New Arrest Swings 'Kazakgate' Open
US officials have arrested a man they say channelled bribes from oil giants to the Kazak government, which is now less and less able to keep the lid on the growing scandal.
US officials have arrested a man they say channelled bribes from oil giants to the Kazak government, which is now less and less able to keep the lid on the growing scandal.
Views of French diplomats on Iraqi war ignored in pro-US Uzbek press.
Thousands are leaving the impoverished southern regions for a better life in the north - leaving vital border areas under-populated.
Police threaten to send a prominent human rights activist back to a mental hospital - but she says she won't give up.
Energy and security agreement will benefit both countries - but has worrying implications for Turkmen opposition figures living in Russia.
A jailed opposition leader's plea for a government pardon has led to speculation that he was tortured and drugged.
A referendum in June is likely to give the president the right to stay in office for many more years.
Deterred by the region's poverty and instability, Kazaks draw back from integration with immediate neighbours and fix their gaze on Russia.
Russia, China and the US are building relationships with Kyrgyzstan - but can it survive their threefold embrace?
Inmates at one of Uzbekistan's most notorious jails describe the brutal regime that led to the deaths of two prisoners last year.