Sources: AFP euronews
Voters in Belarus head to the polls in the country's latest parliamentary election. The election is closely watched by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe due to the country's poor human rights record. 2019-11-17
Soyuz MS-11 returned to Earth, landing in Kazakhstan, from the International Space Station carrying Canadian David Saint-Jacques, American Anne McClain and Russian Oleg Kononenko. The astronauts and cosmonaut spent 204 days aboard the ISS, a record for Canada. 2019-06-24
Around 1,000 people stage a rare public protest in the Kazakh city of Atyrau, rallying against the government's decision to sell land in auctions amid a heavy police presence, though they did not forcibly disperse the rally. 2016-04-24
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe reports that the voters in the presidential elections in Kazakhstan had a limited choice due to the lack of opposition and restrictions on free political expression. Kazakhstan's freshly re-elected president has been ruling the country since the time of the Soviet Union. 2015-04-27
A Russian Proton-M rocket carrying three GLONASS navigation satellites loses control and crashes shortly after launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.2013-07-2
An Antonov An-72 plane carrying senior Kazakh border officials crashes close to the city of Shymkent, killing all 27 on board. 2012-12-25
Karim Masimov resigns as the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan after serving for five years. 2012-09-24
At least two people are killed, including one case of self-immolation from a balcony, while more than 80 sustain wounds after troops interrupt a protest against poor conditions with batons and flashbangs at a prison in Astana, Kazakhstan. 2010-08-12
The Khan Shatyry Entertainment Center, which features the tallest tent in the world, opens to the public in Astana, Kazakhstan. 2010-07-6
The Kyzyl-Agash dam in Kazakhstan bursts, killing at least 35.([http:--www.google.com-hostednews-afp-article-ALeqM5h_voEzPqVAaGf-zOCXEZNGmRUKrA "AFP"])2010-03-11