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No decision yet on Ukraine arms aid: Obama
US President Barack Obama said no decision had been made on whether to send weapons to Ukraine to help Kiev battle pro-Russian separatists.
10 February 2015
Putin in Egypt in bid to expand Russian influence
President Vladimir Putin arrived in Egypt as Russia seeks to expand its reach in the Arab world's most populous country.
10 February 2015
Eminem wins record sixth Best Rap Album Grammy
Eminem won the Grammy Sunday for Best Rap Album for "The Marshall Mathers LP 2," beating out newcomers to cement his role.
10 February 2015
KazMunaiGas Head doesnt rule out further decrease in gasoline prices
According to him, oil refineries have been facing excessive gasoline in stock, with oil companies [in line with applicable legislation] still supplying a set volume to local refineries to be processed.
10 February 2015
Nursultan Nazarbayev and Vladimir Putin have telephone talk
Among other things the two leaders dwelt on mutual trade amidst the current hardships the Russian economy has been facing.
09 February 2015
Kashagan economically viable with prices for oil at $100 per barrel
Both Tengiz and Karachaganak oilfields are effective projects, with the break even point being much lower that of Kashagan: Sauat Mynbayev, KazMunaiGas Chairman of the Board.
09 February 2015
Nissan raises full-year profit forecast to $3.5 bn
Nissan said Monday it was raising its full-year net profit forecast to $3.5 billion, thanks to cost cutting efforts and a cheaper yen.
09 February 2015
Yemen's Hadi must be restored as president: UN chief
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for the restoration to power in Yemen of Western-backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi after Huthi militia seized power.
09 February 2015
Britain says Putin behaving like tyrant
Russian President Vladimir Putin is behaving like a "mid-20th century tyrant", British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said.
09 February 2015
Ingenious method of wastewater treatment developed in East Kazakhstan
A university in East Kazakhstan has developed a new method for wastewater purification from heavy metals.
09 February 2015
Suicidal youth not taken seriously in Kazakhstan: UNICEF
A quarter of Kazakhstani teenagers who committed suicide had talked about it before the actual act with their friends or family.
09 February 2015
Young Kazakh football players train in French club
Three young football players from Kazakhstan are now training in the French U.G.A. Lyon Decines youth football club.
09 February 2015
Solar power plant to be built in Aktau in western Kazakhstan
A solar power plant will be built in Aktau in western Kazakhstan.
09 February 2015
Obama hosts Merkel amid deepening Ukraine crisis
US President Barack Obama hosts Angela Merkel at the White House, as worsening violence in Ukraine confronts them.
09 February 2015
Kazakh scientists suggest adding live bacteria to cattle's feed
Kazakh researchers from Almaty-based Kazakh National Technical University have developed bio pellets that facilitate growth of livestock.
09 February 2015
British Muslims protest Charlie Hebdo Mohammed cartoons
Thousands of British Muslims protested against cartoons of Mohammed in French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
09 February 2015
Putin says Ukrainians have to agree among selves to end crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the conflict in Ukraine will continue if rival groups there do not agree among themselves.
09 February 2015
Australian PM Abbott survives bid to unseat him
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott survived a confidence vote on his leadership after just 17 months in power and urged an end to the disunit.
09 February 2015
Redmayne clinches best actor BAFTA for Hawking biopic
There may be no shortage of British talent in Hollywood, but all eyes are now on Eddie Redmayne, the newcomer who scooped a best actor BAFTA in London.
09 February 2015
SpaceX calls off launch of space-weather satellite
SpaceX's launch of a $340 million sun-observing spacecraft that was initially dreamed up by former US vice president Al Gore was postponed.
09 February 2015