Former Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbaeva says her successor, incumbent Almazbek Atambaev, has negated in the last two years "all the country's achievements" through his actions.
Kyrgyzstan marked 26 years of independence with a colorful celebration in the capital, Bishkek. (RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service)
Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court has upheld the Central Election Commission's rejection of thousands of signatures collected by supporters seeking to get jailed opposition politician Omurbek Tekebaev on the presidential ballot.
Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev has vowed to punish anyone who causes "disturbances" in connection with an October 15 election to choose his successor, issuing a strongly worded warning amid tension over the vote.
Authorities in Kyrgyzstan say security forces have killed two suspected militants in a gunbattle in the northern Chui region.
The freshly concluded world championship of the centuries-old game of kokpar involved 11 countries but was ultimately a showdown between the sport's two fiercest rivals: Kyrgyzstan and host country Kazakhstan.
Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev has expressed hope that allies will hold power and adhere to his policies after he leaves office following an October 15 presidential election.
Disillusioned and with some of Europe's -- and the world’s -- highest unemployment rates, many young people trying to enter the workforce in the Balkans are wondering what they can do to find work other than leave.
Kazakhstan has become the first world champion in an ancient equestrian sport known under different regional names -- kokpar, kok-boru, or buzkashi. (RFE/RL's Kazakh Service)
Kazakhstan beat Kyrgyzstan 4-1 to capture the inaugural world championship in kokpar, or kok-boru -- an ancient equestrian sport in which a goat carcass is traditionally used as a ball.
Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev has signed a decree appointing Sapar Isakov as the country's new prime minister.
Earlier this month, Qishloq Ovozi looked at China's recent worries about its ethnic Kazakhs and now there is information China has similar concerns about its ethnic Kyrgyz citizens. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect those of RFE/RL.)
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