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France wants till spring 2014 to decide on Ablyazov's extradition
French court is not planing to decide on the possible extradition of Mukhtar Ablyazov any earlier than in spring 2014.
02 August 2013
More details of Ablyazov's arrest and future plans
The operation to arrest Mukhtar Ablyazov involved 3 investigators and 12 officers of French elite police and a helicopter.
02 August 2013
Russia mulls requesting Ablyazov's extradition from France
Russian authorities are preparing documents to request extradition of the former chairman of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov recently arrested in France.
02 August 2013
Details of Kazakhstan taekwondo champion's arrest in London unveiled
18-y.o. Kazakhstan taekwondo champion Azamat Tenizbayev is in pretrial detention pending a hearing on accusations of sexual harassment.
02 August 2013
Italy's Berlusconi loses final appeal in landmark case
Italy's ex-leader Silvio Berlusconi has lost his final appeal against a tax fraud sentence in a ruling that jolted the political establishment on Friday but left the government in place for now.
02 August 2013
Tiny French village to become 'oasis' for ageing British gays
Salleles-d'Aude is a picturesque village like so many in France, with vines, a tree-lined canal, a church... and soon, a "private oasis" for ageing British gay people -- reportedly a first in the country.
02 August 2013
Gene interplay helps to explain dengue's spread
Complex genetic interaction between the mosquito and the virus that causes dengue fever lie at the spread of this dangerous disease.
02 August 2013
French court leaves Ablyazov under arrest pending extradition decision
French court has decided to leave Mukhtar Ablyazov in custody until the decision on his extradition is made.
01 August 2013
Britain's Thatcher quashed Hague's early ambitions: archives
An attempt to parachute British Foreign Secretary William Hague into an early political career was rejected as a "gimmick" by former prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
01 August 2013
Kazakhstan's Ablyazov was tracked down by Israeli private detectives
Kazakhstan General Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that the ex-banker of Kazakhstan's BTA bank Mukhtar Ablyazov was arrested in France yesterday.
01 August 2013
Kazakhstan Ambassador tells Italians about Ablyazov's crimes
Kazakhstan Ambassador to Italy Andrian Yelemessov calls Mukhtar Ablyazov “a convicted criminal” in his article in Foreign Policy Journal.
01 August 2013
Lawmakers to grill Spain PM on corruption scandal
Lawmakers will grill Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Thursday demanding he explain himself over a corruption scandal that has sparked calls for him to quit.
01 August 2013
After Higgs breakthrough, CERN readies for next cosmic quest
A year ago, the world's largest particle collider made one of the greatest discoveries in the history of science, identifying what is believed to be the Higgs Boson -- the long-sought maker of mass.
01 August 2013
New details of Ablyazov's arrest unveiled
British Financial Times has published new details of yesterday's arrest of Mukhtar Ablyazov in France.
01 August 2013
Ablyazov arrested by French special forces
Ablyazov has been arrested in the south of France near Cannes by French special forces today.
31 July 2013
Kazakhstan director's movie featured in Vienna
Bauyr (Little Brother) movie by Kazakhstan director Serik Aprymov has been entered into the Orizzonti section of the Venice Film Festival.
31 July 2013
Muay Thai: Two Kazakhstan fighters become European championsips
Kazakhstan's fighters Vadim Loparev and Yelaman Sayasatov have won muay thai champion titles in Europe.
31 July 2013
Spain train driver on phone at time of deadly crash
The driver of a train that derailed in Spain killing 79 people was on the phone to a coworker at the time of the accident, while the train was racing at nearly twice the speed limit.
31 July 2013
Hunger costs Swaziland three percent of GDP
Around three in 10 young children in Swaziland are stunted by hunger, and 270,000 workers are also physically affected.
31 July 2013
Liechtenstein bank pays millions to settle US tax dispute
Liechtenstein's oldest bank said Tuesday it would pay nearly $25 million to settle a dispute with US tax authorities over its suspected role in helping clients dodge US taxes.
31 July 2013