The Latest Breaking News from Central Asia

“We found the Black Death’s source strain, and we even know its exact date — 1338,” says Maria Spyrou, lead author of the research reported in the journal Nature.

Consumption of horse meat has been growing globally since the 1990s. It is considered a delicacy in parts of France Italy, Holland, Switzerland and Belgium and commonly served in China, Russia, Central Asia, Mexico, Argentina and Japan.

Data from the past century shows temperatures in the region have risen by 1.5°C – twice the global increase.

The frequency and severity of climate-related disasters are rising faster in the Middle East and Central Asia than anywhere in the world, posing a "major threat" to growth and prosperity, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said. A new International Monetary Fund paper showed that climate disasters in the region injured…

After Uzbekistan’s unexpected pro-Ukraine statement, analysts say traditional regional dynamics could be shifting.

A woman has been diagnosed in the UK with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever following travel to Central Asia, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said.

Dust rises as men spur their horses onto a field, signalling the start of another game of buzkashi, Afghanistan's often-violent national sport designed to showcase the riders' horsemanship and warrior spirit. Buzkashi, which translates roughly as "goat pulling", has been played for centuries across Central Asia. Similar to polo, the…

Post-Soviet chic meets nomadic culture in central Asia’s worst-kept secret, writes Liz Dodd

Tajikistan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan depend on migrant remittances from Russia.