Russia, neighbours to hold air defence drills
September 14th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Bishkek, Sep 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan will conduct joint air defence drills in October, the Kyrgyz defence ministry said Thursday.The "Chistoye Nebo (Clear Sky) 2012" exercise ... Read more...
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Dog dies saving drunken owner from train
September 8th, 2012 - 9:03 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A dog was run over by a train moments after it managed to pull its drunken suicidal owner off railway tracks in a Kazakh city.According ... Read more...
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200 kg heroin seized in Kazakhstan
September 6th, 2012 - 3:54 am ICT by IANS
Astana, Sep 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Nearly 200 kg of heroin has been confiscated on the Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border by Kazakh customs officers.A car with a trailer travelling from Kyrgyzstan to Kazakhstan ... Read more...
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Stolen crocodile, python left outside Kazakh home
September 4th, 2012 - 10:03 am ICT by IANS
Astana, Sep 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A family in a Kazakh city of Temirtau was in for a surprise as they found a bag outside their home containing a crocodile ... Read more...
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Russia calls on US to ratify CTBT
August 30th, 2012 - 5:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) by the US will speed up the document's entry into force, the speaker of the Russian ... Read more...
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Kazakh beer thief returns unfinished bottles
August 21st, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A man suspected of stealing a case of beer from a store in Kazakhstan's northwest Aktobe region still faces theft charges despite returning a number ... Read more...
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15 killed in Kazakh accident
August 20th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Astana, Aug 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 15 people were killed and 22 injured when a car, a truck and a bus were involved in a multi-vehicle collision in Kazakhstan, ... Read more...
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Chinese Muslims celebrate Eid
August 19th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 19 (IANS) Muslims across China Sunday celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.The northwest province of Qinghai had begun festivities Saturday itself, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Olympics: Sushil secures silver on concluding day (India Roundup)
August 12th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Wrestler Sushil Kumar's silver Sunday made him the first individual athlete from India to win back-to-back medals at the Olympics and ensured the country's sixth ... Read more...
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Olympic boxing: Light heavyweight gold for Russia’s Mekhontsev
August 12th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Yegor Mekhontsev won his country's first boxing gold medal of the Olympics beating Kazakhstan's Adilbek Niyazymbetov on a tie-break in the final here at ... Read more...
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Olympic wrestling: Sushil first to win back-to-back medals (Lead)
August 12th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Wrestler Sushil Kumar Sunday became the first individual athlete from India to win back-to-back medals at the Olympics after settling for silver in the men's ... Read more...
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Olympic wrestling: Sushil assures 6th medal for India (Fourth Lead)
August 12th, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Sushil Kumar assured India of a sixth medal at the London Olympics and his second successive at the Games by powering into the men's 66kg ... Read more...
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Olympic wrestling: Sushil Kumar assures sixth medal for India (Third Lead)
August 12th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Sushil Kumar assured India of a sixth medal at the London Olympics by powering into the men's 66 kg freestyle wrestling final at the ExCel ... Read more...
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Kazakhstan to start defence training for all
August 9th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Astana, Aug 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Kazakhstan will introduce universal military training for all adult citizens, according to a government decree published Thursday."The goal of universal military training of citizens is ... Read more...
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Olympic boxing: Indian pugilist Jai Bhagwan boxed out
August 2nd, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) India's Jai Bhagwan was outboxed by Kazakh fighter Gani Zhailauov at the London Olympics and lost by a big margin in the pre-quarterfinals of the men's ... Read more...
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Mudslide at iron mine in northwest China kills 7, buries 21
August 1st, 2012 - 1:37 am ICT by BNO News
ARALTOBE, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- A mudslide buried the site of an iron mine in northwestern China on early Tuesday morning, killing at least seven people and leaving 21 others missing, local ... Read more...
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Maneza clinches Kazakhstan’s 2nd weightlifting gold
August 1st, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Maiya Maneza won Kazakhstan's second weightlifting gold Tuesday, setting a new Olympic record in the women's 63kg category.Maneza scored 110 kg in the snatch, two ... Read more...
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Weightlifting: Kazakh prodigy takes gold, world record
July 29th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Kazakhstan's teenage prodigy Zulfiya Chinshanlo powered her way to a weightlifting gold in the 53kg category Sunday, breaking her own world record in the clean ... Read more...
