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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.
The Russian Soyuz capsule carrying Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two other space travelers landed safely in Kazakhstan on Sunday, ending the entertainment tycoon's mirthful space odyssey.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy scored a diplomatic coup Tuesday during a visit to energy-rich Kazakhstan, overseeing an agreement to allow military hardware for French forces fighting in Afghanistan to pass through Kazakh territory and clinching a raft of lucrative energy deals.
Thousands of troops from Russia and four other ex-Soviet nations began military exercises in southern Kazakhstan on Friday, the first of its kind for the newly formed NATO-style rapid-reaction force.
The man who hopes to be the first clown in space, Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte, said Tuesday he would tickle fellow astronauts as they sleep aboard the International Space Station.
Canadian circus tycoon Guy Laliberte turned space into his big top Wednesday, boarding a Russian rocket and lifting off on a mission that mixes a serious message on water shortages with some clowning around in the cosmos.
Even in a sterile quarantine bay, the world's first space clown couldn't resist the urge to perform.
Fire roared through a drug treatment center in Kazakhstan with a history of safety violations, killing 37 people Sunday as patients tried to escape through barred windows, officials said.
Kazakhstan's highest court refused Thursday to overturn a prison sentence for a newspaper editor in a case that has drawn widespread international condemnation.
The wife of the jailed former head of Kazakhstan's nuclear energy company demanded Monday that an open trial be held for her husband, who is accused of large-scale theft.
More than 5,000 ethnic Uighurs rallied in Kazakhstan's largest city on Sunday to protest China's use of deadly force to quash Uighur protests this month.
Kazakh lawmakers have approved Internet legislation that media rights activists say will limit freedom of speech in the Central Asian nation.
England defeated Kazakhstan 4-0 Saturday to maintain its perfect record in World Cup qualifiers, moving closer to a spot in the South Africa tournament in 2010.
A Russian space capsule blasted off Wednesday into the searing hot afternoon skies of Central Asia on a landmark mission to expand the permanent human presence in space.
Three astronauts set to make history by doubling the permanent population of the international space station received the go-ahead Tuesday for this week's launch from Russia's remote space complex in Kazakhstan.
A Kazakh court jailed the publisher of an opposition newspaper Thursday for failing to pay damages in a libel case that government critics contend is politically motivated.
Kazakhstan offered Monday to host an international nuclear fuel bank, and Iran's leader said he supported the idea.
A prominent watchdog group has called on Kazakhstan's government to stop pursuing independent reporters with libel suits.
A Russian capsule blasted off with a deafening roar on Thursday to carry U.S. billionaire Charles Simonyi into space for his second cosmic cruise.
U.S. astronaut Michael Barratt and Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka have practiced a manual docking procedure before next week's blastoff to the international space station.
Kazakhstan increased uranium production by almost one-third in 2008, but fell short of its previous output projection of more than 9,000 tons amid falling demand, the state-owned nuclear energy company said Thursday.
Kazakh lawmakers approved legislation Thursday to guarantee at least two political parties are represented in parliament, a move designed to improve the Central Asian nation's tarnished democratic credentials.
Kazakhstan's lower house of Parliament approved controversial legislation Wednesday to increase government control over religious groups, drawing criticism from a major international group Kazakhstan is to lead in 2010.
Kazakhstan has slashed its revenue forecast for next year by $2.5 billion amid falling world oil prices, the country's Economy Minister said Tuesday.
Kazakhstan's government approved a $10 billion financial rescue package Tuesday that it hopes will lead the oil-rich country out of economic crisis over the next two years.
THE FORGOTTEN WOMEN OF THE GULAG, impriosoned wives of soviet state traitors W/Video.."The women's faces gaze down from the walls, young and old, dark and fair, blue-eyed and brown-eyed. Some look sad, some stoical, some bitter, and some simply confused.
How Nursultan became the most loved man on EarthA review of a puff piece that itself turns into a puff piece on Kazakhstan's president.
Russia Mulls Rocket Powered Landing, a 'First'If accepted, it would be the first time in history that a manned vehicle relied solely on rocket engines for touchdown. More Articles
N.A.T.O., S.C.O. or P.A.T.O.? The Shanghai Cooperation Organization's Special Conference on Afghanistan, held in Moscow on 27 March, marks a new stage in the international community's relations with this beleaguered country.
