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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan ( or ) (, Qazaqstan, pronounced ; ), officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Europe.

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Area

  • 2724900.0 km2

Population

  • 16600000

Currency

  • Kazakhstani tenge

Form of Government

  • Presidential system
  • Dictatorship
Reports: At least 13 killed at remote Kazakhstan border outpost near China

Media in Kazakhstan are reporting that the charred remains of at least 13 people have been found after a fire at a border post in the southeast of the Central Asian country.

The Novosti-Kazakhstan news agency cited deputy frontier service director Turganbek Stambekov as saying that 15 military personnel regularly serve at the remote outpost near the border with China.Stambekov says authorities are carrying out an investigation of what happened.No official explanation has been given for the cause of the fire....

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  1. Personality cult rising up around Kazakh president as he celebrates 70th birthday

    ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Kazakhs held street parties, concerts and firework displays Tuesday on the 70th birthday of their president — who has capped off a busy mon...

  2. Battle over bucks shutters Russian cosmodrome

    Kazakhstan's space agency Kazcosmos is blocking three Russian Soyuz satellite launches over a dispute over the drop zone for debris, according to a report from the A...

  3. Official: Kyrgyz President Bakiyev leaves Kazakhstan for unknown destination

    BISHKEK , Kyrgyzstan (AP) — The deposed president of Kyrgyzstan left Kazakhstan on Monday, ending four days of refuge in the country after he was driven from power i...

  4. Rights group decries Kazakhstan's lack of media freedom

    ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Kazakhstan's failure to improve media freedom has damaged its international standing and the situation is getting worse, not better, a medi...

  5. USA beats Kazakhstan in OT

    Justin Faulk scored his second goal of the game with 22 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the United States to a 3-2 win over Kazakhstan at the 2012 World Champi...

  6. US tops Kazakhstan in OT, Canada beats Finland

    Justin Faulk scored his second goal of the game with 22 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the United States to a 3-2 win over Kazakhstan at the 2012 World Champi...

  7. Finland finishes off Kazakhstan at Worlds

    Valtteri Filppula had two goals and two assists for Finland, as the reigning gold medalist cruised past Kazakhstan, 4-1, on Monday at the 2012 World Championship.Jus...

  8. US defeats Kazakhstan 3-2 in overtime at hockey world championships; Canada tops Finland

    Justin Faulk of the Carolina Hurricanes scored four minutes into overtime for his second goal of the game Friday, sending the United States to a 3-2 victory over Kaz...

  9. Workers at ArcelorMittal's Kazakhstan unit hold meeting to demand 30 percent salary increase

    Workers at a Kazakhstan plant owned by Luxembourg-based steel giant ArcelorMittal have held a demonstration to demand higher salaries.The company said that Saturday'...

  10. Canada secures spot in quarters with rout of Kazakhstan

    Dion Phaneuf scored two goals, Devan Dubnyk made 24 saves and Canada posted a resounding 8-0 win Saturday over Kazakhstan to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals at th...

  11. Kazakhstan's long-serving leader to seek an extension of his rule to 2017

    ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Kazakhstan's aging leader will seek to extend his rule to 2017 in the energy-rich nation's next election and may even seek to stay in power...

  12. Kazakhstan homeowners hold large-scale protest calling for government to stop repossessions

    Several hundred people rallied Tuesday near Kazakhstan's presidential palace to urge the government to assist homeowners battling repossessions, and a few dozen were...

  1. UK judge says Kazakh banker can appeal prison sentence while remaining in hiding

    A former Kazakh banker accused of embezzling $5 billion can remain in hiding while appealing his prison sentence, a British judge ruled Wednesday.Kazakhstan's JSC BT...

  2. Kazakhstan vote expected to re-elect president

    A heavy turnout in Sunday's election in Kazakhstan looks set to overwhelmingly reaffirm President Nursultan Nazarbayev's domination of this oil-rich Central Asian na...

  3. Kazakh lawmakers give president lifetime immunity and powers after he retires

    ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Kazakh lawmakers have approved amendments to the constitution that will give President Nursultan Nazarbayev lifetime immunity from prosecut...

  4. Li goes through, Schiavone goes out at French Open

    Last year's finalists Francesca Schiavone and Li Na headed in opposite directions at the French Open on Saturday when the Italian was knocked out in the third round ...

  5. Li makes her experience count to down American McHale

    Defending champion Li Na relied on her wealth of experience to end the challenge of plucky 20-year-old American Christina McHale with an energy-sapping 3-6 6-2 6-1 t...

  6. Li, Kvitova advance in Paris; Schiavone out

    Defending champion Li Na and reigning Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova were among the early winners Saturday in the third round of the French Open, but former champ Fr...

  7. Kvitova, Li reach third round at French Open

    Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and reigning French Open champ Li Na were among Thursday's second-round winners at Roland Garros.Kvitova, the No. 4 seed, handled Ur...

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