Kyrgyzstan
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The ‘-stan’ guide J Lo should have read before she sang in Turkmenistan
Do you know your Kazakhstan from your Kyrgyzstan? Read on to avoid singing happy birthday to a despotic ruler in this region.
Kyrgyz leader says 2 000 may be dead in ethnic clashes
Kyrgyzstan’s acting leader admitted the death toll from ethnic clashes is probably 2 000 — 10 times the current estimate.
Aid trickles in for ‘immense crisis’ in Kyrgyzstan
Foreign aid deliveries trickled in on Thursday for tens of thousands displaced by the ethnic clashes in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyz city charred after days of ethnic fighting
Kyrgyz troops patrolled the burned-out streets of Osh on Wednesday trying to maintain a fragile peace between feuding ethnic groups.
Kyrgyz violence eases but humanitarian crisis grows
The humanitarian crisis for tens of thousands of refugees who fled ethnic fighting in Kyrgyzstan is intensifying, officials warned on Tuesday.
Kyrgyz govt makes arrest, ethnic violence kills over 100
Kyrgyzstan’s interim government said on Monday it had arrested a "well-known person" on suspicion of fomenting the worst ethnic riots in 20 years.
Kyrgyz violence rages for second day
Kyrgyzstan’s worst outbreak of violence since the president was overthrown in April raged for a second day on Saturday.
Dozens killed in Kyrgyzstan ethnic clashes
Thirty-seven people have been killed and more than 500 wounded during ethnic violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, a Health Ministry spokesperson said.
Kyrgyzstan buries its dead, US halts troop flights
Kyrgyzstan on Saturday buried some of those killed in the overthrow of the government, while security concerns prompted the US to halt troop flights.
Detentions as Kyrgyzstan authorities restore order
A number of youths were detained after fresh violence in Bishkek overnight as Kyrgyzstan’s new government moved to solidify control of the country.
Kyrgyz opposition seizes power, dissolves Parliament
Kyrgyzstan’s opposition said on Thursday it had taken power and dissolved Parliament in the poor but strategically important Central Asian state.
Dozens killed in Kyrgyzstan political unrest
A total of 68 people were killed in riots that saw the Kyrgyz opposition take control of the Central Asian state, the Health Ministry said.
Dozens killed in Kyrgyzstan quake
A weekend earthquake killed up to 70 people in Kyrgyzstan and levelled a village in the south of the Central Asian nation.
Kyrgyz passenger plane crashes, about 70 dead
About 70 people died on Sunday when a Kyrgyz airliner crashed outside Bishkek, capital of the tiny former Soviet Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyz leader’s party wins election by landslide
A party controlled by Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev won a huge majority in a snap parliamentary election, early official results showed on Monday, although opposition…