Kyrgyzstan
Factbox: Tunisian president steps aside after protests
(Reuters) - Tunisia's President Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali stepped aside on Friday after a wave of street protests over police repression and poverty in the capital and other cities.
Obama and Medvedev discuss START in Thursday call
HONOLULU (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday discussed a new nuclear weapons treaty expected to deepen ties between the two nations, the White House said.
Factbox: Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko
MINSK (Reuters) - The ex-Soviet republic of Belarus began voting on Sunday in a presidential election expected to give Alexander Lukashenko, who has held power since 1994, a fresh five-year mandate and a fourth term.
Kyrgyzstan unveils fuel supplier for U.S. base
By Olga Dzyubenko BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan Wednesday unveiled a new state company to supply jet fuel to a U.S. military air base, overhauling an opaque contract system that provoked scorn from the new leadership of the volatile Central Asian state.
OECD warns West of losing global edge in education
PARIS (Reuters) - The world's richest countries risk losing the edge gained by better education as standards rise sharply in for example South Korea and the Chinese city of Shanghai, the OECD said Tuesday.
Secretary of State Clinton pushes Central Asia on human rights
ASTANA (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Central Asian governments on Tuesday to expand democratic freedoms, saying countries which quash human rights only make themselves less competitive on the global stage.
Analysis: China's nuclear program boosts uranium producers
TORONTO (Reuters) - After weathering a tough third quarter, Canada's uranium producers are looking at much brighter prospects as their shares surge, spot uranium prices jump and growing demand for nuclear fuel pushes expansion into overdrive.
Five Kyrgyz parties pass election threshold
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Five parties passed the threshold on Monday to win seats in Kyrgyzstan's new parliament after an election aimed at shifting the strategic Central Asian nation away from failed authoritarian rule. | Video
OSCE says Kyrgyz elections democratic and vibrant
BISHKEK (Reuters) - A wide choice of candidates and a vibrant campaign set Kyrgyzstan's election apart from other votes in Central Asia and brought the country closer to meeting its democratic commitments, observers said on Monday.
Landmark Kyrgyz election passes without violence
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyz voters cast their ballots on Sunday to create the first parliamentary democracy in Central Asia, in an election many hope can unite the country four months after the worst bloodshed in its modern history. | Video
Suicide bomber kills 35 at Russia's biggest airport
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people at Russia's busiest airport on Monday, state TV said, in an attack on the capital that bore the hallmarks of militants fighting for an Islamist state in the North Caucasus region. | Video
Pakistan, blasphemy, and a tale of two women
Two very different women have stood up to Pakistan's religious right at a time when their political leaders are afraid to speak out.
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