Uzbekistan National Pleads To Human Trafficking - KCTV 5
An Uzbekistan national has pleaded guilty in federal court in Kansas City to ... attorney's office said a co-defendant, 24-year-old Alexandru Frumusache, a citizen of Moldova, pleaded guilty in October to forced labor trafficking. Both men face up 20 ...
Northern Afghanistan Another New Front for NATO Troops - Antiwar.com
... it seems to be having little effect on the insurgents’ ability to shutter schools, collect taxes from locals , and interrupting NATO’s fuel shipments through neighboring Uzbekistan. With attacks in the south forever on the rise, shipping ...
WHO: Not sure if drug-resistant TB is declining, most ... - Winnipeg Free Press
High rates of drug-resistant TB strains were also seen in eastern Europe and central Asia, with up to 60 per cent of people who already had TB in some parts of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan developing drug-resistant versions. About 4 per cent of all TB ...
Russia Arrests Members Of Outlawed Group - OfficialWire
Twenty members of an Islamic organization founded in India and outlawed by Russia have been arrested in Siberia, authorities say ... Countries including Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan have also banned the organization, RIA ...
UZBEKISTAN: NAZARBAYEV MAKES DIPLOMATIC TRADE-OFF WITH ... - EurasiaNet
Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev got what he wanted out of Uzbekistan. During talks in Tashkent on March 17, Nazarbayev secured Uzbek support for his cherished aim of hosting a summit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in ...
Uzbekistan to celebrate Asrlar Sadosi Festival of ... - PRLog (free press release)
PR Log (Press Release) – Mar 18, 2010 – Very soon, on May 8-9, Khiva – an ancient city in Khoresm Region of Uzbekistan -- will host Asrlar sadosi (Echo of ages) Festival of Traditional Culture, a grand collaborative project of the Fund Forum ...
BIG BUSINESS IN UZBEKISTAN TARGETED IN WAVE OF ARRESTS - EurasiaNet
Some of the wealthiest people in Uzbekistan have reportedly been arrested or detained this week, or are being hunted down by Uzbek authorities. They include the president of one of Tashkent’s premier football clubs, the owner of the country’s ...
Wars of tribe & faith - PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
When the Soviet Union disintegrated, most Americans likely had never heard of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan or Turkmenistan. Yet the ethnonationalism of these Asian peoples, boiling to the surface after centuries of tsarist and communist ...
Uzbek group to ‘free Pakistan from US control’ - Daily Times
MIRANSHAH: The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) vowed on Thursday they would “free Pakistan from the American clutches” and continue jihad for the enforcement of sharia law in the country. The message was released through pamphlets ...
Elderly Peace Corps couple volunteer their time - Examiner
Walker and Lee served in the Peace Corps in Uzbekistan in Central Asia in 2004 and part of 2005, but were pulled out early due to civil unrest. They were stationed in different parts of the country - she teaching English at an elementary school and ...
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Heavy rains swamp Haiti’s homeless camps
 One of the heaviest rainfalls since Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake swamps homeless camps, sweeping screaming residents into eddies of water and flooding latrines.
Losing the battle to keep female flesh off Afghan TV
 Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, who banned television and barred women from appearing in public without an all-enveloping burqa, the Afghan government is fighting a losing battle to keep female flesh off TV.
‘Lawyer’ to U.S. missionaries in Haiti arrested
A man who acted as a lawyer for U.S. missionaries who were detained in Haiti has now been arrested in the Dominican Republic on migrant-trafficking charges.
Dutch: Gay troops not to blame for genocide
Dutch government officials reacted angrily to claims by a retired U.S. general that Dutch forces were overrun in Srebrenica in 1995 in part because of the presence of gay soldiers.
Pakistan wants recognition for terror fight
Saying it has bowed far enough to U.S. interests, Pakistan will use next week's high-level talks with the Obama administration to seek more recognition for its part in the fight against terrorism.
Obama appeals to Iranians in online video
In a fresh appeal to the Iranian people, President Obama says in an online video that the U.S. wants more cultural exchanges for their students and better access to the Internet to give them a more hopeful future.
A child's hope for a new limb, new life
 Two months after the ground shook in Haiti, 4-year-old Schneily Similien still needs a new leg. His greatest hope is at a small hospital in the rural heart of Haiti, he just needs to get there. Msnbc.com is heading to Haiti track the story of Schneily and other amputees as they work to build new lives.
Newsweek: How we're winning in Pakistan
President Obama gets much credit for changing America's image in the world. But if you asked even devoted fans to cite a specific foreign-policy achievement, they would probably hesitate. But in fact, there is a place where Barack Obama's foreign policy is working, and one that is crucial to U.S. national security—Pakistan.
World Blog: Unplugged in Urumqi
The predominantly Muslim province has been an Internet-free zone since riots broke out last July between the ethnic Han Chinese and the minority Uighurs.
Video: Iraq 'more peaceful,' but not stable yet
 "All the hard work we've done over the past few years has paid off," one U.S. soldier tells NBC News' Richard Engel in a discussion about the U.S. military's role in Iraq. He added that knowing his friends "didn't die in vain is a big pay off." (Nightly News)
Nuke deal with Russia is close, says Clinton
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says that American and Russian negotiators are "on the brink" of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty.
Minister: Sierre Leone hit by disaster hoax
A top official in Sierre Leone's government says a report that at least 200 people had been killed in a mining accident is a hoax.
Little fanfare for 7th anniversary of war in Iraq
 Almost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.
World Blog: Corruption is Iraq's latest enemy
Skier, who is the first Ghanaian to ever compete in the Winter Olympics, becomes a sensation.
Pope's Irish letter faces critical Catholics
 The pope addresses Ireland on Saturday in a letter apologizing for the sex abuse scandal — a message being watched by Catholics worldwide to see if it also acknowledges decades of Vatican-approved cover-ups.
Diplomats urge resumption of Mideast talks
 International diplomats set goals for new U.S.-backed peace talks aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state.
Web produces new generation of China activists
 There is a vibrant community of tech-savvy users who can easily hop over China's "Great Firewall" that blocks access to sites like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. They are a minority of the 384 million people online in China but among the most vocal.
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