Munich (dpa) - A former senior executive at MAN, the German engineering group, admitted in court Wednesday to paying a huge kickback to obtain an order from Kazakhstan to supply turbines.
For much of September, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have engaged in a heated diplomatic exchange over a shooting incident along their shared frontier. The row underscores the fact that border sensitivities in Central Asia continue to foster instability.
U.S. Helsinki Commission chairman Cardin concerns over lifetime powers for kazakhstani President
Kyrgyzstan's authorities focus on getting ethnic Uzbeks to polls after bloody rampages
An international police force may be needed to restore stability in southern Kyrgyzstan after the ethnic bloodshed that has killed hundreds and sparked a wave of refugees, an OSCE official said on Wednesday.
SKazakhstan's National Security Committee (KNB), the country's security service, said on Tuesday it had charged defaulted Astana Finance's former chairman Kintal Islamov and former chief executive Artur Akhmetov with embezzlement.
Human Rights Watch says Kyrgyz troops launch new raids of Uzbek areas in southern Kyrgyzstan
