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Russian Church predicts good ties with new Pope
The Russian Orthodox Church expects that newly elected Pope Francis will foster positive relations between the two churches.
15 March 2013
Kazakhstan Parliament adopts agreement on Russian oil supplies to Pavlodar refinery
Pavlodar refinery in Kazakhstan will be getting guaranteed oil supplies from Russia.
13 March 2013
Urkaine wins Women's World Chess Team Championship; Kazakhstan ranked 7th
Ukraine followed by China and Russia won the Chess Championship. Kazakhstan won over Turkey and France, tied with Romania and the United States.
13 March 2013
Kazakhstan to implement ERA-GLONASS equivalent by 2015
Kazakhstan is planning to implement an equivalent of Russian system of emergency respond to road accidents ERA-GLONASS by 2015.
13 March 2013
Boxing: Kazakhstan's Astana Arlans to fight Argentina Condors in WSB play-off
Kazakhstan's Astana Arlans – Argentina Condors fight will be held in Argentina on March 23.
12 March 2013
KazTransOil Director General on planned crude supplies to China and Russia
According to the country’s Ministry of oil and gas, crude supplies to China are expected to make up 11-12 million tons.
11 March 2013
New China president to visit Russia, African countries
China's new president will pay a state visit to Russia, Tanzania, South Africa and the Republic of Congo.
09 March 2013
Kazakhstan may cease gas supplies to Russia
If we don’t agree on the prices now, all this gas will be redirected to the south, possibly to China, in 2015 after Beineu-Bozoi-Shymkent pipeline is completed: Kazakhstan Minister.
07 March 2013
Kazakh Senate ratifies agreement on Russian oil supplies to Kazakhstan
The agreement between the governments of Kazakhstan and Russia was signed in Moscow on December 9, 2010.
07 March 2013
Russia divided on Stalin 60 years after his death
Russia has marked the 60th anniversary of Joseph Stalin's death, with the nation divided on whether he was a tyrant who slaughtered millions or a saviour who created a superpower after World War II.
06 March 2013
Oil export from Russia to Kazakhstan grew 77.3 percent
Export of Russian oil to Kazakhstan in January-February 2013 grew 77.3 percent compared to the same period last year and made 1,176 million tons.
05 March 2013
Chess: Russian and Chinese best players not taking part in World Championship in Astana
Russia's Nadezhda Kosintseva and Tatiana Kosintseva are not playing for the Russian team because of a conflict with their senior coach Sergey Rublevsky.
04 March 2013
Kazakhstan rep wins Mister Intellectual of Asia in Moscow
Dalay Kyrgys from the Republic of Tyva was awarded with The Best Asian Man-2013 title.
04 March 2013
Football: Kazakhstan national team’s halfback signs up with Kuban FC
Kazakhstan's Baurzhan Islamkhan arrived to Antalya, Turkey, and signed a contract with Kuban Krasnodar FC after medical tests.
03 March 2013
Syria, Moscow condemn US aid to rebels
Syria and ally Russia denounced a US pledge to provide direct non-lethal aid to rebel fighters, saying it will fuel more violence in the two-year conflict.
02 March 2013
Russian activists set to march against foreign adoptions
Activists from pro-Kremlin children's advocacy groups were set to march through Moscow to call on authorities to ban all foreign adoptions and demand the return of an adopted boy whose brother died in Texas.
02 March 2013
Russian boy's Texas death ruled accidental
The death of a young boy adopted from Russia at his Texas home was an accident and the bruises found on his body were self-inflicted, a coroner ruled Friday in a case that ignited a diplomatic row.
02 March 2013
Mixed Martial Arts: Mirzayev to fight Kazakhstan’s world champion
Russia’s Rasul Mirzayev and Kazakhstan's Yerzhan Yestanov, world pankration champion, will fight on March 31.
27 February 2013
Mixed Martial Arts: Yestanov planned to fight Mirzayev several years ago: Askhat Yerbulatov
Yestanov is now training for the fight against Russia's Rasul Mirzayev in the U.S. with his teammate Kairat Akhmetov.
27 February 2013
Russia to increase oil export to China via Kazakhstan in 2014
Russia is planning to increase its oil supplies to China via Kazakhstan in 2014.
27 February 2013