Obama may cede Iran's nuclear rightsWhen the wastes of Qyzylqum and Karakum blossom in early spring, the enchanting sight can pain one's heart.
U.S. Billionaire Roars Into Space History U.S. billionaire Charles Simonyi roared into space aboard a Russian rocket on Thursday, making history as the first tourist to make the epic journey twice.
'Oldest woman in the world' about to turn 130Officials in Kazakhstan claim to have have a found the world's oldest person - a woman who will this week celebrate her 130th birthday.
During the presidential campaign, Democrats as well as Mr. Obama himself promised the return of foreign policy competency if elected. In the past seventy days, we've seen anything but mastery on issues of State from the Obama team.
Earlier date suggested for horse domestication, milkingA pastoral people on the Kazakh steppes appear to have been the first to domesticate, bridle and perhaps ride horses -- around 3500 B.C., a millennium earlier than previously thought.
Archaeologists Find Earliest Known Domestic HorsesAn international team of archaeologists has uncovered the earliest known evidence of horses being domesticated by humans. The discovery suggests that horses were both ridden and milked.
US military pieces together Afghan supply chain. Agence France-Presse | Feb 9, 2009 Washington: Threatened with the loss of a key air base, the US military is making plans to move materiel and fuel to US forces in Afghanistan through a network of commercial links through Russia and Central Asia, a military spokesman said Friday.
Iran in scramble for fresh uranium supplies. The London Times by Robin Pagnamenta, Michael Evans and Tony Halpin in Moscow. January 24, 2009Western powers believe that Iran is running short of the raw material required to manufacture nuclear weapons, triggering an international race to prevent it from importing more, The Times has learnt.
U.S. Draws India Into The Afghan "War"If Barack Obama genuinely wants to end the bloodshed and the suffering in Afghanistan, tackle terrorism effectively and enduringly, as well as stabilise Afghanistan and secure South Asia as a stable region, all he needs to do is to turn away from the great game, and instead seek …
Central Asia: Russian General Claims U.S. Wants To Build Two Military Bases In Region[Excerpt:] - The United States is planning to set up military bases in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, Russia's top general is claiming.
Kazakhstan ponders joining Afghan fray[Published summary:] - President Nursultan Nazarbayev is mulling the deployment of Kazakhstani peacekeepers to Afghanistan - the first Central Asian soldiers to be sent there since the Soviet- Afghan war of the 1980s.
Kazakhstan Gives U.S., NATO Airport Rights[Excerpt:] - Kazakhstan will allow US and North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces to use a section of the Almaty airport as "a reserve aerodrome for emergency landings" during military operations in Afghanistan.
Uzbek children in 'Aids outbreak'More than 40 young children have been infected with HIV at a hospital in Uzbekistan, officials have said.
Kazakhstan seeks to export oil via Russia[Excerpt:] - AKTYUBINSK - Kazakhstan will increase oil production by 12 million metric tons in 2009 and is interested in pumping it via Russia, the Kazakh president said Monday.
WCQ Update: Ukraine Eases Past Kazakstan (UEFA, Group 6)Ukraine gets two goals from Serhiy Nazarenko in beating Kazakhstan 3-1 to go atop of UEFA's Group 6.
Central Asia Desperate for a Water PeaceUneasy water and energy relationship between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan is growing even more complicated.
Review of book on Nuclear Threat "A Nuclear Family Vacation" by 2 defence analystsHusband-and-wife Nathan Hodge and Sharon Weinberger, both defence analysts, follow a trail across the research labs, missile silos and nuclear shelters of the United States, Russia and Kazakhstan.
Moscow Wants To Strengthen Cis And Other Post-soviet Groups - Eurasia Daily Monitor By Sergei Blagov Monday, June 16, 2008
Central Asia: Medvedev Visit Underscores Kazakh Victory Over Uzbekistan For Regional Dominance[Excerpt:] - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's choice of Kazakhstan as the destination for his first official visit as Russian president is an unpleasant reminder to many Uzbeks about the changing fortunes of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
Biggest grain exporters halt foreign sales: Protectionism Looms WorldwideThe global food crisis intensified on Tuesday as Kazakhstan, one of the world's biggest wheat exporters halted foreign sales and rice prices shot to a record high after Indonesia stopped its farmers from selling the grain abroad.
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