Kazakhstan

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

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

By Jeffrey Kluger March 1, 2016

Inside the Huge Operation to Meet Astronauts Coming Home

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

By Jeffrey Kluger/Karaganda February 29, 2016

The Gulf States Should Welcome Refugees

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute September 4, 2015

Beijing to Host 2022 Winter Olympics

The huge financial burden prompted most candidates to drop out

By Hannah Beech July 31, 2015

See 2 Dramatic Views of Space Travel

A pair of pictures tell a powerful tale

By Jeffrey Kluger June 19, 2015

Half of an Endangered Antelope Population Has Died Within Weeks

More than 120,000 of the saiga antelope have died in Kazakhstan

By Justin Worland May 31, 2015

This Is Why Fingerprints Are Forever

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By The Aspen Institute April 24, 2015

Doctors Can't Explain Why People in Kazakhstan Are Falling Asleep For Days

A town's residents will fall asleep suddenly for a period lasting from two to six days and wake up with memory loss

By Justin Worland March 26, 2015

How—and Why—Russian Rockets Get Blessed

A ritual unheard of in the Soviet days precedes the launch of a one-year space station mission

By Jeffrey Kluger March 26, 2015

A Year in Orbit Starts in Kazakhstan

The great rituals of space travel play out on the Kazakh steppes

By Jeffrey Kluger / Baikonur, Kazakhstan March 21, 2015

How US Companies Help Central Asian Autocrats Eavesdrop

A Long Island firm is helping Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan clamp down on dissent

By Julia Harte / Center for Public Integrity November 21, 2014

Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus Sign Treaty Creating Huge Economic Bloc

Citizens of the three countries will have the right to work freely throughout the member states without any special work permits

By Barbara Tasch May 29, 2014

Alleged Boston Bombing Accomplices to Face Trial

A federal judge set a trial date for alleged Boston bombing accomplices Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, both Kazakh nationals, who are charged with aiding Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to get rid of incriminating evidence and flee authorities

By Dan Kedmey May 13, 2014

Space Trio Return to Earth After 166 Days in Orbit

The group was all in good health after landing

By David Stout March 11, 2014

Kazakhstan President Wants to Drop the ‘Stan’

Leader claims that a name-change is needed to make foreigners more aware of the country’s potential

By Maddy Fry / London February 7, 2014

Kazakhstan Detains Suspect in Stabbing of Olympic Skater

Borat Actor Offers to Pay Fans' Fines in Kazakhstan

China's New Silk Road Is a Challenge for Washington

Uzbekistan President Critically Ill