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Bus with 11 foreigners meets with accident in Almaty
A bus with foreign citizens met with an accident on the way to the airport in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
12 February 2013
EBRD loans to Almaty for 200 new buses
Almaty administration and the EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) signed a loan agreement worth $39.3 million for procurement of 200 new buses running on gas.
04 February 2013
Nepal bus crash kills 29: police
At least 29 people were killed and 12 injured when a bus veered off a narrow mountain road in thick fog in western Nepal on Saturday.
13 January 2013
9 dead after bus careens into Oregon ravine
A Canada-bound bus crashed through a guard rail on an icy road in Oregon on Sunday and careened into a ravine, killing at least nine people and injuring at least 26 others.
31 December 2012
Twin suicide bombings kill 11 at Nigeria church
A suicide bomber rammed a bus into a church at a military barracks in restive northern Nigeria on Sunday and another detonated his explosives-packed car minutes later, killing 11 people and wounding dozens more.
26 November 2012
47 children killed in Egypt school bus tragedy: officials
Forty-seven school children were killed on Saturday when a train smashed into their bus in central Egypt after a railway signal operator fell asleep, officials said, prompting protests and resignations.
19 November 2012
New Almaty trolleys can run 5 km off wire
The first batch of the trackless trolleys was ordered by Almaty mayor's office as part of Kazakhstan's loan agreement with the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
15 November 2012
$10 million spent on procurement of new buses in Astana
83 new buses worth 1.5 billion tenge ($10 million) have been bought starting from the beginning of 2012: official.
18 October 2012
Bus plunges into ravine in Peru, killing 22
A bus riding along a foggy road in Peru plunged into a ravine, killing 22 people and leaving 16 injured, a news agency reported Tuesday.
03 October 2012
Kazakhstan national injured in bus accident in Greece
A Kazakhstan citizen was among Russian tourists injured in a disastrous bus accident in Greece.
17 September 2012
PHOTO: Passenger bus caught fire in Almaty
A passenger bus caught fire in Almaty at the crossing of Al-Farabi and Zharokova streets.
29 July 2012
'Nuns on the Bus' taking America by storm
Signing autographs along the way, a group of Catholic nuns is taking a road trip across America to stand up for the poor.
01 July 2012
Bus stations to change locations in Kazakhstan
The routes and locations of bus stations will be reviewed in line with the general plans of the cities of Kazakhstan.
20 June 2012
Almaty to have new bus fleet for tours
The plan is to create a special bus fleet in the existing one or in the tourism department to service tourists: head of tourism department.
29 May 2012
Nazarbayev expressed condolences to Belgium on the bus accident
Kazakhstan President sent condolences to the King of Belgium Albert II in relation to the car accident at Swiss ski resort that claimed lives of 22 children.
16 March 2012
Almaty private bus companies are afraid of satellite monitoring
Transport and Communications Institute plans to introduce a satellite monitoring system to check bus routes timekeeping.
17 January 2012
Interior Minister suggests abolishing obligatory driving courses
If someone is capable to get prepared for the driving test and the traffic rules competency test on his or her own, we are ready to let these people do without the obligatory driving test: Minister.
22 September 2011
Yessimov called managers of taxi companies to switch to gas
Akim (Mayor) of Almaty Akhmetzhan Yessimov called managers of taxi companies to switch cars to gas.
17 August 2011
Small bus exploded in Aktobe
A small bus exploded in Aktobe.
19 May 2011