
Iran says nuclear talks an 'opportunity' for West
Iran is prepared to ease Western concerns about Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for pledges from the U.S. and others about the country's ability ...
Russia, Kazakhstan may manage space base together
Russia may suspend its lease for some facilities at the Baikonur space complex in Kazakhstan, opening the way for its joint administration by the two ...
Ukraine, Turkmens sign tentative natural gas deal
Ukraine reached a tentative agreement with Turkmenistan on Wednesday to resume imports of natural gas from the energy-rich Central Asian nation.

Soccer faces epic fight against match-fixing
Soccer is falling under a cloud of suspicion as never before, sullied by a multibillion-dollar web of match-fixing that is corrupting increasingly ...

Iran may allow UN team to visit key military site
Iran's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday raised prospects that Tehran may allow inspectors from the U.N. nuclear agency to visit a military site where the ...
At least 20 killed in Kazakhstan plane crash
A passenger jet carrying at least 20 people crashed Tuesday in heavy fog near Kazakhstan's principal city, Almaty, killing all on board, the airline ...
Russia, Kazakhstan spar over space launch pad
Russia stepped up efforts Friday to resolve a dispute with neighbor Kazakhstan over its demand to reduce the number of commercial satellite launches ...
Kazakhstan military plane crashes, killing 27
Kazakhstan's acting border service chief was among 27 people killed in a military plane crash Tuesday near a southern city, another blow to the agency ...

Soyuz capsule docks with space Station
A Soyuz capsule packed with three astronauts successfully docked Friday with the International Space Station, taking the size of the full crew at the ...
Russia's Gazprom to buy Kyrgyz state gas company
Kyrgyzstan's state-owned natural gas company says it is to be sold to Russia's energy monopoly Gazprom, raising hopes of an end to debilitating energy ...

Rocket with 3 onboard heads for space station
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying an American, a Russian and a Canadian headed Wednesday for the International Space Station, where they will spend four ...

Soyuz put in place for mission to space station
A Soyuz spacecraft atop a towering rocket was placed into launch position Monday at Russia's manned-space facility in the freezing steppes of ...
Kazakhstan to introduce mayoral elections in 2013
Kazakhstan's president announced a raft of reforms for this energy-rich, authoritarian state Friday, ranging from having more direct local and ...

Kazakh border guard convicted of killing comrades
The crime was grisly, the trial was bizarre and the defendant's confession was widely doubted — but border guard Vladislav Chelakh was convicted ...

Father Frost gets cold shoulder in Uzbekistan
Taking a leaf out of a Dr. Seuss story, the Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan is reportedly stealing Christmas by keeping the local version of Santa ...
Kazakhstan mulls ending Russia's cosmodrome lease
The head of Kazakhstan's space agency said Monday that Russia's lease of a launch facility in the Central Asian nation, the only site worldwide ...
Hero worship of Kazakhstan leaders hits new height
Kazakhstan on Saturday observed a new holiday lauding President Nursultan Nazarbayev, part of a growing cult of personality around the leader of the ...
Kazakhstan lauds leader on new holiday
Kazakhstan is observing a new holiday lauding President Nursultan Nazarbayev, part of a growing cult of personality around the leader of the ...