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BBC : Uzbekistan
05 may
23h24
Finding soldier Tom: Solving family mystery of WW2 Soviet prisoner of war
He was saved by a Jersey family after escaping a Nazi labour camp, but after the war he disappeared in the Soviet Union.
21 june
10h33
Olympic great Chusovitina, 50, wins World Challenge Cup silver
Oksana Chusovitina wins World Challenge Cup vault silver just one day after her 50th birthday - and 33 years after winning Olympic gold.
25 november
16h18
UAE says three Uzbeks arrested over Israeli-Moldovan rabbi’s murder
The interior ministry says security services are trying to determine a motive for Rabbi Zvi Kogan’s murder.
16 november
07h25
Home support hailed by mixed martial arts champion
Alanna Pritchard praises her Manx supporters becoming world-champion at a competition in Uzbekistan.
30 october
10h21
Uzbekistan media guide
An overview of the media in Uzbekistan, including links to broadcasters and newspapers.
25 october
04h13
Lost Silk Road cities discovered in Uzbek mountains
The discoveries of these high-altitude medieval cities challenge long-held assumptions of the trade network.
24 september
00h09
Can families returning after centuries solve S Korea’s population crisis?
Ethnic Koreans, whose ancestors migrated to Russia, are returning, but the move can be difficult.
26 february
17h39
23 jailed over child deaths linked to cough syrup
The Uzbekistan judgement also gives compensation to families of children who died or became disabled.
21 december
07h04
India bans anti-cold drug combination for children
The ban comes after a spate of child deaths in other parts of the world were linked to Indian-made cough syrups.
01 november
18h44
Why France’s Macron is courting Central Asia
Uranium is of interest to Paris, unsure about its supply of the fuel after a coup in Niger in July.
02 october
21h10
Why is reformist Uzbek leader arresting bloggers?
Shavkat Mirziyoyev came into power promising to bring in an era of free speech.
23 may
07h23
India makes cough syrup testing mandatory for exports
The move comes after some Indian cough syrups were linked to deaths in The Gambia and Uzbekistan.
07 march
08h50
Business Daily
Young entrepreneurs and digital businesses are central to creating a new Uzbek economy.
06 march
08h50
Business Daily
How increasing tourism and private investment is helping the Uzbek economy grow.
14 february
05h58
The migrants forced to fight Russia’s war
Recruiters are targeting Central Asian migrants in prisons and at work centres to join the war.
29 december
14h59
Uzbekistan links child deaths to India cough syrup
The latest allegation comes weeks after The Gambia blamed Indian syrups for child deaths.
16 september
01h18
Putin and Xi, an increasingly unequal relationship
The two leaders hold talks but it’s not quite a case of best friends forever, writes the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg.
04 july
12h13
Deadly unrest over Uzbek region’s right to secede
Rare violence in Karakalpakstan was sparked by plans, now abandoned, to remove its right to secede.
25 january
12h40
Central Asia blackout leaves millions without power
A surge disconnects a major power line from the shared grid, causing chaos across the region.
03 march
09h00
Race Across the World
As five teams become four, they are more focused than ever on reaching Singapore.
04 october
05h00
Tory donor Amersi involved in corruption scandal
Businessman involved in deals for a firm that was fined 965m for bribery, a BBC investigation finds.
19 december
06h00
Around the World in 80 Treasures
Dan Cruickshank visits the Trading Domes of Bukhara before moving on to Damascus.
04 february
16h02
Uzbek schools to drop gender stereotypes
Uzbekistan is to remove gender stereotypes from its school books in cooperation with the UN.
20 december
00h12
Questions over Uzbekistan’s new era of ’openness’
Amid the first parliamentary elections under a new president, there are doubts reforms are genuine.
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