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Kazakh judoka Dastan Ykybayev wins silver at Tbilisi Grand Prix
Kazakhstani judoka Dastan Ykybayev has earned a silver medal at the Grand Prix in Tbilisi.
26 March 2015
Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan to construct underwater segment of TASIM
Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have reached an agreement to construct the Trans-Eurasian Information Super Highway (TASIM) underwater segment.
20 January 2015
Kazakhstan's Shymbulak named most expensive skiing resort
Shymbulak Skiing Resort situated near Kazakhstan's Almaty has been named one of the most expensive skiing resorts among Post-Soviet countries.
22 November 2014
Karim Massimov meets Georgian PM
Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov met with Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili during his official visit to Kazakhstan.
18 November 2014
Russian ruble fall has little effect on Kazakhstan economy: IMF
Kazakhstan is not strongly influenced by the changes in the currency rate of the Russian ruble.
09 November 2014
Echo of Asia circus festival in Astana
International Circus Festival Echo of Asia was taking place in Astana, Kazakhstan from 1 to 8 July.
09 July 2014
Tributes from friends and foes after last Soviet FM dies
Former Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze, who helped end the Cold War as the Soviet Union's last foreign minister, died Monday aged 86, with tributes pouring in from friends and foes.
08 July 2014
EU signs association accords with Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova
The European Union on Friday signed association accords with Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova as the three former Soviet republics committed themselves to a future in Europe.
27 June 2014
NATO offers Georgia closer ties
NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Wednesday the alliance will shortly offer Georgia closer ties, but made no mention of membership, amid growing concerns over Russia's intentions in Ukraine.
25 June 2014
The Spirit of Tengri opens this Saturday June 7
This Saturday on June 7th at 5 pm, The Spirit of Tengri opens its second festival with 13 ethno music bands and renowned artists in Almaty.
06 June 2014
Leader of Georgia rebel region Abkhazia resigns
The leader of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, Alexander Ankvab, said on Sunday he was resigning following days of political upheaval on Russia's southern flank.
02 June 2014
Latin America to meet Georgia at The Spirit of Tengri
The Spirit of Tengri will take you places, from the proud beauty of Georgia with the music of The Shin band to lively exotic Ecuador with Yarick-Ecuador band on July 7th in Almaty.
30 May 2014
OECD to examine corruption in Kazakhstan
The OECD has arrived to Astana to monitor Kazakhstani legislation as a part of the Istanbul Anti-corruption Action Plan
28 May 2014
Abkhazia leader forced to flee, denounces coup bid
Opposition protesters stormed the presidency in Abkhazia overnight in what the leader of the Georgian breakaway region called a coup attempt, Russian news agencies said.
28 May 2014
Is EU's eastern Europe policy in tatters after Russia row?
Though the European Union appears to have lost to Russia in the first round of an East-West tussle over winning friends and influence in eastern Europe, some analysts would disagree.
30 November 2013
Summit to spotlight EU-Russia row over Soviet-era states
An EU summit designed to draw six ex-Soviet states to the West opens with its ambitions dented Thursday after Ukraine, the biggest of the six, caved into Moscow to hand Europe a mighty "Nyet".
28 November 2013
Nazarbayev congratulates Margvelashvili on becoming Georgia's new president
Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a telegram congratulating Giorgi Margvelashvili on his election as Georgia's new President.
31 October 2013
Georgia PM ally revels in big win at presidential poll
An ally of billionaire Georgian PM Bidzina Ivanishvili on Monday basked in an overwhelming win at presidential polls in the ex-Soviet state to replace larger-than-life moderniser Mikheil Saakashvili.
28 October 2013
Skull discovery suggests early man was single species
A stunningly well-preserved skull from 1.8 million years ago offers new evidence that early man was a single species with a vast array of different looks.
19 October 2013
US blasts Russia over Abkhazia, South Ossetia fence
The United States hit out Wednesday at Russian troops' efforts to build a de facto border in the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
03 October 2013