Sayfullo Saipov, the suspected Islamic extremist charged with using a truck to kill eight people on Tuesday in Lower Manhattan, was still a toddler when his homeland of Uzbekistan gained independence ...

Eight years have passed after one of the worst massacres in the former Soviet Union since its collapse. On May 13, 2005, security forces in the city of Andijan, Uzbekistan, opened fire on protesters, ...

(for story see UZBEKISTAN-ELECTION/ or click on ID:nL22155405) Dec 22 (Reuters) - Uzbekistan votes in a presidential election on Sunday certain to give President Islam Karimov a third term. Below is a ...

UZBEKISTAN MAY BE A LITTLE-HEARD-OF country and an even more improbable travel destination. But mention “Silk Road” and undulating images of Chinese, Persian and Indian traders of times past, with ...

Before the debates began to rage around the world about which statues should be permitted to stand, a small town in Uzbekistan resurrected its own contentious memorial to a thorny passage of history.

Uzbek filmmaker Ruslan Saliyev says the title of his new feature-length documentary, Dreamers, reflects the essence of the Jadidists, a progressive Islamic movement that flourished briefly amid the ...

Central Asia was once home to several bustling trade cities. Today, traveling through them reawakens a distant, though not forgotten, past. By Aatish Taseer IT WAS OCTOBER in Tashkent. The broad ...

Upon arriving in the freezing capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, my priorities were to get a local SIM card and book a cab to my hotel — tasks I assumed would be straightforward. Little did I know that ...

Uzbekistan’s artisans preserve centuries-old Silk Road traditions, weaving wool and silk into carpets that reflect history, culture and craftsmanship. Along the ancient Silk Road, the cities of ...

Explore the White Wolves’ path to qualification for a maiden FIFA World Cup. Follow their road to the tournament with the latest on their fixtures, group and coach. Three-and-a-half decades after they ...