Unicef (Free subscription) | yesterday
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 23 November 2009 – Well known Kazakh artist Batyrkhan Shukenov was named the country's first-ever UNICEF Ambassador during the commemoration last week of the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
France 24 (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
With spending on luxury goods down across the developed world in the economic crisis, luxury brands are increasingly looking far beyond the chic avenues of New York, London or Paris for revenue. The new names on the lips of luxury professionals are far less familiar -- Almaty, Shenzhen, Ulan Bator -- respectively, the commercial capital of Kazakhstan, a major Chinese provincial centre and the capital...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- An international media rights group has criticized a Kazakh court that upheld a three-year prison sentence against an editor convicted of publishing state secrets.
UNECE (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
In association with the Customs Committee and Association of Customs Brokers of Kazakhstan, UNECE organized a conference on 15-16 October in Almaty to promote public-private cooperation for trade facilitation and the Single Window in Central Asia – a region where traders across newly introduced international borders are regarded primarily as potential smugglers.
Human Rights Watch (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
(Almaty) - The decision of a Kazakh court today to uphold the harsh verdict imposed on Kazakhstan's leading human rights defender is a terrible miscarriage of justice, Human Rights Watch said. read more
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- The reclusive Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan has denied entry to dozens of Peace Corps volunteers, the organization's country director said Friday.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- The United States expressed its concern Monday over efforts by Turkmenistan to prevent students from traveling to U.S.-linked universities.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
NEW DELHI: World champion Manavjit Singh Sandhu shot the trap gold with a score of 140 out of 150 in the Asian Clay Shooting championship at Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Friday. It was an impressive performance by Manavjit, as he pipped the ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Thousands of troops from Russia and four other ex-Soviet nations are staging exercises as part of a newly formed NATO-style rapid-reaction force.
Google LatLong (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Our ability to explore maps relies on having access to quality data. Much of our world has yet to have access to accurate digital mapping data. This is why we originally created Google Map Maker , and why we're excited today to announce 19 new countries and territories to that have made the leap from being drawn on Google Map Maker to being pushed on Google Maps: Algeria, Angola, Congo, Faroe Islands,...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
On a snowy day in December 1993, just months after Andy Weber began his diplomatic job at the U.S. Embassy in Almaty, Kazakhstan, he met with a tall, bullet-headed man he knew only as Col. Korbator.
i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
The United Nations refugee agency today expressed its concern over the temporary detention and alleged mistreatment of Uzbek refugees and asylum-seekers that took place last week in Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty.The five men – three refugees and two asylum-seekers – reported to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) that at a group of at least six armed and masked men entered...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009
Almaty, Kazakhstan/Moscow - At least 38 people died Sunday in a fire at a drug clinic in the south of the Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan, local media reported. The cause of the fire, which broke out in the town of Talkykurgan near Kazakhstan's ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009
Almaty/Moscow - At least 38 people died Sunday in a fire at a drug clinic in the south of the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan, local media reported. The cause of the fire, which broke out in the city of Talkykurgan near the capital Almaty, was a...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Officials in Kazakhstan say 38 people were killed in a fire at a drug treatment center early Sunday.
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getz3551 | 01/20/2009
A man makes a symbol of the cross, while the conservative Kapchagai on the pool during the statement service in the icy water bath, North Almaty, Kazakhstan's
gumir | 06/05/2008
During the period of June 8-14 Almaty will host Days of Qatar's Culture in Kazakhstan. The event is organized by Culture and Information Ministry of Kazakhstan, “Kazak Auenderi” JSC and Qatar National Council for Culture, Arts and National Heritage. A solemn opening of the event will be held on June 10 at G. Musrepov State Academic Theatre for Children and Youth. A concert of folk dancing ensemble,
gumir | 06/04/2008
An international exhibition Education abroad – 2008 opened yesterday in Almaty. The event is organized by Association of Graduates of “Bolashak” Kazakh President’s international scholarship and education agency Capital Education under the auspices of Culture and Information Ministry and Youth Policy Department under Education and Science Ministry. National company “Kazinform” JSC renders information
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