Latest from Kazakhstan

Borat star offers to pay Czechs' fines

Sacha Baron Cohen has offered to cover fines of six men arrested for dressing as Borat.

Are these the worst bank robbers ever?

The thickest thieves ever have burnt an ATM they were trying to rob... And everything inside it.

Kiwi traveller's troubles in Kazakhstan

The interrogation room had a map of the world, one which did not include NZ, meaning intrepid Kiwi traveller couldn't point out where she was from.

Mega must give Kazakhs data

Hackers who exposed alleged corruption in a former Soviet state face being targeted after a New Zealand High Court ruling.

Kazakhstan: Hacked info on Mega site

The Mega website has been ordered to hand over information about its users to the Republic of Kazakhstan after its government computer systems were hacked.

Russian gets to 879 days in space

Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka - who has spent more time in space than anyone else - has returned safely to Earth.

Mysterious smoke ring in Kazakh sky

Eerie footage has emerged from Kazakhstan that shows a mysterious black circle move above a village in the north of the country.

Coroner calls for helmets on skifields

Milk scare claims first scalp

The Fonterra contamination scare has claimed its first scalp with Gary Romano, Managing Director NZ Milk Products, resigning with immediate effect.

Playing hide and seek in Kazakhstan

Hospitality from an ex-pat Kiwi family in Kazakhstan provides a restful break for the 51st Traverse team.

Tobacco giant admits child labour link

Tobacco giant Philip Morris has admitted that child workers have been subjected to long hours working on Kazakhstan tobacco farms it deals with.

Russia free trade deal talks begin

Ice hockey: US on thin ice

Basketball: NZ close out U-19 champs with win

Basketball: Junior Tall Blacks eye redemption

Basketball: World under-19 results

McCully and Clinton sign Kazakhstan nuclear deal

Missing Wanaka tramper's backpack found