Central Asia

Kazaks Losing Mediterranean Oil Race

Turkmen Price Hike to Affect Regional Gas Market

Troubling Times for Kyrgyzstan

Gulf Sheikhs Head for Ashgabat

Does China Need Turkmen Gas?

Scandal Threatens to Topple Government

Kazakstan's Land Grab

Kazakstan Seeks Role as Inter-Faith Centre

Limited Refuge in Kazakstan

Arrest of leading human rights activist highlights vulnerable position

Tajik Farmers Face Mounting Debt

A never-ending cycle of financial problems means many cotton farmers can never make a profit.