Provides the latest RSS feeds for Central Asia News. 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/cat/929bcf2071e81801/ en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 05:24:54 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:24:54 -0400 30 Vice President Hamid Ansari visited the ancient city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan on Thursday. He was received by Samarkand Governor Mirzaev Zoyir Toirovich. Both held discussions on issues of mutual interest. Ansari also paid a visit to Shah-e-Zinda, where Prophet Mohammad's cousin, Kusam ibn Abbas, was beheaded for refusing to abandon his faith. The Vice President later visited the mausoleum ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214731387/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:50:03 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214731387/scat/929bcf2071e81801 View Photo A man walks past an electronic stock indicator showing the Nikkei 225 index which nosedived 1,143.28 points, or 7.3 percent to close at 14,483.98 in Tokyo Thursday, May 23, 2013. Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive gains in share prices. (AP Photo/Shizuo ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214731771/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:21:27 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214731771/scat/929bcf2071e81801 HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks plunged deep into losses Friday afternoon on a wave of selling, as remarks from the Bank of Japan governor failed to ease concerns about a rise in government-bond ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214731675/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:16:01 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214731675/scat/929bcf2071e81801 NEWS RELEASE: مردم می خواهند خلافت اسلامی برای شغل برای تولید انرژی برای ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/nrid/1089/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/nrid/1089/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Dmitry Medvedev to revoke an intergovernmental agreement to transport oil through the Baku-Novorossiysk pipeline was purely a business decision. "Any deterioration in relations between the two countries is out of the question," Lavrov said. The decision to end the Baku-Novorossiysk transport agreement came as Russia is preparing to vacate its Soviet-era Gabala radar station in ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214730715/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:19:22 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214730715/scat/929bcf2071e81801 HONG KONG – Japanese stocks jumped Friday to stage a modest recovery, with relief buying emerging after the extreme losses they suffered the previous day, amid expectations that the rally that began late last year may have further to go.The Nikkei Stock Average climbed 3% after diving 7.3% in the previous session, while the broader Topix advanced 2.6% after Thursday's 6.9% ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214729020/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:42:53 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214729020/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Print 23 May 2013 &#150 A senior United Nations official has encouraged Kyrgyzstan’s efforts to address the causes of the inter-communal violence that erupted in 2010, while stressing that they must be fully in line with human rights standards. Hundreds of people were left dead or injured by the clashes that began in June 2010 between ethnic Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks. The violence also ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214726027/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:51:25 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214726027/scat/929bcf2071e81801 (MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia)Modun Resources (ASX: MOU) has found that coal briquettes created from coal from its Nuurst coal in Mongolia could be upgraded to the benchmark Newcastle thermal coal energy level.The testwork saw an increase in calorific value achieved to 5,648 kcal/kg from a 4,178 kcal/kg for the raw coal sample.The improvements in coal quality were achieved via a cost ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214724579/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:31:09 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214724579/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Aliyev said Azerbaijan needed support of international community to end Armenian invasion of Nagorno-Karabakh. VIENNA - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev asked the international community to lend its support for ending the Armenian invasion of Nagorno-Karabakh.Armenia insists on not leaving Nagorno-Karabakh, internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, even after United Nations Security ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214723061/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:44:52 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214723061/scat/929bcf2071e81801 /enpproperty--> LUOHE, Central China - Kazakhstan defeated India 3-2 at the China International Men's Volleyball Tournament here on Wednesday. Kazakhstan won 25-12, 23-25, 24-26, 25-20, 15-7. "Our team are so young that they didn't cooperate smoothly and always made mistakes, but I am satisfied with their performance," said Gilyazutdinov Rafael, assistant coach of ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214721562/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:53:18 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214721562/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Since almost a year ago, there were rumors were haunting media that Golomt Bank owners were going to split. Such rumors were extinguished instantly or removed immediately after the broke-out. from media. Recently, Foreign Minister and MP L.Bold (@boldlu), one of the major shareholders of Golomt Bank, revealed his frustration through his twitter account, publishing his lawyer's letter to the ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214721578/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:52:40 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214721578/scat/929bcf2071e81801 The Azerbaijani embassy in the South African Republic organized a reception of occasion of 28 May-Day of Azerbaijani Republic on 22 May. The event was attended by representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in this country, state and official structures, scientific and educational circles, Azerbaijani and Turkish diaspora organizations, as well as members of local NGO ‘Friends of ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214718393/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:27:24 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214718393/scat/929bcf2071e81801 By Vladimir Socor On April 3, in Moscow, President Vladimir Putin and Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller announced a colossal series of gas projects. These involve an expansion of existing big projects or a reactivation of earlier, unimplemented proposals. Ukraine's start of gas imports from Europe, reducing dependence on Gazprom, triggered this Putin-Miller move. In a set-piece dialogue, they ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214718394/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:45:56 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214718394/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Kazakh authorities