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Kazakhstan's national football team plays against the Netherlands at the UEFA Euro Qualifiers in Astana on October 10

• 09 октября 2015, 23:04

World Economic Forum has compiled its Global Competitiveness Ranking; Kazakhstan is ranked 50th out of 144 countries.

• 20 июля 2015, 15:24

Russia's Prosecutor General is reviewing the legality of the independence of the three Baltic countries from the Soviet Union.

• 01 июля 2015, 10:50

President of Kazakhstan has extended his congratulations to the newly elected President of Latvia Raimonds Vejonis.

• 09 июня 2015, 15:30

Latvia's parliament elected Defence Minister Raimonds Vejonis as the Baltic state's new president, giving the 28th member of the European Union a Green party head of state.

• 04 июня 2015, 15:01

Latvia's parliament votes for a new president on Wednesday as the small Baltic NATO and eurozone member weighs security concerns amid heightened tensions with Soviet-era master Russia.

• 02 июня 2015, 13:43

Russia is to ban fish imports from the Baltic states of Latvia and Estonia, its food safety watchdog said Friday, citing violations.

• 30 мая 2015, 12:05

In a special hostage rescue operation, Latvian police has freed a Kazakhstani family of four, who were kept hostage for their expensive property in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

• 12 апреля 2015, 18:03

Halo franchise has made free Halo Online FPS available to Kazakhstan and other former Soviet countries.

• 07 апреля 2015, 08:51

Latvia said Russia seemed more open to a negotiated solution over the conflict in Ukraine, raising the prospect of an easing of sanctions against Moscow.

• 08 января 2015, 14:27

A Latvian official has been surprised at the high prices in Astana.

• 24 октября 2014, 13:21

Latvia's ruling centre-right coalition led by Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma scored a resounding majority in elections.

• 05 октября 2014, 11:42

Lithuania and fellow Baltic states Estonia and Latvia are the countries most vulnerable to a Russian block on EU food exports.

• 11 сентября 2014, 12:45

The "House on the Corner" was one of the most feared places during Soviet times, but now people are keen to uncover its dark secrets.

• 08 августа 2014, 14:16

EU leaders failed to reach agreement as their summit ended early Thursday over who should get the top jobs to steer the 28-nation bloc over the next five years.

• 17 июля 2014, 11:56

International Circus Festival Echo of Asia was taking place in Astana, Kazakhstan from 1 to 8 July.

• 09 июля 2014, 10:48

Four French fighter jets will join NATO air patrols over the Baltics starting on Sunday, France's chief of defense staff said Wednesday during a visit to Washington.

• 24 апреля 2014, 11:58

The United States is deploying about 600 troops to Poland and the Baltics to underscore its commitment to NATO allies amid tensions with Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, the Pentagon said.

• 23 апреля 2014, 13:50

Fireworks will light up the skies above Riga when Latvia adopts the euro on January 1, but on the ground the feeling will be far from festive among those fearing the impact of the switch.

• 27 декабря 2013, 13:33

The Kazakhstan hockey team has qualified for the semi finals of the Universiade in Tretino, Italy.

• 20 декабря 2013, 12:11