World news about “Kazakhstan” published by euronews.
Unmanned spacecraft delivers supplies to International Space Station A Russian spacecraft has launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to deliver supplies to the International Space Station. The… 24/04/2013
South Caucasus and Central Asia the focus of W.E.F. The South Caucasus and Central Asia region has recorded significant economic growth over the past decade, driven by countries such as Azerbaijan and… 09/04/2013
Nuclear talks break down between Iran and West Talks in Kazakhstan to end the deadlock over Iran’s nuclear programme have broken down. EU Chief Catherine Ashton chaired negotiations between the West and… 07/04/2013
Warm Berlin welcome for groundbreaking Kazakh movie For the first time in the history of the Berlin Film Festival a Kazakh film is in the official competition program. It was a triple premiere as it was at the… 15/02/2013
Almaty: Kazakhstan’s Garden City The city of Almaty lies to the south of Kazakhstan, a stop off point in years gone by on the Silk Road, the great trading route that linked east and… 12/09/2012
Astana, the growing capital of Kazakhstan In Kazakhstan the nearest seaside is thousands of kilometres away. In June the temperatures here are in the 30s Celsius and it is positively Mediterranean… 02/07/2012
Capital contrasts in AstanaAstana is a city of contrasts. There are few shades of grey in the capital of Kazakhstan which is determined to make its mark in Asia and beyond. First off… 02/07/2012
Space capsule lands safely in Kazakhstan – nocomment The Soyuz space capsule and its three-man crew landed safely in southern Kazakhstan Sunday, July 1 bringing an end to their six-and-a-half-month mission in… 02/07/2012
Spiritual unity On the final two day of May thousands of people travelled to the city of Astana. The capital of Kazakhstan became the focus for many in the religious world… 04/06/2012
Traveller’s Diary: AstanaKazakhstan plays tricks on you. The first sleight of hand is the approach from the air to the capital’s airport in Astana. Peering through the aircraft’s… 04/06/2012
Astana Forum debates global economic problems By hosting the Astana Economic Forum in its newly created capital Astana, Kazakhstan is hoping to match places like Davos, which influence the future of the… 25/05/2012
Smoke rises above Astana’s biggest mosqueFire at Khazret Sultan, the mosque, which is regarded as the biggest in Central Asia. REUTERS/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov 15/01/2012
Christmas spirit is in the air (filmed by Bakhit in Almaty, Kazakhstan) 22/11/2011
Kazakhstan: Off to the ISS – nocomment From the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Russian space agency launches a space flight to supply the International Space Station. 30/10/2011
Russian Soyuz heads to launch pad – nocomment The Soyuz-TMA-02M rocket moves to its launchpad ahead of the new ISS mission launch next week. 06/06/2011
Kazakhstan’s bid to influence global finance Kazakhstan is a country of 16 million people with the most thriving of central Asia’s emerging economies. In the past, it was only really known in the West… 05/05/2011
Kazakhstan eyes the 2022 Winter Olympics Just 10 years ago, the area around Astana was a bleak and inhospitable landscape. But now a modern metropolis has sprung up. This is no concrete jungle, but a… 02/02/2011
OSCE summit looks to the fringes of Europe The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the OSCE, is convening for its first summit for 11 years. It’s being held on the first two days in… 26/11/2010
How do you train a leader? This week we focus on the leaders of the future. We have three very different stories of how new generations are being primed for leadership roles. In Ghana… 12/11/2010
Kazakhstan’s nuclear legacy At the elderly care home in Semipalatinsk, we met 85 year old Praskovya. Semipalatinsk, or Semey, is a city 150 kilometers from the main Soviet nuclear… 14/04/2010
Iran nuclear talks revived in AlmatyWorld powers are reviving stalled talks with Iran on its controversial nuclear programme, kicking off a two day meeting in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Initial… 27/02/2013
Kazakhstan passenger plane crashes in fog near AlmatyA plane crash in Kazakhstan on Tuesday is known to have killed all 21 people on board: 16 passengers and five crew members. A baby is among the victims. The… 29/01/2013
Military aircraft crashes in KazakhstanA military transport plane has crashed in southern Kazakhstan, killing all 27 people on board. News footage from the scene shows mangled fragments of the… 26/12/2012
Kazakh military plane crash – all on board killedA military plane has crashed in southern Kazakhstan killing all 27 people on board, according to senior Kazakh officials. A local TV channel said the… 25/12/2012
More astronauts leave for International Space StationThree astronauts set off for the International Space Station on a Soyuz spacecraft that lifted off from Russia’s Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on… 19/12/2012
Kazakh prosecutors call for opposition bansProsecutors in the central Asian state of Kazakhstan say concerns over extremism have prompted them to ask for two opposition movements critical of the… 22/11/2012
