Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan gets a second political party

2012-08-22 12:53:07

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130 Pakistani soldiers buried by avalanche

2012-04-07 04:39:27

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Seven facts for Turkmenistan's 'Week of Health and Happiness'

2012-04-06 21:39:23

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Undercover, under fire

2007-06-30 00:00:00

EARLIER THIS YEAR, I put on a brand-new tailored suit, picked up a sleek leather briefcase and headed to downtown Washington for meetings with some of the city's most prominent lobbyists. I had contacted their firms several weeks earlier, pretending to be...

Alewives: Justin Bieber, Honey Boo Boo, Riccardo Muti and more

2012-12-30 13:18:00

Alewives are the stinky fish that used to wash up en masse on Lake Michigan beaches. So it is that we bring you the 17th annual Alewife Awards to commemorate the rankest cultural flotsam and jetsam to hit our shores over the past year. Memo to vendors:...

Shamarr Allen Returns from Tour as U.S. Cultural Ambassador

2012-07-19 15:32:00

After touring Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, trumpeter Shamarr Allen says he's happy to be home, where he doesn't have to pay $3 for a packet of ketchup!� Shamarr is the U.S. Cultural Ambassador who travels the world spreading the sounds of New Orleans. He...

U.S. Ranks Among Least Corrupt Nations

2011-12-04 17:06:00

BERLIN -- New Zealand is perceived as the least corrupt nation on earth, and Somalia and North Korea are seen as the most corrupt, a German watchdog organization said in a report released this week. The United States ranked 24th least corrupt on a...

Win the FOX Rocks Lunchbox!

2010-10-21 02:47:00

Sign up to win the Fox Rocks Lunchbox! K-Mack announces a new winner every Monday and Thursday at 10am drawn from all entries. We visit the winner at work and deliver the coveted FOX ROCKS LUNCH BOX, filled with great prizes every Tuesday and Friday...

Geoquiz question: The Central Asian nations of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan all border what landlocked country in the Hindu Kush Mountains?

2008-10-26 00:00:00

The Central Asian nations of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan all border what landlocked country in the Hindu Kush Mountains? Answer: Afghanistan...

University helped U.S. reach out to Taliban

2001-10-22 00:00:00

Peering at the 60-foot-high faces of four of America's most famous presidents, the dozen robed and bearded Afghans drew little attention at the base of Mt. Rushmore in July 1999. Only bullet and shrapnel scars beneath their heavy attire would be clues...

U.S. forces find a likely strike base

2001-10-03 00:00:00

American officers scouting locations to deploy U.S. troops in Uzbekistan are focusing on the former Soviet air base at Khanabad, Uzbek military sources said Tuesday. A U.S. advance team of several officers began studying Khanabad on Sept. 20, the sources...

Officials give U.S. airspace clearance

2001-10-02 00:00:00

President Islam Karimov agreed during a meeting of the country's top security officials on Monday to open Uzbekistan's airspace to U.S. military operations. Uzbekistan, he said, wants to "make its own contribution to the liquidation of camps and bases...

The same view by day. Though it's burned for decades, this obscure attraction may not be long for the world.

2011-09-26 13:02:44

The process for obtaining a visa is long and convoluted for this country. If you want to stay for more than five days, you ll need to book an authorized tour and your guide is technically supposed to be with you at all times (except in authorized cities).

2011-07-18 13:39:03

People carry a picture of Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov to mark Turkmenistan's Independence Day.

2009-10-27 00:00:00