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Young talent from Almaty impresses foreign audience
Kazakhstan composer and pianist Rakhat-Bi Abdysagin, 14, has won an award at the international composers contest in Yalta.
11 November 2013
Spanish court confirms intention to extradite Ablyazov’s Security Chief
The Spanish National Court (SNC) has confirmed its decision to extradite Aleksandr Pavlov, the Chief of Security of the former Head of Kazakhstan's BTA bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.
10 November 2013
Ukraine talks deadlocked as EU clock ticks down
Ukraine's parliament on Friday failed to end days of deadlock over legislation that would allow jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to go abroad for treatment and pave the way for the signing of a key EU accord.
09 November 2013
Rebel dancer takes Moscow theatre to new heights
Sergei Polunin admits money and fame can be an addiction. He says his hero is bad-boy actor Mickey Rourke. He does not much like rehearsing and sometimes prefers not to show up.
07 November 2013
Designer Mikhail Kravets named Kazakhstan's Valentin Yudashkin
A new collection of evening gowns of Kazakhstan designer Mikhail Kravets impressed Ukrainian fashionistas at the Mercedes-Benz Kiev Fashion Days.
25 October 2013
Ukrainian President to visit Kazakhstan in 2014
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will render an official visit to Kazakhstan in 2014.
16 October 2013
Grain pool of Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Russia to be complete in 6 months’ time: Ukrainian PM
The joint grain export potential of Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan is estimated at 70 million tons.
16 October 2013
Ukraine's Foreign Minister visits Kazakhstan
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara is on official visits to Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries.
15 October 2013
Ukrainian christians address Kazakhstan ambassador in support of Grace Church pastor
AUC ECB has supported the 67-y.o. pastor of protestant Grace Church in Astana accused of inflicting severe harm to the health of one of the church’s members.
10 October 2013
Boxing: Kazakhstan third by medal count at AIBA Junior Worlds
Kazakhstan's Ablaikhan Zhussupov has become a champion of the AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships in Kiev, Ukraine.
17 September 2013
Astana to help establish Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian Security Community
Kazakhstan’s Secretary of State Marat Tazhin met with the outgoing Ukrainian ambassador Oleg Dyomin in late August.
10 September 2013
Russia worried as Ukraine creeps closer to EU
Ukraine is moving closer to finally agreeing a key first step towards joining the European Union, sparking concern from Russia that Kiev is decisively shifting away from the Kremlin.
13 August 2013
Ablyazov may be jailed for 12 years in Ukraine
Kazakhstan's ex-banker Mukhtar Ablyazov may be sentenced to 5 to 12 years in jail in Ukraine where he is accused of fraud.
05 August 2013
France wants till spring 2014 to decide on Ablyazov's extradition
French court is not planing to decide on the possible extradition of Mukhtar Ablyazov any earlier than in spring 2014.
02 August 2013
Russia bans top Ukrainian chocolate brand
Russia has banned imports of a popular Ukrainian chocolate brand, the Kremlin's chief sanitary official said Monday, as Moscow steps up efforts to retain influence over its EU-inclined neighbour.
31 July 2013
Islamic radicals test ground in calm Ukraine
More than a thousand bearded men, muffled in scarves and accompanied by veiled women, stand under the hot sun, waving black and white flags and chanting "Allahu Akbar!".
30 July 2013
Polish president egged at memorial event in Ukraine: police
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski on Sunday was struck by an egg hurled by a young man during a hugely sensitive visit to Ukraine to commemorate a wartime massacre.
15 July 2013
Kazakhstan’s President Nazarbayev meets his Ukrainian counterpart Yanukovich
Last year the bilateral trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Ukraine grew by 24%, we need to sustain the level: Nazarbayev
30 May 2013
Nazarbayev to meet with Putin and Lukashenko
Presidents of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan will arrive to Astana on May 29.
28 May 2013
Astana Arlans win over Ukraine Otamans in second final
The second day of the WSB final between Astana Arlans (Kazakhstan) and Ukraine Otamans was held in Astana on May 11.
13 May 2013