A woman from Kazakhstan on trial for stabbing her Turkish boyfriend in the heart has said she only grabbed the knife to defend herself from a violent beating after she had confronted him over cheating on her. Photo shows Irina Franzen, undated. She allegedly killed her boyfriend, Turan Doner, by…
A police officer in Borat's homeland of Kazakhstan who is called Bill Clinton says he dreams of becoming head of state one day and meeting his namesake. Billklinton Osipov is 26 years old and while his friends call him 'Bill' for short, his mother is reportedly very proud of her…
This is the moment the body of a lorry apparently detaches from the chassis on a busy motorway, sending the HGV crashing on its side. The incident was filmed on Al-Farabi Avenue in the Kazakh city of Almaty, close to the Kazakhfilm studios, on 26th January. The local authorities said:…
The daughter of Kazakhstan's former president has bought a 350-year-old Swiss castle worth EUR 102 million. Dinara Kulibayeva, 54, has reportedly bought the Chateau de Bellerive for CHF 106 million (EUR 102 million; GBP 85 million). The US business magazine Forbes has estimated that she controls a fortune worth CHF…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-HfsPizVpU This is the moment looters smash into a shop using a mechanical digger in Kazakhstan as the country grapples with widespread protests due to rising fuel prices. The incident took place in the city of Almaty amid reports of widespread unrest and looting in the country's cities. A state…
