BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, February 8. Kyrgyz engineer Amantur Salymbaev has cooked up an energy-independent air filtration system ...

To reach Paris's Eiffel Tower, Nurzhigit Abrahman had to zig-zag through treacherous mountain passes and avoid an avalanche ...

One recent law in Kyrgyzstan , which took effect Feb. 1 ... and the demolition of a mosque and Baptist church in Uzbekistan. Our analysis, which we presented at a 2024 conference of the ...

The route winds through landlocked Kyrgyzstan's Suusamyr Valley ... the other boasts a new little mosque. Instead of pigeons gathered on open squares or rats scurrying through metro stations ...

The best places to go in Asia in 2025 are a study in how vast and varied the continent is. From the ancient gingkgo forests ...

There are over 7,500 named apples worldwide, but our experiences led us to travel to the homes of two particularly delicious ...

STOCKHOLM, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Sweden's government on Monday accused a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Stockholm of being a platform for Iranian spying against Sweden and the Iranian diaspora. Sweden's ...

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The crime occurred on September 29, 2024. A thief broke into the mosque through a window and stole 330,000 soms at 3 am. The ...

The five countries of Central Asia – Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan – pursue harsh policies and practices that frequently curtail freedom of faith. This is especially ...

Mosques were once a rare sight in Japan, but no longer. The latest, Masjid Istiqlal Osaka, opened in Osaka’s Nishinari Ward last year. It is housed in a former factory building.