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Two Politkovskaya murderers sentenced to life imprisonment A Russian court on Monday sentenced two men found guilty of the murder of prominent journalist Anna Politkovskaya to life imprisonment, and handed lengthy prison terms to three others involved in the killing.

10 June 2014

Police officer killed, plane shot down in Ukraine's east A Ukrainian plane was shot down as fighting continued in the east of the country on Friday, amid signs the government was losing control of parts of its border with Russia.

07 June 2014

D-Day spirit ignites Ukraine peace hopes Russia and Ukraine appeared to have made a long-awaited breakthrough in efforts to resolve a damaging crisis in their relations after conciliatory talks on the sidelines of Friday's D-Day anniversary ceremonies.

07 June 2014

G7 leaders take tough message to Putin on Ukraine Western leaders said they stood united Thursday ahead of their first direct meetings with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Ukraine, with President Barack Obama giving him a month to back down or face more sanctions.

06 June 2014

Putin calls Hillary Clinton a 'weak' woman Russian President Vladimir Putin waded into US politics Wednesday describing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton -- and possible 2016 presidential candidate -- as "weak" in some sarcastic comments about women.

05 June 2014

Russian and Ukrainian representatives to attend Ablyazov's trial in France Russian and Ukrainian representatives will be able to attend the court hearings in Lyon involving the former head of Kazakhstani BTA bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.

05 June 2014

Obama to meet Poroshenko ahead of Putin encounter President Barack Obama meets president-elect Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday, in a show of US support for Ukraine's right to chart its own future, before an encounter with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

04 June 2014

KazSat-3 satellite reaches its orbital position KazSat-3 communications satellite assisted by a Proton-M carrier rocket has reached the designated orbital position,.

04 June 2014

Malawi's president seeks 'new friends' in China, Russia Malawi, traditionally dependent on Western aid donors, will look for "new friends" in countries such as China and Russia, newly elected President Peter Mutharika said at his inauguration.

03 June 2014

Kazakhstan wants to export coal to Ukraine, China and Europe Kazakhstan is viewing Ukraine, China and Europe as new markets for its coal.

02 June 2014

Leader of Georgia rebel region Abkhazia resigns The leader of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, Alexander Ankvab, said on Sunday he was resigning following days of political upheaval on Russia's southern flank.

02 June 2014

Snowden seeks asylum in sunny Brazil Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by US authorities and currently living in Russia, said in a TV interview Sunday that he has applied for asylum in Brazil.

02 June 2014

Armenia and Kyrgyzstan to join Eurasian Union within months Armenia and Kyrgyzstan have vowed to join the Eurasian Economic Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus this year.

30 May 2014

Epoch-making deal signed by post-Soviet troika: Putin Russian President has called the Eurasian Union Treaty of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus a deal of epoch-making significance.

30 May 2014

Pavel Chernyhk of Bolshoi to perform in Astana Opera On June 4th, the Bolshoi Theatre singer Pavel Chernyhk (baritone) will perform in I Still Recall the Wondrous Moment concert in the Chamber Hall of the Astana Opera.

30 May 2014

SpaceX unveils capsule to ferry astronauts to space A sleek, white gumdrop-shaped space capsule that aims to carry up to seven astronauts to the International Space Station and return to land anywhere on Earth was unveiled Thursday by SpaceX.

30 May 2014

Shuvalov outlines Eurasian Economic Union timeframe and benefits Prominent Russian politician Igor Shuvalov talked about benefits of the Eurasian Economic Union in Kazakhstan's Astana.

30 May 2014

Russian, German and US astronauts dock with ISS A crew of Russian, German and US astronauts docked with the International Space Station Thursday as space cooperation between Moscow and the West continues despite their worst standoff since the Cold War.

29 May 2014

Kazakhstan defines a place to host its first nuclear power plant Technical features of the reactor will be defined within the nearest half a year: Head of RoasAtom.

29 May 2014

Eurasian Economic Union Treaty signed in Astana The president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakhstan’s president Nursultan Nazarbayev, and Russia’s Vladimir Putin has signed the Treaty establishing the Eurasian Economic Union.

29 May 2014

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