Kazakhstan is not going to become a parliamentary republic anytime soon.
It comes after the country's president rejected calls for a switch on Friday.
However Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has vowed to give the nation's parliament a bigger role in decision making.
Critics say Kazakhstan's political system is highly centralized with too much power in the hands of the president.
Washington DC sues Trump administration over National Guard deployment
Washington DC sued US President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday over his deployment of National Guard troops in the capital city, a move likely to heighten tensions between the Republican president and the city's Democratic leaders.
Lisbon mourns 17 victims of cable car crash as investigation begins
Flags flew at half-mast in Lisbon on Thursday after at least 17 people were killed and 21 injured in a crash of a hillside funicular railway popular with tourists, while Portuguese authorities began investigating the cause of the accident.
Afghanistan earthquake death toll tops 2,200, survivors face aid crunch
Rescue workers on Thursday pulled bodies from the rubble of homes razed in Afghanistan's earthquakes as the confirmed death toll topped 2,200, while homeless survivors faced a bleak future with global aid agencies warning of dwindling resources.
India's Yamuna river crosses danger mark as heavy rains flood parts of Delhi
Parts of Delhi and Indian Kashmir were flooded on Thursday after two rivers breached the danger mark following heavy rain in several northern areas, but weather officials forecast some respite from downpours.
North Korea's Kim vows full support for Russia, discusses partnership with Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would "fully support" Russia's army as a "fraternal duty", and Russian President Vladimir Putin called the two countries' ties "special", state media KCNA reported on Thursday.
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