Politics

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu review a guard of honor at the Akorda presidential residence in Astana on Dec. 14, 2016.
Politics

Grumbling mounts over Kazakh showcase events

Long-time leader Nazarbayev 'using public funds to polish personality cult'

28 January 2017
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Finance

World Bank arm to make bond market debut

Institution turns to investors amid rising global insecurity

10 January 2017
Campaign groups allege that more than 1 million Uzbeks are conscripted to participate in the country's cotton harvest. (Courtesy of Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights)
Economy

EU set to back Uzbekistan trade pact

Labor abuses no longer seen as obstacle

13 December 2016
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5 December 2016
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, left, and Latvian Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis meet in Riga, Latvia on Nov. 4.
5 November 2016
Storm clouds hang low over the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia's South Gobi region.
13 October 2016
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13 October 2016
Storm clouds hang low over the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia's South Gobi region.
12 October 2016
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a meeting with officials and businesspeople from both countries in Moscow on Dec. 24.
11 October 2016
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev casts his ballot in the Sept. 26 referendum.
8 October 2016
Islamic State has made the most of what the internet has to offer.
15 September 2016
The health of President Islam Karimov, seen here last November, was not openly discussed in Uzbekistan.
8 September 2016
Islam Karimov
5 September 2016
The health of President Islam Karimov, seen here last November, is not openly discussed in Uzbekistan.
2 September 2016
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30 August 2016
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with former Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the Kremlin in June 2015.
2 August 2016
From left, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang chat before a group photo at the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting in Ulaanbaatar on July 16.
21 July 2016
Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, left, his father and the fourth King of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck, center, and Queen Jetsun Pema pose with the royal couple's newborn son, Crown Prince Gyalsey, in February. (Courtesy of the Royal Office for Media of the Kingdom of Bhutan)
21 July 2016
From left, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang chat before a group photo at the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting in Ulaanbaatar on July 16.
16 July 2016
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, second from right, speaks at a press conference with other leaders at the conclusion of the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting in Ulaanbaatar, on July 16.
16 July 2016
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, front left, speaking with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, front right, in Ulaanbaatar.
16 July 2016
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
16 July 2016
Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, right, welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Mongolia.
15 July 2016
People hold flags for candidates from the Mongolian People's Party ahead of elections in Dornogovi Aimag, Mongolia, on June 11.
7 July 2016
Villagers arrive at the polling station for the parliamentary elections on the outskirt of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on June 29.
2 July 2016