Miners suing ArcelorMittal Temirtau
Miners of the coal department of ArcelorMittal Temirtau have filed a claim against the company.
Kazakhstan Agriculture Ministry urges construction of grain storage facilities
Ban of export subsidies is one of the requirements for entering the WTO. It is possible to negotiate a 3-year transition period that we can use for development of the infrastructure for production and export of grain: Umiryayev.
Japanese Ministop brand taps into Kazakhstan market
International network of combo stores under Japanese brand Ministop has entered the Kazakhstan market. The first combo store opened in Almaty on January 18.
Kazakhstan movie to be screened as part of official selection of Berlinale Film Festival for the first time
Kazakhstan drama will be screened as part of official selection along with movies made by Steven Soderbergh, Gus Van Sant, Bruno Dumont.
Boxing: Sapiyev appointed sports director of Kazakhstan Boxing Federation
Kazakhstan boxer and winner of the 2012 London Olympic Games Serik Sapiyev was appointed Sports director of Kazakhstan Boxing Federation.
Abdrakhimov appointed deputy head of President's Administration
Former head of Kazakhstan Agency for Protection of Competition Gabidulla Abdrakhimov has been appointed deputy head of Kazakhstan Presidential Administration.
Kairat Kozhamzharov appointed secretary of Kazakhstan Security Council
Kairat Kozhamzharov has been appointed President’s assistant and secretary of Kazakhstan’s Security Council and released from the position of Akim of Akmola oblast.
Kazakhstan to expand grain storage facilities
The plan is to expand grain elevators by 1.5 million tons in 2012-2014.
New Commaner-in-Chief of Kazakhstan Interior Ministry's internal troops appointed
Ruslan Zhaksylylov has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the internal military troops of Kazakhstan's Interior Ministry.
New Govenor of Akmola oblast appointed
Kosmat Aitmukhametov has been appointed Akim (Governor) of Akmola oblast.
Lucky man from Almaty received $500 thousand instead of 500 thousand tenge
$500 thousand was transferred to an Almaty citizen's account instead of 500 thousand tenge in one of Kazakhstan banks.
Football: Astana FC won over Scotland’s Dundee United
Kazakhstan’s football club has convincingly won over Scottish team with the score of 2:0.
Missing Matisse thieves sentenced in Miami
A US federal court handed down prison terms Tuesday to an American man and a Mexican woman for trying to sell a $3 million Henri Matisse painting stolen from a Venezuelan museum.
Mixed Martial Arts: Kazakhstan wrestler to fight Rassul Mirzayev
Kazakhstan's Yerzhan Yestanov says that he expects a victory and hopes that his luck will not let him down.
World jobless number seen rising to record high in 2013: ILO
Five years after the global financial crisis hit, unemployment numbers continue to soar, with a record 202 million people worldwide expected to be officially jobless this year.
Head of Winter Asian Games-2011 Directorate accused of embezzlement of $153 thousand
Almaty Financial Police Department has initiated a criminal case against Sultanbek Syzdykov for embezzlement of 23 million tenge.
Illegal oil pipeline discovered at Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border
Diesel fuel oil was pumped through the pipeline that began in Kazakhstan and then run to the territory of Kyrgyzstan.
UN to sanction N. Korea space agency: diplomat
The UN Security Council will order sanctions against North Korea's space agency in a resolution to be passed this week condemning a ballistic launch.
Sao Paulo begins mandatory detention of crack addicts
Brazil's economic capital Sao Paulo on Monday began mandatory detention of drug addicts for rehab, authorities said, amid rising worries over an epidemic of crack cocaine use.
Obese likelier to die in car accidents: study
Obese people face a much higher risk -- of up to 80 percent -- of dying in a car collision compared with people of normal weight, researchers reported Monday in a specialist journal.
