The Aral Sea straddles the border of the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. It was once one of the world's largest lakes, but after years of being drained to irrigate crops, it ...

And then we’re off, as he brings us on an earth-shuddering, white-knuckle ride, zigzagging our way around boulders, through rivers and nosing our way into, across and out of enormous, lake-like ...

Rural areas of Kazakhstan are emptying at an alarming rate, according to fresh data published by the country’s Bureau of National Statistics. Authorities recorded the rural population deficit ...