Kazakhstan
Kazakh leader says unrest was 'attempted coup d'etat'
Ex-Soviet Kazakhstan has been left reeling in the wake of unprecedented unrest that erupted earlier this month in the midst of protests over a fuel price hike...
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Kazakh leader rejects talks, tells forces to 'shoot to kill'
Protesters stormed government buildings in Almaty on Wednesday and fought running battles with police and the military, with officials saying 748 security officers were wounded and 18 killed.
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Kazakh leader says order 'mainly restored' after days of unrest
The interior ministry said security forces had taken all the country's regions "under increased protection" and that 26 "armed criminals" had been killed and 18 wounded in the unrest.
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Clashes in largest Kazakh city, Moscow-led troops arrive
Long seen as one the most stable of the ex-Soviet republics of Central Asia, energy-rich Kazakhstan is facing its biggest crisis in decades after days of protests over rising fuel prices escalated into widespread unrest.
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'Dozens' of protesters killed in Kazakh unrest
Long seen as one the most stable of Central Asia's ex-Soviet republics, energy-rich Kazakhstan is facing its biggest crisis in decades after protesters angry over rising fuel prices stormed government buildings.
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'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.
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12 killed, dozens injured as plane crashes in Kazakhstan
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.
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Plane crashes in Kazakhstan, govt says, 9 reported dead
News agencies quoted the emergencies ministry as saying nine people were killed and nine were injured.
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Hand-picked successor sweeps to victory in Kazakhstan vote
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%.
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Killers of Kazakhstan's Olympic ice skater get 18 years in jail
A woman was handed a four-year sentence for failing to provide information about the crime to the authorities.
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Kazakhstan says dozens of 'hostages' evacuated from Syria
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.
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Bus catches fire in Kazakhstan, killing 52 Uzbeks – Interior Ministry
Only five people managed to escape the burning vehicle, the interior ministry’s emergencies department said in a statement.
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Russia finds 1,000-times normal level of radioactive isotope
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.
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Syrian rebels to attend Kazakhstan peace talks
The rebel groups would reject any discussion of broader political issues at the Astana talks, the rebel officials said.
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Multi-national crew blasts off for space station
A Soyuz capsule lifted off at 9pm GMT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazahkstan.
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Kazakhstan halts Russian missile tests
A meteorological rocket was launched from the Kapustin Yar testing site in Russia on Thursday.
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Putin turns east to build Eurasian dream
Vladimir Putin aims to erect a Eurasian Union of former Soviet states
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Iran to react to nuclear offer
World powers will urge Iran to accept an offer to ease economic sanctions if it stops sensitive nuclear work.
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Kazakhstan PM resigns
Karim Masimov has resigned as Kazakhstan's PM after nearly six years.
