Provides the latest RSS feeds for Central Asia News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Kazakhstan News.Net http://www.kazakhstannews.net/ en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:36:19 -0500 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:36:19 -0500 30 Monkeys in a Kazakhstan zoo are enjoying a "very human" remedy against cold weather, with wine added to their daily ration. http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/203220006 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:00:03 -0500 IANS http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/203220006 A group of French senators will pay a visit to Baku. On 5 February, a group of French senators who appealed to the French Constitution to abolish the bill criminalizing the denial of genocides ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203222893&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:38:33 -0500 News.Az http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203222893&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Azerbaijan`s President Ilham Aliyev attending the 48th Munich Security Conference had a speech. The Head of the State noted that Azerbaijan is a new big source for European consumers. 'We ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203222894&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:38:10 -0500 News.Az http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203222894&cat=929bcf2071e81801 By Pavel Korduban Kiev's hopes for cheaper Russian gas from January 1 have failed to materialize. Gas talks are continuing, and there are signs that Moscow will agree to cut the price of ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203222892&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:40:46 -0500 Asia Times http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203222892&cat=929bcf2071e81801 "No one has ever seen anything like this at a Futsal EURO," said Serbia coach Aca Kovacevic after the 9-8 win that took his side through past Azerbaijan, players of both sides left ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203214807&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:45:36 -0500 UEFA http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203214807&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Azerbaijan 8-9 SerbiaAzerbaijan took the lead four times but Serbia went ahead when it mattered to go through with Portugal after an extraordinary evening in Group ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203214806&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:45:32 -0500 UEFA http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203214806&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Golos Respubliki, Newspaper (CPJ/IFEX) - New York, February 2, 2012 - The Kazakh security service, or KNB, must immediately cease intimidating Oksana Makushina, deputy editor of Golos Respubliki, ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203214808&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:19:28 -0500 IFEX http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203214808&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Azimjan Askarov, an Uzbek human rights activist and police critic, is serving a life term in prison for allegedly stoking a violent clash in southern Kyrgyzstan in 2010. Askarov's trial, which ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203214809&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:09:34 -0500 EurasiaNet http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203214809&cat=929bcf2071e81801 When a new performance opens at the Mongolian State Academic Theater for Opera and Ballet, the hall sells out quickly. The country, which, according to some estimates, possesses as much as $1 ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203213276&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:09:23 -0500 EurasiaNet http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203213276&cat=929bcf2071e81801 By Jacob Zenn After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the people of Kazakhstan, like those in the rest of the former Soviet Republics, experienced a revival in religious affiliation. In ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203214804&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:08:25 -0500 Asia Times http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203214804&cat=929bcf2071e81801 The response is strongly worded, no doubt, and four things must be noted. One, this has been a rare personal accusation of Clinton herself for inciting instability in Russia. Two, Putin segregated ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203214805&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:08:24 -0500 Asia Times http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203214805&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Increasingly frequent power cuts and fuel shortages are causing growing frustration in Uzbekistan, one of the world’s most repressive ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203206821&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:45:01 -0500 The Telegraph http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203206821&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Azerbaijan's Minister of Labor and Social Protection Fizuli Alakbarov received Kyrgyz Minister of Youth, Labor and Employment Aliyasbek Alimkulov visiting our country. According to the ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203205284&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:35:37 -0500 News.Az http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203205284&cat=929bcf2071e81801 How do you view demands of Hungarians to create an administrative region in Transcarpathia for a compact habitation of Hungarians? If not mistaken, because of this requirement, the meeting of the ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203206823&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:35:26 -0500 News.Az http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203206823&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Kyrgyzstan's international donor community is buzzing with scandal: The director of the World Bank's Kyrgyzstan office, Alexander Kramer, apparently hurled ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203205260&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:15:04 -0500 EurasiaNet http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203205260&cat=929bcf2071e81801 An Uzbek struggle in name only By J Z Adams The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) in November released on its website, alfurqon.com, a list of its "martyrs" of 2011. The most ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203206819&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:29:51 -0500 Asia Times http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203206819&cat=929bcf2071e81801 By Sergei Blagov The Caspian nations have reiterated earlier promises to seek a consensus-based settlement, but they apparently have failed to resolve their differences. As a result, the ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203206820&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:29:47 -0500 Asia Times http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203206820&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Given the ongoing processes around the Strait of Hormuz, some circles consider the outbreak of war in the region real. I believe that this process will not be easy even for those who decide to start ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203200267&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:31:55 -0500 News.Az http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203200267&cat=929bcf2071e81801 On 31 January, The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS) organized a jazz and cocktail evening at the Concert Noble - one of the most exclusive venues at the heart of the Brussels European district. ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203199528&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:31:44 -0500 News.Az http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203199528&cat=929bcf2071e81801 - Kazakhstan boosted uranium output by about 9 percent to 19,450 tonnes in 2011, consolidating its position as the world's largest producer of the metal with a 35-percent share of global ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203200259&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:27:59 -0500 Mine Web http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203200259&cat=929bcf2071e81801 crackdown on Kazakhstan's political opposition, activists and media critical of Astana is continuing: Less than a week after opposition leaders ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203200265&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:10:32 -0500 EurasiaNet http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203200265&cat=929bcf2071e81801 03.02.2012 11:55:15 Fitch Ratings has maintained Uzbekistan-based OJSC Agrobank's 'B-' foreign currency and 'B' local currency Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) on ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203200261&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:39:08 -0500 UZ Report http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203200261&cat=929bcf2071e81801 03.02.2012 15:21:08 The extensive educational outreach related to consumer protection resulted in an increase in the number of citizens' claims to antimonopoly authorities, which indicates an ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203200260&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:39:08 -0500 UZ Report http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203200260&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Investment program of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2012 that was approved by the Head of State defined the main parameters of capital investment in the national economy. Their total volume exceeds ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203200263&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:39:07 -0500 UZ Report http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203200263&cat=929bcf2071e81801 03.02.2012 11:34:27 The public press release published on the website of the State Committee of Uzbekistan for State Property Management noted the importance of improving the legal framework in ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203200262&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:39:05 -0500 UZ Report http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203200262&cat=929bcf2071e81801 03.02.2012 11:32:37 On February 27, 2012 an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of listed company of SC Malika was held. The agenda included consideration of the planned reorganization of ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203200264&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:39:02 -0500 UZ Report http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203200264&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Reporters Without Borders is extremely concerned by the growing crackdown on independent journalists in Kazakhstan "The authorities, even more paranoid as a result ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203200266&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:17:22 -0500 Reporters without Borders http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203200266&cat=929bcf2071e81801 By John Helmer MOSCOW - Ignore the plot entirely, but try this Joseph Stalin point from a novel called Archangel. The story by Robert Harris, written in 1998, is about a semi-alcoholic ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203200258&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:39:49 -0500 Asia Times http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203200258&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Armenian Grand Master Levon Aronian has expressed unwillingness to attend the World Chess Federation's (FIDE) Candidates Tournament in Azerbaijan. In a statement to the FIDE presidency, the ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203194269&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:41:36 -0500 News.Az http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203194269&cat=929bcf2071e81801 On Thursday, Azerbaijani State Oil Company SOCAR held a meeting with a delegation headed by Deputy Energy Minister of Italy Claudio De Vincentis. SOCAR’s Vice President Elshad Nasirov ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203193593&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:41:08 -0500 News.Az http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203193593&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Head coach and captain of the national team of Serbia spoke in press before today's match of Euro-2012 with the futsal team of Azerbaijan. "This is our third straight Futsal EURO ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203194270&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:41:05 -0500 News.Az http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203194270&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Azerbaijan Joseph Debono Grech and Pedro Agramunt held a press-conference dedicated to the ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203194271&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:40:55 -0500 News.Az http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203194271&cat=929bcf2071e81801 BANGKOK (AP) -- Asian stock markets were mostly lower Friday ahead of a U.S. jobs report that is a key gauge of how robust the world's No. 1 economy is. Benchmark oil was nearly unchanged at ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203194266&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:50:33 -0500 General Sources http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203194266&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Kazakhstan, the world's leader in uranium production, reported production grew 19,000 tonnes in 2011, a 6.72% increase from the 17,803 tonnes made in 2010. Although this is below ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203194272&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:30:50 -0500 IBTimes http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203194272&cat=929bcf2071e81801 A human rights dispute has marred Azerbaijan's preparations for the Eurovision Song Contest as homes are demolished as part of an urban regeneration project which includes the ultramodern ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203186496&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:55:05 -0500 Turkish Daily News http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=203186496&cat=929bcf2071e81801