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President Nazarbayev on stability and unity of the nation The new leadership of Ukraine is threatening to deprive part of its people of the Ukrainian citizenship and prohibit them from speaking their mother tongue (…) it is unthinkable here in Kazakhstan: President Nazarbayev.

02 April 2014

Parliament votes for Massimov as new PM The Parliament has voted for Karim Massimov as the new Head of the Kazakhstan Government.

02 April 2014

Nazarbayev offers Massimov as new Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan has offered Karim Massimov as the new Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan hour after the Kazakhstan Government and Prime-Minster Serik Akhmetov resigned.

02 April 2014

Kazakhstan Prime-Minister and Kazakhstan Government resign Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov has resigned. He is the head of the Government so his resignation automatically meant resignation of the Government of Kazakhstan.

02 April 2014

Kazakhstan Minister of Foreign Affairs meets US Assistant Secretary of State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerlan Idrissov met with US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs.

02 April 2014

Situation in Ukraine - US Assistant Secretary of State speaks to Kazakhstan students US Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Desai Biswal lectured at Eurasian National University in Astana.

02 April 2014

Kazakhstani militants in Syria The number of Kazakhstanis participating in military actions in Syria has been overstated.

02 April 2014

Remains of 'missing US soldiers' repatriated from Cambodia Remains believed to be those of three American servicemen killed in Cambodia more than four decades ago during the Vietnam War were repatriated Wednesday for identification in the United States.

02 April 2014

Kirchner to be godmother of lesbian couple's daughter Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner has agreed to be godmother to the baby daughter of a lesbian couple, one of the mothers told AFP.

02 April 2014

Moscow threatens US retaliation over blocked funds transfer Moscow on Wednesday threatened retaliatory action against US diplomats after US bank JP Morgan blocked a transfer of funds carried out by a Russian envoy.

02 April 2014

'Letters to father' deepen Uzbek first daughter mystery The appearance of rambling letters said to have been written by Uzbekistan's once all-powerful first daughter Gulnara Karimova has heightened the mystery over her astonishing fall from grace in the ex-Soviet state.

02 April 2014

Kazakhstan introduces prison terms of up to 12 years for spreading rumors The rumors of alleged bankruptcy of some Kazakhstan-based banks in the wake of the 20% currency devaluation undermined the country’s banking system: First Vice General Prosecutor.

02 April 2014

Russian forces 'gradually withdrawing' from Ukraine Ukraine reported a gradual withdrawal of Russian troops from its border that may be linked to Washington's latest push for a diplomatic solution to the worst East-West standoff since the Cold War.

01 April 2014

Gazprom ups pressure on Ukraine with gas price rise Russian energy giant Gazprom on Tuesday announced it was raising the price of gas exports to Ukraine by more than a third, scrapping a previous discount amid mounting strains between the two countries.

01 April 2014

No migration of workforce from China to Kazakhstan The Ministry of Labor and Social Security has dispelled rumors about migration of work force from China and South Kazakhstan to Kazakhstan's northern regions.

01 April 2014

Kazakhstan Foreign Minister to visit Russia Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov will pay an official visit to Russia.

01 April 2014

Japan lifts own blanket arms export ban Japan on Tuesday lifted a self-imposed ban on weapons exports, introducing new rules covering the arms trade in a move supporters say will boost Tokyo's global role, but which could unnerve China.

01 April 2014

Mass surge to sign up for Obamacare Hundreds of thousands of Americans rushed to buy President Barack Obama's new health insurance plans Monday, prompting a victory lap from a White House that paid a steep political price for its greatest achievement.

01 April 2014

William and Kate star in Kiwi April Fools' gags The impending royal visit by Prince William, his wife Kate and their baby son George provided ample fodder for April Fool's Day pranksters in New Zealand and Australia on Tuesday.

01 April 2014

Whaling ban applauded despite fears of Japan sidestep Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday hailed a landmark court decision that Japan must halt an annual Antarctic whale hunt, despite fears it may try to sidestep the order.

01 April 2014

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