Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

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  Turkmen leader's horse fall hidden from nation

  Seeing the president slam face-first into the ground after falling from a speeding horse would be a shock to any nation. In authoritarian ... 

• Ukraine, Turkmens sign tentative natural gas deal

  Ukraine reached a tentative agreement with Turkmenistan on Wednesday to resume imports of natural gas from the energy-rich Central Asian nation. 

• US plays down Afghan threat to Central Asia

  A senior U.S. diplomat has played down concerns among Central Asian governments that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan could foment regional ... 

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  Clinton fears efforts to 're-Sovietize' in Europe

  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned Thursday about a new effort by oppressive governments to "re-Sovietize" much of Eastern Europe ...