Muammar Gaddafi accused the West on Wednesday of wanting to seize Libya’s oil and warned that a no-fly zone would backfire.
Muammar Gaddafi has warned "thousands" would die if the West launched a military intervention in Libya.
Kyrgyzstan’s acting leader admitted the death toll from ethnic clashes is probably 2 000 — 10 times the current estimate.
Foreign aid deliveries trickled in on Thursday for tens of thousands displaced by the ethnic clashes in Kyrgyzstan.
Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up on packed metro trains in Moscow’s morning rush hour on Monday, killing at least 38 people.
The Quartet for the Middle East has urged Israel to stop building settlements and set a target for deal with the Palestinians within two years.
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/ 18 September 2006
From experienced mountaineers to casual hikers, foreign tourists are discovering the spectacular mountains of Kyrgyzstan, a small Central Asian republic as yet untouched by mass tourism. Top of the list for visiting climbers is the town of Karakol, in the east of this former Soviet republic, half of which is more than 3Â 000m above sea level.
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/ 30 September 2005
Complete with epic battles, fancy camerawork and breath-taking stunts, "Nomad" could be the latest, blood-drenched historical blockbuster coming to a cinema near you… from Kazakhstan. In its bid to take on Hollywood, the film from the ex-Soviet Central Asian state boasts international stars, spectacular crowd scenes and a $33-million production budget.