Astana
ANKARA, Turkey - An army of Turkish cranes and bulldozers is at work across the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa, building dams, stadiums and highways in a boom that's helping drive Turkey to record growth and bolstering its efforts to become a regional power broker.
ASTANA - The Kazakhstan government is mulling a new architectural wonder for Astana - a giant transparent tent that will keep this capital city warm even in the harsh winter when temperatures slump to minus 30 degrees.
ASTANA - India and Kazakhstan will soon finalise a civilian nuclear agreement, which will facilitate Indian investments in mining and supply of uranium from the central Asian nation, External Affairs Minister S.M.
ASTANA - Recalling Jawaharlal Nehru's famous quote that success mostly comes to those who act bravely, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has said his country was inspired by India, a rapidly growing power of the world.
ASTANA - The temperature outside was a bone-chilling minus 31 degrees Celsius but this did not come in the way of India's 61st Republic Day being celebrated with fervour and enthusiasm in this Kazakhstan capital Tuesday.
