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Crimea wants out of Russian food sanctions
Crimea has asked Moscow for an exception to Russian sanctions blocking food imports from Ukraine.
16 August 2014
Tank biathlon 2014: Kazakhstan tank damages track in individual trail race
On August 4, the first day of the competition, Kazakhstan's crew finished the individual trail race with dented armour and damaged track.
08 August 2014
Maillot brings sexy 'Shrew' to scandal-hit Bolshoi
Shakespeare's 16th-century Padua is a far cry from Jean-Christophe Maillot's scintillating new "Taming of the Shrew" at the Moscow Bolshoi.
26 July 2014
Ukraine risks repeating Afghanistan scenario: Kazakh analyst
The protracted conflict in Ukraine may lead to the country repeating the scenario of Afghanistan.
21 July 2014
Almaty and Astana best cities of former USSR according to Forbes
Russian Forbes named Almaty and Astana among best cities of the former USSR.
09 July 2014
Kazakhstan student wins silver in International Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad
A student of Kazakh-Turkish Lyceum in Pavlodar Adil Kabylda has become the silver prize winner of The International Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad.
21 May 2014
Almaty to beat Moscow by trade areas supply
Almaty will outgrow Moscow by Gross Leasable Area per capita in two years.
20 May 2014
Hundreds of military vehicles drive through Red Square
The military parade commemorating the 69th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War against Nazi Germany was held on Moscow’s Red Square on 9 May.
11 May 2014
Eurasian Economic Union is no sparkling snowman: Nazarbayev
Nursultan Nazarbayev appealed to Russian and Belarusian counterparts to take preparation of the Eurasian Economic Union agreement seriously and not to make hasty decisions.
03 May 2014
New Minsk-Moscow-Astana-Almaty railway: Nazarbayev
President of Kazakhstan Nazarbayev suggested constructing a Minsk-Moscow-Astana-Almaty railway line,
29 April 2014
Rebirth of USSR is mythical: Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan's President Nazarbayev has given a speech at the Lomonosov Moscow State University in which he stated that rebirth of the Soviet Union was impossible.
29 April 2014
Kazakh Spring Beauty selected Moscow
Moscow Koktemi-2014 contest was held in Moscow to select the most beautiful Kazakh girl. Moldir Zhusupova from Almaty became the winner.
04 April 2014
Kazakhstani writer Ilya Odegov shortlisted for Russian Award
Kazakhstani writer Ilya Odegov was shortlisted for the International literary competition Russian Award in the Flash Fiction category.
26 March 2014
Twin car update: Plates fake, car stolen from Moscow
The identical twin cars of the same model, colour and with the same plates, have been checked to reveal their origins.
23 February 2014
Egypt's Sisi negotiates arms deal in Russia
Egyptian army chief and likely new president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets top Russian officials on Thursday to negotiate a $2-billion arms deal that is meant to replace subsiding assistance from old ally Washington.
13 February 2014
Student kills two in Moscow school hostage crisis
An armed student on Monday briefly took 20 teenagers hostage in a Moscow school and killed a policeman and a teacher before being detained amid security jitters ahead of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games.
03 February 2014
Kazakhstan's Harmony Lessons of Emir Baigazin won at 2morrow festival
Harmony Lessons by Kazakhstan film director Emir Baigazin was acknowledged the best movie of 2morrow film festival in Russia.
17 January 2014
Officials in Beijing suburb build Kremlin copy
Local officials in a Beijing suburb have built themselves a white-walled, gold-domed office complex resembling Moscow's Kremlin, state media reported, prompting anger among Chinese who condemned the lavish buildings.
25 December 2013
Kazakhstan national wins Miss Asia Moscow 2013
Saida Adilova, a model from Kazakhstan, has won the Miss Asia Moscow 2013 beauty contest in Russia.
09 December 2013
Venezuelan crowned Miss Universe in Moscow ceremony
A 25-year-old Venezuelan television presenter, Gabriela Isler, on Saturday was crowned Miss Universe in Moscow in a glittering ceremony.
11 November 2013