Swiss prosecutors have charged Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of Uzbekistan's former president, with running an international crime syndicate that laundered hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes.
Russia-born cyclist Zabelinskaya wins gold for Uzbekistan
HANGZHOU, China, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Olga Zabelinskaya won gold for Uzbekistan in the women's individual time trial at the Asian Games on Tuesday, the latest Russia-born athlete to have topped the podium in Hangzhou. Zabelinskaya's Russia-born team mate Anna ...
Kevin Spacey rushed to hospital over heart attack concerns amid Uzbekistan film festival
Kevin Spacey was rushed to the hospital after he experienced heart attack symptoms during the Tashkent International Film Festival in Uzbekistan. The 64-year-old “House of Cards” star recalled his health scare onstage during the festival’s closing ...
Uzbekistan Uses Silk Way Forum To Promote Idea Of New Transit Route To CIS Via Paki Ports
Uzbekistan is working to promote the idea of a transport corridor through Afghanistan to the Pakistani ports of the Indian Ocean, Trend reports. The project was put forward before the other members of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) at the 6th New Silk Way International Transport and Logistics Business Forum held in Astana,
White House Officials Quietly Visit Saudi Arabia to Seek ‘Mega-Deal’ Despite Biden’s Vow to Make Country a ‘Pariah’: Report
Joe Biden puffed up his foreign policy credentials in 2019, claiming that as president, he would make the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia a "pariah" on the world stage. Today, as president, Biden is quietly and sheepishly sending secret envoys to plead for a deal with the Saudis.
US has its ‘boot on the neck’ of ISIS, but concerns it could grow in Afghanistan remain
The threat the Islamic State terror group poses to the United States is limited at this point but still very real, according to a top military official.
South Korea’s Inflation Accelerated in September
South Korea’s headline inflation accelerated at a faster-than-expected pace in September.
Can Impending New Entrants Do Enough to Disrupt South Korea’s Banking Oligopoly?
South Korea’s banking industry has been dominated by five big banks, effectively forming an oligopoly, but that is ending if the government has its way, citing the pain inflicted on the public by the Big Five’s iron-clad grip.
Family prepares funeral for Thailand shooting victim
Family members of a Myanmar national who was killed in a shooting rampage at a high end mall in Thailand’s capital Bangkok received the body of their loved one on Wednesday (October 4) at a police morgue.
After Third Major Shooting in Four Years, Thailand Debates How to Stem Gun Violence
Thai citizens, officials and visitors were left reeling from a deadly shooting at a popular mall in Bangkok, and asking what a nation with one of Asia’s highest rates of gun ownership can do.