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Olympic boxing: Vijender powers his way to pre-quarters (Lead)
July 29th, 2012 - 5:45 am ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) India's strong medal contender Vijender Singh sailed into the pre-quarter final in the men's middleweight (75 kg) boxing competition with a clinical 14-10 win over Danabek ... Read more...
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Olympic boxing: Vijender in second round
July 29th, 2012 - 5:43 am ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) India's lone Olympic boxing medallist Vijender Singh kicked off his quest for a second with an emphatic 14-10 victory over Kazakhstan's Danabek Suzhanov in the first ... Read more...
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Kazakhstan allows Russia to resume space launches
June 16th, 2012 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Kazakhstan has given Russia permission to carry out launches from the Baikonur space centre, Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov said after talks with his Russian ... Read more...
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Kazakh border chief resigns over massacre
June 14th, 2012 - 8:25 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The head of Kazakhstan's Border Service has resigned following a border post massacre May 30 in which 15 people were killed.A statement posted on the ... Read more...
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Russia, Kazakhstan extend Friendship Treaty for 10 years
June 8th, 2012 - 10:00 am ICT by IANS
Astana, June 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and Kazakhstan have agreed to extend their bilateral Friendship Treaty, originally signed in 1992, for an additional 10 years.The protocol on amendments to ... Read more...
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French Open: Sania-Bhupathi in final, Paes-Vesnina knocked out (Lead)
June 7th, 2012 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Paris, June 6 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi reached their maiden French Open mixed doubles final but Leander Paes and his Russian partner Elena Vesnina were knocked out ... Read more...
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Sania-Bhupathi sail into French Open final (Lead)
June 6th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 6 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi outplayed Galina Voskoboeva and Danielle Bracciali 6-4, 6-2 to enter the mixed doubles final at the French Open tennis tournament ... Read more...
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Russia, Kazakhstan in deadlock over rocket launches
May 30th, 2012 - 9:23 am ICT by IANS
Astana, May 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and Kazakhstan have failed to reach an agreement on a new drop zone for the debris of Russian carrier rockets being launched from the ... Read more...
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Kazakh cops jailed for attacking protesters
May 29th, 2012 - 6:41 am ICT by IANS
Astana, May 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Five police officers have been sent to jail for their heavy-handed response to a protest by striking oil workers in Kazakhstan last year.At least 15 ... Read more...
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Hundreds of endangered antelopes dying in Kazakhstan
May 24th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Astana, May 24 (IANS) A massive wave of deaths has been reported among the endangered saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan. Around 540 carcasses of the animal has been found in the ... Read more...
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Kazakh police search for women street-strippers
May 16th, 2012 - 8:01 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 16 (IANS) Police in Kazakhstan have launched a search for two young women who walked naked around the steets of Kostanai city, RIA Novosti reported.The girls, wearing only ... Read more...
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UAE, Kazakhstan sign customs pact
May 16th, 2012 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, May 15 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kazakhstan have signed a customs cooperation agreement.The Co-operation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters Agreement was signed by the ... Read more...
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Indians paddlers start Olympic qualifying campaign in style
May 10th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Doha, May 10 (IANS) India's Anthony Amalraj, Achanta Sharath Kamal and Poulomi Ghatak started their Olympic qualifying campaign in style with wins in their first matches at the Table Tennis ... Read more...
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Indian boxer Devendro in finals of President’s Cup
May 6th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Almaty (Kazakhstan), May 6 (IANS) India's L. Devendro Singh entered the finals of 49 kg at the President's Cup boxing event here Sunday.The 20-year-old triumphed over his more experienced opponent, ... Read more...
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President’s Cup Boxing: Kanwar Preet enter semis, Vikas exits
May 4th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Almaty (Kazakhstan), May 4 (IANS) Indian boxer Vikas Krishan (69kg) made a surprise exit from the President's Cup in Kazakhstan here Friday while his compatriot Kanwar Preet Singh (+91kg) entered ... Read more...
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Camel killed in Kazakhstan to end suicides
April 28th, 2012 - 10:03 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) People in a Kazakh town have sacrificed a white camel in a bid to end an adolescent "suicide epidemic" blamed on an evil spirit that ... Read more...
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Kazakh journalist stabbed
April 21st, 2012 - 8:06 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A journalist who criticised the Kazakh authorities over their bloody handling of riots in a mining town in December last year was found beaten and ... Read more...
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