Australia not willing to pay Kazakhstan for sick cows
Kazakhstan is compelled to bring Australian sick cows supplier through diplomatic channels.
Kashagan consortium to face emissions penalty
The international consortium developing in the giant Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan will be subject to emissions penalties.
Environmental damange caused by fuel train explosion and spill near Aktau estimated at $779 thousand
Ecologists have estimated the damage caused by the fire and spill at the railway crossing near Aktau city in western Kazakhstan.
CNPC AktobeMunaiGas to pay $50 million for environmental damage
CNPC AktobeMunaiGas will have to pay 7.7 billion tenge ($50 million) for environmental violations in Kazakhstan.
Russia invoiced $90 million for Proton-M crash in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has sent Russia a $90 million bill for the Proton-M carrier rocket crash at Baikonur in Kazakhstan.
Aktau oil tanker explosion: train driver transferred to Burn Center in Astana
The train driver Berik Kulbarakov who suffered burns in the oil tanker explosion near Aktau has been transferred to the Burn Center in Astana.
Scale of pollution caused by oil train flaring near Aktau announced
The authorities have made a statement on the magnitude of the explosion near Aktau: the petroleum spill has covered 3480 square meters.
Almaty flea market was torched with Molotoff cocktails: traders
The sellers are sure that the flea market has been set on fire with incendiary compound.
Kazakhstan bills Russia for Proton-M crash
Kazakhstan has billed Russia for the Proton-M carrier rocket crash at Baikonur.
Chevron ordered to pay Ecuador $9.51 bn on appeal: court
An Ecuadoran court Tuesday upheld a ruling that US oil giant Chevron was liable for environmental damage in its Amazon basin region by sister company Texaco, but ordered it to pay a reduced $9.51 billion.
Giant yellow duck victim of Taiwan quake
A giant yellow duck on display in Taiwan became a high-profile victim of Thursday's earthquake after it deflated before exploding during an attempt to reinflate it.
No payout for Australia 'sex-at-work' woman
An Australian woman injured when a motel room light fitting fell and hit her while having sex on a business trip failed in a bid for workers' compensation.
Britain braces for worst storm in a decade
Britain faced travel chaos on Monday and more than 10,000 homes were without electricity in northwestern France as a massive storm swept in from the Atlantic Ocean.
Sandy clean-up 'enormous' one year on
A year after Hurricane Sandy, the United States still faces an enormous task to repair $60 billion worth of damage and improve resiliency before the next cyclone.
Damage from fire at Almaty's flea market calculated
The damage caused by the fire at the flea market in Almaty exceeds 25 million tenge ($163 thousand).
Frogmen join body hunt as Japan typhoon tolls hit 24
Frogmen were Friday scouring waters off the coast of a Japanese island where landslides buried houses when a huge typhoon rolled through, as the death toll reached 24.
Five dead, millions without power as typhoon hits Philippines
Typhoon Nari pummelled the northern Philippines early Saturday, ripping roofs off buildings, killing five people and leaving more than two million people without electricity.
Preliminary cause of 5400 sq meter fire at Almaty flear market unveiled
Flea market traders were trying to extinguish the fire by themselves first. There were fire extinguishers at the market.
Almaty losers by fire block streets, promise hunger strike
Traders who goods were damaged by the fire at Almaty market have attempted to block a street and are promising to go on a huger strike.
Almaty Mayor offers deferred loans and new places to flea market traders
Almaty Mayor Akhmetzhan Yessimov instructs to set up new market outlets and negotiate deferred terms of payment on loans for market traders.
