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Syria opposition chief to press Russia on Assad Syria's opposition leader met Russia's top diplomat on Tuesday in a bid to persuade Moscow to pressure Damascus to agree to a transitional government for the war-scarred nation.

05 February 2014

Russia warms up for Sochi with on-screen triumphs Before the Winter Olympic Games even kick off on Friday, Russian cinema-goers are savouring victories in sports-themed Kremlin-funded films, from a patriotic biopic of top athletes to a remake of "Some Like it Hot" set in Sochi.

04 February 2014

Russia to deliver 5 S-300 missile battalions to Kazakhstan Russia will deliver five S-300PS surface-to-air missile battalions to Kazakhstan for free, according to Deputy Defense Minister of Russia.

03 February 2014

Student kills two in Moscow school hostage crisis An armed student on Monday briefly took 20 teenagers hostage in a Moscow school and killed a policeman and a teacher before being detained amid security jitters ahead of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games.

03 February 2014

Ukraine president returns to work as protests persist Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych returns to work from four days of sick leave after opposition leaders appealed for Western assistance and an injured militant accused of rioting left the country for medical treatment.

03 February 2014

Astana Arlans: Kazakhstan conquers Russia The Astana Arlans have proved that they will not tolerate a lose in their home ring by flattening the Russian Boxing Team 5:0 on February 1.

03 February 2014

Amnesty Brazil blasts Russian "homophobia" Brazil's branch of Amnesty International on Sunday held a rally in Rio to protest what it termed Russia's "homophobia".

03 February 2014

Alexey Poltoranin may win two golds at Sochi Olympics Alexey Poltoranin, a star ski racer from Kazakhstan, is likely to win two gold medals at the Winter Sochi Olympics.

02 February 2014

Next Iran nuclear talks set for February 18 in Vienna World powers will hold their next talks on Tehran's contested nuclear programme February 18, top Iranian and European Union diplomats agreed during Friday talks.

01 February 2014

Kuzbass Yeti moves to Kazakhstan A Kazakh shepherd recorded the voice of a Big Foot from Kuzbass.

01 February 2014

Russia slams as 'circus' Kerry Ukraine opposition meetings Russia on Friday slammed as a "circus" US Secretary of State John Kerry's planned weekend meeting with Ukrainian opposition leaders.

31 January 2014

CSTO drills to focus on prevention of threats coming from Afghanistan Kazakhstan’s Defense Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov met his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu today.

31 January 2014

Kazakhstan wants Russia to leave some of its testing sites Kazakhstan has offered Russia to consider leaving the testing sites that it no longer needs.

31 January 2014

Defiant Ukraine opposition refuses to back amnesty bill Ukraine's opposition defiantly refused to back an amnesty bill that would free activists and ease the country's worst crisis since independence.

30 January 2014

Elena Khrustaleva wins sprint at Asian Biathlon Championship Olympic silver winner Elena Khrustaleva from Kazakhstan has won the sprint competition at the Asian Biathlon Championship in Almaty.

29 January 2014

Kazakhstan eyeing Ablyazov's property Mukhtar Ablyazov might faceconfiscation of property in Kazakhstan.

29 January 2014

Sambo World Cup: Kazakhstan takes 2nd place Kazakhstan won the second place at the Sambo World Cup Stage among Men and Women for the Prizes of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

28 January 2014

Olympics: Japan women outnumber men for first time Women outnumber men for the first time in Japan's Winter Olympics team as the country sends a record number of athletes to Sochi in hopes of its biggest-ever medal haul.

28 January 2014

Crunch day in Ukraine after leader offers concession Ukrainian lawmakers meet on Tuesday to debate ways of ending a deadly two-month crisis after President Viktor Yanukovych gave in to a key opposition demand to abolish draconian anti-protest laws.

28 January 2014

Kazakhstan to coordinate Customs Union import duties with WTO Kazakhstan’s Vice Minister for Economic Development and Trade earlier announced that the average import duty rate within the WTO is 7.9% higher than that currently in place within the Customs Union.

27 January 2014

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