Kazakhstan

• Kazakh leader headed for landslide victory in snap election, polls show

  Tokayev, a former foreign minister and deputy secretary-general of the United Nations, has overseen constitutional reforms which limit his own rule to two terms.

  World

  Nov 20
  
• Kazakhstan reports 225 deaths in days of violent protests

  At the request of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization sent a force of over 2,000 soldiers to act as peacekeepers.

  World

  Jan 15
  
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• Prospects are bleak as United States, Russia prepare to meet over Ukraine

  The United States and Russia are holding critical strategic talks that could shape the future of their relationship and that of the U.S. and its NATO allies.

  World

  Jan 9
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• Kazakhstan reports 164 deaths in week of violent protests

  Most of the deaths were in Almaty, the country's largest city, where demonstrators seized government buildings and set some afire, according to the health ministry.

  World

  Jan 9
• Kazakhstan’s ex-security chief arrested as government cracks down on unrest

  The detention of Karim Massimov was announced by the National Security Committee which he headed until he was fired by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday.

  World

  Jan 8
• Kazakhstan president says order ‘largely’ restored after days of deadly protests

  The Kazakh interior ministry said in a separate statement that 26 "armed criminals" had been "liquidated" and more than 3,000 of them detained.

  World

  Jan 7
• Kazakhstan appeals for help amid violent unrest. Here’s what you need to know.

  Kazakhstan appealed for help from its ally Russia and other ex-Soviet republics after violent unrest erupted in Almaty, its biggest city.

  Politics

  Jan 6
• Kazakhstan protests: Dozens of demonstrators, 12 police killed amid unrest

  After breaking into the presidential residence and the mayor’s office in Kazakhstan's largest city Wednesday, demonstrators continued to try to storm more buildings overnight.

  World

  Jan 6
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• Kazakhstan president’s home reportedly ablaze amid protests over fuel prices

  In response to the protests, the government resigned and the president vowed to take harsh measures to quell the unrest.

  World

  Jan 5
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• Kazakhstan government resigns as violent protests over fuel price hikes rock country

  President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ordered acting cabinet ministers to reinstate price controls for gasoline, diesel and other "socially important" consumer goods.

  World

  Jan 4