Kazakhstan's president was voted chairman of the ruling party Friday, replacing his mentor and former head of state Nursultan Nazarbayev, after a bloody crisis exposed a struggle at the top of the leadership.

Sidelining mentor, Kazakhstan president takes leadership of ruling party

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev hinted that associates of his predecessor and former patron Nursultan Nazarbayev needed to share their wealth with the public to help alleviate discontent after a week of violent unrest.

Former Kazakh leader's family wealth in spotlight after unrest

Power began trickling back to the three central Asian countries which are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. After one of the biggest blackouts in the region's history, millions of major cities of the three former soviet nations were left without power after an electricity grid accident.

Power began trickling back in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan after biggest ever blackout

The central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan suffered electrical power outages in major cities on Tuesday, according to authorities and residents, after a major power line in Kazakhstan was disconnected.

Power blackout hits Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan

Kazakhstan is holding more than 460 people on terrorism and disorder charges. This comes in the wake of mass unrest which led to the deployment of Russia-led forces.

Kazakhstan is holding more than 460 people on terrorism & disorder charges for protests

A Russia-led military contingent completed its withdrawal from Kazakhstan as the country lifted a state of emergency after unprecedented unrest.

Russia-led troops complete withdrawal as Kazakhstan ends state of emergency

Russian troops in Kazakhastan on peacekeeping duty have completed their withdrawal from the country, confirmed Russian defence ministry. The troops left Kazakhstan after the country lifted the state of emergency which was declared after unprecedented unrest in the Central Asian state.

Russian troops withdraw from Kazakhstan as state of emergency ends

225 people reportedly lost their lives during the unrest in Kazakhstan last week. Their bodies were delivered to different morgues throughout the country.

225 people lost their lives during unrest in Kazakhstan

#Kazakhstan has huge reserves of oil, precious metals and uranium. Yet, 162 people hold 55% of the country's total wealth. Why are ordinary people getting poorer in the Central Asian nation? Can the #KazakhstanProtests turn into a geopolitical crisis? Watch #WIONWideangle

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Ten days after CSTO troops were deployed in Kazakhstan they have now returned to their permanent deployment points. The CSTO peacekeeping forces were deployed in the central Asian nation to try and help normalize the situation following days of violent protests.

CSTO troops return to permanent deployment points

More than 2,000 Russian-led troops began to pull out from Kazakhstan after being dispatched to quell the protesters following request from president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

Explained: What was the cause of massive Kazakhstan unrest that unnerved prez Tokayev?

Kazakhstan’s former leader Nursultan Nazarbayev accumulated immense wealth over his 3-decade reign, while his people descended into poverty. Now out of office, Nazarbayev is facing the music for his corrupt rule. Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: The real reason behind Kazakhstan protests

Russian troops began withdrawing from Kazakhstan after being deployed there to maintain order amid violent protests in the country. The Russian defence ministry said the "collective peacekeeping forces" had begun withdrawing.

Russia-led CSTO peacekeepers begin pullback from Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan, where the violent unrest that began as a protest against fuel price hike has taken a political turn now. In a rare incident, the President of the central Asian country Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has criticized his predecessor.

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev criticises his predecessor

Russian Affairs expert speaks to WION as CSTO is all set to pull out troops from conflict-ridden Kazakhstan.

Russian affairs expert: CSTO to pull out troops from Kazakhstan

Amid the unrest, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has criticized his predecessor

A beautiful travel experience can quickly turn into a nightmare if you don't check the news before you board that flight. A young Russian tourist has learned his lesson and has shared his experience of visiting the wrong place at clearly the wrong time.

Kazakhstan: Tourist sets out for vacation, gets caught amid unrest

Kazakhstan is reeling under the impact of the worst violence in its recent history. Kazakh president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has blamed Islamist militants for the unprecedented violence that hit the country last week. The president says that his country had weathered an attempted coup.

'Kazakhstan defeated an attempted coup,' Kazakh president blames Islamist radicals

US and Russian diplomats have begun talks over Ukraine in Geneva. The negotiations come amid a rare unrest in Kazakhstan, that led to a Russian intervention. Palki Sharma tell you whether Putin has overplayed his hand.

Gravitas: Ukraine & Kazakhstan: Putin's twin challenges

Russian ambassador to US Anatoly Antonov has said that global democratic forces needed to help restore peace in Kazakhstan instead of destabilising the situation.

Russian Ambassador in US says democracies must restore peace in Kazakhstan

Over 160 people have lost their lives in Kazakhstan in the violent riots that rocked the central Asian nation. It remains unclear whether the number refers to just civilian casualties or if law enforcement deaths are included out of the total deaths.

A week of protests rock Kazakhstan, police detain over 5,800 people

On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Kazakhstan's violent upheaval on damaging domestic and external forces, saying the Russian-led CSTO military alliance will not enable ex-Soviet "colour revolutions" to topple its member states.

Russian-led bloc will stymie any coups, says Putin after Kazakhstan riots

In last week's unrest, a total of 7,939 people has been detained by security forces in Kazakhstan as of Monday, the Interior Ministry said. On Monday, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also characterised the unrest as a coup attempt.

As 7,939 people get detained, Kazakhstan's President says unrest was 'attempted coup d'etat'   

Armenia is taking steps to organise Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) summit on the situsation in Kazakhstan. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on phone in this regard.

Efforts on to organise CSTO summit over situation in Kazakhstan

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