Fish join latest US-Russian mission to Space StationA Soyuz rocket has blasted off from Kazakhstan, launching the latest human mission into orbit to join the International Space Station. The two Russian… 23/10/2012
Soyuz 32 back on terra firma after 123 days at the ISSSoyuz expedition 32 has landed safely in Kazakhstan after the three astronauts spent 123 days working on board the International Space Station. Commander… 17/09/2012
Historical epic aims to banish BoratDefine perception. Hold on, don’t go finger twitching to Google the word. Think through how you perceive things, the influences which shape… 03/09/2012
Myn Bala: A Kazakh EpicThe Kazakh film ‘Myn Bala’ is a big budget movie, an historical epic. It is the story of an 18th century legend of bitter battles, of good triumphing over… 03/09/2012
Atom Project – alerting the world to the horrors of nuclear testingThe Atom Project aims to tell the tragic yet hopeful stories of survivors of nuclear testing in Kazakhstan. More than 450 nuclear tests were carried out in… 01/09/2012
Soyuz rocket launches for next mission in spaceA Russian Soyuz spaceship has lifted off for the International Space Station from a launch pad in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The rocket is carrying three veteran… 15/07/2012
Russian priest blesses Soyuz rocketA Russian Orthodox priest has blessed a Soyuz rocket ahead of its mission to the International Space Station. He sprinkled holy water on the rocket and… 13/07/2012
The floating Dutchman’s life in spaceOn December 21, 2011 Soyuz blasted off from the Russian launch facility in Kazakhstan. Russian commander Oleg Kononenko had two other astronauts on board… 22/06/2012
Kazakhstan rioters jailed after deadly protestA Kazakhstan court has handed down prison sentences for 13 people accused of taking part in deadly riots last December. Most of the 37 people on trial… 04/06/2012
Kazakhstan. I likeIt’s very nice 01/06/2012
Soyuz comes home on time and on targetThe US space agency NASA praised their Russian counterparts for one of the most pinpoint accurate landings of a Soyuz spacecraft. After a three hour descent… 27/04/2012
Observers slam ‘undemocratic’ Kazakh electionInternational monitors on Monday condemned Kazakhstan’s parliamentary election as undemocratic. Observers said there was no real opposition to President… 16/01/2012
Exit polls give Kazakhstan rulers predictable landslideExit polls in Kazakhstan’s general election suggest another crushing victory for the ruling party, with three surveys giving it more than 80 percent of the… 16/01/2012
Polls close in Kazakhstan’s democratic testThe polls have closed in Kazakhstan’s election in a vote designed to boost the country’s democratic credentials by giving a non-ruling party a toehold in… 15/01/2012
Opposition to get tiny foothold in Kazakhstan voteThe people of Kazakhstan vote on Sunday in a general election in which no-one is expecting anything other than a landslide for President Nazarbayev’s ruling… 15/01/2012
Kazakhstan invites UN to probe deadly oil clashesKazakhstan has invited the UN to take part in an inquiry into deadly riots in an oil-rich region where security forces are suspected of shooting and torturing… 22/12/2011
Multinational Soyuz crew blasts off for ISSA Soyuz rocket has blasted off, carrying a Russian, an American and a Dutchman, bound for the International Space Station. The all-veteran crew lifted off… 21/12/2011
Unrest flares in Kazakhstan’s oil regionHundreds of protesters confronted riot police in the Kazakh city of Aktau as violence between striking oil workers and the authorities spread. A heavy… 19/12/2011
Kazakh president blames clashes on ‘hooligans’An investigation will be carried out into clashes that left at least 11 people dead in Kazakhstan’s western oil city of Zhanaozen on Friday. Kazakh… 18/12/2011
State of emergency declared in Kazakh oil townKazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev declared a state of emergency in the western oil city of Zhanaozen on Saturday, one day after at least 11 people died in… 17/12/2011
Ten killed in clashes on Kazakh independence dayAuthorities in Kazakhstan say 10 people have been killed in clashes between police and protesters, thought to be sacked oil workers. Video footage from an… 16/12/2011
Soyuz lands safely in KazakhstanMike Fossum, Sergei Volkov and Japan’s Satoshi Furukawa have safely returned to the frozen landscape of Kazakhstan after months in orbit. The three were… 22/11/2011
Russia shapes its own answer to the EURussia, Belarus and Kazakhstan want to create their own answer to the European Union within the next four years. The three leaders signed a deal on Friday… 18/11/2011
Kazak rampage leaves trail of bloodAt least seven people are dead after a radical Islamist went on the rampage in the Kazak town of Taraz. The bloodshed culminated in the man blowing himself… 12/11/2011
Nazarbayev tinkers with Kazakh parliamentIn an unexpected move Kazakhstan’s Nursultan Nazerbayev, the man who has led the country since it split from the Soviet Union, has engineered an early… 10/11/2011
Kazakhstan suspends Communist PartyIn Kazakhstan a court ruling has suspended the activities of the Communist Party for six months. Its leaders claim the action has been taken because they… 06/10/2011
