News about CIS
Boxing: I’m looking forward to fighting against Pirog: Gennady Golovkin
Kazakhstan's boxer Gennady Golovkin told about his forthcoming fight against Gabriel Rosado and his attitude to Dmitry Pirog.
08 January 2013 19:18
Motor Racing: Kazakhstan's Artemyev to take part Moscow's Race Stars Za Rulem
It will be the first time in the history of the Race Stars when a Kazakhstan pilot competes for prizes of Za Rulem magazine.
08 January 2013 16:43
Snowmobile accident kills six in Italian Alps
A snowmobile accident in the Italian Alps left six tourists dead and two others seriously injured Friday, the ANSA news agency reported.
05 January 2013 18:24
Putin grants France's Depardieu Russian citizenship
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday granted fast-track citizenship to France's Gerard Depardieu after the movie star complained about the French Socialist government's proposed 75 percent tax on the rich.
04 January 2013 11:34
Syria peace envoy in Moscow as Russia pressures Assad
The UN-Arab League peace envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, was to hold talks in Moscow Saturday to find a way out of the Syria conflict.
30 December 2012 11:36
Running from Putin: Russia's new political refugees
In August, a group of Russian environmentalists were walking along a beach on the Black Sea, just outside the walls surrounding a majestic palace that has been linked to President Vladimir Putin.
29 December 2012 16:24
Russia invites Syria opposition chief for talks
Russia, one of the few powers to maintain links with the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad, has sent an invitation for talks to the head of the opposition Syria National Coalition.
29 December 2012 13:33
Syrian deputy FM Muqdad begins talks in Russia
A Syrian government delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Muqdad on Thursday began talks at the Russian foreign ministry on the crisis in the country.
28 December 2012 13:45
Georgian President expressed condolences over plane crash near Shymkent
President and Foreign Ministry of Georgia have expressed condolences over the plane crash near Shymkent in Kazakhstan.
28 December 2012 11:18
Islam Karimov expressed condolences over plane crash near Shymkent
Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov expressed condolences to Nursultan Nazarbayev over the crash of AN-72.
27 December 2012 19:11
Russia set to advance ban on US adoptions
Russia's upper house of parliament was due Wednesday to vote for a bill barring Americans from adopting the country's children, in retaliation for a new piece of human rights legislation in the US.
27 December 2012 14:05
Gazprom requests KazTransGas to lower gas prices for Kyrgyzstan
Gazprom is requesting that KazTransGas lowers gas prices from $224 to $200 for 500 million cubic meters to be supplied to Kyrgyzstan.
26 December 2012 17:34
Kyrgyzstan President passed condolences to Nazarbayev over AN-72 crash
Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev expressed condolences to Nursultan Nazarbayev over the plane crash in South-Kazakhstan oblast.
26 December 2012 16:58
Russia's brutal early winter claims 123 lives
A bitter cold snap in Russia has claimed 123 lives in the past 10 days, an official said Tuesday, with the early freeze testing authorities in a country used to notoriously tough winters.
26 December 2012 16:26
Kazakhstan has perfect conditions for oil transit from Transneft to China
I think that Russians just don’t want to go to China: Samruk-Kazyna Managing Director.
26 December 2012 12:43
Russia: 'political suicide' if Assad uses chemical arms
Russia said on Monday it would be "political suicide" for the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad if it used chemical weapons against the armed opposition.
25 December 2012 12:38
Putin in India with eyes on arms, trade deals
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in New Delhi on Monday to tighten defence ties and boost trade with India, a traditional ally and one of Russia's top clients for arms sales.
25 December 2012 11:28
Gazprom to pay Kyrgyzstan's gas debts to Kazakhstan
Russian Gazprom, the new owner of KyrgyzGas, will pay Kyrgyzstan’s gas debts to Kazakhstan.
24 December 2012 17:31
Akhmetov met with Uzbekistan Prime-Minister
Kazakhstan Prime-Minister Serik Akhmetov met with Uzbekistan Prime-Minister Savkat Mirziyeyev during his official visit to Uzbekistan.
24 December 2012 17:03
Putin's top foe Navalny faces new charges
Russian investigators on Monday opened a third criminal case against an opposition leader who poses one of the main challenges to President Vladimir Putin in opinion polls.
24 December 2012 16:36