Women in Tajikistan are being advised by the government to dress more "Tajik-style" and not wear either revealing Western clothes or Islamic head coverings -- supposedly to reinforce national identity ...

The only city outside of Asia featured on the list is N’Djamena, the capital of Chad in central Africa – which ... 1/20th of a width of a human hair – that it can travel past your body ...

Despite facing stares from classmates as a child, the teenager from the central Madhya Pradesh state ... Over 95 per cent of his face is covered in hair. “Lalit is one of only around 50 ...

Our writer takes us on a journey of a lifetime across the so-named “5-Stans,” with all the wonder and mystery these nations ...

LONDON (AP) — There were 127,350 measles cases reported in Europe and Central Asia in 2024, double the number of cases reported the previous year and the highest number since 1997, according to ...

As the Trump administration begins to engage with Central Asia, Uzbekistan has expressed eagerness to expand its strategic partnership, highlighting what it calls its "enhanced" political dialogue ...

Over 10 weeks, RFE/RL hosted discussions on Twitter Spaces on various issues that affect daily life in Central Asia. We looked at global issues -- from the COVID-19 pandemic to the war in Ukraine ...

A Central Asian Soviet-era pop music anthology shines a light on the region's ethnic diversity and music that transcends genres from Korean Brass Bands to Uyghur garage rock to Crimean jazz.

A new hair salon in the remote Central Australian community of Papunya means residents no longer have to travel 230 kilometres for a professional haircut. The initiative is also providing ...

China's strategic relationship with Central Asia has grown expansively over the past decade, symbolized by both the 1996 founding of the "Shanghai Five," which in June 2001 became the Shanghai ...

Today the Council appointed Mr Eduards Stiprais as new EU Special Representative (EUSR) for Central Asia. He will take up his duties on 1 March 2025 with an initial mandate of 2 years, succeeding ...