DUSHANBE, Dec 27 (Interfax). The Asian Development Bank is considering participation in the CASA-1000 project, which will see construction of a

BISHKEK, Dec 28 (By Dina Tokbaeva, IWPR). The years to come will see Central Asia at the center of an economic competition as traditional ally

BISHKEK, Dec 28 (RIA Novosti).  Two drug couriers carrying heroin capsules in their stomachs have been detained at the airport of Russia’s

DUSHANBE, Dec 28 (Interfax). The World Bank might allocate a $200 million loan for the construction of electricity transmission lines from

CENTRAL AISA, Jan. 2 (Eurasianet.org) -In a well-honed quid pro quo, the

BISHKEK, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) - A senior Chinese legislator will visit five Central Asian nations from Jan. 5 to 14 as a special

KAZAHKSTAN, Jan. 3 (The Reporter) — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin

DUSHANBE, January 4 (Asia-Plus). The three former Soviet republics forming a customs union - Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan – launched the common

CENTRAL ASIA,

TASHKENT, Jan 5 (TCA,By Dilshod Ashurmatov) – Uzbekistan’s state joint-stock company O’zbekiston Temir Yo’llari (Uzbekistan Railways) has opened

BISHKEK, Jan. 5 (expatarrivals.com) -

BISHKEK, Jan. 5 (cacianalyst.org) - A major CSTO military exercise took place in September 2011, involvingRussia and some of

Where is war most likely to break out in 2012? Between Georgia and Russia?

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 9 (The Nation) -There is an underlying gas crisis which has gripped the nation, and which

PARIS, France, Jan. 9 (Monsters and Critics) - Last year was the safest since World War II for airlines, according to figures compiled by a

USA, NY, Jan 9 (syracuse.com) - Syracuse City Court Judge Ted Limpert had some unusual duties over the past four months.

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BISHKEK, Jan 10 (Xinhua).  Chinese President Hu Jintao sent congratulatory telegrams to Presidents of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan,

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (FNA) -  A senior Russian analyst underlined the necessity for the adoption of a legal regime for the Caspian Sea, and called on

BISHKEK/TASHKENT, Jan 11 (IWPR/UNIVERSAL). When angry citizens take to the streets in Kyrgyzstan, not all of them are there out of