Bishkek
(1999 pop. 780,000). Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, was named Pishpek until 1926 and Frunze throughout most of the Soviet period. In April 1991, Bishkek acquired its present Kyrgyz name. ...
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Bishkek (dpa) - Opposition groups in the central Asian country of
Kyrgyzstan Wednesday began open-ended protests against President
Kurmanbek Bakiyev.
Accordin...
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Bishkek/Moscow (dpa) - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on
Tuesday told Kyrgyz officials a US air base in the Central Asian
country was proof of Bishkek's contribution to t...
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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (dpa) - The party of incumbent President
Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Ak Zhol, looked set for victory in parliamentary
elections in the central Asian republic of K...
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Moscow/Bishkek (dpa) - Thousands of Kyrgyz demonstrated Wednesday
to demand the ouster of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and push for
constitutional change in the Central Asian...
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Moscow/Bishkek (dpa) - Kyrgyz police Thursday evening used tear
gas and smoke bombs to disperse a crowd of protesters, news agencies
in the Central Asian country reported.
...
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Beijing (dpa) - Chinese President Hu Jintao and Kyrgyz Prime
Minister Almaz Atambayev pledged to expand trade ties on Wednesday,
ahead of a summit of six central Asian leade...
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Moscow/Bishkek (dpa) - Several thousand Kyrgyz opposition
protesters were driven from the centre of the Central Asian country's
capital amid tear gas and smoke bombs Thursda...
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Moscow/Bishkek (dpa) - The Kyrgyz government and parliament should
determine the fate of a US airbase located in the Central Asian
nation and used for operations in Afghanis...
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Bishkek (dpa) - Leaders of the six-nation Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO), including world powers Russia and China, warned
Thursday against any attempt to impose a m...
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday denounced a U.S. plan to deploy missile defense sites in Eastern Europe, calling it a threat to the region.Ahmadinejad spoke at the summit of the S...
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Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan's opposition protests against President Bakiyev
