For a relatively unknown Kazakhstani former railway sleeper mechanic, Shakhmurat Mutalip, has stepped forward in an attempt to buy London-listed Glencore's 70% stake in Kazzinc Ltd in an estimated £3.

ASTANA – Kazakhstan marks the 180th anniversary of renowned Kazakh akyn (poet) and improviser Zhambyl Zhabayev on Feb. 28.

In a historic former Soviet reserve in the magnificent Uzbek mountains, Michaela Strachan and India Latham find rare signs of ...

Unused and empty following a 2023 missile attack, the destruction of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol serves as a metaphor for the diminished fortunes of the Russian Navy, and for the successes of ...

Switzerland is often associated with mountains, neutrality, and peaceful cities. Yet beneath many homes, schools, hospitals, and public buildings lies.

As observers of Russian society, we believe this ambiguity in Russian public opinion gives President Vladimir Putin the cover ...

For some time now, much of Cuba has found itself increasingly in the dark. In cities and towns across the island, power outages can last for hours or even days. When the lights come back on, families ...

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World War II was decided by more than strategy and manpower. The weapons each side brought to the battlefield often ...

Bill Stewart is an old hand in Cuba. A retired businessman from Kirkcaldy in Fife, he flies in two or three times a year to ...

The history of classic Athens shows us that a Democracy can misuse its power, become arrogant and become a tyrant.