A Kyrgyz opposition journalist died on Tuesday after apparently being thrown from the sixth-floor window of an apartment in Almaty with his hands ...
The editor of a newspaper that frequently criticised the secret police in ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan has died after a savage attack in which he ...
The government of the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan resigned on Tuesday after President Kurmanbek Bakiyev called for sweeping reforms, a government spokesman said. The wholesale resignation of the government, including the prime minister, was the latest political upheaval to hit ex-Soviet ...
The presidents of five former Soviet states met Friday to view military manoeuvres by a Russia-led security grouping touted as a counterweight to NATO but plagued by internal tensions. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sat sheltered from the early morning cold with the ...
New Russia-dominated NATO-style rapid-reaction force kicks off first military exercises Thousands of troops from Russia and four other ex-Soviet nations began military exercises in southern Kazakhstan on Friday, the first of its kind for the newly formed NATO-style rapid-reaction force. Moscow is ...
Kyrgyzstan to explore restoring death penalty and carrying out public executions Officials in Kyrgyzstan called Wednesday for the death penalty to be reinstated and said public executions could be carried out, a sharp reversal that will likely draw international condemnation. Executions could ...
Kyrgyz leader visits US base on Sept. 11, vows continued role in Afghan stability efforts Kyrgyzstan's president visited a U.S. air base in this ex-Soviet nation Friday to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, and pledged to bolster diplomatic ties ...
Uzbekistan condemns Russian plans to boost troops in Kyrgyzstan, where US also has base Uzbekistan has sharply criticized Russia's plan to boost its military presence in neighboring Kyrgyzstan, signaling a growing rift within a Moscow-dominated security alliance of ex-Soviet nations. The Uzbek ...
President Dmitry Medvedev Friday opened a major Russian-owned hydroelectric plant in Tajikistan and headed to a regional summit as Moscow seeks to firm its influence in the region. Medvedev inaugurated the 720-million dollar Sangtudinskaya plant in southern Tajikistan alongside Tajik President Emomali ...
Russia clinches deal to open 2nd military base in Kyrgyzstan, where US also has base Russia clinched a tentative deal Saturday allowing it to establish a second military base in Kyrgyzstan, where the United States also has an important air base. Under ...
Kyrgyz president inaugurated for 2nd term amid opposition claims of election fraud Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was inaugurated for his second term Sunday after winning an election that the opposition has dismissed as fraudulent. Opposition activists accuse the government of rigging last ...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan allowed Russia to open a second military base on its territory on Saturday, expanding Moscow's military reach to balance against the U.S. presence in the Central Asian country. The struggle for influence in the region intensified last month ...
