Kazakhs Shrug at ÂBoratÂ While the State Fumes
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There is almost nothing truthful in the satiric depiction of Kazakhstan popularized by Sacha Baron Cohen. And yet his character Borat has managed to infuriate the countryÂs officials.
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Borat unavailable for comment Kazakhstan yesterday blocked access to several websites critical of the government, including the "main opposition outlets", kub.kz and geo.kz, Reuters reports.â¦
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A general strike called by students in the state to protest against rebel bombings brings life to a standstill.
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The main Kazakh opposition party on Friday abandoned its efforts to get a court ruling on the legitimacy of recent parliamentary polls that were internationally criticized as flawed.
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A Kazakh-financed film has been  nominated for best foreign film at this year's Oscars, a  welcome creative boost to this central Asian country that was  so heavily lampooned by the hit "Borat" movie.
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NEW HAVEN, Connecticut  - Kazakhstan's envoy to the United States on Tuesday defended his country against "misconceptions" caused by the hit comedy film "Borat" and its misogynistic, anti-Semitic, fictional Kazakh TV reporter.
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There are plenty of odd things about   Kazakhstan but making women ride on the outside of a bus and   drinking fermented horse's urine are not among them.
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ASHGABAT  - Turkmenistan&#39;s Soviet-style parliamentary elections got a wary response from locals and were denounced by exiled opponents of hardline President Saparmurat Niyazov.
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A numb Russia observed the first of two days of national of mourning today for the hundreds of victims of the school siege while criticism mounted on the government over its handling of the situation.
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The PSD is now trying to get out of a crisis by hiding away from it. A month ago, the monitoring of the candidates run by the Coalition for a Clean Parliament (CPC) were given a tough reply by the ruling party.
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Borat, a fictional Kazakh TV reporter  whose boorish antics have got under the skin of the Central  Asian state's government, seems destined to remain largely  unknown in his "homeland."
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Kazakhstan has learned at the knee of its neighbor, as Western oil companies are discovering.
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Volume 1, Issue 138 IN THIS ISSUE: *Moscow slaps economic sanctions on Abkhazia *Will Ukraine crisis make Moscow tighten its grasp on Central Asia? *Kazakh election monitors found no problems with Ukrainian ...
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Text of report by Kyrgyz news agency Kabar  Bishkek, 6 September: Rejecting a bill on coverage procedures of Kyrgyz parliament activity by the government mass media, the president proved once more that he will not tolerate tough pressure on mass media from government bodies' side.
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Tens of thousands of people rallied Tuesday outside the Kremlin in a show of solidarity against terrorism. The demonstration came nearly a week after more than 350 people, many
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Kazakhstan's envoy to  the United States on Tuesday defended his country against  "misconceptions" caused by the hit comedy film "Borat" and its  misogynistic, anti-Semitic, fictional Kazakh TV reporter.
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Miss Kazakhstan Gauhkar Rakhmetalieva defends the mockumentary "Borat", criticised as an unfair smear against the country, saying it was "only a joke" and gave the nation much needed publicity.