Safe landing for astronauts in KazakhstanGround control is calling it a “bulls eye landing”. A Russian Soyuz space capsule has landed safely in Kazakhstan with three astronauts on board. The… 16/09/2011
ISS space crew returns safely to EarthA trio of astronauts have landed in Kazakhstan after spending the last six months on the International Space Station. Russian cosmonaut and station… 24/05/2011
Kazakh President Nazarbayev sworn inKazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev was sworn in on Friday after winning election for the fourth time last weekend. Election observers said the poll was… 08/04/2011
International observers slam Kazakhstan pollFor Kazakhstan’s veteran president, it is a triumph. Re-election with a whopping 95.5 per cent of the vote will help Nursultan Nazarbayev further tighten… 04/04/2011
Landslide re-election for Kazakh leaderHe has held an iron grip on power in Kazakhstan for two decades. And, according to first official results, Nursultan Nazarbayev has won it’s latest… 04/04/2011
Kazakhs go to pollsKazakhstan’s President Nazarbayev voted on Sunday in his country’s general election, knowing that he is certain to be re-elected to rule central Asia’s… 03/04/2011
Opposition boycotts Kazakhstan presidential pollVoting is underway in a presidential ballot in Kazakhstan, a snap election that is being boycotted by the opposition. President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who… 03/04/2011
Protest in Kazakhstan over electionIn Kazakhstan, the opposition have called for a boycott of the snap presidential election called for April and certain to be won by the incumbent, Nursultan… 14/03/2011
Nazarbayev calls early Kazakhstan electionThe President of Kazakhstan has called an early election after moves to prolong his rule unopposed failed. Last week Nursultan Nazarbayev told parliament… 31/01/2011
Kazakhstan rejects extension to President’s ruleKazakhstan’s constitutional council has rejected a referendum to extend its leader’s rule until 2020. President Nursultan Nazarbayev has been head of… 31/01/2011
Kazakhstan moves to extend presidential termKazakhstan’s parliament has voted unanimously in favour of a referendum on extending President Nazarbayev’s term in office. A yes vote would allow the… 14/01/2011
Kazakh parliament to overturn presidential vetoKazakhstan’s parliament is expected to lift a presidential veto on a planned referendum in the next few hours, paving the way for leader Nursultan Nazarbayev… 13/01/2011
Kazakhstan Fashion WeekYoung designers from all over the world have been showing their Spring/Summer collections at Kazakhstan Fashion Week. The largest pret-a-porter fashion show… 03/11/2010
France Kazakhstan trade dealKazakhstan’s government has signed two billion euros worth of deals with French companies during a visit to Paris by the country President Nursultan… 27/10/2010
Kazakhstan: the new energy frontierAstana has become the capital of the energy industry, gathering together the most influential players in the oil-gas-uranium-solar market of Central… 08/10/2010
Eurasia Film FestivalThe stars came out for the Eurasia Film Festival in Almaty Kazakhstan. French veteran actor Gerard Depardieu was the guest of honour at the festival and… 01/10/2010
An astounding cityscape springs from the steppes of KazakhstanNursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan: “Sometimes I don’t believe it myself. Only six or seven years ago, it was just steppe here.” Astana is a… 08/07/2010
Focus Asia – Astana Economic ForumKazakhstan has hosted the Third Astana Economic Forum at which 2,000 economists from 50 countries discussed ways to avoid a repeat of the recession and… 05/07/2010
Kazakh president says Kyrgyzstan failed to reformThe relative wealth of neighbouring Kazakhstan is striking compared to its poor neighbour. Its border with Kyrgyzstan was closed following the violence… 08/04/2010
Nazarbayev: “economy first, then politics”Nursultan Nazarbayev has ruled Kazakhstan as the oil-rich central Asian nation’s president since its independence in 1991. The world’s largest land-locked… 15/01/2010
Kazakhstan’s economic challengesAs Kazakhstan – Central Asia’s largest economy -takes over the chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, it is seeking to… 15/01/2010
Kazakhs begin year in charge of OSCESo you think you have snow problems? Kazakhstan has them in spades, every year, but this young republic is used to clearing obstacles, and has now become the… 11/01/2010
Kazakh residents denounce Stalin’s “rehabilitation”In the week that some Russians are celebrating the anniversary of the birth of former Soviet leader Stalin, others in places like Kazakhstan denounce what has… 23/12/2009
Kazakhstan drug clinic blaze kills 38Dozens of people have died in a fire at a clinic for drug addicts in Kazakhstan. The blaze broke out early this morning, claiming at least 38 lives. … 13/09/2009
Soyuz lifts off for ISSRussia’s workhorse rocket Soyuz has lifted off successfully, on the way to a rendez-vous with the International Space Station. Today’s flight is a family… 27/05/2009
Europe poised to take command in spaceThe launch of a Soyuz rocket in Kazakhstan will help create history when it blasts off with its crew of three to dock with the International Space Station… 27/05/2009
