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Heritage catastrophe looms as war engulfs Old Aleppo
As the battle for Aleppo closes in on the historical centre in northern Syria, heritage sites in one of the world's oldest cities are being damaged and experts fear the worst is yet to come.
24 August 2012
Bloody start to Eid in Syria: watchdog
The Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday got off to a bloody start in Syria, with at least 84 people dying across the country, most of them soldiers, and Damascus rocked by clashes.
21 August 2012
Kyrgyz border guard kills five near Kazakhstan
A Kyrgyz soldier stationed near the Central Asian state's border with Kazakhstan shot dead four of his colleagues and the wife of one of them on Monday before fleeing in a car.
21 August 2012
Myanmar opens new probe into deadly sectarian unrest
Myanmar has set up a new commission to probe sectarian clashes that saw scores killed and displaced tens of thousands.
18 August 2012
Bombs, attacks kill more than 50 in Iraq ahead of Eid
A spate of bombings and gun attacks that killed at least 53 people in Iraq overshadowed preparations Friday to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, amid warnings that insurgents could strike again.
17 August 2012
US hails OIC for suspending Syria
The US commended Muslim states for suspending Syria's membership in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, saying it sent a "strong message" to President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
17 August 2012
US Sikhs say bigots confuse them for Muslims
The sight of a bearded man in a turban can provoke violent anti-Muslim hatred in America -- and never mind whether the man under the turban is actually Muslim.
08 August 2012
Syria PM defects, accuses Assad regime of genocide
Syria's prime minister joined the rebels and accused President Bashar al-Assad of carrying out "genocide" against his own people, prompting Washington to say the regime was "crumbling".
08 August 2012
Violence rages in Aleppo, Damascus: NGO
At least 13 people were killed across Syria on Saturday as fierce fighting raged in Aleppo and Damascus, the country's two biggest cities.
05 August 2012
111 killed in Iraq's deadliest day in two years
A wave of violence swept across Iraq Monday, with 111 killed on the country's deadliest day in two and a half years, after Al-Qaeda warned it would seek to retake territory and mount new attacks.
24 July 2012
Iraq attacks kill 37 after Al-Qaeda warning
Violence in Baghdad and north of the capital killed at least 37 people on Monday, the country's bloodiest day in three weeks after Al-Qaeda's front group in Iraq warned it sought to retake territory.
24 July 2012
Kazakhstan supports UN efforts to stop violence in Syria
Astana shares the concerns over the situation in North African and Middle Eastern countries: Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan.
11 July 2012
Conflict, economic woes, in tough first year for South Sudan
The world's youngest nation South Sudan has had a rough first year: border wars with the North, internal violence and shutdown of the oil production its economy depends on.
06 July 2012
Criminal case initiated against Kazakh citizen from Pavlodar detained in China
According to the Kazakhstan consular agent in China investigation in underway and the Kazakh citizen may not leave the country.
29 July 2011
Chinese police has been illegally detaining a Kazakh citizen for 2 months
Vladimir Shust had an accident knocking down a resident of Chinese Urumqi. He was detained by the local police, but no charged have been brought against him.
28 July 2011
Kyrgyzstan must learn from ethnic clashes: president
President Roza Otunbayeva said Kyrgyzstan must learn from the ethnic clashes that left hundreds dead last year.
10 June 2011
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