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Russian drone crashes in Atyrau oblast
A Russian military drone crashed not far from Balkuduk village in Atyrau oblast.
23 April 2013
Obama, Putin cooperate on terror after Boston bombings
US President Barack Obama spoke to President Vladimir Putin on Friday and thanked him for Russia's anti-terror help after bomb attacks in Boston blamed on two men of Chechen origin.
20 April 2013
Kazakhstan allows import of 12 million tons of bottom ash wastes from Russia
Kazakhstan government allowed Russia’s Troitsk regional power station to export over 12 million tons of bottom ash wastes for dumping in Kostanay oblast.
19 April 2013
Kazakhstan designer presents glamorous military collection
Zholdasbek impressed the audience with his dresses combined with green jackets and sophisticated headwear, decorated with mirrors and gems.
18 April 2013
Skiing: Kazakhstan skiers plan to gain 12-14 spots to Sochi Olympic Games
In the 2012-2013 season Kazakhstan skiers showed that they “have good chances to perform successfully” in the forthcoming Olympics.
18 April 2013
Trial of Putin foe begins, swiftly adjourned
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny Wednesday went on trial on charges he says were ordered by President Vladimir Putin but the process was swiftly adjourned to allow the defence more time to prepare.
17 April 2013
Kazakhstan pianist made it into semifinal of Ukrainian Talents Show
The musician performed Rimskiy-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee that is known for its fast tempo playing two instruments at the same time.
17 April 2013
Kazakhstan Fashion Week applauds Kazakhstan designer LaRiya
Eight fashion designers, including two foreigners, demonstrated their collections on the first day of the Kazakhstan Fashion Week.
16 April 2013
Kazakhstan and Russia to jointly produce harvesters
Kazakhstan plans to produce combine harvesters jointly with Russian partners.
16 April 2013
Four young designers debut at Kazakhstan Fashion Week
Kazakhstan Fashion Week, biggest Central Asian fashion event - autumn-winter 2013/2014 season, is held in Almaty on April 15-17.
16 April 2013
Russia puts Putin critic Navalny on trial
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny goes on trial Wednesday on embezzlement charges carrying a maximum 10-year jail term.
15 April 2013
Russia hits 18 US officials with tit-for-tat entry ban
Russia on Saturday published its own blacklist of US officials banned from entering the country in retaliation for Washington's move Friday to name 18 Russians who allegedly committed human rights abuses.
13 April 2013
US-Russia reset on 'pause': US general
A "reset" in US-Russia relations is now on pause and Moscow likely will be "the primary actor of regional concern".
13 April 2013
Putin unveils $50 bn drive for Russian space supremacy
President Vladimir Putin unveiled a new $50 billion drive for Russia to preserve its status as a top space power, including the construction of a brand new cosmodrome.
12 April 2013
Kazakhstan to continue space cooperation with Russia at Baikonur even beyond 2050: KazKosmos National Space Agency
Tengrinews.kz reported earlier, citing Russia’s Izvestia, that Russia may bring its operations at the Baikonur cosmodrome close to zero as early as by 2020.
12 April 2013
Russia’s President believes Kazakhstan-based Baikonur is obsolete
We are aligning projects so that Baikonur could be also used. Surely, we will be exploiting it in partnership with space experts and agencies of Kazakhstan: Vladimir Putin.
12 April 2013
Kazakhstan Modern Art exhibition receives Sergey Kuryokhin award
Nailya Allakhverdiyeva won in the Best Curatorial Project category at Sergey Kuryokhin award for the exhibition Bride’s Face. Kazakhstan Modern Art.
11 April 2013
Kazakhstan and Russia to join in grain transportation
Kazakhstan's KazTemirTrans and Russian RusTransCom (RusAgroTrans) will establish a joint company for grain transportation.
09 April 2013
Conspiracy theories fly as Poles mark presidential jet crash
Three years after a jet crash in Russia killed a Polish president and 95 other people, conspiracy theorists in Poland are as adamant as ever that it was an assassination.
09 April 2013
Russia’s Roskosmos Space Agency suggests two scenarios of operations at Baikonur
Along the crisis scenario, Baikonur infrastructure will only be supported after 2021 to accommodate individual launches.
08 April 2013