Central Asia

Calls For Tougher Immigration Controls

Could Kazakstan Lead Turkic World?

Security Agency Goes After Moonies, Jehovah's Witnesses

Too Early for Iran to Join Shanghai Group

Kyrgyzstan Rocked by Smear Scandal

The president sacks his brother after allegations he was involved in planting heroin to compromise a prominent politician.

Big Cat to Bow Out of Afghanistan?

The elusive snow leopard may slip away from the Afghan mountains altogether as hunters get wise to the illicit trade in animal parts.

Dushanbe Has Own Agenda for Astana Summit

Opposition Regroups

Election Race off to Slow Start

Expatriate Vote Unlikely to Affect Presidential Result