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Violence Spreads to a Second Town in Kazakhstan

policeViolence between striking workers and the authorities in western Kazakhstan spread over the weekend, bringing the death toll to 14, the country's general prosecutor announced on Sunday.

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Akezhan KAZHEGELDIN: “Rakhat Aliyev violated my constitutional rights. I want justice to prevail”

ak 140_1The former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan would like the case of the "former son-in-law of Kazakhstan" to set a precedent and be a lesson for the country as a whole

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Could Goga, close friend of Prince Andrew, become the first lady of Kazakhstan?

goga 140The Kazakhstan tycoon who bought Prince Andrew's house is being tipped as his country's next president – with glamorous London socialite Goga Ashkenazi as his possible first lady.

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Wanted man is living in Sliem

aliev1A wanted former top Kazakh government official sentenced to imprisonment for various crimes and ordered to pay damages connected with torture is currently living in an apartment in Amery Street, Sliema, The Sunday Times has learnt.

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Blair pressed on Kazakh reforms

 

blair 140Leading opposition figures in Kazakhstan have urged Tony Blair to press for democratic reform in the oil-rich central Asian country or abandon his new role as adviser to the government.

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Kazakh Militants Disguised as Street Cleaners for Atyrau Attacks

 

Islamic militants disguised themselves as street cleaners to carry out two bomb blasts last month in Atyrau, the capital of Kazakhstan's biggest oil- producing region, the Prosecutor General's Office said.

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Kazakhstan deals with suicide bombings. Terrorism not a serious threat to Kazakhstan, analysts say.

 

atyrau aALMATY – Before May, Kazakhstan had never experienced a suicide bombing. Since then, the country's media have reported two, as well as a related explosion in a garbage bin.

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Kazakhstan becoming key to Korea's energy independence

AKTOBE/AKTAU, Kazakhstan (Yonhap) -- Korea is striving to bolster its energy self-reliance, and at the heart of such efforts is Kazakhstan, with oil reserves of over 30 billion barrels.

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Oil rich dictator of Kazakhstan recruits Tony Blair to help win Nobel peace prize

 

nazarbaev blerThe autocratic leader of oil rich Kazakhstan has recruited Tony Blair as an adviser, believing the former Prime Minister can help him win the Nobel Peace prize.

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Tony Blair adds Kazakhstan to his growing list of business clients

 

naz tonyTony Blair has set up an "advisory group" to help the authoritarian regime of Kazakhstan implement economic reforms.

How a Chinese company exports the Great Firewall to autocratic regimes

How a Chinese company exports the Great Firewall to autocratic regimes

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Kazakhstan diverting crude to Russia’s CPC as Azerbaijan deals with tainted oil

Kazakhstan diverting crude to Russia’s CPC as Azerbaijan deals with tainted oil

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The future of US and Japanese engagement with Central Asia

The future of US and Japanese engagement with Central Asia

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