Iran ready to follow Kazakhstan’s idea of non-proliferation
We share President Nazarbayev’s stance on non-proliferation and on nuclear power used solely for peaceful purposes: Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister.
BTA Bank suspends payments on bonds
BTA Bank announced suspension of all payments in relation to its restoration bonds.
Estonia offers milk to Kazakhstan
Minister of Agriculture of Estonia, Helir-Valdor Seeder, is going to increase export of Estonian milk products to Kazakhstan.
Ablyazov was siphoning off money of Russian AMT Bank to U.S. via Kazakhstan
Ex-chairman of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov was siphoning off the funds of Russian AMT Bank to the U.S. via Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan athletes gained 74 London Olympic spots
As of today Kazakhstan athletes gained 74 spots in 16 sports for the 2012 London Olympic Games that will kick off on July 27 in London.
Genghis Khan statue in London sparked criticism
London was hit with the row over the equestrian statue of Genghis Khan installed next to the Marble Arch in Hyde Park.
Astana eyeing residential house with ski-run on roof
A residential house with a skiing slope on the roof could appear in Astana. This unusual project has been approved by Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Mangistau oblast athlete became Kazakhstan kickboxing champion
Mangistau oblast athletes won eight medals in Kazakhstan Youth Kickboxing Championship that was held in Baikonur recently.
Kazakhstan Muay Thai team won 8 medals in Championship of Europe
Kazakhstan Muay Thai team has won eight medals in the Championship of Europe in Turkey.
Iglinskiy won the race thanks to Vinokourov’s advice
Maksim Iglinskiy commented on his victory in Liege-Bastogne-Liege race.
Astana-Almaty passenger train ran off track
A railroad passenger car of a train traveling from Astana to Almaty ran off the track in Zhambyl oblast.
5-y.o. kid from Kazakhstan died in UAE
A 5-year-old boy from Kazakhstan died after falling out of hotel’s window in the UAE.
Kazakhstan acknowledged a low-level human trafficking country
Kazakhstan got into the list of countries with low human trafficking threat.
PHOTO: Students baked 11-meter-long pie in Almaty
Students of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University baked an 11-meter-long pie these weekends, press-service of the university said.
Kazakhstan cyclist won world oldest race
Kazakhstan Proteam Astana cyclist Maksim Iglinskiy won the prestigious one-day Liege-Bastogne-Liege race.
PHOTO: KFW ended with British designer’s presentation
Alexander Gussarov, British designer of Russian origin, was a finishing touch of Kazakhstan Fashion Week.
Kazakh village gets it own Big Ben
A miniature copy of London’s Big Ben has been constructed in Nagi Ilyasov village in Syrdarya region of Kyzylordinskaya oblast.
Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry mulling to simplify Schengen visa procedures
Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry is working on simplifying the procedure of obtaining Schengen visas for Kazakhstan citizens.
Head of Kazakhstan Statistics Agency elected to UN managing committee
Chairman of Kazakhstan Statistics Agency has been elected to the UN Managing Committee for Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistic.
$136 thousand channeled into development Kazakh-language Wikipedia
The number of entries in the Kazakh-language Wikipedia had reached 125 000 by the end of 2011, with the number of registered users mounting to 14 550.