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Turkmenistan elects new president 
Voters are going to the polls to choose a successor to late autocratic President Niyazov amid hopes of a political thaw
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| Feb.13 |
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Acting leader sworn in as new president Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, was declared the winner of a election and immediately sworn in
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Kazakhs get loan to save Aral Sea The government has secured a multi-million dollar loan from the World Bank to implement the project to save the northern part of the sea
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| May.12 |
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Russia clinches gas pipeline deal Putin: Russia, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan have agreed to build a new natural gas pipeline north from the Caspian Sea
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| Jun.27 |
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UN issues desertification warning Tens of millions could be driven from their homes by encroaching deserts, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia
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| Jul.23 |
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Vinokourov powers to 2nd stage victory 
Map of Foix France Alexander Vinokourov clinched the stage victory at Tour de France when he won the 196km 15th stage from Foix
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| Jul.24 |
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Tour rocked as Vino tests positive| Astana team leader Alexander Vinokourov failed a dope test after winning time trial | |
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| Aug.19 |
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President Nazarbayev wins flawed election| Nursultan Nazarbayev's party won every available seat in a new parliament after a flawed vote that turned the clock back to Soviet rule | |
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| Oct.10 |
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Landmark lift-off for space crew| A Russian spacecraft heading to the International Space Station has blasted off from Baikonur | |
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| Dec.21 |
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Avalanche kills 16 on road| An avalanche on a road linking the capital Dushanbe with the country's second city Khudzhand has killed 16 people | |
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| Dec.24 |
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Karimov wins 'sham' election| Authoritarian President won a new term in office with 88.1% of the votes in an election dismissed by critics as a sham | | |
Central Asia
