Jun 14 Watch News Wrap: At Least 138 Dead in Kyrgyz Riots In other news Monday, the central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan remained in turmoil after days of ethnic riots killed an estimated 138 people, and the Israeli cabinet approved an inquiry into the deadly raid on an aid flotilla bound for… Continue watching
Jun 11 Ethnic Clashes in Kyrgyzstan Kill Dozens By Larisa Epatko The government of Kyrgyzstan declared a state of emergency Friday in its second largest city Osh after ethnic fighting there killed at least 37 people and injured more than 500. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch News Wrap: Floods Kill at Least 16 in Arkansas In other news Friday, flash floods in southwestern Arkansas killed at least 16 people today as a pair of rivers rose more than 8 feet and fresh ethnic bloodshed erupted in Kyrgyzstan, killing at least 45 people. Continue watching
Apr 16 Kyrgyzstan President Resigns and Flees Country By Larisa Epatko Interim government officials in Kyrgyzstan confirmed Friday that they had received President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's resignation before he fled to neighboring Kazakhstan with his wife and two young children. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch News Wrap: Kyrgyz President Pressured to Resign by Opposition Leaders In other news Tuesday, the ousted president of Kyrgyzstan addressed calls for his resignation after a bloody coup and Polish citizens remained in mourning as the body of their first lady returned to Warsaw following a weekend plane crash. Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch News Wrap: Obama Requests Report on W.Va. Mine Explosion In other news Friday, rescuers again struggled in their search to find four missing miners who were trapped by an explosion in a West Virginia coal mine on Monday. Also, thousands mourned those killed in this week's political violence in… Continue watching
Apr 08 Kyrgyzstan Opposition Declares Control of Government The president of Kyrgyzstan vowed Thursday he would not resign his post, a day after deadly clashes in the country's capital forced him to flee office. With President Kurmanbek Bakiyev taking shelter at an undisclosed location in… Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch Kyrgyzstan President Disputes Interim Government’s Claim to Rule An interim government in Kyrgyzstan said it will rule for six months following a bloody uprising on Wednesday. Judy Woodruff talks to journalist Dalton Bennett in Bishkek about the attempts to oust the president. Continue watching
Apr 07 Anti-government Protests in Kyrgyzstan Turn Violent By Larisa Epatko Thousands of protesters stormed government buildings and clashed with police in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek on Wednesday, with more than a dozen people reported dead. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch Deadly Clashes Erupt in Kyrgyzstan, Site of Key U.S. Base Police opened fire on large groups of political protesters in Kyrgyzstan, which houses a key American air base that supports troops in Afghanistan. Gwen Ifill reports on the political unrest. Continue watching