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  • Uzbekistan Win but Miss Automatic Spot for Brazil

    (Reuters) - Uzbekistan rallied to beat Qatar 5-1 in Tashkent on Tuesday but came up two goals short of securing their first appearance in a World Cup after Iran's win in South Korea sent both those teams to Brazil. Uzbekistan were pushed into third place in Asian qualifying Group A, behind Iran and South Korea, and will have to rely on the playoff route to make it to next year's ...

  • Iran and South Korea qualify for 2014 World Cup as Uzbekistan miss out

    Iran's Amir Hossein Sadeghi celebrates his nation's qualification for the 2014 World Cup after a 1-0 victory over South Korea in Ulsan. Photograph: Kim ...

  • MPP Candidate B.Bat-Erdene’s ‘Like’ scripts

    here . There is a ‘Like’ campaign in relation to the current President’s general campaign. The ‘Like’ campaign’s goal was to collect as much as like possible from the Facebook users in the country on the issues if it had been addressed correctly by the Ts. Elbegdorj. He’s own Facebook page has around 62 thousand likes. MPP Candidate B.Bat-Erdene also ...

  • Central Asia Labor Migrants Caught in Russian Politicians’ Crosshairs

    Russian police force-march labor migrants, mostly from post-Soviet Central Asian republics, along Moscow city streets, seen in a still shot taken from a video shot in late May 2013. Estimates claim Central Asians make up roughly 10 percent of Moscow's population of 12 to 17 ...

  • Uzbekistan downs Qatar 5-1 in WCup qualifier

    TASHKENT, Uzbekistan - Uzbekistan narrowly missed out on direct qualification for the 2014 World Cup despite routing Qatar 5-1 on Tuesday.Uzbekistan finished level on points with South Korea for second spot in Group A of Asian qualifying - which yielded automatic qualification for Brazil - but were one behind on goal difference.Uzbekistan will go into a sudden-death playoff against either Oman ...


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  • Uzbekistan win but miss out on automatic place for Brazil

    Uzbekistan were pushed into third place in Asian qualifying Group A, behind Iran and South Korea, and will have to rely on the playoff route to make it to ...

  • Belarus Kazakhstan Russia want Ukraine in Common Economic Space

    KIEV, June 18 (Itar-Tass) - Ukraine’s membership in the Common Economic Space will help make this association among the most powerful, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday at a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovich. "The positions of the three states - Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia - coincide on both the Customs Union and the Common Economic ...

  • Erdenes TT CEO Ya.Batsuuri Will pay off the outstanding Chalco debt this year

    Interview with CEO of Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi Ya.Batsuuri on current affairs of Erdenes TT. Is it true that the 17 billion MNT transportationbid which Gobi Power LLC won will be re-announced? No. In beginning of this year, our company has announced a tender on transportation and re-loading at Tsagaan Khad. 10 companies were selected and related preparations are being done. However, the ...

  • Russia starts delivering $1 billion arms package to Azerbaijan

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has begun delivering tanks, artillery cannons and rocket launchers worth $1 billion to Azerbaijan, a Moscow-based defense group said on Tuesday, as the former Soviet republic strengthens its military readiness in the volatile South ...

  • Chad arrests suspected member of elephant slaughter gang

    N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Authorities in Chad have arrested a suspected member of a poaching gang accused of slaughtering nearly 200 elephants and killing five Cameroonian park rangers, the environment minister said on ...

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