Central Asia

Tajik Farmers Hit by Fuel Price Hikes

Plagued by locusts and deeply in debt, the country’s farmers warn rising petrol costs could be the last straw.

Unemployment Drives Turkmen to Turkey

In a country where jobs are scarce, the possibility of well-paid work is tempting many Turkmen abroad.

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Saving The Forests Of Kyrgyzstan

Calls For Tougher Immigration Controls

Could Kazakstan Lead Turkic World?

Security Agency Goes After Moonies, Jehovah's Witnesses

Too Early for Iran to Join Shanghai Group

Kyrgyzstan Rocked by Smear Scandal

The president sacks his brother after allegations he was involved in planting heroin to compromise a prominent politician.

Big Cat to Bow Out of Afghanistan?

The elusive snow leopard may slip away from the Afghan mountains altogether as hunters get wise to the illicit trade in animal parts.