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 Azerbaijan News.Net http://www.azerbaijannews.net/ en-us Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:09:03 -0500 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:09:03 -0500 30 (New York) - The Azerbaijani government should release two bloggers who have been detained since July 2009 as the result of a staged fight designed to frame them, Human Rights Watch said today. The bl... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=33003356&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:53:49 -0500 Human Rights Watch http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=33003356&cat=929bcf2071e81801 The Uzbek government tries to divert international criticism by pointing to its action plans or legislative initiatives, but its record remains abysmal. The Human Rights Committee should make clear it... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=33003357&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:53:45 -0500 Human Rights Watch http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=33003357&cat=929bcf2071e81801 BAKU, Azerbaijan -- A court in Azerbaijan has rejected the appeal of two bloggers who were sentenced to prison last year in a case that supporters say was politically motivated.The bloggers are oppos... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32996529&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:28:18 -0500 Miami Herald http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32996529&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Email this article Traders at the Siob Bazaar in Samarkand are on strike in protest against new tariffs imposed by the local government.According to a report distributed by opposition website Uznews.... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32992977&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:27:51 -0500 Eurasianet http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32992977&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Email this article Gen. David Petraeus, the head of US Central Command, is in Kyrgyzstan for two days of talks.Petraeus met President Kurmanbek Bakiyev on March 10 to discuss their "ongoing part... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32992978&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:27:51 -0500 Eurasianet http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32992978&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Email this article The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank and European Neighborhood Investment Facility announced plans to provide a 15-million-euro... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32992981&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:27:51 -0500 Eurasianet http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32992981&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Email this article Call it the power of positive thinking: In a televised speech on March 9, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili predicted that Georgia will become the Switzerland of the Caucasus ... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32992979&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:27:50 -0500 Eurasianet http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32992979&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Email this article Azerbaijan has more than doubled its natural gas exports to Russia, shipping up to 3 million cubic meters of gas per day to its northern neighbor as of March 5, the Russian energy ... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32992980&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:27:50 -0500 Eurasianet http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32992980&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Tajikistan's top court on Wednesday sentenced 56 followers of Tablighi Jamaat (TJ), a radical Muslim group, for extremist activities in the Central Asian state. "Twenty-three defendants were given ja... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32992483&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:56:24 -0500 RIA Novosti http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32992483&cat=929bcf2071e81801 U.S. General David Petraeus met leaders in Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday, a day after the United States said it would build a training centre for the strategic Central Asian nation near Afghanistan that has... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32983657&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:26:32 -0500 World Bulletin http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32983657&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Moscow - Tajikistan's Supreme Court has sentenced 56 people to jail terms or heavy fines for belonging to the banned Tablighi Jamaat Islamist movement, the Interfax news agency reported Wednesday. Tab... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32983653&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:02:32 -0500 Earth Times http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32983653&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Ukraine will join the Unified Economic Space of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan only on the conditions of the World Trade Organization, President Viktor Yanukovych said on Saturday. "We have falle... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32983655&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:28:14 -0500 Neftegaz http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32983655&cat=929bcf2071e81801 (RWE.XE) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Azerbaijan's state energy company Socar to develop the Nakhchivan offshore structure in the Caspian Sea, the companies said Wednesday. http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32980809&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:39:23 -0500 Morning Star http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32980809&cat=929bcf2071e81801 DUSHANBE, Tajikistan -- Tajikistan's Supreme Court has sentenced dozens of people to prison terms for belonging to a banned Islamic organization.The court says 23 members of the Jamaat al Tabligh wer... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32978029&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:58:44 -0500 The Miami Herald http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32978029&cat=929bcf2071e81801 ALMATY (Reuters) - A U.S. media group has criticized Kazakhstan for effectively banning an opposition newspaper, saying the move violated the core values of Europe's main democracy watchdog, chaired b... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32978367&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:34:16 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32978367&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Albanian and Kyrgyz statesmen offered their condolences for victims of a 6-magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey's eastern Elazig province on Monday. Sending a message to Turkish Prime Minister Rec... