Tag: Kyrgyzstan
74 dead after Kyrgyz mountain village crushed in quake
Rescuers are toiling in a remote mountain village close to Kyrgyzstan's border with China searching for survivors of a powerful earthquake that killed at least 74 people, 41 of them children.[MORE]
Scores killed in Kyrgyzstan quake
An earthquake has killed up to 70 people in Kyrgyzstan and levelled a village in the south of the central Asian nation, the emergencies ministry says.[MORE]
Dozens dead in Kyrgyz plane crash
A passenger plane has crashed after taking off from the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, killing most of those on board.[MORE]
Central Asian cold snap continues to kill
Severe winter weather is engulfing Iran, central Asia and Afghanistan, with temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius.[MORE]
Kyrgyzstan touted as Santa's new home
Seeking a novel remedy to revive its rickety economy, the tiny ex-Soviet state of Kyrgyzstan has declared itself the new home of Santa Claus.[MORE]
Former Kyrgyz energy minister named PM
The president of the Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan has appointed former energy and industry minister Igor Chudinov as prime minister, the president's office says.[MORE]
Kyrgyz poll results shut out opposition party
Kyrgyzstan has announced election results that shut one of the main opposition parties out of parliament, as tempers frayed outside the election commission and police made a number of arrests.[MORE]
Kyrgyz polls fall short of international standards: OSCE
International monitors say Kyrgyzstan's parliamentary elections have failed to meet international standards.[MORE]
Kyrgyzstan votes in election, opposition cries foul
Kyrgyzstan has voted in a snap parliamentary election expected to hand President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's party a landslide victory, but which the opposition has quickly condemned as rigged.[MORE]
Polls open in Kyrgyzstan
Voting has begun in the central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan in parliamentary elections billed as putting an end to years of political crisis in this former Soviet republic.[MORE]
Kyrgyz PM resigns ahead of vote
Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev has resigned, just weeks before a snap parliamentary election in the volatile central Asian country.[MORE]
Russia and China to hold joint military exercise
Troops from Russia, China and Central Asian states will take part in a joint military exercise designed to show off their alliance's increasing power.[MORE]
China steps up security for regional leaders meeting
China has set up a massive security curtain around Shanghai as regional leaders from countries including Russia and Iran gather for an annual meeting.[MORE]
Protesters rally against corruption in Kyrgyzstan
Several thousand people have held a rally in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, to demonstrate against what they say is government inaction over widespread corruption. [MORE]
Bird flu may be adapting to humans: scientists
Scientists say analysis of Turkey's two fatal bird flu cases suggests the potentially deadly H5N1 strain is mutating toward a form adapted to humans.[MORE]
Staff ordered out of Kyrgyz prisons after killing
Kyrgyzstan officials have ordered guards and staff to leave all prisons because of fears for their safety after a member of parliament and two other people were killed in a prison hospital. [MORE]
Prisoners kill Kyrgyz MP in hostage drama
Inmates at a prison hospital in ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan have killed a parliamentarian and two other people after taking him and his entourage hostage, the Justice Ministry says. [MORE]
Santos holds high hopes for Kyrgyzstan exploration
Oil and gas producer Santos has announced its first foray into Central Asia.[MORE]
US told Kyrgyz base can stay
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has been told the American air base in the central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan can stay as long as it is needed to support military operations in Afghanistan.[MORE]
Acting president wins Kyrgyz election by landslide: report
Kyrgyzstan's acting president Kurmanbek Bakiyev won Sunday's presidential elections by a landslide, a broadcast from the central election commission said, echoing earlier exit poll reports. [MORE]
Central Asia seeks US air base pullout deadline
The host countries of two key US air bases in Central Asia used for operations in Afghanistan are reassessing how much longer foreign troops will be allowed to stay.[MORE]
UN seeks to move Uzbek refugees to Australia
The United Nations says it wants to move hundreds of Uzbek refugees from camps in Kyrgyzstan to countries including Australia because there are fears Uzbekistan might try to snatch them and take them home by force.[MORE]
Kyrgyz interim leader accuses ex-president over unrest
Kyrgyzstan's interim President Kurmanbek Bakiyev blamed Friday's clashes between police and protesters on ousted leader Askar Akayev's immediate circle and warned that the authorities were ready to use force if necessary. [MORE]
Protesters seize prosecutor's office in Kyrgyzstan
More than 200 protesters, angered at a local politician's arrest, seized the office of a regional prosecutor in southern Kyrgyzstan, as major unrest also occurred in the capital, an AFP reporter said. [MORE]
Protesters face off against police in Kyrgyzstan
Around 10,000 demonstrators have faced off against police in front of Kyrgyzstan's central government building, hurling rocks at each other as pre-election unrest escalated, an AFP reporter at the scene said. [MORE]