should drop criminal charges against a journalist and immediately release him from a psychiatric clinic where he is under forced observation, Human Rights Watch said today. On May 13, 2013, a court in the journalist's hometown extended his detention until June 14.The journalist, Aleksandr Kharlamov, is also a civil society activist from Ridder, a town in northeastern ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214716702/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:09:28 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214716702/scat/929bcf2071e81801 The Philippines has called off its international friendly match against Kyrgyzstan on June 8, citing difficulty to find convenient flights to the country's capital, Bishkek. Philippine Football Federation general secretary Ed Gastanes told the Inquirer that they were forced to beg off from the match because of the "punishing" travel schedule to Bishkek. Apart from the prohibitive ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214716809/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:01:41 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214716809/scat/929bcf2071e81801 By Karlos Zurutuza PENJWIN, Iraqi Kurdistan - When 37-year-old Igor Urizar first happened upon the isolated mountain village of Penjwin, 300 kilometers northeast of Baghdad, he had a vision of this border-town - nestled in the pristine, snow-capped mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan - transformed into a haven for skiers. Today, after four years of hard work, Urizar is the proud founder of the ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214716810/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:33:13 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214716810/scat/929bcf2071e81801 ASTANA, May 23 (RIA Novosti) - Kazakhstan’s parliament ratified an agreement with Britain on Thursday on transit of military equipment and personnel across its territory from Afghanistan, where British troops are serving in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). British aircraft will fly through Kazakhstan’s airspace without making a stopover on its territory, ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214715276/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:46:42 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214715276/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Eight years have passed after one of the worst massacres in the former Soviet Union since its collapse. On May 13, 2005, security forces in the city of Andijan, Uzbekistan, opened fire on protesters, the vast majority unarmed, killing hundreds of men, women and children as they tried to flee. No one has been held accountable, and the authoritarian president, Islam Karimov, has defied calls for an ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214715277/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:25:35 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214715277/scat/929bcf2071e81801 United States President Barack Obama has congratulated Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on upcoming Republic Day. Congratulation posted by the official website of the president says the following: "Dear Mr. President, I congratulate you and the people of Azerbaijan on Republic day On May 28, 1918, independent Azerbaijan became an example for the international community as a first ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214713925/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:48:01 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214713925/scat/929bcf2071e81801 In January-April this year, the trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Russia amounted to USD 904.315m. The State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan reports that during the reporting period, Russia received products worth USD 426.696m, which corresponds to 5.07% of the total export of Azerbaijan. During the same period, imports were in the amount of USD 477.618m, representing 15.17% of total ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214713926/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:47:58 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214713926/scat/929bcf2071e81801 "Necessary funds for the rise in salaries and pensions have been provided," the minister said. There is no problem in raising pensions and salaries in Azerbaijan and I think that we all will witness such a move in 2013, the statement came from Finance Minister Samir Sharifov while addressing the meeting of the economic policy committee of the parliament which discussed the bill ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214713927/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:47:56 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214713927/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu has commented on the disappearance of votes from Azerbaijan for the Russian singer in Eurovision 2013 contest. "We wanted to make the Russian public know that this is either a technical failure or elementary provocation," he said in an interview to Komsomolskaya Pravda. "Under the court decision, all three of our providers ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214713928/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:47:53 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214713928/scat/929bcf2071e81801 By Shavkat Kasymov Despite the optimism with which Tajik government officials hailed their country's accession to the World Trade Organization in January, there is a need for a more realistic assessment of the potential economic prospects in regards to membership of the world trading community. Tajikistan is a remittance-dependent country with strong political affinity to Russia, ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214713929/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:09:09 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214713929/scat/929bcf2071e81801 The exact date of the beginning of Ramadan month in Azerbaijan has been made public. Deputy director of the Shamakhi-based Tusi Astrophysical Observatory of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) Khidir Mikayilov ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214712572/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:37:52 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214712572/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Azerbaijan is to decide about routes of its gas supplies to European market in June, which will significantly raise the role of the country in ensuring the European energy security. The statement came from US ambassador to Baku Richard Morningstar at a conference in Baku 'Emerging challenges: raising energy security in the 21st century'. As for the provision of energy security, the ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214711350/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:27:12 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214711350/scat/929bcf2071e81801 According to changes to the article 126 of Code of Administrative Violations of Azerbaijan adopted at today's meeting of the Agrarian Policy Committee of the parliament, the fines for violation of rules of the treatment of animals in the country increased at least 10 times. These changes are the result of a desire to bring national legislation into line with the European Convention for the ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214711421/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:27:09 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214711421/scat/929bcf2071e81801 By Dmitry