Many of the problems that plague Central Asia are a result of neighbors who see each other more as rivals than allies. But institutions like the OSCE Academy in Bishkek are trying to reverse that trend by providing rigorous educations for future politicians, entrepreneurs, and civil-society workers, while also encouraging them to think beyond their national borders to the Eurasian region overall.
Two guards from a private security company in Kyrgyzstan suspected of robbing an armored car of nearly a quarter of a million dollars last week have surrendered to police.
A Kazakh tourist who was robbed and severely beaten near Kyrgyzstan's Lake Issyk-Kul has died in Bishkek while undergoing surgery.
Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almazbek Atambaev has announced his plan to run for the presidency in the election scheduled for October 30 and said he would step down temporarily to comply with election laws.
Several hundred protesters in Kyrgyzstan have attacked lawmakers and disrupted parliament over the legislature's support to a politician accused of ordering army troops to fire on demonstrators during the popular uprising that swept former President Kurmanbek Bakiev from power last year.
The Kyrgyz Interior Ministry has recommended firing seven police officers following the death of a Russian suspect beaten in a police station.
A Kazakh tourist who was robbed and severely beaten in a resort on Kyrgyzstan's Lake Issyk-Kul is in critical condition, amid reports that attacks on foreigners have increased in the country.
About a dozen Kyrgyz activists have protested in front of the Turkish and Kazakh embassies in Bishkek to demand the extradition of a Turkish man wanted for assault.
A committee recently established by the Kyrgyz government to monitor the country's penitentiary system says it will inspect all of Kyrgyzstan's jails.
A Turkish journalist wanted on suspicion of terrorist links has been extradited to Turkey from Kyrgyzstan.
A younger brother of slain journalist Alisher Saipov has been badly beaten in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh.
The Kyrgyz Interior Ministry says an armed robbery on a armored car in Bishkek was carried out by two security guards.
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