site.news_by_theme CIS

76-year-old Nazarbayev is now the last surviving Soviet-era leader to still be in charge of one of the countries that emerged from the USSR.

• 23 сентября 2016, 14:27

Turkmenistan passed constitutional changes to prolong the presidential term of office.

• 14 сентября 2016, 17:43

The death of Uzbek leader Islam Karimov after 27 years in charge with no clear successor lined up plunges his homeland into uncertainty.

• 05 сентября 2016, 16:50

Kazakhstan has arrested 21 members of radical groups plotting terror attacks in public places.

• 31 августа 2016, 16:00

In a melee of hooves and hands, a scrum of horseriders on the plains of Central Asia wrestle to get control of the ball.

• 29 августа 2016, 14:43

The fourth Kazakh boxer in a row to win Olympic welterweight gold says a deep cut that will scar him for life will be a satisfying reminder of his Rio exploits.

• 18 августа 2016, 16:42

Kazakhstan's Daniyar Yeleussinov defeated Uzbekistan's Shakhram Giyasov to win welterweight Olympic boxing gold in Rio.

• 18 августа 2016, 16:38

Russian warplanes on Tuesday flew a bombing run from an Iranian airstrip against jihadist groups in war-torn Syria.

• 16 августа 2016, 16:36

Turkish President Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin hold their first meeting after Ankara's downing of a Russian warplane.

• 09 августа 2016, 16:59

Ukraine said Thursday it had reached an agreement with the US-based electric giant Westinghouse to build a nuclear fuel production unit.

• 05 августа 2016, 15:31

Overshadowed by the Russian Olympic doping scandal, the sport of weightlifting has been waging its own battle against drug cheats.

• 02 августа 2016, 17:04

Ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan's President Almazbek Atambayev supported proposed constitutional changes that would limit the power of his office while expanding the mandate of the prime minister.

• 01 августа 2016, 17:34

Dutch police, Europol and a coalition of cyber security firms launched a new website Monday to fight a surge in "ransomware".

• 27 июля 2016, 17:42

Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov said 'we are very proud to be the first Central Asian country to serve on the council'.

• 01 июля 2016, 17:01

Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus are to be suspended for one year by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).

• 23 июня 2016, 14:44

Kazakhstan sentenced a former minister to 14 years in prison for embezzling millions while heading Kazakhstan's preparations for EXPO-2017.

• 13 июня 2016, 16:17

Residents of a border district in China's mostly Muslim region of Xinjiang must now provide DNA samples when applying for passports.

• 07 июня 2016, 16:52

Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva reached her first Grand Slam quarter-final at the French Open.

• 01 июня 2016, 17:36

Hairatan, the only crossing between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, is an ominous bellwether of economic activity in northern Afghanistan.

• 25 мая 2016, 17:14

Kyrgyzstan's parliament unanimously endorsed a new government led by the country's sixth prime minister.

• 13 апреля 2016, 19:56