Strongman's loyalist expected to win in Kazakhstan elections

Strongman's loyalist expected to win in Kazakhstan elections

For the first time in Kazakhstan,a genuine opposition candidate is on the ballot,but organised opposition is weak.

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Kazakhstan's new president sworn in after surprise vacancy

Kazakhstan's new president sworn in after surprise vacancy

The resignation of the former president appeared to be the first step in a choreographed political transition.

  • byTamara Vaal
Melting glaciers spell trouble for millions in Asia

Melting glaciers spell trouble for millions in Asia

In Central Asia,a warming climate is shrinking many glaciers. The Tuyuksu is losing ice every year. Around the world,vanishing glaciers will mean less water for people and crops in the future. Here,the people need to prepare sooner.

  • byHenry Fountain
Almaty,Kazakhstan:The former capital of this Central Asian country is nothing less than amazing

Almaty,Kazakhstan:The former capital of this Central Asian country is nothing less than amazing

What is this place? What is this city like? What makes its people tick? And now I've gained a tiny window into its citizens'lives.

  • byBen Groundwater
Why you should visit Astana,Kazakhstan:A strange and fascinating city

Why you should visit Astana,Kazakhstan:A strange and fascinating city

Welcome to Astana,Kazakhstan. Welcome to a strange and fascinating city...

  • byBen Groundwater
What it's really like to travel in the home of Borat:Kazakhstan

What it's really like to travel in the home of Borat:Kazakhstan

It's strange to be here and to see this place and its people and to know that they're real. This is the home of Borat. And the joke is on them.

  • byBen Groundwater
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Armed with gas and cows,Kazakhstan takes aim at land degradation

Armed with gas and cows,Kazakhstan takes aim at land degradation

Kazakhstan is using natural gas and cows made genetically efficient to slow the pace of land degradation caused by deforestation and overgrazing

  • byThin Lei Win
Astana,capital of Kazakhstan,travel guide:The city you've never heard of is about to become a tourist hotspot

Astana,capital of Kazakhstan,travel guide:The city you've never heard of is about to become a tourist hotspot

Sure,this city is not on many people's bucket lists,but that might be about to change.

  • byHugh Morris
Across the final frontier

Across the final frontier

David Whitley launches himself on an exploration of the universe with feet firmly on Earth.