombs and gunfire rock Indonesian capital

A series of bomb blasts have rocked the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, with continuing gunfire and reports of further explosions. January 14 2016, 13:01 1 866 views

World News

EU launches probe into new Polish laws

The European Commission has opened an unprecedented inquiry into whether new Polish laws break EU democracy rules. January 13 2016, 19:20 2 200 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh company buys Russian operators

The Kazakh broadcaster Alma-TV is understood has acquired a number of operators based in Moscow region. January 13 2016, 19:15 2 093 views

Economy

​International construction consortium of oil projects to be created in Kazakhstan

The international construction consortium of oil projects will be created in Kazakhstan, said Serbolat Shorayev, member of the council of business chamber in Atyrau Oblast. January 13 2016, 18:58 8 172 views

Crime

​Big secret of such a small company

Criminal case against foreign employees of Atyrau branch of BMT ARGOS BV, two British engineers without proper education and appropriate qualification has been suspended. January 13 2016, 18:04 9 388 views

World News

North Korea threatens to WIPE OUT the whole of America after hydrogen bomb launch

NORTH Korea has threatened to “wipe out the whole of the US all at once" after “successfully" testing out its hydrogen bomb. January 13 2016, 15:57 2 165 views

World News

​Italy the first country to be visited by Iranian President Rouhani after landmark nuclear deal

Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said he will seize the opportunity to be provided by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's forthcoming visit to Rome to de-escalate Iran-Saudi Arabia tensions. January 13 2016, 11:34 2 178 views

Kazakhstan News

Lower house of Kazakh Parliament votes for early Parliament elections

Members of the Mazhilis (lower house) of the Parliament of Kazakhstan have unanimously approved an appeal to President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev on holding of early parliamentary elections during their plenary session on Wednesday. January 13 2016, 10:33 2 921 views

World News

Turkey's Erdogan says Russia preparing ground for 'boutique' Syrian state

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan once again criticized Russia for its intervention inSyria, a move that he says lays the groundwork to create a "boutique" Syrian state around the northern province of Latakia. January 13 2016, 10:20 3 075 views

World News

Two US navy boats seized by Iran

The US is seeking the return of two navy boats along with 10 sailors captured by Iran, according to the Pentagon. January 13 2016, 04:39 1 883 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan president says any trade discrimination towards Ukraine unacceptable

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday held a telephone talk with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev, a press service of Ukrainian president reported. January 13 2016, 04:29 2 131 views

World News

ISIS member behind deadly Istanbul suicide blast, PM says

The suicide bomber who killed at least 10 foreigners Tuesday in a popular central Istanbul tourist area belonged to ISIS, officials said -- an attack that shows the group's nerve, reach and capacity for terror. January 13 2016, 04:17 1 879 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan May Anchor Export Trading Fees To World Oil Prices

According to many experts, the fall in world oil prices will continue in the short term. Worth recalling, last week the price of Brent crude oil fell to $32 per barrel, which is the lowest figure in the last 15 years. Many experts believe that soon the price will drop to the level of $30 per barrel, which will become a new important psychological threshold. January 13 2016, 04:13 2 079 views

Kazakhstan News

Tax Code of Kazakhstan Amended

On January 1, 2016, the Tax Code of Kazakhstan was amended in relation to administration of indirect taxes within the Customs Union. In accordance with the agreement on establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), if the goods imported from one EEU member state to another are not in the category of excise goods, the taxes for the cargo are collected by the competent specialized services of the country which imports the goods. January 13 2016, 04:11 2 138 views

Society

​Police headquarter hasn't been built, but you can sail a million dollar Italian boat …

A year ago the Governor of Atyrau Oblast Baktykozha Izmukhambetov during briefing at the Central Communications Service in Astana announced that crime-solving rate in our oil region is as high as 97%. January 12 2016, 12:12 16 315 views