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32973712&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:11:53 -0500 World Bulletin http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32973712&cat=929bcf2071e81801 10.03.2010 11:26:45 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan Boribai Zheksembin presented credentials to the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov. The Uzbek leader not... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32973710&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:34:11 -0500 UZ Report http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32973710&cat=929bcf2071e81801 10.03.2010 11:17:25 Sasol Ltd., the largest producer of motor fuel made from coal, plans to build plants in China and Uzbekistan, and is considering investing in India. Sasol converts coal, gas and oi... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32973711&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:34:10 -0500 UZ Report http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32973711&cat=929bcf2071e81801 BISHKEK (Reuters) - U.S. General David Petraeus arrived in Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday, a day after the United States said it would build an anti-terrorism training centre for the former Soviet republic i... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971055&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:18:54 -0500 The Star http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971055&cat=929bcf2071e81801 10.03.2010 11:07:26 The OSCE and the Council of Europe work together well, but an even closer cooperation would be beneficial, said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, State Secretary and Foreign Minister of ... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971057&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:10:07 -0500 UZ Report http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971057&cat=929bcf2071e81801 10.03.2010 10:53:53 Sustainable peace and stability can only be achieved with the participation of women as equal partners with men, and OSCE states must do more to fulfil commitments to promote gende... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971056&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:10:06 -0500 UZ Report http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971056&cat=929bcf2071e81801 10.03.2010 10:49:32 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) have pledged to continue working closely together and jointly mobilize their resources to promote s... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971058&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:10:06 -0500 UZ Report http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971058&cat=929bcf2071e81801 10.03.2010 10:39:47 Technip has been awarded by Uzbekistan GTL LLC a reimbursable services contract for the execution of the detailed feasibility study for a gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant, located 40 kil... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971059&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:10:05 -0500 UZ Report http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971059&cat=929bcf2071e81801 10.03.2010 10:18:21 In keeping with tradition, Bazar-Art Exhibition-Fair, one of the Fund Forum's most colorful projects, will open its doors in the first spring month in Tashkent. On 18-20 March, mas... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971060&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:10:05 -0500 UZ Report http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971060&cat=929bcf2071e81801 10.03.2010 10:21:06 Gulnara Karimova, Chairperson of the Fund Forum's Board of Trustees came up with an initiative to set up a network of Universal Cultural Centers in each region of Uzbekistan. The p... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971061&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:10:05 -0500 UZ Report http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971061&cat=929bcf2071e81801 10.03.2010 10:04:56 Failure to harness drugs could unleash a "health disaster" in the developing world, the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) warned on 8 March, underscoring... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971062&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:10:03 -0500 UZ Report http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971062&cat=929bcf2071e81801 10.03.2010 10:07:59 New approaches in regulating information and communication technology (ICT) could help to stimulate investment and growth in rolling out new networks and upgrading technology, desp... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971063&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:10:03 -0500 UZ Report http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971063&cat=929bcf2071e81801 10.03.2010 10:02:36 Top United Nations officials marked International Women's Day by calling for greater support to women, particularly in developing countries, so that they can be empowered and contr... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971064&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:10:02 -0500 UZ Report http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971064&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Users on so-called third-generation (3G) mobile telephones are set to receive a boost in worldwide compatibility, international roaming capability and greater access to high-speed data services from a... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971065&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:10:01 -0500 UZ Report http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971065&cat=929bcf2071e81801 10.03.2010 09:59:08 Chinese side Changchun Yatai were the star performers on Match Day 2 of the AFC Champions League 2010 after their 9-0 victory over Indonesia's Persipura Jayapura in Group F. Beijin... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971068&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:10:01 -0500 UZ Report http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971068&cat=929bcf2071e81801 10.03.2010 08:55:34 Brazilian striker Denilson scored twice as Bunyodkor recorded a 2-1 win over Al Wahda of the UAE in the AFC Champions League as Luis Felipe Scolari's Uzbekistan champions maintaine... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971066&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:10:00 -0500 UZ Report http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971066&cat=929bcf2071e81801 10.03.2010 09:56:38 Uzbekistan champions Bunyodkor are already halfway to achieving the AFC Champions League Group B points target set by coach Luiz Felipe Scolari after beating Al Wahda 2-1 on Tuesda... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971067&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:10:00 -0500 UZ Report http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32971067&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Austrian Prime Minister Werner Faymann (R) meets with visiting Mongolian Prime Minister Suchbaatar Batbold in Vienna, capital of Austria, March 9, 2010. Werner Faymann welcomed the increasing importan... http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32968911&cat=929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:01:43 -0500 SINA http://feeds.azerbaijannews.net/?rid=32968911&cat=929bcf2071e81801