Mar 19 Kazakhstan’s president steps down after 30 years By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Nursultan Nazarbayev, the only leader that independent Kazakhstan has ever known, abruptly announced his resignation Tuesday after three decades in power, raising uncertainty over the country's future course. Continue reading
Jan 09 China allows 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs to leave the country By Dake Kang, Associated Press The move is a sign that Beijing may be starting to feel a mounting backlash against its sweeping crackdown on Muslims in the far west region of Xinjiang. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: Stock market selloff ripples around the world In our news wrap Thursday, a market plunge reverberated across the globe after yesterday’s selloff, and Wall Street suffered another day of declines. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 546 points. Also, the search for Indonesia’s tsunami victims was extended… Continue watching
Jul 20 Suspect confesses in killing of Olympic figure skater Denis Ten By James Ellingworth, Associated Press One of two men detained in Kazakhstan on suspicion of killing Olympic figure skating medalist Denis Ten has confessed, authorities said Friday. Continue reading
Jan 16 Trump, Kazakh president discuss North Korea nuclear threat By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he and the president of Kazakhstan are united in a shared determination to prevent North Korea from "threatening the world with nuclear devastation."… Continue reading
Jan 15 Kerry urges Trump administration to attend Syria peace talks By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged the incoming Trump administration to accept an invitation from Russia to attend Syria peace talks next week. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 3:50 Astronaut’s record orbit concludes with safe return By PBS News Hour Astronaut Scott Kelly spent 340 days -- the longest an American has ever been in space -- on the International Space Station before descending into Kazakhstan by capsule Tuesday evening. Kelly’s extraterrestrial sojourn was part of a study on the… Continue watching
Mar 15 Malaysian official says missing plane’s disappearance was deliberate By Kayla Ruble Authorities said the search for the mising Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is "entering a new phase" as investigators believe the jet's communications were deliberately disabled and that the aircraft could have ended up as far as Kazakhstan or the southern… Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch Watch a Russian Proton Rocket Explode in Kazakhstan Watch a Russian Proton Rocket Explode in Kazakhstan… Continue watching
May 01 Watch Three College Friends of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Arrested for Roles After the Bombing Three College Friends of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Arrested for Roles After the Bombing… Continue watching