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  • March 15, 2011
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Central Asia

A man walks past an election poster of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev in Almaty, Feb. 22, 2011.

Kazakh Election Campaign Off to Quiet Start

Opposition leaders urge a boycott, calling the April ballot a sham

Ethnic Uzbek andKyrgyz citizens in Osh, Kyrgyzstan (FILE).

Murder Probe Threatens Kyrgyz Unrest

Unruly protesters torch the home of one suspect, an ethnic Uzbek, in the killing of a tax official

Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev and his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, toast during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing.

Kazakh Leader Makes Business Deals During China Visit

President Nursultan, Chinese President Hu Jintao sign trade agreements worth billions of dollars

US: Uzbekistan Plays Critical Role in Afghanistan

Uzbekistan vital to US efforts to confront terrorists, says top US official

Opposition Newspaper Editor Beaten in Tajikistan

Unknown assailants attack journalist in the capital, Dushanbe

Map of Kyrgyzstan

Study Shows Central Asia Infrastructure Near Collapse

Report indicates that without concerted effort by governments, international community, infrastructure in region will decline into chaos

Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev takes part in a news conference after a meeting with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in Brussels October 26, 2010.

Kazakh President Calls for Early Presidential Election

Move comes amid legal battle to hold referendum that would extend long-serving leader's rule until 2020

FILE PHOTO MAR95 - Russian troops line up for muster near the Pamir mountains at the Tajik-Afghan border on March 29.

Tajik Land Settlement Expands China's Territory

Historic land dispute solved by ceding small area of Pamir mountains to China

Parliamentary members walk past a poster of pro-Nazarbayev Nur Otan party after Kazakh's President Nursultan Nazarbayev's annual state of the nation address in the parliament in Astana, February 6, 2008.

Controversial Kazakhstan Referendum Moves Forward

If approved, the measure will extend the rule of longtime President Nursultan Nazabayev until 2020

Kazakh Leader Rejects Referendum to Extend His Rule

Initiative could have allowed the long-serving president to stay in office unchallenged until 2020

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