Russia Iran and Turkey fail to agree a deal on setting up de-escalation zones in Syria

The city of a thousand colours – this is Almaty, the cultural capital and largest metropolitan area in Kazakhstan.

The Astana Economic Forum is an opportunity for international dialogue, discussion and brainstorming on a range of economic issues facing Central Asia and the rest of the…

‘New Energy – New Economy’ was the theme of this year’s Astana Economic Forum, which brings together world leaders in the fields of economics, politics and…

The Astana Expo 2017 has opened with a spectacular ceremony. The event, under the theme of Future Energy takes place between June 10 and September

Syria’s armed opposition is rejecting a Russian plan to create safe zones in the country, saying it is a threat to territorial integrity.

A Soyuz space capsule has blasted off for the International Space Station. An American astronaut making his first space flight and a veteran Russian cosmonaut are on board.

A lorry driver in Kazakhstan has captured the moment when a military helicopter landed on a highway, in order to ask for directions.

The three countries sponsoring the Syrian talks – Russia, Iran and Turkey – have agreed to monitor jointly a three-week fragile ceasefire.

Signs of progress as well as stumbling blocks are emerging from the talks in Kazakhstan, aimed at ending Syria's civil war.

There is said to be a note of “cautious optimism” going into the second and final day of indirect peace talks between the Syrian government and rebel…

Talks between Syria’s warring parties got underway in Kazakhstan on Monday with a war of words.

Syria's opposition and government representatives are meeting in Astana, in the latest efforts to secure peace after a six-year long civil war.

The first talks in a year between the two waring sides in the Syria conflict begin today (Jan 23) in the Kazakh capital of Astana.

Russia’s space agency has confirmed that an unmanned cargo ship launched on Thursday to take supplies to the International Space Station has been lost.

Oleg Novitsky, Thomas Pesquet and Peggy Whitson will not see their nearest-and-dearest again until their return to Earth in May 2017.