site.news_by_theme news
Flood victims give account of disaster in Karaganda Oblast
Kokpekty villagers talked about the homes they lost in the flood caused by a dam burst.
01 April 2014
Dike burst: People back to their houses in Karaganda Oblast
People evacuated after the dike burst flooding Kokpekty village in Karaganda Oblast are now back in their houses.
01 April 2014
Number of victims of dike burst near Karaganda reaches 5
The number of victims of today's dam burst in Kokpekty village of Karaganda Oblast has reached 5.
31 March 2014
Astana to get new bus depot
Astana city is planning to construct a new bus depot this year.
31 March 2014
Kazakhstan wants two nuclear plants instead of one
Two nuclear power plants will possibly be built in Kazakhstan.
31 March 2014
South Sudan war displaced in 'acute' need: UN
War-torn South Sudan is in a "spiralling humanitarian crisis", the UN warned Monday, as top aid chiefs visited the young nation, where more than a million people have fled months of conflict.
31 March 2014
G-Global: XXI Century World by Nazarbayev presented in Athens
Nursultan Nazarbayev's new book G-Global: XXI Century World has been presented in Athens, Greece.
31 March 2014
North, South Korea trade live fire over sea border
The two Koreas traded live artillery fire across their disputed maritime border Monday, forcing South Korean islanders to take shelter a day after the North drove up tensions by threatening a new nuclear test.
31 March 2014
Dike scoured near Karaganda: 4 killed
Four people have been killed in a dam scour near Kokpekty village in Karaganda Oblast.
31 March 2014
Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck flies south to Australia
Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck restaurant will close its doors in Britain and relocate to Australia for six months in 2015.
31 March 2014
US Assistant Secretary of State visiting Kazakhstan
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal is arriving to Kazakhstan on March 31 and will visit Kyrgyzstan on April 2.
31 March 2014
Surprise snowstorm traps thousands of Iranians
Thousands of travellers, many of them visiting family during the Iranian new year holidays, have been rescued after being trapped by unexpected snowstorms in north Iran.
31 March 2014
Careless surgery brings child to disability
For 10 y.o. Damira Esskendirova a simple surgery instead of brining relief turned into a constant pain and possible permanent disability due to the doctor’s carelessness.
31 March 2014
Guinea battles to contain Ebola as death toll rises
Guinea raced to contain a spiralling Ebola epidemic spreading from its southern forests to the capital Conakry, as the death toll rose to 78 and neighbouring Senegal closed its border.
31 March 2014
Merger of pension funds to form a single entity complete in Kazakhstan
Altogether, there are 9.7 million accounts, with the overall savings amount standing at $21.3 billion.
31 March 2014
Kazakhstan’s 2013 external debt figure grows from $136.922 billion to $148.753 billion
The Central Bank elaborated that the debt of the country’s banking system decreased for the period by 17.5% down to $11.160 billion.
31 March 2014
Israel hands Palestinians proposal to extend peace talks
Israel on Sunday handed the Palestinians a proposal aimed at extending peace talks beyond an April 29 deadline, as efforts to salvage the negotiations came to a head.
31 March 2014
Australia, New Zealand lift travel sanctions on Fiji
Australia and New Zealand lifted all travel restrictions on senior Fijian officials Monday ahead of the South Pacific nation's return to democratic elections in September.
31 March 2014
Quadruplets born in southern Kazakhstan
Quadruplets have been born in South Kazakhstan Oblast for the first time in a decade.
31 March 2014
Kazakhstan in fight against Internet terrorism
To combat internet terrorism Kazakhstan requires intercalibration of the legislation.
31 March 2014