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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Afghanistan Sun.com http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/929bcf2071e81801/ en-us Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:42:00 -0500 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:42:00 -0500 30 Afghanistan has praised Pakistan's offer to help mediate with the Taliban. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/611132/cs/1/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:55:04 -0500 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/611132/cs/1/ 'Kalpana', an exhibition comprising the works of 14 renowned Indian artists, has opened at a glittering ceremony in Shymkent, the capital of South Kazakhstan at the newly constructed and prestigious art gallery. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/611389/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:02 -0500 IANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/611389/cs/1/ At least 28 people were killed in the central Asian Republic of Kazakhstan after severe flooding and a helicopter crash, local media reported Friday. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/611374/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:20:03 -0500 IANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/611374/cs/1/ ALMATY: Around 20 people died and thousands were evacuated in Kazakhstan on Friday after severe floods destroyed two dams in the south of the Central Asian state, the emergencies ministry said.Separat... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33073838/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:18:38 -0500 Times of Oman http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33073838/ Washington — Although the nations of Central Asia have registered modest gains in some areas of political and human rights, their citizens continue to be subjected to a wide range of restrictions on... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33073837/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:50:53 -0500 America.org http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33073837/ Kazakhstan threatened on Tuesday to extract higher taxes from western oil majors developing its giant oilfields as it battles to escape an economic recession. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33070288/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:13:46 -0500 Financial Times http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33070288/ Border incidents are on the rise with guards firing at each other. Uzbekistan wants to stop Kyrgyzstan from building a dam on the Naryn River, fearing it might reduce the volume of water flowing downs... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33066897/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:21:03 -0500 Spero News http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33066897/ Dragon Oil announced the completion and initial testing of both the Dzheitune (Lam) A/142 and 13/143 development wells. Dzheitune (Lam) A/142 well was drilled to a depth of3,961 meters by the Iran Kha... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33066898/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:19:01 -0500 Rigzone http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33066898/ AIDS Conference to be held July 18-23 in Vienna, Austria, will "highlight the situation in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, regions experiencing fast growing [HIV/AIDS] epidemics largely through unsaf... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33066667/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:13:34 -0500 Medical News Today http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33066667/ /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Yongye International, Inc. (Nasdaq: YONG), ("Yongye or "the Company") a leading developer, manufacturer, and distributor of Shengmingsu brand plant and ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33061940/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:03:13 -0500 Earth Times http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33061940/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Heavy rain and melting snow have caused severe floods across a region of Kazakhstan neighboring China, flooding villages and claiming lives, emergency off... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33057675/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:36:35 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33057675/ Thousands of people were evacuated and some were killed in Kazakhstan on Friday after severe floods destroyed several dams in the south of the Central Asian state, the emergencies ministry said. Sprin... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33055570/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:18:48 -0500 World Bulletin http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33055570/ 12.03.2010 11:09:47 The Forum of Culture of Arts of Uzbekistan Foundation steps up its activities in the sphere of education. On 10 March, the Fund Forum signed a Cooperation Memorandum with Nagoya Un... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33053495/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:13:38 -0500 UZ Report http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33053495/ 12.03.2010 11:05:54 International media planning to attend ADB's 43rd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on 1-4 May, should begin the registration process as soon as pos... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33053494/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:13:37 -0500 UZ Report http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33053494/ 12.03.2010 11:04:17 The United Nations is helping Tajikistan, a mountainous country prone to natural disasters, enhance its capacity to withstand catastrophes such as floods, avalanches and earthquake... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33053496/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:13:36 -0500 UZ Report http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33053496/ 12.03.2010 10:57:37 The World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations has adopted at its March 2010 session a new version of UNECE Regulation No.100 which introduces type approval requirements ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33053497/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:13:36 -0500 UZ Report http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33053497/ 12.03.2010 10:55:06 The representative office of Nagoya University (Japan) opened in Tashkent on 11 March. President of Nagoya University Hamaguchi Michinari said Japan highly valued fruitful cooperat... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33053498/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:13:35 -0500 UZ Report http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33053498/ UNITED NATIONS, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations is helping Tajikistan, a mountainous country prone to natural disasters, enhance its capacity to withstand catastrophes such as floods, avalanch... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33053500/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:42:25 -0500 SINA http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33053500/ The United Nations is helping Tajikistan, a mountainous country prone to natural disasters, enhance its capacity to withstand catastrophes such as floods, avalanches and earthquakes which often destro... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33047624/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:11:41 -0500 People's Daily http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33047624/ The United Nations is helping Tajikistan, a mountainous country prone to natural disasters, enhance its capacity to withstand catastrophes such as floods, avalanches and earthquakes which often destro... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33041133/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:51:30 -0500 Spero News http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/929bcf2071e81801/id/33041133/