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Due to expected precipitation and fluctuations in air temperature, an avalanche risk has been declared in mountainous areas of Uzbekistan. Authorities are urging the public to take precautionary measures.

A prominent independent Muslim Uzbek cleric went on trial on Tuesday in Tashkent on charges of promoting extremism and inciting hatred against Israel, in one of the highest-profile cases regarding religious practices in...

Uzbekistan's Liberal Democratic Party has won 64 seats out of 150 in Uzbekistan's parliament with 42.7% of the vote in Sunday's election, the Central Election Commission said on Monday.

Calls to share scarce water resources and cooperate on security issues featured heavily in a two-day summit of the five Central Asian leaders that wrapped up in Dushanbe on September 15.

Almost 2 billion people rely on rivers that arise in the Tibetan Plateau and the Hindu Kush, among them the former Soviet republics of Central Asia. Long-term neglect, mismanagement, and overuse of water resources, coupl...

If the ruble continues its downward trend, many migrants might consider leaving Russia, which could further impact the remittances received by Central Asian countries.

Uzbekistan's president has easily won this weekend's elections, as expected. There is a good chance Shavkat Mirziyoyev, 65, will now run the country for at least another 14 years

ALMATY -- Tajikistan and Uzbekistan last year waged deadly crackdowns to crush protests that erupted in the autonomous regions of the Central Asian nations. Dozens of people were killed and hundreds arrested in Tajikista...

Uzbekistan is once again going through the motions of tinkering with its constitution. The president says he wants a more person-centered form of governance, but critics wonder if this is his attempt to maintain his grip...

Since the demise of the Soviet Union, parts of the 870-mile border between the two Central Asian countries were disputed Ex-Soviet republics Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan said Friday they finished demarcating their contested...