The Kyrgyz public has reacted with surprise to the idea of renaming their capital after a mythical national hero. Politician Emilbek Kaptagayev wants the city of Bishkek to be known as Manas ...

BISHKEK, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- The measles situation in Kyrgyzstan remains acute, the official Kabar news agency reported on Thursday, citing the country's health ministry. The capital city of Bishkek ...

Locals have come to dread the winter in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s capital, with plunging temperatures invariably accompanied by a ...

From landlocked and mountainous Kyrgyzstan to miniscule Andorra, to the Pacific island country of Papua New Guinea, we take a ...