26.08.2010
Sitting as a buffer between East and West, Ukraine recently declared itself “nonaligned” thus ending its courtship with NATO. However, Ukraine’s new president now shows signs of exploring a military alliance with a Russian-led block. 2565
Global investors struggling to diversify their exposure to emerging markets are studying Central Asia, with a particular focus on Kazakhstan. 1928
Russian energy giant Gazprom may build a natural gas pipeline from Russia to China before it completes South Stream. 2995
Although the law in Uzbekistan prohibits polygamy, the practice remains common, as shown by the recent dismissal of a senior police officer in the Syr Darya region. 2511
£7.4m for 1.8kg of highly radioactive uranium-238, enough to make a dirty bomb, was gang's offer to undercover police 2619
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