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  1. MD-11 crashes in Shanghai, killing three AmericansRead the original story w/Photo

    23 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    ... said, citing Chinese media accounts. The plane, operated by Zimbabwe-based Avient Aviation,was headed to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan's capital, the AP reported. U.S. Embassy spokesman Richard Buangan confirmed the deaths to the AP and said a fourth American ...

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  2. MD-11 crashes in Shanghai, killing three AmericansRead the original story

    Saturday | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    ... said, citing Chinese media accounts. The plane, operated by Zimbabwe-based Avient Aviation,was headed to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan's capital, the AP reported. U.S. Embassy spokesman Richard Buangan confirmed the deaths to the AP and said a fourth American ...

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  3. Avient MD-11F crashes at Shanghai days after deliveryRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday | ZWNews.com

    ... dent, the airport operator states. The flight, which departed runway 35R, is said to have been bound for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. back to top

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  4. Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan to seal Customs Union dealRead the original story

    Friday Nov 27 | RIA Novosti

    ... observer in the union, the Central Asian state's leader, Emomali Rakhmon said. President Kurmanbek Bakiyev said Kyrgyzstan will work to join the customs union. The Kazakh leader said the customs union will bring Russia an additional $400 billion in ...

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  5. Medvedev arrives in Minsk to attend EurAsEC summitRead the original story

    Friday Nov 27 | Tass

    ... tariffs, prices and other components of the common market. The EurAsEC brings together Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. The presidents of these countries signed the EurAsEC founding treaty in Astana on October 10, 2000. ...

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    Related Topix: Belarus, Minsk, Belarus, Travel, Belarus Travel, Kazakhstan Travel, Kurmanbek Bakiyev

  6. Russian president arrives in Belarus for EurAsEC meeting

    Friday Nov 27 | RIA Novosti

    ... cover every aspect of integration processes within the community, whose participants are Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. Medvedev is also expected to hold a bilateral meeting with Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and visit ...

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  7. Lukashenko "confident" Kyrgyzstan will join Customs UnionRead the original story

    Friday Nov 27 | Interfax

    Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said he expects Kyrgyzstan to become a member of the Customs Union set up within the Eurasian Economic Community in the near future.

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  8. Privatisation Fears for Kyrgyz Power PlantsRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 26 | IWPR

    ... (RCA No. 596, 26-Nov-09) A law clearing the way for private investment in two major hydroelectric schemes in Kyrgyzstan has led to allegations that the authorities ultimately want to sell them off. Critics of the bill note that future decisions on ...

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  9. 3 die in car crash in Kyzyl-KiyaRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 26 | Topix

    Three persons died in a severe car crash in the town of Kyzyl-Kiya, Kyrgyzstan, on November 25, the Kyrgyz Emergency Ministry reported.

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  10. Early marriages growing in KyrgyzstanRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 26 | Topix

    The number of early marriages is growing in Kyrgyzstan, Elmira Suyumbaeva, expert of the Government Decisions' Expertise Department under the Kyrgyz Ministers' executive office told the press Wednesday, "24.kg" reported.

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  11. Cooperation among regional organizations crucial in countering terrorismRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | UzReport

    Regional and international cooperation is crucial in countering terrorism, OSCE officials told a meeting on terrorism that was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on 24-25 November.

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  12. Punishment by DiseaseRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Transitions Online

    ... dangerously high in Kyrgyzstana s overcrowded prisons, and few prisoners continue treatment after release. OSH, Kyrgyzstan The spread of tuberculosis in Kyrgyzstan, after peaking a decade ago, has been slowing down, and the authorities claim the ...

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  13. At least 83% of Kyrgyz women face family violence Read the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Topix

    At least 83 percent of 1,600 interviewed women become victims of family violence, Aleksandra Eliferenko, chairwoman of the Crisis Centers' Association in Kyrgyzstan told the press Wednesday, Xinhua reported.

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  14. Kyrgyz President heads for Connect CIS summitRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Topix

    Kurmanbek Bakiev the President of Kyrgyzstan will take part in session of the Interstate Council of the Eurasian Economic Community and Connect CIS summit to run on November 26-27, 2009 in Minsk (Belarus), press service of the president's secretariat reported.

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  15. At least 369 Christian institutions function in KyrgyzstanRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Topix

    At least 369 Christian religious institutions function in Kyrgyzstan, Kanybek Osmonaliev, Director of the State Religious Affairs Commission told the news agency 24.kg.Wednesday.

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  16. Kyrgyzstan to harden drunk-driving chargesRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Topix

    Kyrgyzstan is going to harden charges for driving under the influence of alcohol, the Main Road Safety Department informed the news agency 24.kg Wednesday.

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  17. CIS, international organizations’ delegates discuss anti-terrorism efforts in BishkekRead the original story

    Monday Nov 23 | Topix

    Delegates of the Commonwealth of Independent States and international organizations take part in a conference on problems of anti-terrorism and extremism efforts which runs at Ala-Archa state residency Tuesday, news agency "24.kg" reported.

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  18. Prosecutor General of Kyrgyzstan dismissedRead the original story

    Monday Nov 23 | Topix

    Elmurza Satybaldiev, the Prosecutor General of Kyrgyzstan was dismissed. The information came out on Monday at celebration of the 85th anniversary of the prosecution agencies with participation of Kurmanbek Bakiev, the President of Kyrgyzstan.

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  19. All Bishkek schools in quarantine Read the original story

    Sunday Nov 22 | Topix

    All state schools in Bishkek were put in cold and virus diseases quarantine, as the Bishkek education department under the city administration confirmed the information to the news agency 24.kg Monday.

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  20. Senior Kyrgyz official hails solid relationship with ChinaRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 18 | People's Daily Online

    Kyrgyzstan and China have successfully built a solid relationship that will continue to serve them well in the future, says Kyrgyz State Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev.

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