Besides its claim to the title of second coldest capital city in the world, Astana, Kazakhstan is renowned for its architecture — in fact, mentions of the city are always accompanied by reference to ...

On the surface, Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to Kazakhstan on Nov. 9 exuded an air of business as usual. The Russian leader was met at dawn on the tarmac of Astana airport by Kazakhstan's ...

ASTANA -- Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev says Astana is "an important center of our geopolitical region," while Russian urbanist and blogger Ilya Varlamov calls it "an awful city, unadapted to ...

There is not a single day on Earth without war. Since the dawn of human civilization, many conflicts have had religion as a direct or indirect cause. Is it natural to overcome the eternal challenge of ...

PETALING JAYA: At first glance, Astana – with its polished steel, bold lines and endless symmetry – feels like a city too new to have a soul. But spend a few hours on foot, take in the angles, enjoy ...