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Ablyazov retains right to borrow funds for defense
London’s Court of Appeal has upheld Mukhtar Ablyazov’s right to borrow money for his legal expenses.
30 July 2013
A year on, Olympics yet to solve East London's problems
A year after hosting the Olympics, London is trumpeting the economic benefits of the Games. But residents living near the Olympic Park are still waiting for the promised benefits as rents soar.
26 July 2013
London High Court rejects oral submissions from Ablyazov's lawyers
London’s High Court has barred lawyers of the former head of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov from making oral submissions.
19 July 2013
Almaty subway receives European quality mark in London
Almaty Subway has been conferred ESQR's Quality Achievement Award 2013 in the Gold Category on July 7 in London.
16 July 2013
El Greco sets new record at London auction
El Greco's 400 year-old painting "Saint Dominic in Prayer" on Wednesday broke the record for a Spanish Old Master, selling at a London auction for £9,154,500 ($14,000,000, 10,750,000 euros).
04 July 2013
Ecuador says hidden microphone found in London embassy
A hidden microphone was found in Ecuador's embassy in London, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is holed up.
04 July 2013
Four arrested over blaze at London Islamic school
Four teenagers have been arrested in connection with a fire at an Islamic boarding school in London, police said Monday, as they stepped up patrols around Muslim sites in the capital.
11 June 2013
Britain's Prince Philip set for 'exploratory' surgery
Prince Philip, the 91-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, will on Friday undergo "exploratory" surgery at a London hospital.
07 June 2013
British musician's Abai involves 15 Kazakh instruments
Abai composition written by famous British composer Karl Jenkins has been recorded in London.
16 April 2013
Syria to dominate G8 talks as rebels ask US for weapons
US Secretary of State John Kerry and other G8 foreign ministers were on Thursday to hold a second day of talks in London focused on Syria after rebels again appealed for weapons.
11 April 2013
Marat Bissengaliyev and ST Brothers to record Abai composition in London
Karl Jenkins invited the famous Kazakhstan violinist Marat Bissengaliyev, the frontman of ST Brothers Serik Nurmoldayev and the member of Turan band Abzal Arykbayev to London.
08 April 2013
London court orders Ablyazov's accomplices to pay over $1.5 billion to BTA
London's High Court has made more rulings in favor of BTA Bank in the process against Ablyazov and his accomplices.
26 March 2013
Diana dresses raise over £850,000 at London sale
Ten dresses owned by Princess Diana, including the one worn when she danced with actor John Travolta at a White House dinner, sold for £862,800 at a London auction.
20 March 2013
Paris train services with Brussels, London resume
High-speed train services resumed Wednesday between Paris, London and Brussels after heavy snow stopped them the day before.
13 March 2013
Kazakhmys loses positions in London
Kazakhstan's Kazakhmys group will be excluded from FTSE-100 and moved to FTSE-250 index.
11 March 2013
Kazakhstan citizens own London's most expensive apartments
Two Kazakhstan citizens are among еру owners of London’s most expensive apartments in One Hyde Park elite residential complex.
07 March 2013
London High Court bans deals with Internet media owned by Ablyazov
Pursuing the lawsuits filed by BTA Bank against its former head Mukhtar Ablyazov, the London High Court has expanded the list of his assets and companies banned from any transactions.
26 February 2013
Miss Kazakhstan UK selected in Great Britain
By winning the Miss Kazakhstan UK titles, Kulzhagarova and Sagynbek kyzy gained a right to represent Kazakhstan in the Miss USSR UK final.
20 February 2013
Picasso lover portrait sells for £28.6 mn in London
A portrait of Pablo Picasso's lover Marie-Therese Walter sold in London on Tuesday night for £28.6 million ($45.0 million, 33.3 million euros).
06 February 2013
Sharia Law raid held in the streets of London
A group of young people held a raid enforcing Sharia law in London.
22 January 2013