Police in authoritarian Kazakhstan detained dozens of people in the Central Asian country's largest city Sunday after an activist's death in jail triggered diplomatic condemnation and calls for anti-government rallies.

Police in Kazakhstan detain dozens after activist's death

Kazakhstan will require medical certificates from Chinese citizens seeking visas and has stopped issuing electronic visas to them on arrival as a protective measure against the spread of a new coronavirus, deputy foreign minister Shukhrat Nuryshev said on Tuesday.

Kazakhstan restricts visa regime for Chinese over virus

Kazakhstan observed a national day of mourning on Saturday a day after 12 people died when an airliner crashed shortly after takeoff and slammed into a house. The jet carrying nearly 100 passengers operated by budget carrier Bek Air was torn apart and its nose crushed on impact with a building in the country's biggest city Almaty, but many on board managed to walk away without serious injury.

Kazakhstan observes day of mourning after fatal jet crash

A survivor recounted the "nightmare" Kazakh plane crash where a jetliner hit a concrete wall and a two-story building soon after departing from Almaty on December 27. #WION #Kazakhstan #PlaneCrash

Kazakhstan plane crash: Survivor describes moment of horror

A plane carrying 100 people has crashed near Almaty airport, in Kazakhstan, killing at least 14 people. The Bek Air aircraft went down shortly after taking off at Almaty airport early this morning. #WION #Kazakhstan #KazakhstanPlaneCrash

Kazakhstan plane crash: Death toll rises to 14

A plane with 100 people on board has crashed in Kazakhstan, killing at least seven people. The Bek Air aircraft went down shortly after taking off at Almaty airport early this morning. #WION #Kazakhstanplanecrash #Kazakhstan

At Least 7 Killed in Plane Crash in Kazakhstan with 100 passengers on-board

According to reports, the death toll in Kazakhstan airplane crash climbed to 15 with another person succumbing to injuries in the hospital on Friday. Over 60 people were rushed to the hospital after an airplane crashed in Kazakhstan, near Almaty airport, today with around a hundred people on board.

Kazakhstan airplane crash: Death toll climbs to 15, several injured 

A plane crashed in Kazakhstan on Friday with at least a hundred people on board. The Bek Air aircraft crashed near Almaty airport, reports said. The plane disappeared from radar after takeoff, according to reports.

At least 14 dead as plane crashes in Kazakhstan with hundred on board

A Bek Air plane with 93 passengers and five crew members on board crashed near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday (December 27) shortly after taking off, killing at least 14 people, authorities in the Central Asian country said.

Plane with 100 on board crashes in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan plans to provide more than $1 billion in aid to at least four local banks after an asset quality review revealed holes in their balance sheets that require capital injections, two sources familiar with the plans told Reuters.

Kazakhstan plans more than $1 billion in fresh aid to banks: Sources

India and Pakistan's Davis Cup tie originally scheduled to take place in Islamabad will now be played in Kazakhstan's capital Nur-Sultan, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced on Wednesday.

India and Pakistan's Davis Cup clash to be held in Kazakhstan

Police detained dozens of protesters in Kazakhstan Saturday for rallying against Chinese economic expansion and former strongman President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who is still a powerful force in the former Soviet nation.

Dozens detained as Kazakhs protest against former president, China

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday dressed down space officials on a visit to Russia's long-delayed and corruption-tainted cosmodrome in the Far East. The Vostochny cosmodrome was originally supposed to be running manned launches from last year but the grand project has been consistently behind schedule.

I expect more responsible attitude: Putin to Russian space officials

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Friday rejected calls for a switch to a parliamentary republic made by opposition activists at recent public protests but promised to give the Central Asian nation's parliament a greater role.

Kazakh President rejects calls for parliamentary republic

Three crew members safely returned to Earth on Tuesday after spending more than six months aboard the International Space Station. The Soyuz capsule with astronauts from Canada, United States, and a cosmonaut from Russia landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan at 8:47 a.m. (0247GMT), less than a minute ahead of the scheduled time, on Tuesday after a 3 ½ hour flight from the orbiting lab.

Three ISS crew members return safely to Earth

India's wait for Nuclear Supplier Group berth extended. 48 member NSG controls Global Nuclear Commerce. China said that India's NSG membership is not on meeting agenda. NSG is which controls Global Nuclear Commerce. NSG meeting will be in Nursultan, Kazakhstan. Watch this video to know more.

India applied for NSG membership in 2016, China blocked way once again

Real Madrid can build a new team around latest signing Eden Hazard, his Belgium coach Roberto Martinez said on the eve of their Euro 2020 qualifier against Scotland on Monday.

Eden Hazard could be catalyst for new Real Madrid era, says Belgium coach Roberto Martinez

Anti-government activists called on Monday for more protests in Kazakhstan against what they said was a rigged presidential election result, as police warned they would crack down on any dissent.

Kazakh activists call for more protests over presidential vote

Disallow offenders to use investment schemes for citizenship: India at G20 In a strong message to countries that provide citizenship to fugitive economic offenders through investment-based schemes, India's finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has called for the need to deal with such practices.

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Kazakhstan on Sunday elected the hand-picked successor of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev with 70 per cent of the vote, exit polls showed, as police arrested hundreds of opposition protesters.

Kazakhstan elects new leader as hundreds arrested in protests

The hand-picked successor of Kazakhstan's longtime ruler won a sweeping victory in a presidential election, but the vote was marred by a police crackdown and monitors said Monday it showed "scant respect" for democracy.

Hand-picked successor sweeps Kazakhstan vote criticised by monitor

Indian experience can help Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), ambassador of Kyrgyz Republic Asein Isaev has told WION. Speaking to WION's Sidhant Sibbal, envoy Isaev said they were taken by surprise with Indian invitation to his President for the oath-taking ceremony of Narendra Modi on May 30th at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

Indian experience can help us, says SCO chair Kyrgyzstan

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Tuesday called snap elections for June 9 following last month's surprise resignation of the Central Asian nation's longtime ruler.

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev calls snap polls in June

A police raid on a Kazakh group documenting the plight of Kazakhs and Uyghurs caught in a brutal crackdown in China’s north-western province of Xinjiang is more than a government seeking to please Beijing in the hope that it improves a lot of its ethnic kin while preserving diplomatic and economic relations.

The Kazakh window into China's crackdown on Muslims

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