http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/KyrgyzstanFind stories, videos, and photos about Kyrgyzstan from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:27:32 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Kyrgyzstan14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Kyrgyzstan from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/24/russia.bear.ice.skating.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/24/russia.bear.ice.skating.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextA bear on ice skates attacked two people during rehearsals at a circus in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, killing one of them, Kyrgyz officials said Friday.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/06/04/football.fanshot/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/06/04/football.fanshot/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British football fan has been shot and wounded in Kyrgyzstan after a local became upset with a group of supporters chanting in a bar.Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/20/afghanistan.us.base.close/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/20/afghanistan.us.base.close/index.html#cnnSTCTextKyrgyzstan's president signed a bill Friday to close an air base that the U.S. military uses as a route for troops and supplies heading into Afghanistan, the president announced on his Web site.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/19/afghanistan.us.base.close/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/19/afghanistan.us.base.close/index.html#cnnSTCTextKyrgyzstan parliament has voted to close a base the U.S. military uses as a route for troops and supplies heading into Afghanistan, a government spokesman said Thursday.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/03/kyrgyz.base/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/03/kyrgyz.base/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Kyrgyz government is planning to close a strategically important U.S. military base that Washington uses as a route for troops and supplies heading into Afghanistan, Russian media reported Tuesday.Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:35:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/06/kyrgyzstan.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/06/kyrgyzstan.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextKyrgyzstan's government said Friday that financial concerns and the killing of a citizen are among the reasons the country will close a U.S. base that has been a key operations point for U.S. efforts in Afghanistan.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:29:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/05/clinton.kyrgyzstan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/05/clinton.kyrgyzstan/index.html#cnnSTCTextKyrgyzstan's decision to close a key U.S. military base is "regrettable," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, but it won't affect the U.S. military effort in nearby Afghanistan.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:17:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/04/russia.collective.military/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/04/russia.collective.military/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Russian-led bloc of post-Soviet nations has agreed to establish a rapid-reaction military force to combat terrorists and respond to regional emergencies, Russian media reported Wednesday.Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:10:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/07/china.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/07/china.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTextA pair of earthquakes that struck Tibet on Monday killed nine people -- fewer than authorities originally reported, China's Ministry of Civil Affairs reported Tuesday.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/06/kyrgyzstan.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/06/kyrgyzstan.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTextA magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southern Kyrgyzstan late Sunday night killing an estimated 70 people and destroying more than 120 buildings, the government reported Monday.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847425,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847425,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA powerful earthquake struck the mountains of Central Asia, destroying a village in Kyrgyzstan and killing at least 60 peopleMon, 06 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/25/kyrgyzstan.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/25/kyrgyzstan.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Iran-bound Boeing 737 with 90 people on board crashed Sunday just outside the airport in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, killing most passengers, a government official said.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835594,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835594,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics71 people are dead after a passenger plane bound for Iran crashed shortly after taking off SundaySun, 24 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/03/04/favre.king/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/03/04/favre.king/index.htmlBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- As it turns out, it's not about Randy Moss, it's not about being hurt, it's not about any dissatisfaction with something the Packers did or did not do.Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/08/missing.major/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/08/missing.major/index.htmlA U.S. Air Force major missing since Tuesday in Kyrgyzstan has been found alive, the military said Saturday.Fri, 08 Sep 2006 22:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/missing.woman/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/missing.woman/index.htmlA U.S. Air Force officer is missing after a trip to a shopping mall in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, a U.S. military statement said Wednesday.Wed, 06 Sep 2006 12:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/11/rice.asia.visit/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/11/rice.asia.visit/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Kabul Wednesday, making Afghanistan the latest stop on her tour of Asia that has been expanded to include a stop in earthquake-damaged Pakistan.Wed, 12 Oct 2005 03:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/10/unhcr.kyrgyz/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/10/unhcr.kyrgyz/index.htmlThe forcible return of four Uzbek men who sought asylum in Kyrgyzstan after last month's violence in eastern Uzbekistan prompted the U.N. refugee agency to make an urgent appeal for a halt to any more deportations.Fri, 10 Jun 2005 11:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/19/uzbekistan.unrest/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/19/uzbekistan.unrest/index.htmlUzbekistan is unlikely to allow an independent probe into recent violent events in the central Asian nation, according to media reports.Thu, 19 May 2005 07:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/uzbekistan.toll/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/uzbekistan.toll/index.htmlEight Uzbek soldiers and three Islamic militants died in a clash near the Kyrgyz border Sunday and more than 500 Uzbeks fled to safety across the frontier, villagers said, according to The Associated Press.Mon, 16 May 2005 00:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/uzbekistan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/uzbekistan/index.htmlAnguished relatives have been searching for bodies in the Uzbek city of Andijan, where hundreds were killed in a military crackdown after anti-government protests that hardline President Islam Karimov blamed on Islamic radicals.Sun, 15 May 2005 09:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/uzbekistan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/uzbekistan/index.htmlThousands were trying to flee the eastern Uzbek city of Andijan on Saturday, leaving behind the flaming wreckage of a former government building torched on the second day of violent anti-government demonstrations.Sat, 14 May 2005 08:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/21/rice.belarus/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/21/rice.belarus/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice lent political support Thursday to Belarus opposition members aiming to oust President Alexander Lukashenko.Thu, 21 Apr 2005 13:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/20/rice.belarus/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/20/rice.belarus/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has denied that the Bush administration's policy of promoting freedom and democracy around the world is aimed at "fomenting revolution" but praised efforts by people in other countries to "throw off the yoke of tyranny."Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/11/kyrgyz.akayev/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/11/kyrgyz.akayev/index.htmlThe Askar Akayev era in the central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan is officially over.Mon, 11 Apr 2005 07:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/kyrgyzstan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/kyrgyzstan/index.htmlKyrgyz President Askar Akayev, who was ousted last month by protesters who took over the White House government building, has resigned effective Tuesday, Russia's Interfax news agency reported.Mon, 04 Apr 2005 07:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/26/kyrgyzstan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/26/kyrgyzstan/index.htmlKyrgyzstan's parliament has set June 26 as the date for a new presidential election following the ouster of President Askar Akayev.Sat, 26 Mar 2005 13:25:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/24/kyrgyzstan.akayev.profile/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/24/kyrgyzstan.akayev.profile/index.htmlFollowing is a profile of Askar Akayev, who served as president of Kyrgyzstan from 1990 until his apparent ousting on March 24.Fri, 25 Mar 2005 02:31:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/24/kyrgyzstan.factbox/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/24/kyrgyzstan.factbox/index.htmlFollowing is some background material on Kyrgyzstan.Fri, 25 Mar 2005 02:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/24/kyrgyzstan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/24/kyrgyzstan/index.htmlDemonstrators in the central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan have seized that country's seat of government and forced the country's long-time president to flee his office, political observers and reporters in the nation's capital of Bishkek tell CNN.Thu, 24 Mar 2005 10:19:00 EST