Articles related to "Kyrgyzstan"

After the fall of the USSR, Kyrgyzstan began to compete in international soccer. While most of the former Soviet states played in Europe, the Kyrgyz side played in Asia.

Kyrgyzstan's hospitable people and rustically beautiful landscape make it an ideal vacation destination for those wanting to travel off the beaten path.

U.S. to keep crucial base in South Asian Steppe after Kyrgyz parliament reversed February order to evict Americans despite Russian promises of economic aid.

After expulsions from K2, Uzbekistan and Manas, Kyrgyzstan the new American foreign policy may be regaining the support of necessary silent partners north of Afghanistan.

Russia is regaining influence in Central Asia despite the growing presence of China and the US. But Central Asia is also a platform for engaging the wider Muslim world.

Just like in the 19th century, Central Asia is the center of intense geopolitical rivalry between the conflicting interests of major powers.

ElderTreks, famous for adventure travel for the over-50 set, has 5 spots left on May and August trips for those who long to travel in the foootsteps of Marco Polo

This statistical study shows that India and Pakistan are as closed to global trade as are Afghanistan, North Korea and Burma.

There is always something to celebrate! These are the major political, historical, religious and plain fun holidays and festivals around the world for August 2006.

Karl Marx was a revolutionary economist. His communist manifesto was followed by dozens of countries during its peak popularity. Today only a handful remain.

Samarkand, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is a hugely important historical site standing proudly on the ancient Silk Route in what is now modern Uzbekistan.

The countries of the former USSR are not only located in Eastern Europe. The Soviet Union also included nations that now occupy Transcaucasian and Central Asian regions.

International bribery is more rampant than most realize: India, China and Russia are the 3 most corrupt trade nations among 30 of the world's top exporting countries.

Find out what types of combat pay are exempt from U.S. income tax. Learn about what qualifies as a combat zone and the limits on how much can be excluded from taxation.

Since the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990's, Tajikistan have competed as an independent nation in international football competition.

The Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia), roams the remote regions of the Himalayan Mountains. Yet, as humans encroach on their territory, their numbers continue to decline.

Trompenaar's cultural dimensions model helps to identify cultures in which emotions are expressed openly as well as nations in which emotions are held in check.

Nausea, loss of balance, slurred speech, vision and hearing loss, inflammation, enzyme disruption are attributable to mercury exposure.

At the end of the Cold War and following the rejection of its application to join the EC, Turkey turned towards Central Asia in search of a new direction.

Long considered a haven for corruption and violence; the "Dark Continent" and the Middle East offer career opportunities that, too often are unexplored by many jobless.