KAZAKHSTAN

Pompeo condemns China’s Xinjiang crackdown during Central Asia tour

3:24 pm February 2, 2020

Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on countries to offer asylum to ethnic minorities fleeing China’s troubled Xinjiang region during a visit Sunday to oil-rich Kazakhstan — a country that borders the region. “We ask simply for them to provide safe refuge and asylum for those seeking to flee China,” Pompeo said […]

Global air crash deaths fall by more than half in 2019

2:53 pm January 2, 2020

Frankfurt: The number of deaths in major air crashes around the globe fell by more than half in 2019, according to a report by an aviation consulting firm. The To70 consultancy said Wednesday that 257 people died in eight fatal accidents in 2019. That compares to 534 deaths in 13 fatal accidents in 2018. The […]

Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

Pompeo to travel to Ukraine in January

8:08 pm December 30, 2019

Washington: Top US diplomat Mike Pompeo will travel to Ukraine, the country at the heart of the ongoing impeachment process against President Donald Trump, during a diplomatic tour in January, the State Department said on Monday. Pompeo, who will also visit Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Cyprus, will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, spokeswoman Morgan […]

Pak targets forward areas in J-K's Poonch

12-day India-Kazakhstan joint military exercise begins

7:21 pm October 3, 2019

Pithoragarh: A joint military exercise between India and Kazakhstan with focus on counter terrorism operations in mountainous terrain began here on Thursday. The 12-day exercise named KAZIND-2019 was inaugurated by Brig SK Mandal, Commander of the 111 Independent Infantry Brigade. It will will conclude on October 15, an Indian Army spokesman said. Around 60 soldiers […]

Rocket carrying Emirati, Russian, American blasts off for ISS

8:46 pm September 25, 2019

Baikonur: A rocket blasted off from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan on Wednesday with an Emirati on board who will be the first Arab on the International Space Station. The Soyuz rocket carrying the three-member crew — including Hazzaa al-Mansoori of the United Arab Emirates — blasted off as scheduled at 1357 GMT. Mansoori, […]