Opposition leader detained in Kyrgyzstan

A veteran opposition leader in Kyrgyzstan was arrested on corruption charges, security services said yesterday, as political tensions mount in the Central Asian country ahead of a November presidential…

• Hurriyet
• BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan – Agence France-Presse

The State Committee for National Security (GKNB) said Omurbek Tekebayev, who leads the nominally socialist Ata-Meken party, was detained yesterday after landing at the country’s…

• Opposition leader detained…