U.S. military must find ways to meet global threats - and budget demands
70 days ago
Terrorists flex their muscles in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.
China says attack in restive Xinjiang area kills 4
74 days ago
Four people were killed and eight more were injured in an attack in China's restive Central Asian frontier while the national legislature is meeting in the capital to install new leadership, an...
Pakistani tribesmen pushing Taliban to talk peace
95 days ago
Many are Uzbeks and other Central Asians belonging to the outlawed Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and mostly disliked by local residents.
Migrant workers at Sochi Olympic sites face abuses
104 days ago
One year ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the roads in the Black Sea resort and its surrounding mountains are lined with migrants from Central Asia doing the grunt work that Russians find...
Eyeing rich bounty, China in line for Afghan role
115 days ago
Wang Lian, a Central Asia expert at Beijing University, notes that superpowers have historically been involved in Afghanistan because it is an Asian crossroads - and China would be no exception.
US plays down Afghan threat to Central Asia
125 days ago
A senior U.S. diplomat has played down concerns among Central Asian governments that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan could foment regional instability.
Clash on Kyrgyz-Uzbek border wounds at least 3
134 days ago
A clash on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan has resulted in injuries on both sides and raised fears of further unrest in the Ferghana Valley of Central Asia.
Central Asian migrants change the face of Moscow
142 days ago
The old Moscow, populated largely by Slavs, is rapidly giving way to a multi-ethnic city where Muslims from Central Asia are the fastest growing sector of the population.
Clinton fears efforts to 're-Sovietize' in Europe
166 days ago
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is warning about new attempts by oppressive governments to "re-Sovietize" much of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Security dominates EU talks in Central Asia
175 days ago
Ashton said she wanted to see deeper cooperation on energy and trade with Europe, but avoided addressing what advocacy groups say are worsening political freedoms in Central Asia.
