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Advantages and disadvantages of Kyrgyzstan's accession into EEU
Kazakhstani political analysts discuss advantages and disadvantages of Kyrgyzstan's accession into the Eurasian Economic Union.
14 August 2015
Kerry complains to Moscow about Iran general's visit
US Secretary of State John Kerry called his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Thursday to express concern about a visit to Moscow by the commander of Iran's covert forces.
14 August 2015
Ukraine bans dozens of 'fascist' Russian books
Kiev's public relations war with Moscow scaled new heights as Ukraine released a list of prominent Russian reporters and authors whose books will be banned from sale.
13 August 2015
Russia probes Kremlin critic ally after nixing vote registration
Russian investigators questioned a top ally of opposition leader Alexei Navalny after excluding his coalition from a regional election.
13 August 2015
Russia bars anti-Kremlin coalition from upcoming polls
A Russian opposition coalition co-led by leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has had nearly all its candidates barred from September regional and local elections.
11 August 2015
Lavrov slams 'unfounded claims' of Syria chemical weapons
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned against what he called unfounded claims that Syria has chemical weapons.
10 August 2015
Four OSCE vehicles set fire in Donetsk in 'arson attack'
OSCE observers based in the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine said that four of their vehicles were destroyed in an apparent arson attack at their hotel.
10 August 2015
EU offers more help for farmers hurt by Russia sanctions
The EU formally extended until next year a multi-million-euro aid package to help European fruit and vegetable growers hit by Russian sanctions over the Ukraine crisis.
08 August 2015
Friends in shock over loss of Russian free diver Natalia Molchanova
Russia's tight-knit free diving community has been left reeling by the tragic disappearance of Natalia Molchanova, who vanished last week during a dive.
08 August 2015
Russia starts destroying smuggled Western foods
Russian officials steamrolled tonnes of cheese, fruit and vegetables, defying public outrage to begin a controversial drive to destroy Western food smuggled into the crisis-hit country.
07 August 2015
'No difficulty' for France to find Mistral buyers: Hollande
French President Francois Hollande said there would be "no difficulty" in finding new buyers for two Mistral warships that had been sold to Russia before Paris scrapped the deal.
07 August 2015
Kazakhstani Bear Buddy promotes peace and tolerance in Kazan
Kazakhstani Buddy Bear has appeared at The Minis United Buddy Bears exhibition in Kazan, Russia.
06 August 2015
Nazarbayev ratifies Kyrgyzstan's accession to EEU
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed the ratification of the agreement on Kyrgyzstan's joining to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
06 August 2015
Hollande, Putin reach accord on cancelled warship deal
French President Francois Hollande's office said he had reached an agreement with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on compensation for failing to deliver two Mistral warships over the Ukraine crisis.
06 August 2015
Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus to practice so-called pensions exports
Earlier Kazakhstani residents just withdrew their entire pension savings when moving to another country and managed the entire amount at their own discretion.
06 August 2015
Russian outcry over plan to destroy smuggled Western foods
Russians hit out against government plans to destroy hundreds of tonnes of Western food smuggled into the crisis-hit country.
06 August 2015
At least 16 killed as two buses collide in Russia
At least 16 people were killed and dozens injured when two buses crashed head-on in Russia's far eastern Khabarovsk region.
05 August 2015
Golovkin loses to Kovalev in Top 5 Post-Soviet country boxers
Kazakhstani boxer Gennady Golovin (33-0, 30KOs), the holder of the WBA Super, IBO and WBC Interim middleweight titles from Kazakhstan, was named among the Top 5 boxers from the post-Soviet space according to BoxingPlanet.ru.
05 August 2015
Litvinenko widow says UK inquiry has uncovered 'truth'
The widow of a Russian ex-spy fatally poisoned in London said she believed a British judge-led inquiry had uncovered the "truth" into his death as it heard its final submissions.
01 August 2015
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