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France, Germany discuss Ukraine crisis with Poroshenko
The leaders of France and Germany discussed a shaky ceasefire deal and economic reforms for Ukraine in a telephone call with President Petro Poroshenko.
15 December 2014
German right to re-elect chief Merkel in show of strength
Germany's conservative Christian Democrats were expected to overwhelmingly re-elect their popular Chancellor Angela Merkel.
10 December 2014
Revival of Przewalski's horses continues in Kazakhstan
Przewalski's horses will be brought from the Nuremberg Zoo to Kazakhstan in Spring 2016.
08 December 2014
14 y.o. Kazakh ice skater Tursynbayeva wins German NRW Trophy 2014
Kazakhstani figure skater Elisabeth Tursynbayeva, 14, has won the NRW Trophy 2014 in Dortmund, Germany.
03 December 2014
BlackBerry gets OK to buy encryptors of Merkel's mobile
Germany said Friday it had approved Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry's purchase of data encryption firm Secusmart.
29 November 2014
German FM sees 'no grounds for optimism' in Ukraine
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he was not optimistic about an end to the crisis in Ukraine.
19 November 2014
Merkel heads for pub in Brisbane
Most of the world's powerhouse leaders arriving in Brisbane for the G20 summit to relax at their luxury hotels, but not Angela Merkel who opted for the pub.
15 November 2014
German Foreign Minisiter calls Kazakhstan Central Asian 'anchor of stability'
German Foreign Affairs Minister Steinmeier has called Kazakhstan an 'anchor of stability' in Central Asia but expressed worries that geopolitical situation in the region might affect economic cooperation between the two countries.
11 November 2014
Thousands of balloons rise to sky to fete Berlin Wall fall
Thousands of illuminated balloons sailed into the night sky Sunday from the former route of the Berlin Wall.
10 November 2014
Gorbachev in Berlin warns of new East-West tensions
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned in Germany of new East-West tensions sparked by the Ukraine crisis.
08 November 2014
Germany launches celebration weekend for Berlin Wall's fall
Germany kicks off celebrations Friday marking the 25th anniversary of the epochal fall of the Berlin Wall.
07 November 2014
BMW leads Mercedes for US luxury car market crown
German automakers BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi are battling furiously to dominate the lucrative US luxury car market.
07 November 2014
Progress seen in Kazakhstan-EU extradition settlements: Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan
First Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan Iogan Merkel has declared that Kazakhstan was moving forward in the realm of extradition to and from Europe.
05 November 2014
Euro crisis firms German power, 25 years after Berlin Wall
Twenty-five years after the Wall fell, analysts have little doubt that Europe's power now lies in Berlin, with the damaging eurozone crisis only heightening that perception.
03 November 2014
German police injured in clashes with far-right protesters
At least 13 German riot police were injured in clashes with far-right hooligans rallying against Islamist extremism in the western city of Cologne.
27 October 2014
Kazakhstan native named best young German actor
A native of Kazakhstan conquers German theater stage.
25 October 2014
WWII ships found deep in 'Graveyard of the Atlantic'
Two sunken ships from World War II -- a German U-boat and an American merchant vessel -- have been found deep in the ocean off the coast of North Carolina.
22 October 2014
Merkel: Allies should help Ukraine pay Russian gas debt
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Ukraine's allies to help the war-scarred nation pay off its gas debts to Russia.
21 October 2014
France calls on Germany for 50 bn euros in investments
Cash-strapped France called on Europe's economic powerhouse Germany to invest 50 billion euros more by 2018.
20 October 2014
Emir Baigazins Wounded Angel receives Hubert Bals Fund
Emir Baigazin, the Kazakh director of Harmony Lessons, has been chosen one of the 11 winners of the Hubert Bals Fund.
17 October 2014