Kazakhstan
'Very Nice!': Kazakhstan jumps on Borat slogan
That film sparked outrage in Kazakhstan, which Baron Cohen said he chose as 'Borat''s native country because it was a place Americans knew nothing about.
The plane disappeared from the radar minutes after it took off from Almaty airport at 7.05 am (01:05 GMT) on its way to the capital Nur-Sultan with 95 passengers and five crew members, the airport authority said in a statement.
News agencies quoted the emergencies ministry as saying nine people were killed and nine were injured.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took 70.8% of the vote in Sunday's election, the Central Election Commission said, with his nearest rival, opposition candidate Amirzhan Kosanov, taking 16.2%.
A woman was handed a four-year sentence for failing to provide information about the crime to the authorities.
Hundreds of Kazakhs have left the Muslim-majority country to join up with militant groups in Syria since 2011, according to Kazakhstan's security services.
Only five people managed to escape the burning vehicle, the interior ministry’s emergencies department said in a statement.
The data appears to support a report that said on 9 November a cloud of radioactive pollution over Europe had indicated that an accident had taken place at a nuclear facility.
The rebel groups would reject any discussion of broader political issues at the Astana talks, the rebel officials said.
A Soyuz capsule lifted off at 9pm GMT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazahkstan.
A meteorological rocket was launched from the Kapustin Yar testing site in Russia on Thursday.
Vladimir Putin aims to erect a Eurasian Union of former Soviet states
World powers will urge Iran to accept an offer to ease economic sanctions if it stops sensitive nuclear work.
Karim Masimov has resigned as Kazakhstan's PM after nearly six years.