| Monkeys in Kazakh zoo get wine to keep warm Monkeys in a Kazakhstan zoo are enjoying a "very human" remedy against cold weather, with wine added to their daily ration.
Each monkey is getting a moderate dose of about 50 grams of Cahors wine a... | |
| French Senate’s delegation to visit Azerbaijan 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... |
| Azerbaijan 'new big source for European consumers' 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... |
| Ukraine alone in Russia gas talks 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 gas... |
| Serbia, Azerbaijan cannot believe their eyes "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... |
| Serbia knock out Azerbaijan in Zagreb classic 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... |
| Kazakh zoo feeds red wine to monkeys It’s so good for you, in fact, that Svetlana Pilyuk, the chief animal specialist at Karaganda zoo in central Kazakhstan, feeds red wine to her monkeys to ward off winter... |
| Kazakhstan - Security service interrogates editor, raids newsroom 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,... |
| Kyrgyzstan: “Where is Equality? Where is Justice?” – Imprisoned Rights Activist 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... |
| Mongolia: Ballet, a Soviet Legacy Continues To Thrive in Ulaanbaatar 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... |
| Kazakhstan stirs terror nests 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 some ... |
| Bear nettles the eagle, dragon smiles 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... |
| Witnesses report fuel and power shortages in Uzbekistan Increasingly frequent power cuts and fuel shortages are causing growing frustration in Uzbekistan, one of the world’s most repressive... |
| French senators to visit Azerbaijan Azerbaijani authorities, parliament and society condemned the French parliament's adoption of draft law criminalizing denial of made-up "Armenian genocide". The State Committee on... |
| Azerbaijan makes 80% of South Caucasus economy - minister 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 public... |
| 'All leading Ukrainian politicians view Azerbaijan as strategic partner' 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... |
| Kyrgyzstan: Glass-Hurling World Bank Boss Sparks Scandal Kyrgyzstan's international donor community is buzzing with scandal: The director of the World Bank's Kyrgyzstan office, Alexander Kramer, apparently hurled... |
| An Uzbek struggle in name only 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... |
| Caspian pact remains elusive 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... |
| 'Azerbaijan unlikely to use war in Iran to settle Karabakh conflict' 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... |
| Europe-Azerbaijan Society organized jazz evening in Brussels 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. ... |
| Kazakhstan's 2011 uranium output up 9% - 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... |
| Kazakhstan: Political Crackdown Nets More Critics crackdown on Kazakhstan's political opposition, activists and media critical of Astana is continuing: Less than a week after opposition leaders... |
| Fitch Maintains OJSC Agrobank's IDR on Rating Watch Negative; Downgrades VR 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... |
| The State Committee on Demonopolization registered 6,709 appeals of citizens. 3568 of them were resolved in favor of consumers 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... |
| Capital investments into Uzbekistan's economy will exceed 23.6 trillion soums in 2012 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... |
| State Property Committee of Uzbekistan reported for 2011 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 terms... |
| Number of listed companies at RSE Toshkent may reduce 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... |
| Kazakhstan - Leading independent Kazakh newspaper at centre of major media crackdown Reporters Without Borders is extremely concerned by the growing crackdown on independent journalists in Kazakhstan "The authorities, even more paranoid as a result... |
| Hidden hand, clean hand in Russian politics 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 professor... |
| Uzbek refugee denies helping terror group DENVER -; A refugee from Uzbekistan accused of helping a foreign terrorist organization denied the allegations in a court appearance Thursday in Denver, before a judge advised him not to speak... |
| Aronian warns FIDE he will not play in Azerbaijan 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... |
| Azerbaijan, Italy mull energy cooperation prospects 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... |
| Game against Azerbaijan 'most important' 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... |
| PACE co-rapporteurs conclude their next visit to Azerbaijan 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... |
| Asia stock markets fall ahead of US jobs report 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... |
| Kazakhstan 2011 Uranium Production Grows Moderately by 7% 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... |
| Uzbek Refugee Denies Helping Terror Group A refugee from Uzbekistan accused of helping a foreign terrorist organization denied the allegations in a court appearance Thursday in Denver, before a judge advised him not to speak further without... |
| Azerbaijan evictions besmirch Eurovision Song Contest glitz 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... |
