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Tajikistan and Uzbekistan row over "economic blockade"
A bitter and very public row has broken out between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, highlighting their increasingly strained relations.
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Eldest daughter of Uzbek president to launch new pop album
Gulnara Karimova, eldest daughter of Uzbek President Islam Karimov and the Central Asian country's envoy to the UN in Geneva, plans to release a new pop album.
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Uzbekistan releases ill human rights activist
Former Soviet Uzbekistan, one of the world's most closed states, has released a gravely ill human rights activist from prison, Human Rights Watch has reported.
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Uzbek police investigate murder of former minister
Police in Uzbekistan have started investigating the kidnap and murder of Anvar Jabborov, a former minister of culture.
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Uzbekistan hints at selling off state assets
Uzbekistan has tentatively signalled that it wants to open up its economy by selling off 500 state-owned assets over the next couple of years.
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Nato announces deals to exit Afghanistan via Central Asia
Nato has agreed transit deals with Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan to move its equipment out of Afghanistan north through Central Asia and Russia.
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Giant Uzbek artwork, 66 metres long, seeks to stun Europe
Immense painting by Lekim Ibragimov, called One Thousand Angels and One Painting, is heading to Europe.
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Uzbekistan withdraws from Russia-lead military alliance
Uzbekistan has withdrawn from a Russia-lead military alliance of former Soviet states, triggering a wave of speculation that it wants closer ties with the US.
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Uzbekistan detains management of Russian mobile operator
Police in Uzbekistan have detained senior officials at the local subsidiary of Russian mobile operator MTS for alleged unpaid taxes, the company's second clash with authorities in Central Asia in the...
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British military delegation visits Tashkent
Senior British military officers have visited Uzbekistan for more negotiations on withdrawing military equipment from Afghanistan through the former Soviet state.
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Uzbekistan dictator's daughter raises eyebros with yoga poses
Gulnara Karimova is the glamorous daughter of one of Central Asia's most brutal dictators with her own reputation for ruthless enterprise in business, fashion and music.
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Gerard Depardieu to star in Uzbek film by Karimov's daughter
Gerard Depardieu to star in 'The Theft of the White Cocoon', a story about the Silk Road with a screenplay by Uzbekistan's Gulnara Karimova
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Persian new year: central Asia celebrates Nowruz, the spring festival
Central Asia celebrates Nowruz, the spring festival, or Persian new year.
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Miss Uzbekistan mystery at Miss World
The identity of Uzbekistan's contenstant in this year's Miss World competition has been called into question, after the country said they had no idea who she was.
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Uzbekistan president's daughter distances herself from father
The youngest daughter of Islam Karimov, the president of Uzbekistan, has distanced herself from her father and her oldest sister.
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Uzbekistan dissents break into first daughter's house to 'reclaim' artefacts
Exiled Uzbek dissidents broke into Geneva home of President Islam Karimov's daughter, publishing images of items allegedly taken from the Uzbek national museum
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Swiss investigate Uzbek president's daughter over money laundering
Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of Uzbekistan's president, being investigated by Switzerland on suspicion of money laundering
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New Yorker named world's oldest man: 'It's not like it's the Nobel Prize'
Alexander Imich, who was born in Poland in 1903, escaped the Holocaust and a Soviet gulag before moving to US, downplays milestone as he is officially recognised as the oldest living man
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Uzbekistan Airways to weigh passengers before boarding
Uzbekistan's national carrier plans to weigh passengers with their hand luggage before boarding as part of a new 'flight safety' measure
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Vladimir Putin announces Russia-led Central Asian military force
Russia may spearhead a joint task-force of post-Soviet states to secure the borders in Central Asia amid fears of Taliban "spillover" from Afghanistan
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