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Kazakhstan Olympic uniform costs $2,300
Kazakhstan uniform for the Sochi Olympics has been unveiled. The full set of 25 items costs $2,300.
29 December 2013
Rescue of stranded Antarctic ship stalls
A Chinese icebreaker has failed to break through thick ice to free a ship carrying scientists and tourists stranded off Antarctica, forcing Australian authorities to look at other rescue options Saturday.
28 December 2013
Kazakhstan developing space tourism
Kazakhstan-based Diamond Trans has invested about $1 million to start the Space Harbor project that will feature trade and entertainment zones, hotels and office space.
27 December 2013
Russia to bury Kalashnikov in new 'pantheon' of heroes
Russia was Friday to bury Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of the iconic AK-47 assault rifle that was the favoured weapon of guerrillas worldwide, at a newly-opened cemetery for national heroes.
27 December 2013
Rescue underway for Russian ship trapped by Antarctic ice
Three icebreaking ships were Thursday hurrying to reach a Russian vessel carrying 74 people on a scientific expedition which is trapped by ice off Antarctica, with Australian authorities coordinating the rescue mission.
26 December 2013
Arctic protester vows to fight on after Russian case closed
A British Greenpeace protester Tuesday said he was "jubilant" after Russia closed the criminal case against him for staging a protest on an oil rig, and vowed to keep fighting for environmental issues.
25 December 2013
Nazarbayev calls for no politics in Eurasian Economic Union
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has called to remove all the politics aspects from the Eurasian Economic Union agreements.
25 December 2013
Officials in Beijing suburb build Kremlin copy
Local officials in a Beijing suburb have built themselves a white-walled, gold-domed office complex resembling Moscow's Kremlin, state media reported, prompting anger among Chinese who condemned the lavish buildings.
25 December 2013
Russia to start crude supplies to China across Kazakhstan from January 1, 2014
The agreement comes to force January 1, 2014. The agreement shall be valid for 10 years: Russia’s Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak.
25 December 2013
Snowden declares 'mission accomplished' on leaks
Just six months after first leaking National Security Agency secrets in a move that triggered a revaluation of US surveillance policies, Edward Snowden is declaring "mission's already accomplished."
24 December 2013
Astronauts poised for second spacewalk to repair station
Two American astronauts prepared to step out Tuesday on a rare Christmas Eve spacewalk to wrap up repairs to the cooling system at the International Space Station, NASA said.
24 December 2013
Kazakhstan hockey team wins silver at Universiade
The Kazakhstan hockey team has won a silver medal at the Universiade in Tretino after losing to the Canadian hockey team in the final.
23 December 2013
Snowden in charm offensive in Brazil's press
Intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, who has been granted temporary asylum in Russia and faces US espionage charges, on Sunday lauded Brazil's vibrant democracy.
23 December 2013
Freed Pussy Riot punk slams Kremlin amnesty as 'PR stunt'
Pussy Riot bandmember Maria Alyokhina, who was freed from prison Monday under a Kremlin-backed amnesty, slammed the measure as a mere publicity stunt and said that she would have preferred to remain in prison.
23 December 2013
Khodorkovsky to stay out of Russia, help jailed dissidents
Russia's former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said Sunday after walking free from a decade in jail that he would stay away from his homeland but help to free Russian political prisoners still behind bars.
23 December 2013
Pussy Riot punk Alyokhina freed from Russian prison: lawyer
One of the jailed members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot, Maria Alyokhina, was freed from prison on Monday after receiving amnesty.
23 December 2013
Morgan Stanley sells oil trading assets to Rosneft
Investment bank Morgan Stanley Friday announced plans to sell part of its commodity business to Russian oil giant Rosneft for an undisclosed sum.
21 December 2013
Kazakhstan-born Mitalipov among Nature's Top 10 scientists of 2013
Kazakhstan-born Shoukhrat Mitalipov is among the Top 10 scientists, who have made the most significant breakthroughs this year.
20 December 2013
Putin pardons Khodorkovsky after 10 years in jail
President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree granting a pardon to Russia's former richest man and bitter Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, allowing his release after more than a decade in prison.
20 December 2013
China to build two new Antarctic bases: state media
Chinese workers are on their way to build the country's fourth Antarctic research base and a fifth is being planned, state-run media said Thursday as the country expands its imprint on the icy continent.
20 December 2013
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