uzbekistan

A long time ago, Uzbekistan was the beating heart of the world.

A busted reservoir dam flooded parts of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, forcing tens of thousands from both countries to evacuate, authorities said Saturday. The Syr Darya river, which runs near the border between the two countries, overflowed after the...

ISTANBUL, Turkey — A Turkish court on Monday sentenced an Islamic State suspect to life in prison over the New Year’s Eve attack on a nightclub in Istanbul that left 39 people dead in 2017. The suspect, Albulkadir Masharipov of Uzbekistan, was...

A player launched a flying kung-fu kick at a referee as tensions boiled over at the end of a match. Neftchi Fergana and Turon Yaypan were battling it out in a winner-takes-all promotion clash on the final day of the league season in the Uzbekistan...

Super heavyweight boxer Richard Torrez Jr. is fighting in a gold-medal match against top-ranked Bakhodir Jalolov of Uzbekistan. If Torrez Jr. wins, he would be the first American to win in that division since 1984 and the first to win any boxing gold...

A clutch of Afghan pilots who fled to the neighboring nation of Uzbekistan say the Taliban will surely kill them if they try and return home.

It is a little peculiar in this day and age to visit places very few Westerners have any knowledge of. Uzbekistan, and its capital city Tashkent, seem to fit into that category.

In a state-of-the art communal workspace in the Uzbekistan capital of Tashkent, Durdona Bakhronova sits surrounded by women and young students.

Health officials have previously warned about the lead dangers of traditional pottery, including wares from Ecuador, Mexico, Morocco, Turkey, Uzbekistan and the US.

Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said there were casualties among civilians and law enforcement officers after rare protests.

Hundreds of people are still in detention in Uzbekistan after deadly unrest this month in the republic of Karakalpakstan over a proposal to strip the region of its autonomous status, a rights group said.

Chinese leader Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on the sidelines of a summit in Uzbekistan next week, Russia's envoy to Beijing Andrey Denisov told reporters on Wednesday, according to Russian state news agency...

Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping had their first face-to-face meeting since the war in Uzbekistan on Thursday, when the Kremlin strongman promised to address his Chinese counterpart's "concerns" about the crisis in Ukraine.

At least 18 children have died in Uzbekistan after consuming a medicinal syrup manufactured by Indian drugmaker Marion Biotech, according to the Uzbek Health Ministry.

The Indian maker of a cough syrup linked to at least 18 deaths in Uzbekistan has halted production after an investigation by drug regulators, India's health minister said Friday.

Gregg Berhalter's second term as U.S. coach began with a quick start, 80 sluggish minutes, two late goals and a 3-0 exhibition victory over Uzbekistan.

Video and photographs on social media showed flames soaring into the night sky and a huge cloud of smoke.

Gulnara Karimova, 51, who is currently imprisoned in Tashkent -- the Uzbekistan capital -- has been accused by Swiss authorities of running a crime organization called "The Office."

Kevin Spacey has been seen for the first time since he was rushed to a hospital in Uzbekistan after experiencing numbness in his arm and fearing a heart attack.