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Moscow hails Ukraine self-rule olive branch for east
Russia hailed Ukraine's offer of self-rule for separatist rebels in the east under a peace plan.
18 September 2014
Canada slaps fresh sanctions on Russia
Canada announced fresh sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, targeting four senior Russian army generals, a bank and five arms manufacturers, over Moscow's support for rebels in Ukraine.
17 September 2014
Russia places top billionaire under house arrest
Russian authorities said they had placed a top billionaire, Vladimir Yevtushenkov, under house arrest, accusing him of money-laundering.
17 September 2014
Russia to deploy reinforcements to Crimea area: minister
Russia is to reinforce its troop deployments in annexed Crimea because of the worsening crisis in Ukraine and the buildup of foreign forces nearby..
17 September 2014
Fuel deficit in Kazakhstan is there to stay: Vice-Minister
Kazakhstan's 1st Deputy Minister announced that the country could not fully meet its domestic demand.
16 September 2014
Eurasian Film Festival red carpet event in Almaty
10th annual International Eurasia Film Festival opened in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
16 September 2014
Islamic State terrorists transporting nuclear weapons through Kazakhstan unlikely: Dr Dronzina
Member of the International Association for the Study of Terrorism comments on the statement of Russian military official, who said terrorists could use the terrotories of Central Asian countries to transport weapons of mass destruction.
16 September 2014
European Commissioner suggests cooperation with Customs Union
EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy suggested in Ukraine expanding cooperation with the Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.
16 September 2014
Vuelta ranking: Fabio Aru of Astana ProTeam wins 18th stage and ranks 5th overal
Italian cycler Fabio Aru from Kazakhstan's Astana ProTeam won the 18th stage of the Vuelta a Espana and ranked 5th in the overall.
16 September 2014
Russia to place GLONASS monitoring stations in Kazakhstan
Russia plans to set up two station of the System of Differential Correction and Monitoring (SDCM) for GLONASS in Kazakhstan.
16 September 2014
Russia to probe Euronews over 'Putin target practice' video
Russia said it would probe Euronews after the news channel broadcast footage of Ukrainian fighters using the portrait of Vladimir Putin, styled as Hitler.
16 September 2014
OSCE observers come under fire in Ukraine
International observers with the pan-European security body the OSCE came under fire after visiting the site of the Malaysia Airlines plane crash.
16 September 2014
US rejects Crimea regional election
The United States rejected as illegitimate the first local elections in Crimea since Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine in March.
16 September 2014
Russian ruble hits historic low against dollar
The Russian ruble fell on Monday to a historic low against the dollar after the West imposed fresh sanctions over Ukraine.
15 September 2014
Ukraine truce under threat as heavy fighting erupts
Heavy fighting erupted around the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, piling further pressure on a precarious nine-day-old truce.
15 September 2014
Nazarbayev calls to solve boarder security issues at SCO
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev urged Shanghai Cooperation Organization countries to solve their boarder issues.
14 September 2014
President Nursultan Nazarbayev meets his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss Ukraine
Apart from Ukraine, the sides discussed the current issues of bilateral relations between the two nations, as well as Eurasian integration and further development of the Customs Union.
14 September 2014
Battles leave Lugansk airport, busy tourist hub, in ruins
After almost two months of deadly combat between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian guerrillas, the Soviet-era airport has been literally wiped off the map.
13 September 2014
Kazakhstan looks to ban gay 'propaganda' and identify gays by searching for degeneratism in their DNA
Kazakhstan activists urged the Kazakh Parliament to ban gay propaganda and prohibit the people known to be gay from holding public offices and serving in the army.
13 September 2014
Principal dancers of Bolshoi Theatre to perform in Astana Opera House
The principal dancers of Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow will perform in Astana Opera House for the first time ever on September 23.
12 September 2014