Uzbekistan Earthquake: 6.1 Magnitude Quake Kills at Least 13

Earthquake in Central Asia Kills at Least 13 At least 13 people were killed in a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck the Ferghana Valley, which runs through Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. At least 84 people have been injured. The quake was also felt in Kyrgyzstan,...

Russia and US collaborate in Afghanistan drug raid

" Russian and US agents have taken part in a joint operation to destroy drug laboratories in Afghanistan, the head of Russia's drug control agency says. More than a tonne of heroin and opium was seized during the...

President of Tajikistan offers opportunities to Latvia

Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan, arrived today on a state visit to the Baltic country of Latvia. At the Latvian-Tajikistan Business Forum the same day, Latvian President Valdis Zatlers and the President of...

Numerous Earthquakes Rock Central Asia

A number of earthquakes in Asia are making headlines today, and there's been some confusion as to whether the tremors originated from the same epicentre or if there were indeed numerous isolated quakes.  The...

SCO Shanghai, Medvedev-Hu Jintao meet, Georgia problem can not be solved by ...

SCO shanghai cooperation organisationestablished on June 15, 2001 in ShanghaiChina, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Its member states cover an area of over 30 million km2, or about three...

Asia Cup will be a boon for India: Bhutia

"India could become a good footballing side over the next three years after their AFC Challenge Cup victory earlier this month qualified them for the 2011 Asian Cup, according to the side’s captain Baichung Bhutia."

'Public Intellectuals 2.0': Democratizing Free Speech?

OpenDemocracy has a great post today by Evgeny Morozov on the recent Citizen Media Summit (organized by our citizen-media internet neighbours Global Voices), which was held this past weekend in Budapest. The post...

Human Ears and Fingers Sent via Mail

OP-ED: I don't think I'd like to be living in Kyrgyzstan these days.  Perhaps in the pristine early years, but not today as this grisly article shows:"SEVERED ears and fingers have been sent in packages...

Heroin Highway Opens.

The Bridge cost the American Taxpayers 37 million Dollars and is big enough to Span the Mississippi River The US Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez joined the Afghan and Tajik presidents inaugurating the...

Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Peace Mission 2007

On August 11, The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) initiated phase two of "Peace Mission 2007", a military exercise comprised of troops from Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The SCO was founded in Shanghai on June 15, 2001 by...

China Backs Iran Against The Great Satan

"This is one of the most disturbing articles ive read. Even though this article is a bit old, it brings up very valid concerns , even more so now. Since this was written in 2005,Iran has been more in the spotlight than ever before. If it looks to you like the Neo-Cons are...

"Shadow Wolves" - Native American trackers to hunt bin Laden

"An elite group of Native American trackers is joining the hunt for terrorists crossing Afghanistan's borders. The unit, the Shadow Wolves, was recruited from several tribes, including the Navajo, Sioux, Lakota and Apache. It is being sent to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to pass...

Celebrating the world's women: A NowPublic roundup

UPDATE: Take a look at our great photo slideshow of IWD activities all over the world. Today is International Women's Day, and all over the world women (and the men and women who love them) are celebrating...

Muslim birthrate worries Russia

"MOSCOW -- Low domestic birthrates and rising immigration from the former Soviet republics are producing explosive growth in Russia's Muslim community, which is on a track to account for more than half the population by midcentury. "Russia is going through a religious...

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