A British man who works at a foreign-owned gold mine in Kyrgyzstan has been detained for questioning after he compared a local delicacy to a horse penis.
Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev said Russia would no longer be able to finance two previously agreed upon hydroelectric power projects in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan's government cited "national interest" in halting talks on December 22 with Canada's Centerra Gold over restructuring their joint Kumtor gold mining project.
European Union foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini signed a deal on closer ties with Kazakhstan at a meeting with foreign ministers from the five post-Soviet Central Asian republics. (RFE/RL's Kazakh Service)
The Kyrgyz of the Pamir Mountains live divided by borders -- some in China or Afghanistan, the majority in Tajikistan. During the Soviet era their nomadic lifestyle was brought to an end, as they were forcibly settled. Now, though, many return to the yurt during the summer, which they spend on the high mountain pastures tending yaks or looking after tourists. By Janyl Jusupjan.
In a refugee camp in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, a small group of people is remembering a day few in the world know about.
Kyrgyzstan's constitution stipulates that the country is a secular state. But a large majority of the population calls itself Muslim. In the capital, Bishkek, Islamic marriage agencies offer to help suitors find observant Muslim wives. (RFE/RL's Current Time TV)
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an international press rights group, says China and Egypt were the world's worst jailers of journalists in 2015, while the number of journalists imprisoned around the world "declined modestly from record levels recorded in the past three years."
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka on December 12 called on Russia and Turkey to compromise and overcome the crisis in their relations.
Two wanted extremists suspected in the killing of a police officer have been shot dead by security troops in the Kyrgyz capital.
In the wake of the downing of a Russian jet by Turkey, Turkic-speaking countries that are also formerly part of the Soviet Union face some serious challenges in balancing ties between Moscow and Ankara.
The Manas epic has been at the heart of Kyrgyz culture for centuries. It has returned to its birthplace to be performed again after winning recognition by UNESCO. (RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service)
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