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Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world. It is located in Central Asia.
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Kazakhstan votes
Parliamentary polls in the Central Asian nation will not lead to dramatic political change.
Eurasian Union
Twenty years after the fall of the USSR, Russia plans a new union of former Soviet states.
Violence spreads
Unprecedented riots continue in Kazakhstan where 14 people have been killed and dozens injured.
Growth stimulation
China and Russia call for investment at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.
Broken ties
The decline of Sino-Russian relations is not expected to be on Putin's agenda while in Beijing.
Quake-prone
The death toll from Sunday's Himalayan earthquake has now passed 100 and is expected to go up.
Former Soviet Union
Moscow has long tried to integrate former Soviet republics into an economic and political group.
Fourth round
The veteran president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has been sworn in once again.
International monitors slam Kazakh election
Europe's main monitoring body OSCE has noted 'serious irregularities' in the presidential polls.
Kazakh elections
Nursultan Nazarbayev wins another term as president of Kazakhstan with 95 percent of the vote.
Snap election
The winner of the presidential election in Kazakhstan is clear. Will the people even bother to vote?
A winning streak
Germany move nearer to a place in Euro 2012, easily brushing aside opponents Kazakhstan.
Kazakh democracy
Kazakhstan's head of state, President Nursultan Nazarbayev, calls early presidential elections.
Kazakh presidency
The Central Asian nation's parliament supports a referendum to extend the leader's long reign.
Internet satellite
New satellite will provided high-speed Internet access to millions of Europeans.
OSCE summit
As the summit wraps up, member states are hoping to announce a new focus for the organization.
First OSCE summit in 11 years is held in Kazakhstan
When Kazakhstan took over the chair of the OSCE, there were hopes this might entice it to improve its human rights record but activists on the ground have noticed little difference.
Back to business
Chancellor Angela Merkel calls for a critical review of the OSCE at its first summit since 1999.
OSCE Summit
Diplomatic leaks are one source of tension ahead of a rare OSCE meeting, but so is host Kazakhstan.
Summit questions
Kazakhstan hosts the first OSCE summit in 11 years, but some wonder if it deserves the honor.
Euro 2012 qualifiers
Germany defeat Kazakhstan to consolidate top Group A spot in their quest for Euro qualification.
Nature reserves
How the Right Livelihood Award has helped a German biologist with his conservation quest.
Modern Slavery
More people are enslaved today than ever before in human history, and many of them are children.
Climate trouble
Kyrgyzstan is one of the poorest countries in Asia, and especially vulnerable to climate change.
Price spike
Russia's revised crop forecast for 2010 sends wheat prices to a two-year high.
Merkel in Kazakhstan
Chancellor Angela Merkel ends her five-day Asian tour with her first visit to Kazakhstan.
Delayed deployment
The OSCE failed to confirm an international police mission to watch over the peace in Kyrgyzstan.
Bilateral talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev set to focus on trade.
Customs union
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan stumble on first step towards EU-style economic bloc.
President flees
Kyrgyzstan's ousted president has flown out of the country, a week after he was deposed.
Crisis in Kyrgyzstan
The acting government in Kyrgyzstan says it will do everything it can to prevent civil war.
Satellite launch
A European satellite aimed at monitoring changes in Arctic ice has been launched.
Kyrgyz unrest
The opposition in Kyrgyzstan says the government has resigned after anti-government protests.
Right fit?
Should a country with a weak human rights record have the chair of a rights watchdog group?
No surprises expected
Only candidates from pro-government parties ran in Uzbekistan's parliamentary elections.
Kyrgyz journalist
A prominent Kyrgyz opposition journalist has been killed in neighboring Kazakhstan.
Democratic deficits
As Western priorities have shifted, nations in Central Asia have become more authoritarian.
WTO Russia
Three former Soviet states seek to join the WTO as a single bloc after forming a customs union.
Prague energy summit
Energy supply is a hot topic at the summit Prague.
Energy Security
European Union and central Asian leaders meet in Paris for a first-time joint security forum.
German President Visits Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China
German President Horst Koehler began a one-week official tour to Asia on Tuesday, with a visit to the central Asian country of Kazakhstan for two days.
Joining the Club
What defines a country as European these days? Geography, humanist tradition -- or foreign policy?
Inrease in Xenophobia
The number of racially motivated attacks against immigrants has rocketed in Russia this year.
Energy Corridor
The EU's stance on human rights in Central Asia may be hindering energy trade and economic ties.
Q&A Ahmadinejad on Central Asia Tour
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is on a three-day tour of central Asia, taking on Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyztan. Central Asia expert Marcus Bensmann explains Ahmadinejad's interests in the region.
Deals With Dictators
German plans to build bridges to Central Asia are problematic, says journalist Marcus Bensmann.
Presidential Death
Foreign leaders called on Turkmenistan to aim for stability after the death of its president.
EU Uzbek Embargoes
DW-WORLD.DE spoke with Veronica Zent Goldston from Human Rights Watch about EU and Uzbek relations.
Germany and Central Asia
DW-WORLD.DE presents a recent collection of articles concerning EU and German ties to Central Asia.
EU Plan for the Stans
Germany's foreign minister said Europe needed to take a new look at relations with Central Asia.
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