Shlapentokh The Boston bombing is still in the process of investigation and could have a variety of repercussions in both the short and the long run. Many of these repercussions cannot be predicted, but some can be seen. One is connected with the North Caucasus jihadis' involvement in the Syrian conflict, and their relationship with the US. While several months ago the North ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214711423/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:47:59 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214711423/scat/929bcf2071e81801 By Shahin Abbasov BAKU - Azerbaijan in late April crossed a self-imposed "red line" in its relations with southern neighbor Iran by dispatching Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov to Israel, Tehran's arch-foe. Reasons for the timing of the move are not clear, but, so far, Tehran appears to be biding its time with a response. While Israel and Azerbaijan - like Iran, a majority ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214711422/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:47:59 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214711422/scat/929bcf2071e81801 An effective anti-crisis strategy helped protect Azerbaijan from the 2007-2010 crisis, said the head of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) Elman Rustamov. "Over the past 10 years, Azerbaijan has made a major transformation, the economy has stabilized and tripled, the volume of per capita income reached USD 10,000. The country has a low rate of inflation," said E.Rustamov, ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214710503/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:19:14 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214710503/scat/929bcf2071e81801 The Hilton Hotel in Baku has hosted a press conference devoted to holding 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games in Azerbaijan. "We looked at all the facilities, and I want to say that Azerbaijan is ready to host the Islamic Games. I think the representatives of all the sports delegations will be glad to see the infrastructure of Baku. I myself was pleasantly and surprised by what we saw," ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214710504/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:19:11 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214710504/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Active opposition is only carrying out "small parties" and voicing statements, political analyst Zardusht Alizadeh thinks. He told FaktXeber.com that they just do not have the capacity for more than that. "In this way, changes cannot be achieved," says the analyst, adding that to change the internal political system they must either "take up arms, or hold a meeting ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214709353/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:09:16 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214709353/scat/929bcf2071e81801 A press conference related to Islamic Games to take place in Azerbaijan in 2017 was held in Hilton Baku Hotel today. "Invitations have been sent out to 57 countries to participate," ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214709355/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:09:14 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214709355/scat/929bcf2071e81801 A total of 94 Azerbaijani peacekeepers serve in Afghanistan at the moment. The statement came from Vice Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament Ziyafat Asgarov in an interview with ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214709354/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:09:14 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214709354/scat/929bcf2071e81801 By Gulnura Toralieva As the Kyrgyz government prepared for a rough ride when it reports to parliament on Thursday on its economic performance over the past year, First Deputy Prime Minister Joomart Otorbaev is accentuating the positive. In an interview for International War and Peace Reporting ahead of the May 23 parliamentary hearing, Otorbaev pointed out that the economy had grown, ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214709356/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:26:35 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214709356/scat/929bcf2071e81801 In an exclusive interview with columnist of "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" Victoria Panfilova, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister spoke about the state of Russian-Azerbaijani relations, issues of the Karabakh conflict, and also answered a number of questions. "We, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, had a constructive exchange of views. If there is a need for our intervention ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214708350/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:58:19 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214708350/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Recession in Europe, growth-robbing deflation in Japan and economic anemia in the U.S. have finally caught up with export-hooked China despite the government's attempts at bolstering consumption at ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214707402/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:52:55 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214707402/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), May 23 : China will import gas from the world's second largest gas reserve in the Central Asian republic of ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214707419/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:50:35 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214707419/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Congratulatory message of Chair of the Canada-Azerbaijan Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group MP Barry Devolin on the occasion of the 95th Anniversary 'As Chair of the Canada-Azerbaijan Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group, it is my great pleasure to extend congratulations to the Azerbaijani-Canadian community, in particular the Azerbaijan Youth of Canada Network, as you celebrate this very ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214706335/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:42:14 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214706335/scat/929bcf2071e81801 The parliaments of Azerbaijan and Uruguay have inked an agreement on cooperation at a meeting of Speaker of the Milli Majlis Ogtay Asadov with an Uruguayan delegation led by chairman of the House of Representatives of the Parliament Herman Cardoso. Speaker Asadov stressed the importance of reciprocal visits in terms of development of the bilateral ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214706336/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:42:06 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214706336/scat/929bcf2071e81801 The 12th annual Uzbekistan "Chinese Bridge" Proficiency Competition for students of Chinese language and culture was held in Uzbekistan on Wednesday.Nine students from local universities participated in the competition. They were asked to display their knowledge of the vast terrain of Chinese language and culture.After nearly two and half hours of intense competition, Rakhimova Dildora ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214704326/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:16:53 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214704326/scat/929bcf2071e81801