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Kazakhstan coach leaves after winless World Cup qualifying

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The Russian Soyuz MS-05 space capsule lands about 150 km (90 miles) south-east of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. Three astronauts on Thursday landed back on Earth after nearly six months aboard the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, Pool)

Space capsule with 3 astronauts returns to Earth

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In this Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 photo, Lisa Willoughby, of Long Beach Island, flies a kite on the beach. Willoughby is one of the best kite flyers in the world. (Danielle Parhizkaran/The Record via AP)

NJ kite runner dominates sport worldwide

By CHRISTOPHER MAAG - Associated Press

In this image made available by informburo.kz, on Wednesday Nov. 15, 2017 shows a group of Czech tourists dressed in swimsuits made famous by TV and film character Borat in Atana, Friday Nov. 10, 2017. The group of six Czech tourists who visited Kazakhstan dressed up in the skimpy swimsuits have reportedly been detained by authorities in the central Asian country's capital Astana. Sporting lime green &quot;mankinis&quot; and black wigs, the men had hoped to take a picture in front of the &quot;I Love Astana&quot; sign. But local police detained them on Friday and fined them 22,500 tenge ($68) each, according to the Kazakh news website informburo.kz. (informburo.kz, via AP)

Baron Cohen to pay fine for Czechs sporting Borat mankinis

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In this image made available by informburo.kz, on Wednesday Nov. 15, 2017 shows a group of Czech tourists dressed in swimsuits made famous by TV and film character Borat in Atana, Friday Nov. 10, 2017. The group of six Czech tourists who visited Kazakhstan dressed up in the skimpy swimsuits have reportedly been detained by authorities in the central Asian country's capital Astana. Sporting lime green &quot;mankinis&quot; and black wigs, the men had hoped to take a picture in front of the &quot;I Love Astana&quot; sign. But local police detained them on Friday and fined them 22,500 tenge ($68) each, according to the Kazakh news website informburo.kz. (informburo.kz, via AP)

6 Czechs fined for sporting Borat mankinis in Kazakhstan

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Davis Cup champion Argentina knocked out of top tier

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Davis Cup: Kazakhstan wins doubles to lead Argentina 2-1

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Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin returns a shot to Argentina's Guido Pella during their a Davis Cup play-off tennis match in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Stas Filippov)

Davis Cup: Argentina and Kazakhstan 1-1 in playoff

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The Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft lands with Expedition 52 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer of NASA near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. Astronaut Whitson returned to Earth late Saturday (in the U.S.), wrapping up a record-breaking flight that catapulted her to first place for U.S. space endurance. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

Record-breaking Astronaut Peggy Whitson returns to Earth

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

In this image from video made available by NASA, departing astronaut Peggy Whitson hugs Paolo Nespoli aboard the International Space Station during preparations for a return to Earth by her, Jack Fischer and cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017. (NASA via AP)

The Latest: Space travelers are relaxing in Kazakhstan

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In this image from video made available by NASA, departing astronaut Peggy Whitson hugs Paolo Nespoli aboard the International Space Station during preparations for a return to Earth by her, Jack Fischer and cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017. (NASA via AP)

NASA’s space champ returns to Earth, logs 665 days aloft

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

In this Dec. 8, 2016 photo made available by NASA, astronaut Peggy Whitson floats through a tangle of cables inside the Columbus module aboard the International Space Station. Whitson was operating the Fluids System Servicer to refill coolant loops in multiple modules on the U.S. segment of the station. (NASA via AP)

Space superwoman returning to Earth with records galore

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North Korea should follow Kazakhstan’s lead

By L. Todd Wood

The Astana EXPO 2017 in the heart of Central Asia is dedicated to energy innovation with its futuristic architecture. World leaders attending the opening ceremony this month included Russian President Vladimir Putin, Spanish King Felipe VI, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. (Associated Press/File)

Kazakhstan leads changes in Central Asia away from Soviet past

By L. Todd Wood

The Astana EXPO 2017 in the heart of Central Asia is dedicated to energy innovation with its futuristic architecture. World leaders attending the opening ceremony this month included Russian President Vladimir Putin, Spanish King Felipe VI, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. (Associated Press/File)

With big changes, Kazakhstan tries to chart a new path

By L. Todd Wood

In this Wednesday, May 27, 2009, photo, a giant North Korean flag flutters on the top of a 160-meter (533-foot) tower in North Korea as it is pictured from the demilitarized zone (DMZ) near the border village of Panmunjom that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, South Korea. North Korea on Thursday, May, 25, 2017, accused South Korea of recently firing 450 rounds from machine guns at a flock of birds at the rivals border, dismissing as a fabrication Seoul's claim that it fired warning shots at an object flying from the North. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man, File)

Kazakhstan, an unlikely purveyor of peace

By L. Todd Wood

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a joint news conference withTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following their talks in Putin's residence in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. The presidents of Russia and Turkey are holding talks on the situation in Syria and also the restoration of full economic ties between their two countries. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Russia says U.S. aircraft are prohibited from flying over new Syrian ‘safe zones’

By L. Todd Wood - The Washington Times

Host Japan off to winning start at Asian Winter Games

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U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura gestures as he arrives to attend the talks on Syrian peace in Astana, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. The face-to-face meeting in Kazakhstan's capital is the latest in a long line of diplomatic initiatives aimed at ending the nearly 6-year-old civil war. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

The Latest: US welcomes attempt to reduce violence in Syria

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Kazakhstan's officials prepare working space for delegations at a hotel lobby where Russia, Iran and Turkey will hold talks on Syrian peace, in Astana, Kazakhstan, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. The talks are the latest attempt to forge a political settlement to end a war that has by most estimates killed more than 400,000 people since March 2011 and displaced more than half the country's population. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

The Latest: Trump willing to work with Russia against IS

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