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The foreign POWs stuck in Ukrainian prison limbo
AFP, Published on 30/01/2026
» UNDISCLOSED (UKRAINE) — "Assemble!" someone bellowed in the prison corridor, cutting through the silence.
‘Raped, jailed, tortured, left to die’: the hell of being gay in Turkmenistan
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» WARSAW - Two men who escaped one of the world’s most secretive and repressive states have told AFP how they were tortured, beaten and raped in Turkmenistan for the “crime” of being gay.
Uzbekistan seals footballing dream with World Cup qualification
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» TASHKENT (UZBEKISTAN) - Uzbekistan are heading to next year's World Cup for the first time in the country's history, a feat that caps years of progress in a part of the world not known for its footballing prowess.
Kazakhstan says part of Aral Sea has nearly doubled in volume
AFP, Published on 14/01/2025
» ALMATY (KAZAKHSTAN) - Kazakhstan said on Monday the northern part of the Aral Sea had nearly doubled in volume since 2008, a rare environmental success story in a region plagued by pollution.
Re-elected Uzbek president accepts 'constructive opposition'
AFP, Published on 14/07/2023
» TASHKENT: Uzbekistan's president said Friday he welcomed political competition after winning a third term in elections that observers say lacked pluralism.
Uzbekistan president set to cement rule as voting ends
AFP, Published on 10/07/2023
» TASHKENT - Uzbekistan held a presidential election on Sunday that looked set to hand incumbent Shavkat Mirziyoyev a third term as head of the gas-rich Central Asian state.
Uzbeks see little chance for change in looming election
AFP, Published on 07/07/2023
» TASHKENT - In the streets of Tashkent, there is little doubt as to who will win Sunday's presidential election in Uzbekistan.
Uzbeks vote on reforms to strengthen president
AFP, Published on 30/04/2023
» TASHKENT - Polls opened early Sunday in Uzbekistan's constitutional referendum, which could allow President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to remain in power until 2040.
Fifteen dead in Iran attack on Shiite shrine
AFP, Published on 27/10/2022
» TEHRAN - At least 15 people were killed Wednesday in an attack on a key Shiite Muslim shrine in southern Iran, state media said, with the Islamic State group claiming the assault.
Putin, Xi meet for high-stakes talks in challenge to West
AFP, Published on 15/09/2022
» SAMARKAND (UZBEKISTAN): Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping gather with other Asian leaders in the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand from Thursday for a regional summit touted as a challenge to Western global influence.