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Russian military conducted a successful launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile Topol RS-12M from Kapustin Yar in Astrakhan region.

• 21 мая 2014, 20:35

A veteran of World War II brought a wallet made entirely of human skin to the astonishment of the Mangistau Museum employees.

• 16 апреля 2014, 16:25

The most beautiful girl of Mangistau Oblast has been chosen in Aktau. Aliya Bekishova won the title of Miss Mangistau-2014.

• 04 апреля 2014, 13:12

Princess Aktau-2014 beauty contest was held in Aktau.

• 13 марта 2014, 15:03

Russian figure skaters Yelena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov have won a bronze medal in the Figure Skating Ice Dance at the Sochi Olympics.

• 19 февраля 2014, 14:56

Kazakhstan's nuclear power plant is not going to be constructed in Aktau city of Mangistau Oblast.

• 17 февраля 2014, 16:07

According to Mr. Mamin, freights reloaded at Aktau port in 2013 totaled 10 million tons, 300 000 tons over the estimated target.

• 23 января 2014, 13:39

Ecologists have estimated the damage caused by the fire and spill at the railway crossing near Aktau city in western Kazakhstan.

• 27 декабря 2013, 11:04

A new Google maps mystery has appeared to rack our brains. A five-pointed star or a mysterious pentagram is 200 meters in diameter and is situated somewhere near Aktau and Akshukur village.

• 25 декабря 2013, 11:59

Aktau Caspian Sea port is the only water gates to international routes for Kazakhstan’s dry cargoes, crude and petroleum products.

• 03 декабря 2013, 08:20

Kazakhstan will focus on urban expansion of Astana, Almaty, Aktobe, Aktau and Shymkent and making them economic growth hubs.

• 30 ноября 2013, 15:11

The authorities have made a statement on the magnitude of the explosion near Aktau: the petroleum spill has covered 3480 square meters.

• 22 ноября 2013, 17:04

Akim (Governor) of Mangystau Oblast Alik Aidarbayev visited the train driver who was injured when the petroleum train flared at the Mangystau Oblast Hospital.

• 18 ноября 2013, 19:30

The MAN oil tank truck driver told his story of the accident of the oil tank truck and the petroleum tank train near Aktau that caused an explosion, fire and human victims.

• 18 ноября 2013, 16:08

Uranium mining won't be revived in Mangistau Oblast. Its uranium ore is of low-grade, roughly 20 times below the margin considered feasible for development.

• 17 ноября 2013, 16:33

The train driver is in a grave condition with 3rd category burns of 30% of this body.

• 17 ноября 2013, 14:20

The fire started as a result of the train's collision with a MAN oil tank truck that belongs to Emiroil company; one man dead, one injured, one missing.

• 16 ноября 2013, 19:09

Oil tanks are on fire near Aktau city in western Kazakhstan. Both locomotive drivers were killed by the fire, truck driver is missing, reportedly on the run.

• 16 ноября 2013, 18:17

More than 100 thousand tons of chemical waste is piled out in the open air near Aktau in western Kazakhstan.

• 14 ноября 2013, 15:11

Aktau is concerned about the possibility of having a nuclear power plant in the neighborhood while Kurchatov would love to have it.

• 30 октября 2013, 23:42