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All speculations on Kazakhstan reportedly changing its foreign policy course have no substantiations: President’s spokesman
He said that when commenting on some of President Nazarbayev’s remarks that have been interpreted in the media as if Kazakhstan were going to give up on integration with Russia in favor of pan-Turkism ideas.
17 October 2012
Hockey: Kazakhstan's Barys defeated Moscow's Spartak
Kazakhstan's Barys hockey club defeated Moscow’s Spartak 5:1 at home.
15 October 2012
US berates Russia for aiding Syrian regime
The US has denounced Russia's policy of aiding the Syrian regime as "morally bankrupt," as tensions between Damascus and Ankara escalate over cargo seized from a Syrian passenger plane.
14 October 2012
Kazakhstan designer to present her collection at Saint Petersburg Fashion Week
Kazakhstan designer Kamilla Kurbani is sure that her 2013 pret-a-porter spring-summer collection will be a success at Aurora Fashion Week.
12 October 2012
Nazarbayev met with head of Lukoil in Moscow
Nursultan Nazarbayev held several meetings with heads of major Russian companies in Moscow.
12 October 2012
Freed Pussy Riot member vows more protests
A member of the anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot freed unexpectedly from prison on Wednesday vowed defiantly hours later that the group's protest actions would continue.
11 October 2012
Agreement on Friendship between Kazakhstan and Russia to be updated and expanded before the end of 2013
It was announced following the talks of Presidents Nazarbayev and Putin in Moscow October 9.
10 October 2012
Ilya Ilyin won’t compete until 2014
Ilya Ilyin, two-time Olympic champion, said that he wouldn’t be taking part in the Russian Federation President's Weightlifting Cup.
10 October 2012
Russia and Kazakhstan continue joint development of Baikonur: Roscosmos
Russia and Kazakhstan are implementing perspective projects on the use of Baikonur cosmodrome, including creation of Baiterek joint launching facility.
10 October 2012
Maliki in Russia for huge arms deal, Syria agreement
Russia eyes a record arms deal and rare agreement over Syria on Tuesday when it hosts Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for the first time in almost four years.
09 October 2012
First CSTO maneuvers kick off in Kazakhstan
More than one thousand Russian, Armenian, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan military men are participating in the training.
08 October 2012
Russia against oil supplies to China across Kazakhstan at current export duty rate
According to Russia’s Izvestiya newspaper, further implementation of the current taxation scheme may lead to Russia missing out on tax revenues of up to $ 1 billion a year.
08 October 2012
Russia marks Putin's 60th birthday
Putin turned 60 the official retirement age in the country he has dominated for the past 12 years, as critics snickered that his image of an energetic, young macho leader no longer corresponds with his age.
08 October 2012
Kazakhstan and Russia fail to agree on Baiterek space launch complex
According to Russia’s Izvestia newspaper, “it means the start of the decline of the cosmodrome still ranked first by the number of launches”.
08 October 2012
Russia and Kazakhstan have to agree on banning Euro-2: Head of Russia's Anti-Monopoly Service
The problem is that Kazakhstan plans to eliminate Euro-2 only by 2014, while Russia has a plan to do it in 2013: Igor Artemyev.
08 October 2012
Kazakhstan bans anti-Islamic film
A court in Kazakhstan has banned as "extremist" the anti-Islamic film that sparked deadly protests across the world.
04 October 2012
Battling time and protests, Putin turns 60
Russian President Vladimir Putin hits retirement age on Sunday but he appears determined to prove that 60 is the new 40.
04 October 2012
Georgian Dream to ease, not end Russia nightmare
The defeat in Georgia's parliamentary polls of Russia's bitter foe President Mikhail Saakashvili may remove some poison from venomous bilateral relations, but Moscow should not expect major policy changes from Tbilisi.
03 October 2012
Faint hopes as Moscow court hears Pussy Riot appeal
A Russian court on Monday hears the appeal of jailed punk rockers Pussy Riot against a two-year prison camp sentence for performing an anti-Kremlin song in a cathedral.
01 October 2012
Anti-Islam film declared illegal by Russian provincial court
A court in Russia's region of Chechnya has banned the anti-Islamic film that sparked deadly protests across the Muslim world, a ruling that in theory should be observed across Russia.
29 September 2012