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Istanbul to host discussions on Turkey-Azerbaijan relations
Istanbul Commerce University will host an international conference on "Turkey-Azerbaijan relations in historical sources and Armenia problem" next Monday. The event will be organized by the Society of Friendly and Cultural Relations with Turkic-speaking countries, Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency and Council of State Support to NGOs under the President of the ...
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ASIA MARKETS Asia Stocks Trade Mostly Higher As Japan Swings Up
By Michael Kitchen, MarketWatch LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Asian stock markets traded broadly higher Friday, with Japanese blue chips swinging to gains in the afternoon session, though the advance was modest after volatile moves earlier in the week. The rise for the major markets came as Hong Kong and Seoul were closed for holidays, curbing trading volumes in bourses that were open. ...
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INDICATORS - Tajikistan - May 17
DUSHANBE, May 17 (Reuters) - Tajikistan's economic indicators based on data provided by the Statistics Agency, government institutions and the central bank: *) - updated today CURRENCY/INTEREST RATE LATEST PREVIOUS *somoni ...
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Kuwait-Azerbaijan relations discussed in Milli Majlis
Speaker of Azerbaijan`s parliament Ogtay Asadov has met head of Kuwait-Azerbaijan friendship group Mubarak Saleh Al-Najada. They discussed prospects for development of Kuwait-Azerbaijan ...
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Azerbaijan qualifies for final of the Eurovision-2013 Song Contest
Azerbaijan's representative Farid Mammadov qualified for the finale of Eurovision-2013 Song Contest. The second semi-final of "Eurovision-2013" song contest was held in the Swedish city of ...
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Asia Markets Japan stocks slip but Australia China rise
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese blue-chip stocks fell Friday, extending losses into a second day after sharp gains earlier in the week, though Chinese and Australian shares inched ...
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Uzbek Man in Boise Is Charged in Bomb Plot
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Uzbek citizen arrested in Idaho accused of supporting militants
(Reuters) - U.S. officials charged an Uzbek citizen in Idaho with providing bomb-making knowledge and other support to an Islamist militant group, knowing that it would be used in an attack, authorities said on ...
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US authorities in Idaho arrest Uzbekistan national on terrorism charges
Federal authorities search an apartment in Boise, Idaho on Cassia Drive on Thursday afternoon, May 16 2013. U.S. authorities in Idaho said they have arrested a man from Uzbekistan accused of conspiring with a designated terrorist organization in his home country and helping scheme to use a weapon of mass destruction. Fazliddin Kurbanov, 30, was arrested at an apartment complex in south Boise on ...
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Authorities charge Idaho man with providing support to Uzbek militants
(Reuters) - Federal officials charged a man in Idaho on Thursday with providing support including bomb-making knowledge to an Uzbek militant group knowing that it would be used to carry out an attack, authorities ...
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Tajikistan making sacrifices for the future
A massive hydroelectric dam in southern Tajikistan may be the key to the future energy independence of the country and its development, but it comes at a staggering cost and with doubts over its viability.
Tajikistan is an ancient land and one of the oldest states in human history, having been founded by the Samani dynasty in the 9th century, long before territories such as Great Britain or other European nations became unified states. Yet for all this, Tajikistan has remained impoverished and sidelined throughout much of its existence. Read more
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