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Race to find survivors after 'nightmare' Texas blast
Rescuers in Texas on Thursday combed through rubble in a painstaking search for survivors after a massive blast at a fertilizer factory killed as many as 15 people and destroyed dozens of homes.
19 April 2013
Gunman shoots police officer at MIT: media
A gunman shot and seriously wounded a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer in an eruption of gunfire at the prestigious university late Thursday.
19 April 2013
ERA-GLONASS prototype to be compulsory in Kazakhstan by 2017
ERA-GLONASS system will become compulsory for new cars starting from January 1, 2017 in Kazakhstan.
03 April 2013
Mexico fireworks explosion kills 9, injures 70
A small truck loaded with fireworks for a religious event exploded in central Mexico on Friday, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens, with one witness saying he saw "bodies flying" as people ran for cover.
17 March 2013
Causes of lethal fire at ArcelorMittal Aktau being investigated
An investigation has started at ArcelorMittal Aktau plant in Kazakhstan where a fire claimed one person’s life and injured two others.
27 February 2013
ArcelorMittal to pay 2.5 million tenge to family of Aktau fire victim
One of three victims of the fire in ArcerlorMittal Aktau plant in Mangistau oblast of Kazakhstan died in the hospital.
26 February 2013
Stone dam protects Astana from floods: Emergency Situations Minister
Astana Maslikhat (local executive body) increased the anti-flood budget 15-fold in 2013.
19 February 2013
Helicopter's blades damaged during emergency landing in Almaty oblast
After landing on uneven icy surface in Kazakhstan the helicopter flipped to one side “damaging the blades and windows”.
18 February 2013
Divers scour Russian lake after meteor strike injures 1,200
Divers scoured the bottom of a Russian lake on Saturday for fragments of a meteorite that plunged to Earth in a blinding fireball whose shockwaves injured 1,200 people and damaged thousands of homes.
16 February 2013
Meteor strike in Russia hurts almost 1,000
A plunging meteor which exploded with a blinding flash above central Russia , set off a shockwave that shattered windows and hurt almost 1,000 people in an event unprecedented in modern times.
16 February 2013
Helicopter makes emergency landing in Almaty oblast
The helicopter with tourists onboard was performing a Burundai-Karaozek flight.
15 February 2013
Over $2 million allocated for floods protection in Almaty oblast
Over 300 million tenge ($2 million) have been set aside for prevention of emergency situations in Almaty oblast.
29 January 2013
Plane crashed near Almaty
A civil plane has crashed on the approach to Almaty airport in the area of Kyzyltu village near Almaty.
29 January 2013
Morsi declares emergency, curfews in Egypt riot-hit areas
President Mohamed Morsi declared a state of emergency in three provinces hit by rioting which has left dozens dead, warning he was ready to take further steps to confront threats to Egypt's security.
28 January 2013
Cracked 9-storey building to be demolished in Priozersk
A cracked 9-storey residential building in Priozersk of Karaganda oblast has been declared an emergency and will be demolished.
21 January 2013
Gas and heating restored in storm-hit regions of Zhambyl oblast
All residents of the disaster-hit Zhambyl oblast in south Kazakhstan have been reconnected to gas and heating supplies.
21 January 2013
Confusion over fate of foreigners held in Algeria
An American hostage was confirmed dead Friday amid uncertainty over the fate of other foreigners held at an Algerian gas plant, with their captors demanding a prisoner swap and an end to French military action in Mali.
20 January 2013
Boeing crisis deepens as US, Japan ground Dreamliner
Boeing suffered another huge blow on Wednesday as US and Japanese regulators grounded its 787 Dreamliner until a fire risk linked to the plane's lithium batteries can been resolved.
17 January 2013
Communications fully restored in Karatau
Communications have been restored in the cities of Zhambyl oblast hit by the storm wind: Kazakhstan Transport and Communications Ministry.
15 January 2013
Karatau and Zhanatas get first light
Power supply was partly restored in Karatau and Zhanatas at around 4 a.m. on January 14.
14 January 2013