BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — A court in Kyrgyzstan has brought charges of corruption against the capital city’s former mayor and ordered he be kept in custody for two months. Prosecutors said Monday ...

Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan and is a perfect base to explore the natural beauty and historic sights in the heartlands of central Asia ...

GENEVA - The UN refugee agency said on Wednesday that it has started airlifting 455 Uzbek refugees from Jalal-Abad and Osh in western Kyrgyzstan to the capital Bishkek, pending a further humanitarian ...

The mob, apparently triggered by a video of a fight between foreigners and locals earlier in May, “went on a rampage” targeting mostly South Asian students while raging against illegal immigration.

GENEVA, July 27 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency has started the humanitarian airlift of 455 Uzbek refugees from western Kyrgyzstan to the Kyrgyz capital, pending a further humanitarian transfer. This ...

* Self-proclaimed government organises vigilante groups * Sporadic gunfire heard throughout night * Police report no deaths overnight * Ousted president remains in south of country By Maria Golovnina ...

Heavy rains overnight caused floods in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, the Emergency Ministry said on March 22, adding that residences in several parts of the city were under water. Rescue and ...

Kyrgyzstan abolished capital punishment in 2007; President Japarov has suggested reinstating it as a way to confront horrific crimes against women and children. With violence against women and girls ...