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.
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.
Karatau and Zhanatas get first light
Power supply was partly restored in Karatau and Zhanatas at around 4 a.m. on January 14.
20 tons of flour and 14 tons of potatoes dispatched to Karatau and Zhanatas
A stock of food and water for thousands of people have been dispatched to the disaster-hit region in South-Kazakhstan Oblast.
500 militarymen taking part in elimination of emergency situation in Zhambyl oblast
Around 500 militarymen are taking part in elimination of consequences of the natural disaster in Zhambyl oblast.
50 thousand people in extreme conditions in disaster-hit Zhambyl oblast
The situation remains unchanged in disaster-hit Talas region of Zhambyl oblast: over 50 thousand people are in extreme conditions.
Communications and electricity partially restored in Karatau
Сommunications have been partially restored in disaster-hit Karatau in south Kazakhstan.
Damaged boiler house being cleared, power being resotred in Karatau
Utility services and the military troops are cleaning roads off fallen trees and debris.
Heating and hot food hubs operating 24/7 in disaster-hit Zhanatas
The state authorities are doing everything possible to eliminate the consequences of the storm in south Kazakhstan.
Kusherbayev arrived to emergency area of Zhambyl oblast
Kazakhstan Deputy Prime-Minister arrived in Zhambyl oblast to personally control the works on elimination of the consequences of the storm.
Situation in south Kazakhstan under control
Rescuers have taken the situation in south Kazakhstan under control. The region was badly damaged by bad weather.
Weather caused an emergency in south Kazakhstan
Residents of several regions of South-Kazakhstan Oblast and Kyzylorda Oblast have lost power, heating and water.
Nursultan Nazarbayev suggested that CSTO jointly respond to emergency situations
Kazakhstan President took part in CSTO meeting in Moscow.
Tunisia extends state of emergency after attacks
Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki on Wednesday extended the country's state of emergency through January, continuing special intervention powers for the police and army after a recent series of Islamist attacks.
Deadly storm floods and blacks out Manhattan
Hurricane Sandy sent crippling floods pouring onto New York streets Monday, provoking a power plant explosion, blacking out much of Manhattan and leaving widespread storm devastation.
Hurricane Sandy set to strengthen on path to Cuba
Hurricane Sandy was expected to strengthen as it careened towards Cuba early Thursday after battering Jamaica, where it downed power lines and forced more than a thousand people to seek emergency shelter.
Electricity restored in flooded region of Zhezkazgan
The water was pumped out of 74 houses.
Water pumped out from flooded houses in Zhezkazgan
32 houses in Kostangeldy microregion in Zhezkazgan were flooded on September 29.
Greek prisons groaning under austerity cuts
Austerity cuts imposed in Greece have created an explosive situation in the country's overcrowded prisons, where sanitation and food services are in disarray, insiders warn.
750 hectares of steppes burnt in Almaty oblast
Steppes caught fire in Sarkand region of Almaty oblast.
