ARTICLES RELATING TO KAZAKHSTAN

West and Iran in nuclear solution talks

2013-04-05 11:01

Iran and world powers will conduct talks in the hopes of putting an end to a long nuclear dispute that has left the Islamic republic enduring UN sanctions and enmity with Israel.

Kazakhstan mourns deaths of elite guards

2012-12-26 21:01

Kazakhstan has mourned the deaths of 27 people in one of its worst ever aviation disasters, a tragedy that wiped out much of the top echelon of the state border service.

Soyuz craft readied for Space Station

2012-10-21 15:58

A Russian-made Soyuz craft has been moved to a launch pad ahead of the launch to take a three-man mission to the International Space Station.

Surviving Kazakh border guard reappears

2012-06-05 16:14

The mystery around the deaths of 14 Kazakh guards killed in a fire on the Chinese border has deepened as the sole survivor emerged from a cave carrying his pistol.

Kazakh strongman set for poll win

2011-04-03 18:55

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev is set to stretch his rule into a third decade by scoring a crushing poll win.

Clinton smoothes ruffled feathers

2010-12-01 20:05

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has used a global summit to smooth ruffled feathers after embarrassing revelations contained in leaked diplomatic cables.

Astronauts set for Friday launch

2010-04-01 19:06

A Nasa astronaut and her two Russian colleagues have received the go-ahead for a mission to the International Space Station.

Scores dead in Kazakh floods

2010-03-12 21:18

At least 25 people have died after two dams burst in southern Kazakhstan causing massive flooding.

'Iran seeks to smuggle uranium'

2009-12-29 22:06

Iran is close to clinching a deal to clandestinely import 1 350 tons of purified uranium ore from Kazakhstan, according to an intelligence report.

Contador sticks with Astana

2009-10-29 09:53

Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will remain with the Astana team until his contract expires at the end of next year.

 

20 presumed dead in Kazakhstan crash

2013-01-29 15:16

The Kazakh airline SCAT says one of its aeroplanes has crashed near the country's principal city, Almaty, and all 20 on board are believed dead.

27 die in Kazakh military plane crash

2012-12-26 08:01

All 27 people on board a Kazakh military jet that crashed while carrying country's top border guard personnel have died, the Central Asian state's security service says.

8 bodies found in Kazakhstan park

2012-08-14 15:00

Police in the former Soviet republic Kazakhstan are searching for suspects in the murder of eight people in a national park, say local news agencies.

Muslims angry at alleged vodka blasphemy

2012-04-04 14:06

Muslims in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan are up in arms at a vodka producer for including the word "Allah" on its liquor bottles.

Asian 'phoenix' lived with the dinosaurs

2011-08-10 16:59

Palaeontologists say they had found the fossilised remains of a giant bird that lived in Central Asia more than 65 million years ago.

Soyuz crew blasts off to ISS

2010-12-16 10:26

Astronauts from the US, Russia and Italy have blasted off into the darkness, casting an orange glow over Kazakhstan with their Soyuz spacecraft as they began a mission to the ISS.

Fires kill 5 in Kazakhstan

2010-09-09 08:36

Forest fires have killed five people in Kazakhstan, the country’s emergencies ministry has said, as Russia sent aircraft to fight the blaze advancing on its territory.

Mayor held over Kazakh floods

2010-03-15 18:03

The mayor of a Kazakh village devastated by flooding and the local emergency services chief have been arrested as part of a criminal investigation into the disaster.

OSCE: focus on security

2010-01-14 21:17

New OSCE head Kazakhstan will refocus Europe's main security and rights watchdog on tackling terrorism and development issues.

ISS astronauts land safely

2009-12-01 12:11

A Soyuz space capsule with a Belgian, a Canadian and a Russian from the International Space Station (ISS) have landed safely in Kazakhstan, space officials said.

Astronauts blast off for ISS

2009-05-27 14:16

Three astronauts, from Canada, Belgium and Russia, have blasted off for the International Space Station in a landmark mission that will double its crew to six for the first time.

 
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