Kyrgyzstan


YEREVAN, Armenia - Russia secured a long-term foothold in the energy-rich and unstable Caucasus region Friday by signing a deal with Armenia that allows a Russian military base to operate until 2044 in exchange for a promise of new weaponry and fresh security guarantees.

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - International donors pledged $1.1 billion in aid Tuesday to help Kyrgyzstan rebuild after months of political and ethnic violence.

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyzstan's government appealed to an international donors conference Tuesday for $1.2 billion in aid to rebuild the country after months of political and ethnic violence.

MAYEVKA, Kyrgyzstan - In this ethnically splintered village, many residents were appalled last week when Kyrgyz men appeared with wheel-barrows and bags of cement to help rebuild one of their homes.

SHARK, Kyrgyzstan - Uzbek farmers, returning to Kyrgyzstan after fleeing a blood-drenched wave of ethnic violence, are finding their crops plundered, choked by weeds and withering in the fierce sun.
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