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Cargo plane crash destroys Kyrgyzstan houses, 32 dead
Around 43 houses were damaged by the crash, according to the emergency services ministry, which said that the accident sparked fires that spread, but have now been localised.
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Kyrgyzstan recovers bodies from plane crash site
- ACT Airlines cargo flight from Hong Kong to Istanbul via Bishkek crashed on Monday
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Azerbaijan says 4 terror suspects killed in shootout
One suspect also arrested for planning attacks in Azerbaijan, state security service says
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Ex-premier to run in Kyrgyzstan presidential vote
Sariyev is the first political heavyweight to officially announce his candidacy for the vote in the former Soviet republic which aims to find a replacement for Almazbek Atambayev, whose six-year term...
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Afghanistan welcomes UN lifting sanctions on Hekmatyar
Top aide of former Mujahedeen leader says he would appear in public in a month’s time
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14 killed in Pakistan avalanches
Disaster struck the village of Shershal in Chitral district, with four women and four children among the dead.
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Iran welcomes US wrestling team after travel ban halted
"Following the court ruling suspending #MuslimBan...US Wrestlers' visa will be granted," tweeted Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif.
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Experts meet in Kazakhstan to discuss Syria cease-fire
Representatives from Turkey, Russia, Iran, UN, Jordan attend meeting in Astana
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Turkmenistan prepares for predictable presidential poll
Berdymukhamedov took the helm of the Central Asian state over a decade ago after the death of its repressive first president, Saparmurat Niyazov, who had styled himself as "father of the Turkmen people."
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Syria rebels, govt invited to talks next week: Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has invited the Syrian rebels to attend the peace talks next week in Astana
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Turkmen president wins new term with nearly 98% of vote
Central Electoral Commission chief Gulmyrat Myradov did not even mention the shares of the vote gained Sunday by the other candidates.
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Debt-ridden Mongolia agrees $5.5 bn IMF bailout
The loan is subject to approval by the IMF's executive board, which is expected to consider it in March.
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Chemical plant blast caused "casualties", says Uzbekistan
The chemical factory produces fertilisers and other chemical products.
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Protests as Kyrgyz opposition leader arrested
Tekebayev's arrest sparked protests around the Central Asian country, as his supporters blasted the accusations against him as "a fabrication".
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China launches “all-out-offensive” against Uyghur minority
China's Communist Party has hardered its rhetoric on Islam with repeated "warnings" that they will "Sinicise" the country's ethnic and religious minorities
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Trial of fugitive banker Ablyazov begins in Kazakhstan
The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture advised France against the extradition, citing a serious risk of torture.
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Turkmenistan enters potash market with $1.1 bn plant
At full capacity, the plant will be able to produce 1.4 million tonnes of potash (potassium chloride) fertilizers annually, Turkmenistan's state news agency TDH reported.
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Tajikistan's war against Islamic clothing
The authorities have campaigned against the hijab as part of a crackdown that has also included forced beard shavings.
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Uzbekistan says Stockholm suspect had ties to ISIL
Russian agency Interfax on Wednesday quoted an anonymous security source in Uzbekistan who said a warrant had been issued for Rakhmat Akilov's arrest on extremism charges in February.
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