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Kazakhstan and Iran discuss renewal of oil swaps
Kazakhstan is thinking of a number of investment projects involving the Iranian side in Kyzylorda oblast: plans are afoot to launch a glass making facility, a facility to produce alumina, and a leach plant in Karaganda oblast: President Nazarbayev.
09 September 2014
Cosplay cycling in Almaty
A cosplay cycling parade took place in Almaty.
09 September 2014
New dinosaur species unearthed in Tanzania
A rare discovery of dinosaur bones in Tanzania has led scientists to identify a new species of long-extinct, leaf-eating dinosau.
09 September 2014
Devastating earthquake in Kazakhstan both distant and imminent: Cambridge Professor
Almaty city in southern Kazakhstan should study active seismic faults to be better prepared for a new devastating earthquake that is "more likely to happen than not".
09 September 2014
Bomb rocks Chile metro, seven injured
A bomb rocked a Santiago metro station on Monday, injuring seven people in a blast Chile's government called a "terrorist act."
09 September 2014
President Nazarbayev meets his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani
Kazakhstan views Iran as a major foreign partner and a peaceful neighbor on the shores of the Caspian Sea: President Nazarbayev.
09 September 2014
Nazarbayev appoints ambassadors to Kuwait and Israel
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed ambassadors to Kuwait and Israel.
09 September 2014
Clooney to wed in Venice in 'couple of weeks'
Clooney says he is to wed his fiancee in Venice in the next few weeks, less than a year afte lawyer began dating Hollywood's most eligible bachelo.
09 September 2014
Bieber charges dropped in limo driver assault case: lawyer
Prosecutors dropped charges against pop star Justin Bieber for an alleged assault of a limousine driver in late 2013.
09 September 2014
One Direction teases for new album with single
Boy band One Direction announced a November release for their latest record and streamed a free single to whet fans' appetites.
09 September 2014
Sierra Leone to visit every home to track down Ebola dead
Sierra Leone announced plans to visit every home in the country of six million to track down people with Ebola and remove dead bodies.
09 September 2014
Life in shadow of bombs for Mariupol children
"I'm not afraid," shouted six-year-old Sasha as he leapt across the roofs of makeshift garages not far from the tanks set up to defend the Ukrainian port city.
09 September 2014
Rock n Roll, drums and Jagger at Hilfiger show
It was Rock 'n' Roll on the catwalk for Tommy Hilfiger's New York fashion show Monday.
09 September 2014
Rakhat Aliyev forged many documents to prove innocence: expert
Many of the documents purported to show a conspiracy against Aliyev, former son-in-law of Kazakhstan President, have been found forged by a famous forgery expert.
09 September 2014
Amazon launches 'Fire' smartphone in Germany, Britain
US online giant Amazon said it was selling its "Fire" 3D smartphone in Germany and Britain as it cut the price of the handset for US customers.
09 September 2014
Salenko and Muntagirov to perform in Swan Lake in Almaty
Principle dancers of European theatres will perform Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s legendary Swan Lake in the Abay State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Almaty.
09 September 2014
Standard & Poor`s on tenfold obligatory increase in Kazakhstan-based banks’ capital net worth
As of July 1, 2014, 33 out of 38 Kazakhstan-based banks are short of the standard to be introduced in 2019.
09 September 2014
Kazakhstan’s humanitarian aid efforts
Kazakhstan is expected to provide humanitarian aid worth $3 million to poorer countries this year.
09 September 2014
Kazakhstan to assemble and test space vehicles starting from 2016
Yousef Al Sheibani, Director of the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST), is among those visiting space facilities in Kazakhstan.
08 September 2014
Liberia's Ebola disposal teams preserve life after death
Heavily pregnant when she died, Fatimah Jakemah is lifted unceremoniously by experts in biohazard suits and zipped into a body bag.
08 September 2014