The foreign nationals, both living in Florida, face charges of conspiracy and providing false information in registering to ...

A prison riot in Tajikistan resulted in the deaths of five Islamic State-linked prisoners after they attacked guards with ...

DUSHANBE (Reuters) - At least five prisoners were killed and three employees were injured in a riot spurred by an attempted escape from a prison in the Tajikistan city of Vahdat, two sources in the ...

Putin has long viewed nostalgia as a powerful means of reassuring — and subduing — the public. Putin revived the Soviet anthem and restored the Red Army flag as the official banner of the military.

Local patronage networks that provide economic and social resources for cities and villages are found across Central Asia.

The leader also pushed the country to abandon its red-and-white national flag, in favour of one similar to that which it used as a Soviet republic. Belarus' top security agency propagates fear ...

After living as refugees following ethnic cleansing in their Eastern European homeland of Azerbaijan, then fleeing to Ukraine and Russia, where they faced further discrimination over their ...

WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — With Uzbekistan close to qualifying for the men’s World Cup for the first time, national-team coach Srečko Katanec resigned Wednesday citing health reasons.

The students, each carefully selected on the basis of a rigorous exam, are greeted by teachers trained to emphasise critical thinking over rote memorisation—a stark shift from the Soviet-era practices ...

After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas. According to a press release from the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at full-staff at the White House ...

But Jackson-Vanik still applies to five formerly Soviet republics – Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Annual reviews are needed for those states to gain exemptions from ...