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Islam-Christianity dialogue features at Kazakh interfaith meet
Astana, May 31 (IANS) With religious tensions running high in Europe and other parts of the world, a dialogue between Islam and Christianity is the highlight of a global congress of faiths and civilisations this Kazakhstan capital that began here Wednesday and which is being attended, among others, by the head of the Global Islamic League, the metropolitan of Minsk and the chief rabbi of Israel. Should

Reports: At least 13 killed in Kazakh border fire
Media in Kazakhstan are reporting that the charred remains of at least 13 people have been found after a fire at a border post in the southeast of the Central Asian country.

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Russia, Kazakhstan in deadlock over rocket launches
/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 Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan.

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Kazakh cops jailed for attacking protesters
/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.

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Hundreds of endangered antelopes dying in Kazakhstan
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 country, RIA Novosti reported Thursday.

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ArcelorMittal's Kazakh workers demand salary hike
Workers at a Kazakhstan plant owned by Luxembourg-based steel giant ArcelorMittal have held a demonstration to demand higher salaries.

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