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Pussy Riot case shows Putin weak: bandmember's husband Pussy Riot icon Nadezhda Tolokonnikova is behind bars, but her husband is unbowed, saying the punk band's controversial case has exposed the weaknesses in Russian President Vladimir Putin's rule.

20 February 2013 14:54

Adopted Russian boy murdered by US mother: Moscow A woman in the US state of Texas has killed her adopted Russian son, the Kremlin's envoy for children said Monday, outlining the latest alleged abuse of an adopted Russian child by American parents.

20 February 2013 14:13

NASA scrambles for better asteroid detection NASA, universities and private groups in the US are working on asteroid warning systems that can detect objects from space like the one that struck Russia last week with a blinding flash and mighty boom.

19 February 2013 16:59

Russia names its Eurovision-2103 participant; Kazakhstan candidate outflanked Russia's Dina Garipova will represent Russia in the Eurovision-2013 song contest with What If song. Kazakhstan's Luina bid unsuccessful.

19 February 2013 15:33

Chess: Best female chess-players to come to Astana Kazakhstan was chosen to host the Women's World Team Championship 2013 in September 2012 at the World Chess Federation (FIDE) General Assembly.

19 February 2013 13:50

Hockey: Barys won over KHL regular season champion Kazakhstan’s team managed to keep advantage and the match between Barys and SKA ended with the score of 5:4.

18 February 2013 18:51

Kerry, Lavrov talk, finally, on Syria, NKorea: US US Secretary of State John Kerry finally talked Sunday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who had been unavailable for days after the North Korean nuclear test.

18 February 2013 18:31

Scientists discover Russian meteor fragments: report Scientists have discovered fragments of the meteor that spectacularly plunged over Russia's Ural Mountains creating a shockwave that injured 1,200 people and damaged thousands of homes.

18 February 2013 13:22

Divers scour Russian lake after meteor strike injures 1,200 Divers scoured the bottom of a Russian lake on Saturday for fragments of a meteorite that plunged to Earth in a blinding fireball whose shockwaves injured 1,200 people and damaged thousands of homes.

16 February 2013 18:50

EU states want 'fair tax share' from big business The finance ministers of Britain, France and Germany on Saturday launched a new drive to force big business to pay its fair share of tax and halt the schemes of top firms to keep payments to a minimum.

16 February 2013 18:08

Meteor strike in Russia hurts almost 1,000 A plunging meteor which exploded with a blinding flash above central Russia , set off a shockwave that shattered windows and hurt almost 1,000 people in an event unprecedented in modern times.

16 February 2013 11:41

Kazakhstan singer applies for Eurovision-2013 Russia has accepted the Kazakhstan singer's application. Channel One will define Russia’s Eurovision-2013 participant.

15 February 2013 14:50

Meteor shower causes damage, injuries in Russian Urals A meteor shower caused explosions in the lower atmosphere above Russia's Urals region on Friday, blowing out windows in some areas and leaving several people injured.

15 February 2013 12:48

Russian firm to pay Venezuela $1.1 bn in joint oil venture Russian oil giant Rosneft will pay Venezuela $1.1 billion to take part in a joint oil-extraction venture in the crude-rich southeast.

14 February 2013 15:49

Russia accepts gradual withdrawal of Baikonur facilities out of lease: Vice Head of Russia’s RosKosmos Space Agency According to him, in return, Kazakhstan doesn’t prevent Russia from launching Proton carrier rockets.

14 February 2013 14:25

Russia arming Mali, more Islamist attacks feared Russia revealed Wednesday it was supplying guns to Mali's government, as French troops defused a massive bomb in the north of the country, the latest bid by Islamist rebels to strike back.

14 February 2013 11:36

KazSat-3 to be launched in the Q1 2014 Space Agency and the country’s Ministry of Transport and Communications have been tasked to make sure 70% of KazSat-2 satellite’s capacities are used by the end of 2013 [as compared to the current 56%].

13 February 2013 23:44

Kazakhstan’s Vice PM: decisions over Baikonur to uphold national interests The Kazakh side will respect all the agreements reached earlier with Russia, our major strategic partner: Vice PM Kairat Kelimbetov.

13 February 2013 23:16

Kazakhstan citizen invited to men’s beauty pageant in Moscow Young men of Asian appearance who study or work in Moscow can participate in the pageant.

12 February 2013 19:37

Problems between Russia and Kazakhstan are connections growth related President of Russia Vladimir Putin met with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

11 February 2013 20:48

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