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14:34, october 8, 2009

WORLD

De facto Honduran government demands Zelaya disarm his guards

The de facto Honduran government demanded on Thursday that ousted President Manuel Zelaya hand in firearms of his bodyguards.

14:21, october 8, 2009

WORLD

RF ready to assist Iraq with restoration works

Russia is ready to assist Iraq with restoration works, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov said.

14:14, october 8, 2009

CENTRAL ASIA

Construction of Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan gas pipeline to start in December

This year Kazakhstan marks 110 years of oil drilling.

14:11, october 8, 2009

WORLD

Afghan police confirm 12 dead, 84 injured in Kabul terror attack

A powerful car bomb detonated in the Afghan capital on Thursday morning killed 12 people and injured another 84, a senior police officer told RIA Novosti.

14:10, october 8, 2009

CENTRAL ASIA

Nazarbaev and Chernomyrdin discuss development of cooperation with CIS countries

President Nursultan Nazarbaev and advisor to the Russian President Victor Chernomyrdin discussed questions of cooperation between the CIS countries, reported the President's press service.

14:05, october 8, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik media have to work in extreme situations, says Tajik media watchdog head

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Tajik Penal Code criminalizing defamation and insult laws limit the possibility of observance of democratic principles of freedom of speech in

13:56, october 8, 2009

CENTRAL ASIA

Mitrofanov: Russia granted Kyrgyzstan credit at the U.S. request

Russia has granted Kyrgyzstan a large credit at the request of the United States, Aleksei Mitrofanov, a well-known Russian politician, member of the Fair Russia partyâ€™s main board said live to the

13:53, october 8, 2009

CENTRAL ASIA

Turkmenistan commemorates devastating 1948 Ashgabat earthquake

On October 6, Turkmenistan marked the National Day of Remembrance of the 1948 Ashkhabad earthquake.

13:33, october 8, 2009

Tajikistan revives a harvest festival Mehrgon

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An event to celebrate a harvest festival, Mehrgon, is being held at Tajik Agricultural University today.

13:11, october 8, 2009

TAJKISTAN

A number of new enterprises for producing building materials launched in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 8, Asia-Plus -- A number of new enterprises for producing building materials have been launched in Tajikistan.

11:14, october 8, 2009

SPORT

Tajik national U-16 football team draw the game against Iran’s U-16 team

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik national under-16 football team have proved that their easy win against Bahrain on the first day of the Group B AFC (Asian Football

10:59, october 8, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Festival of Russian literature in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Staged by the Education Quality Certification Institute, Moscow State University and Tajik National University on an initiative of Russia’s Agency for

10:45, october 8, 2009

POWER

Issues related to taxation of diplomatic missions and international organizations discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 8, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to taxation of diplomatic missions and international organizations active in Tajikistan were discussed at a meeting in Dushanbe on October 7,

10:30, october 8, 2009

INCIDENTS

Physical fight involving some 50 high school students reported in Dushanbe on Tuesday

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A mass physical fighting involving some 50 high school students took place in Dushanbe’s neighborhood 102 on October 6, according to the Ministry of

10:15, october 8, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Compared to 2008 labor migrants’ dollar remittances to Amonatbonk decrease by 42%

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, Tajik labor migrants have remitted 159.6 million U.S.

19:57, october 7, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan intends to produce 1.2 millions of cereals this year

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik grain farms are expected to produce 1.

18:42, october 7, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Rail passenger traffic declining on Tajik network

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Rail passenger traffic is reportedly declining on Tajik network.

18:19, october 7, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s rolling stock replenished with 294 new train cars

DUSHANBE, October 7, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, Tajikistan’s Railways has purchased 294 new train cars, including 259 cargo cars and 35 passenger carriages, the

15:53, october 7, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Labor migrants’ remittances to northern Tajikistan decrease by nearly 33 percent

KHUJAND, October 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, labor migrants working in other CIS states, primarily in Russia, have remitted 393.8 million U.S.

15:42, october 7, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Amonatbonk, EBRD officials discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to expansion of cooperation between Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

15:06, october 7, 2009

TAJKISTAN

First course starts at OSCE Border Management College in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) launched its inaugural course in Dushanbe yesterday, with a leadership and management seminar for

14:40, october 7, 2009

ECONOMY

Isfara fruit-and-vegetable-processing enterprises now operate in full capacity

ISFARA, October 2009, Asia-Plus -- All six fruit-and-vegetable-processing enterprises in Sughd’s Isfara district now operate in full capacity, Qurbiddin Eshonov, the head of the Isfara

14:18, october 7, 2009

TAJKISTAN

New electrical substation introduced into operation in Tursunzoda

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A new electrical substation has been introduced into operation in the Tursunzoda district, some 60 kilometers west of Dushanbe.

13:59, october 7, 2009

TAJKISTAN

President Rahmon to pay working visit to Turkmenistan

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon will pay a working visit to Turkmenistan on October 9-10, according to presidential press service.

13:43, october 7, 2009

TAJKISTAN

PM Oqilov to represent Tajikistan to the CIS summit in Chisinau

DUSHANBE, October 7, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon will not take part at a session of the CIS council of heads of state that will be held in Chisinau, Moldova on October 9,

13:25, october 7, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan appoints its representatives to EDB’s Board

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has appointed its two representatives to the Board of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB).

13:01, october 7, 2009

POWER

Rahmon receives participants of conference dedicated to Imam Azam yesterday

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday received high-ranking representatives of delegations that participated at an international conference dedicated to the

12:23, october 7, 2009

POWER

President signs new language legislation

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday October 6, President Emomali Rahmon signed a number of laws adopted and seconded by both houses of the parliament last week, according to

12:04, october 7, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik Geology head denies information about number and reserves of Tajikistan’s gold deposits released by media as unfounded

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2009, Asia-Plus - Information by some media that Tajikistan allegedly has only 28 known gold deposits containing some 430 tons of gold do not correspondent to the facts,

10:45, october 7, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Sughd court sentences police officer to life imprisonment for brutal killing

KHUJAND, October 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Former officer from the Khujand police department, Rustam Latipov, has been sentenced to life in prison for brutal murder.