The Latest Breaking News from Almaty

The UN secretary-general and the president of Kazakhstan held talks in Almaty and signed an agreement on the UN regional hub, which is meant to strengthen cooperation in Central Asia and support Afghanistan’s sustainable development.

All eyes on Almaty

The Ukrainians have intensified their bombing campaign on border towns in Russia in recent weeks. But a viral video said to show the aftermath of a recent Ukrainian strike on the Russian city of Belgorod actually shows nothing of the kind. The footage was filmed during protests in Kazakhstan two…

Another magnificent moguls performance from all-conquering freestyle skier Jakara Anthony has seen the Australian Olympic champ make more World Cup history.

Fika, designed by Studio NAAW, is a joyful café and restaurant in Almaty, Kazakhstan

The deployment brings operations of two major channels into a new building in Almaty

Kazakhstan said Thursday that at least 13 people were killed in a fire that broke out at dawn in a hostel in the Central Asian country's largest city Almaty.

There were initially 72 people in the hostel, and 59 people were self-evacuated. Read further on Dynamite News:

Of all the things I expected to find in Kazakhstan, some 1,691m above sea level, a 7ft ice skate wasn’t one of them. Nor, granted, did I expect to find the rink it was attached to: a veritable colosseum of Soviet concrete standing stark and indestructible at the foot of…

Ganemat Sekhon has had a reliable season, winning silver at the Almaty World Cup and mixed skeet gold with Mairaj Ahmad Khan in Cairo. She has twice equaled the national record of 120/125 and narrowly missed the final in Lonato and Doha. She won bronze at the Delhi World Cup…

The grander canyon - Ben Rankin takes the long way round incredible Kazakhstan