Kyrgyzstan investigating firms that sold fuel supplied to U.S. air base
Kyrgyzstan's interim government has begun a criminal investigation of local companies -- allegedly controlled by the son of ousted president Kurmanbek Bakiyev -- that were sources of fuel supplied to a key U.S. air base in the Central Asian country.
Mongolian activists pressure gov't to fulfill election promises
A primary cause of upheaval in Central Asia over the past five years has been the inability of governments in the region to respond to popular concerns and complaints.
Kyrgyzstan Opens an Inquiry Into Fuel Sales to a U.S. Base
Prosecutors in Kyrgyzstan have opened a criminal investigation into whether, for the second time in a decade, a son of a president of this small Central Asian country illegally profited from contracts supplying jet fuel to an American air base.
EU China talks over how, not if, to sanction Iran
European talks with Chinese leaders over Iran have moved to the issue of how to target sanctions and away from whether sanctions should be applied at all, the European Union's foreign affairs chief said on Friday.
Food crisis worsened by North Korea's currency reform
The UN estimates approximately 1.7 million North Koreans will be dependent upon food aid this year. The devaluation of the country's currency has even worsened the food supply for the people.
India, China growth helping developing nations: World Bank
But for the rapid progress made by India and China, the pace of poverty reduction in developing countries would have been still slower after the global economic crisis, according to World Bank's lead economist.
Kyrgyz police 'will use deadly force' if necessary
Kyrgyzstan's interim government, struggling to reimpose order following the uprising that brought it power, has warned looters and armed assailants that police will use deadly force against them
Central Asia not just Kyrgyzstan, Uzbek president tells media
Uzbek President Islam Karimov on April 20 urged the Russian media not to judge all of Central Asia on the basis of the situation in Kyrgyzstan and asked reporters to be balanced in their coverage of the Kyrgyz unrest, RIA Novosti informed.
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