BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Two men died in a blast in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek on Tuesday after trying to saw open an artillery shell inside a house, police said. “An explosion went off in the western part of the capital at 6:30 pm (1230 GMT),” interior ministry spokesman Ernis ...

BISHKEK (AFP) - The son of Kyrgyzstan’s ousted president has been arrested in London after an extradition request from the United States, according to the Kyrgyz presidency and British diplomats. The son of ex-president Kurmanbek Bakiyev had applied for asylum in Britain after ...

The U.S. ambassador in Russia Michael McFaul denied on Thursday that the U.S. base in Kyrgyzstan would be used in case of a military conflict with Iran.“Manas Transit Center contributes to help stabilize and secure Afghanistan and will only be used for that purpose,” McFaul wrote in his ...

SIALKOT (APP) - Kyrgyz Republic Ambassador to Pakistan Bektur Asanov has said Kyrgyz Republic is making efforts for developing economic cooperation with Pakistan on top priority basis. Addressing the members of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) here Tuesday, he said that Kyrgyz and ...

BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyz security forces have arrested a group of suspected militants coordinating a logistics supply network for Taliban insurgents fighting US forces in nearby Afghanistan, domestic media reported. Central Asia, largely peaceful since a bloody uprising in Uzbekistan in 2005, has ...

BISHKEK (AFP) - Kyrgyz authorities on Monday said they had arrested an opposition leader and former govt minister for alleged involvement in the shooting death of a Turkish citizen in 2007. The arrest followed several previous criminal cases launched against opponents of the Central Asian state's ...

The Beijing Olympics 2008 has been declared opened amid a colourful ceremony, which was promised to be a spectacular Olympic opening gala, here today. The three-hour show at Beijing's iconic "Bird's Nest" national stadium is being attended by many international personalities including ...