Image of Casino Zodiak Pavlodar in Pavlodar

ASTANA Kazakhstan prime minister Karim Masimov was reaffirmed by parliament Friday at its first session after the January 15 elections that saw the ruling Nur Otan party retain majority control of the lower house or Majlis, having won 83 out of 107 seats.

For two years, a woman in Kazakhstan took solace in knowing that the man she suspected of killing her brother was in Union County jail awaiting trial. That changed about a week ago, when a first-degree murder charge was dismissed.

For two years, a woman in Kazakhstan took solace in knowing that the man she suspected of murdering her brother was in a North Carolina jail awaiting trial.