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Illustration by Marat Tursynov China may turn Kazakhstan into desert Kazakhstan ecologist spoke about the consequences of China's diverting of transborder rivers to its semi-desert lands.
25 January 2013
James Still in court. Photo courtesy of news.providencejournal.com American basketball player jailed for assault on Kazakhstan student Providence County Superior Court has sentenced 22-y.o. American James Still to 15 years in prison, four to serve, for the “devastating assault on a fellow student”.
25 January 2013
Kazakhstan ministers. Photo by Danial Okassov© Kazakhstan ministers instructed not to complicate citizens' lives and stop working Soviet style President has raised the issue of delimitation of authority between the center and the regions at the government meeting.
25 January 2013
Baikonur. ©REUTERS Media speculations over Baikonur are absurd: Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister According to him, the talks are under way to take concerted measures to fully unleash Baikonur’s potential and further its technological development.
25 January 2013
©REUTERS Taiwan activists head for Japan-controlled isles A boatload of Taiwanese activists protected by the island's coastguard was Thursday heading for Japanese-held islands at the centre of a bitter international wrangle involving Tokyo, Beijing and Taipei.
25 January 2013
Photo courtesy of kapital.kz Astana to get Green Quarter for holding EXPO-2017 Nursultan Nazarbayev instructed to create a “green quarter” pilot project for holding EXPO-2017.
25 January 2013
Mexico top court frees French woman jailed for kidnap A French woman was freed from Mexican prison Wednesday after the Supreme Court ruled that police violated her rights by staging her arrest for kidnapping on national television seven years ago.
25 January 2013
DNA shows ancestry of present-day Asians, Native Americans Present-day Asians and Native Americans are descended from a group of people who were already in China 40,000 years ago, according to an analysis of fossil DNA published this week.
25 January 2013
Photo courtesy of armenpress.am Mexico City to boot Azeri leader's statue from avenue A bronze statue of Azerbaijan's late leader is going to be booted out of Mexico City's most famous avenue after rights activists complained that a "dictator" did not deserve such an honor.
25 January 2013
©REUTERS Epilepsy drug has long-term effect on child IQ: study A drug found to affect the cognitive ability of toddlers born to women who took the medication for epilepsy has a longer-term impact on their IQ.
25 January 2013
Country music singer Chely Wright. ©REUTERS Lesbian country music star Chely Wright expecting twins Chely Wright, the first major American country music star to come out publicly as gay, said Wednesday she and her same-sex spouse are expecting twins this summer.
25 January 2013
Serik Abdenov. ©primeminister.kz Labor Minister comments on suggested single pension fund According to him, the Government suggests channeling the money to support S&MBs within the Business Development Roadmap – 2020 as well as to finance infrastructure projects.
25 January 2013
©REUTERS Has the $10 billion out of the National Fund truly gone to nowhere? Kazakhstan’s Economic Affairs Minister comments on President Nazarbayev’s remarks over the $10 billion allocated to combat the financial crisis.
25 January 2013
Rocket launch from Baikonur cosmodrome. ©RIA Novosti Russia warns Kazakhstan in Baikonur cosmodrome dispute Russia has warned Kazakhstan it could withdraw from joint projects if Astana insists on restricting satellite launches from Russia's rented Baikonur cosmodrome.
24 January 2013
©REUTERS/Amit Dave Kazakhstan will seize oilfields from ineffective owners Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has instructed his government to return the oil fields that are not being put to use back into the state ownership.
24 January 2013
©RIA Novosti There are no ultimatums in Russia's note on Baikonur: Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry Kazakhstan and Russia are in a normal negotiations process on further cooperation at Baikonur cosmodrome and there is no need to make a boom over this issue: Foreign Ministry.
24 January 2013
Netanyahu wins but weakened by centrist newcomer Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to remain in power despite the poor showing by his Likud-Beitenu list, which will push him into an alliance with the centrist Yesh Atid, the surprise winner of Tuesday's vote.
24 January 2013
Torch Run for Special Olympics. Photo courtesy of sportsfeatures.com Seven Kazakhstan teams will participate in Special Olympics Kazakhstan athletes with intellectual disabilities won ten gold, four bronze and four silver medals at last year's Special Olympics.
24 January 2013
Proton-M rocket carrier. ©RIA Novosti Russia presented Kazakhstan with ultimatum over Baikonur Russian Interior Ministry has delivered an official note to Kazakhstan regarding the situation with the use of Baikonur cosmodrome.
24 January 2013
Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal. Five foreigners still missing at Algeria hostage site Algerian authorities searched on Tuesday for five foreigners still missing and tried to identify seven charred bodies, days after a bloody hostage crisis.
24 January 2013

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