Kazakhstan

Denis Ten of Kazakhstan, bronze medalist in men's singles figure skating of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, attends a news conference after the briefing for International Olympic Committee (IOC) members by the 2022 Winter Olympic Games candidate city of Almaty at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 9, 2015.

Kazakhstan Has Detained a Suspect in the Stabbing of an Olympic Figure Skater

25-year-old Olympic figure skater Denis Ten was stabbed to death

Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat during a press conference in Sydney, Australia on Nov. 12, 2006.

Sacha Baron Cohen Offers to Pay Fines of Tourists Arrested for Wearing ‘Borat’ Mankinis

Six Czech fans were arrested in Astana while posting for photos wearing the...

Six Czech fans were arrested in Astana while posting for photos wearing the film's famous "mankini" last week

Chinese tourists take a tour of Khorgos, a border city in the country's westernmost province of Xinjiang, in May 2017. Xinjiang, which sits against borders of Mongolia, Russia and Kazakhstan, is more than twice the size of France but has only 22 million inhabitants.

Ports, Pipelines, and Geopolitics: China's New Silk Road Is a Challenge for Washington

China's Belt and Road Initiative stands to boost Beijing's geopolitical clo...

China's Belt and Road Initiative stands to boost Beijing's geopolitical clout as the U.S. retreats from its global leadership role

Uzbek President Islam Karimov speaks during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on June 24, 2016.

Uzbekistan President Critically Ill, Kazakh Leader to Visit

He has ruled Uzbekistan with an iron grip since 1989.

Scott Kelly poses for a selfie photo in the Cupola of the International Space Station.

Watch Live: Astronauts Return to Earth After a Year in Space

Space station astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonauts Misha Kornienko and Serg...

Space station astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonauts Misha Kornienko and Sergei Volkov are ready to make their journey home

All-terrain vehicles make their way to the landing site about 100km outside Karaganda, Kazakhstan, Feb. 29, 2016.

Inside the Gigantic Operation to Meet Astronauts Coming Home

It takes an army — and an air force and two space agencies and many countri...

It takes an army — and an air force and two space agencies and many countries — to ensure the return of a Soyuz crew. American astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko landed back on Earth after 340 days in space

The Gulf States Should Welcome Refugees

These are today's best ideas