News about Kazakhstan

Goat polo, tug-of-war as Central Asia readies for Nomad Games 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 August 2016 14:43
Olympics: Kazakh boxing golden boy has scar to show for it 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 August 2016 16:42
Olympics: Kazakh Yeleussinov wins welterweight gold Kazakhstan's Daniyar Yeleussinov defeated Uzbekistan's Shakhram Giyasov to win welterweight Olympic boxing gold in Rio.
18 August 2016 16:38
July was Earth's hottest month in modern times Soaring temperatures worldwide made July the Earth's hottest month in modern times, setting a new high mark for global heat.
18 August 2016 16:34
Olympics: The draw of gold brings tainted lifters back to Olympic battle Eight weightlifters who previously served doping bans have won medals at Rio, while others have been sent home for failed tests.
15 August 2016 15:25
Olympics: German weightlifting coach wants seven nations banned Germany's weightlifting coach has called for seven countries, including Kazakhstan, to be banned from international competition/
11 August 2016 17:51
Olympics: Aussie teen stars as Ledecky motors on Australia's new teenage swimming sensation Kyle Chalmers won the blue riband Olympic 100m freestyle gold.
11 August 2016 15:06
Kazakhstan vows to send Gulen-linked 'terror' suspects to Turkey Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev vowed to send anyone linked to US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen back to Turkey.
08 August 2016 15:57
Boxing: Brook to 'shock the world' in Golovkin title bout Welterweight world champion Kell Brook vowed he could overcome Kazakhstan's feared world middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin.
02 August 2016 17:42
Turkey warns Kazakhstan over Gulen-linked schools Turkey's ambassador to Kazakhstan warned Kazakhstan over its schools linked to US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen.
02 August 2016 17:11
Olympics: Weightlifting's doping crackdown for Rio Overshadowed by the Russian Olympic doping scandal, the sport of weightlifting has been waging its own battle against drug cheats.
02 August 2016 17:04
KazMunaiGas threatens action over Romania refinery seizure Kazakhstan's state oil company KazMunaiGas on Wednesday threatened to seek international arbitration against Bucharest.
28 July 2016 16:57
Police, cyber firms tackle 'ransomware' hacking threat Dutch police, Europol and a coalition of cyber security firms launched a new website Monday to fight a surge in "ransomware".
27 July 2016 17:42
Five dead in Kazakhstan 'terror' attacks on police Security forces in Kazakhstan arrested two men suspected of gunning down five people in attacks on a police station in Almaty.
19 July 2016 17:51
Brook to face feared Kazakhstan's boxer Golovkin Welterweight world champion Kell Brook to move up two weight divisions to challenge Kazakhstan's pound-for-pound sensation Gennady Golovkin.
11 July 2016 14:36
Chevron announces $36.8 bn Kazakh oil expansion US oil giant Chevron announced Tuesday a $36.8 billion expansion project in Kazakhstan, the first major investment since the oil-price rout.
08 July 2016 17:23
Kazakhstan, Sweden, Bolivia, Ethiopia win UN council seats Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov said 'we are very proud to be the first Central Asian country to serve on the council'.
01 July 2016 17:01
India, Pakistan edge closer to joining SCO security bloc India and Pakistan inched closer Friday to joining a regional security and economic bloc led by Russia and China.
27 June 2016 15:24
Kazakhstan weightlifting team facing Rio ban over doping Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus are to be suspended for one year by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).
23 June 2016 14:44
Kazakh president appoints new administration chief Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev appointed a new chief-of-staff amid signs of a major political shake up in the country.
22 June 2016 17:09
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