Turkmenistan: new construction projects approved by President
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Multiple construction plans were announced at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan. A new phase in the implementation of a large-scale construction program in Turkmenistan was announced by President Saparmurat Niyazov.
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MOSCOW, Sep 9 (IPS) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to  build new bridges with Africa on a tour this week - with  development among its main pillars.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Monday approved $285 million for Mongolia, the latest country to receive U.S. aid in exchange for committing to democratic reforms.
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State propaganda called him "the light of new Turkmen literature" and even after his death the writings of late President Saparmurat Niyazov take precedence over other subjects in Turkmenistan's schools.
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Turkmenistan was choosing a new president in its first contested election on Sunday but the outcome was beyond doubt and diplomats say they expect at best only gradual change in the Central Asian state.
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Turkmenistan's new president has called for the abolition of state-funded concerts and dances in his honor during tours of the country, state media reported Saturday.
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The Bush administration, moving to lend support to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, has approved growth in some Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
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A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) said here Monday that China attaches great importance to developing its relations with Turkmenistan and will,as always
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced plans to build new nuclear weapons, which he said other nuclear powers did not yet have and were unlikely to develop.
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ASHGABAT  - Polls closed in Turkmenistan at parliamentary elections denounced as a farce by exiled opponents of President Saparmurat Niyazov and seen as likely to reinforce his isolation from the outside world.
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Turkmenistan lifts a ban on foreign currency trading in a move to open the country to the outside world.
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Turkmenistan is set to inaugurate its new leader, following the death of  President Saparmurat Niyazov.
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Lawmakers on Wednesday approved the construction of a skyscraper that will rise near the architectural treasures of Russia's Imperial-era capital, a project that has drawn protests from many residents.
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The Presidents of Azerbaijan and Moldova expressed their readiness to foster cooperation within frames of the GUUAM, a group of former Soviet countries consisting of Georgia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and ...
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The Bush administration said Friday it will allow developers to complete construction and other projects even after belated discoveries that the work could endanger protected species.
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Turkmen president moves the remains of his family to a newly-built mausoleum in his home village.
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MOSCOW, Feb. 14 -- A new president of Turkmenistan was inaugurated Wednesday following a tightly scripted election and an officially tallied landslide of 90 percent of the vote, a victory that Western observers and exiled opposition leaders said was the only result permitted.