Topic: Central Asia
An explosion ripped through a discotheque in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe on Monday injuring seven people in the latest blast to hit the troubled ex-Soviet state, police said.The explosion, which investigators said occurred Monday morning when an improvi
DUSHANBE (Reuters) - A bomb exploded in a nightclub in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe overnight, wounding at least five people, security sources said on Monday.The blast followed an attack by suicide car bombers in another part of the Central Asian republi
Turkish construction company Polimeks Insaat has been contracted to build an “Olympic city” in the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat at a cost of $1.9...
Turkey made a perfect start to life under Guus Hiddink by confidently beating Kazakhstan 3-0 in their opening 2012 European Championship qualifying match here on Friday.Galatasaray winger Arda Turan, Bayern Munich midfielder Hamit Altintop and Besiktas st
Uzbekistan has banned the public breaking of the daily Ramadan fast, an Uzbek cleric said Friday, after local Islamic religious authorities condemned "lavish" celebrations by rich believers.A spokesman for the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan told AFP that ifta
Two suicide bombers in an explosives-packed car slammed into a police station in Tajikistan on Friday, killing two police officers and wounding at least 25 others, interior ministry officials said.The car crashed into an iron gate in front of a regional ...
VIENNA - A Kyrgyz official says an international group of police advisers should delay its mission after the country's elections.. . In June ...
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Kazakhstan as you celebrate the 15th anniversary of...
The Talipov family were among the lucky ones. For four days straight in mid-June, Kyrgyz mobs attacked the Uzbek community in the city of Osh...
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