Leaflets supporting Tsarnaev brothers posted in Kazakhstan
Source: United Press International
Atyrau :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-05-15 10:19:53 -0700 | political-news
Leaflets showing support for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have been put up in Kazakhstan, observers said. One leaflet attached to a lamp post near the Atyrau recreation center read: "Chechen Republic...In support of the Tsarnaev brothers," the Ak...
Interactive map: NZ and the Pacific from space
Source: The New Zealand Herald
Almaty :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-05-13 21:28:20 -0700 | political-news
Very few people will ever have the chance to see New Zealand 370km from space, but thanks to two astronauts returning to Earth today Kiwis won't have to make the journey. Thomas Marshburn and Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko are back...
Customs ordered to verify all int'l student visas
Source: Boston.com
Almaty :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-05-03 21:47:04 -0700 | political-news
Customs officials are being ordered effective immediately'' to verify that every foreign student arriving in the U.S. has a valid student visa. It's the first security change by the U.S. government directly related to the Boston bombings. According to an...
Kazakhstan: Sanctuary Toils to Save Falcons, Eagles
Source: Eurasianet
Almaty :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-05-03 07:51:42 -0700 | political-news
In the foothills of the Tien Shan mountains in southeastern Kazakhstan, a falcon perches in a tree...This elegant bird being displayed by handler Paul Pfander is a saker falcon, a globally endangered species rarely spotted in the wild. This Falco...
Kazakhstan: Astana Mulls Stricter Regulations for Gambling Industry
Source: Eurasianet
Astana :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-05-02 12:23:54 -0700 | political-news
Kazakhstan may have already moved its casinos into two Las Vegas-style enclaves, but the gambling industry has found a new way to grow via the spread of a new version of a one-armed bandit. Bookmakers specializing in sports gambling are...
Two Kazakh men with possible ties to alleged Boston Marathon bombers face immigration charges
Source: The Boston Globe
Almaty :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-05-01 19:32:30 -0700 | political-news
The men were detained for civil immigration violations after authorities questioned them about their possible connection to Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who allegedly detonated two bombs at the Boston Marathon last month, killing three people and injuring more than 200....
Debating Global Media—in Kazakhstan
Source: Epoch Times
Astana :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-30 21:27:39 -0700 | political-news
KazakhstanMost people wouldn't bother going half way around the world for their 15 seconds of fame. Ok, so maybe there was little fame to be found, but it was still worthwhile to spend two days flying back and forth to...
China supports security cooperation within SCO
Source: China News
Almaty :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-29 09:10:39 -0700 | political-news
The new Chinese leadership will give full support to law enforcement and security cooperation within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a Chinese official said on Monday. Chinese State Councilor Guo Shengkun said in an address at a secretarial...
Kazakhstan: Lesbian Wedding Raises Eyebrows
Source: Eurasianet
Almaty :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-29 08:39:59 -0700 | political-news
The industrial city of Karaganda in northeastern Kazakhstan has seen an event utterly out of the ordinary for the former Soviet Union: a wedding between two women. The couple organized the symbolic wedding to celebrate their union, the Vox Populi...
Berhane Wins Stage Three, Turquoise Jersey in 2013 Tour of Turkey
Source: Epoch Times
Astana :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-28 00:40:08 -0700 | political-news
Europcar's Natnael Berhane took the General Classification lead in the 2013 Presidential Tour of Turkey cycling race with five fine kilometers of climbing and a 180-meter spring up the extremely steep mountaintop finish on Gogubeli Gecidi. Two-time African cycling champion...
US informs India on Afghan peace talks with Karzai
Source: The Economic Times
Almaty :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-30 13:20:43 -0700 | political-news
The US today shared with India its perception on the reconciliation process in Afghanistan and discussions its senior officials had with President HamidKarzai and Pakistan Army chief AshfaqParvezKayani recently. US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns met External Affairs Minister...
London Launches Fraud Probe Over Resource Giant's Business in Kazakhstan
Source: Eurasianet
Almaty :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-26 06:38:36 -0700 | political-news
The United Kingdom's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched a criminal investigation into alleged corruption at a London-listed natural resources giant with strong links to Kazakhstan, British media report. Kazakhstan but also in China, Brazil and some African states.
Kazakhstan Minister Gets Egg on His Face
Source: Eurasianet
Astana :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-26 02:47:41 -0700 | political-news
Kazakhstan's social affairs minister was pelted with eggs Friday while addressing the government's controversial pension reforms at a lively press conference. In a show of protest rare for Kazakhstan, Minister of Labor and Social Protection Serik Abdenov was targeted as...
Kazakhstan: Media Spotlighting Tenuous Connections to Marathon Bombings
Source: Eurasianet
Astana :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-25 11:47:10 -0700 | political-news
News that the suspected perpetrators of the April 15 Boston marathon bombings have links to Kazakhstan albeit extremely tenuous ones has brought unwanted attention to this oil-rich Central Asian state neighboring Kyrgyzstan, where the two suspects have family roots.
Kazakhstan Sanguine About Security After NATO Withdrawal
Source: Eurasianet
Astana :: Kazakhstan | updated 2013-04-25 08:10:38 -0700 | political-news
Observers have voiced apprehension that the region will confront rising challenges from threats such as terrorism, extremism and drug trafficking that could destabilize the entire Central Asia region...I will say it directly: I do not accept the catastrophic theories that...
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