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Photo courtesy of n-tv.de Russia briefly bans YouTube 'by mistake' Web-surfing Russians endured a brief scare Wednesday that the authorities had blocked YouTube after the video-sharing website appeared on a list of banned addresses, in what officials later called a "technical mistake".
22 November 2012
Tengrinews.kz stock photo Almaty Mayor's son-in-law may buy ATF Bank A son-in-law of Almaty mayor Galymzhan Yessenov is one of the potential buyers of ATF Bank that is going to be sold by UniCredit group.
22 November 2012
Photo courtesy of nnm.ru Kazakhstan ratified Convention on equal opportunities for men and women workers Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a Law on ratification of the Convention concerning Equal Opportunities and Equal Treatment for Men and Women Workers: Workers with Family Responsibilities.
22 November 2012
Kazakhstan cyclist Alexandre Vinokourov. ©Vladimir Dmitriyev Cycling: Presentation of Astana team to be held on December 13: Vinokourov Astana team will be training in Sardinia on December 2-12 and the presentation of the team will take place in Astana on December 13.
22 November 2012
Daniel Juncadella. ©Astana Racing Team Motor racing: Astana driver took part in Ferrari test drives Kazakhstan's Daniel Juncadella had a chance to try driving a Formula 1 bolide thanks to his victory in Formula 3.
22 November 2012
Astana has good chances to host EXPO-2017 Kazakhstan's Astana will most probably win the race to host EXPO-2017.
22 November 2012
Australia seizes $246 million of drugs from China Australian police said Wednesday they had seized cocaine and methamphetamine worth Aus$237 million (US$246 million) shipped from China in a consignment of heavy machinery.
22 November 2012
The world won't end next month, Maya experts insist Relax doomsayers, the Maya people did not really mark their calendar for the end of the world on December 21, 2012.
22 November 2012
©REUTERS Euro weakens as eurozone fails to agree Greek deal The euro fell in Asian trade on Wednesday and shares eased after eurozone finance chiefs said they had failed to agree on a deal to unlock the latest batch of crucial bailout cash for Greece.
22 November 2012
©RIA Novosti Kazakhstan finishes construction of Almaty-Taraz road bypassing Kyrgyzstan It is expected that a new by-pass road around the border with Kyrgyzstan in Zhambyl oblast will be opened by December 16.
22 November 2012
Britain recognises Syria opposition as fighting rages Britain formally recognised a newly-formed opposition bloc as the sole representative of the Syrian people on Tuesday, as UN head Ban Ki-moon said he feared Syria could become a "regional battleground."
22 November 2012
Gaza truce in effect after week of bloodshed A ceasefire took hold Thursday in and around Gaza after a week of cross-border violence between Israel and Palestinian militants that killed at least 160 people.
22 November 2012
Photo courtesy of new-zealand-nz.net Mount Tongariro volcano erupts in New Zealand A New Zealand volcano used as a backdrop to "The Lord of the Rings" films erupted on Wednesday, sending a column of ash two kilometres (1.2 miles) above the North Island.
22 November 2012
KazMunaiGas headquarters. Photo by Danial Okassov© KMG EP increased profit by 5% in January-September Net profit of KazMunaiGas Exploration-Production in January-September 2012 went 5% up compared to the same period last year and made $1.2 billion.http://en.tengrinews.kz/admin/news/edit/14653/
22 November 2012
Luxembourg ©REUTERS Kazakhstan and Luxembourg to launch flights The agreement is in line with the applicable European legislation and opens opportunities for all European airlines to launch flights between Luxembourg and Kazakhstan.
22 November 2012
Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed. Tengrinews.kz stock photo Kazakhstan Secretary of State awarded Swiss ambassador with honorary certificate Kazakhstan Secretary of State met with Ambassador of Switzerland to Kazakhstan upon completion of his diplomatic mission in Kazakhstan.
22 November 2012
Naked protest as San Francisco bans nudity San Francisco lawmakers voted Tuesday to outlaw most public nudity, despite protests in the famously free and easy California city -- including a naked demo outside City Hall.
22 November 2012
Kazakhstan to facilitate withdrawal of French troops from Afghanistan When closing the talks, President Nazarbayev invited his French counterpart François Hollande to pay an official visit to Astana.
22 November 2012
Photo by Yaroslav Radlovskiy© Quarter of Kazakhstan’s population will be over 65 y.o. by 2050 According to the forecasts, the country will have 25 percent of the population at the age of over 65: expert.
22 November 2012
Photo courtesy ofphotos-of.net Australia approves plan to save vital river system Australia approved an "historic" plan Thursday to save an ailing river system vital to the nation's food bowl by returning the equivalent of five Sydney Harbour's worth of water to the network each year.
22 November 2012

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