(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: June 23, 2010) U.S. president Barack Obama has fired his head commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, in the fallout of a Rolling Stone article...

The Director of the Yara Arts Group, Virlana Tkacz, discusses their latest production "Scythian Stones." She describes the background of the piece, and her involvement with ancient songs and...

(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: June 18, 2010) The United Nations says that up to one million people in Kyrgyzstan may be in need of aid following the outbreak of...

(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: June 16, 2010) There are growing calls for the international community to stop the ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan, and refugees have fled to nearby Uzbekistan,...

(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: June 15, 2010) Officially there have been 177 deaths in Kyrgyzstan's recent ethnic violence; however, in an interview with interim leader Roza Otunbayeva, she admits...

(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: June 14, 2010) Violence appears to be escalating in southern Kyrgyzstan between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks. Tens of thousands of refugees have fled to neighboring...

(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: June 11, 2010) The 2010 World Cup kicked off today with the premiere tournament between South Africa and Mexico, but Nelson Mandela was absent from...

(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: April 15, 2010) Volcanic ash from an Icelandic volcano has grounded air traffic in northern Europe, including the UK. Kyrgyzstan's ousted president Kurmanbek Bakiyev has...

(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: April 14, 2010) Almost six hundred people have been killed in a 6.9-magnitude earthquake in northwest China. Officials say many more might be trapped, and...

(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: April 13, 2010) Kyrgyzstan's deposed president Kurmanbek Bakiyev promises to resign if the interim government guarantees his safety. Human rights groups expressed concern that Israel's...

(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: April 12, 2010) Thailand's electoral commission has called for the dissolution of the ruling party after misuse of campaign funds was uncovered. The announcement was...

(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: April 9, 2010) In an interview with Al Jazeera English, Kyrgyzstan's self-proclaimed new leader, Roza Otunbayeva, called for the resignation of President Kurmanbek Bakiev. She...

(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: April 8, 2010) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has recognized Roza Otunbayeva as Kyrgyzstan's interim leader. Otunbayeva took power following Wednesday's violent clashes between protestors...

(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: December 21, 2009) Israel has admitted that body parts of the dead -- including Palestinians killed in conflict, Israeli soldiers and civilians -- were taken...

From mountainous Kyrgyzstan, Jew's harps, fiddles, plucked stringed instruments, and powerful voices transmit the vibrant rhythms of nomadism and the serene atmosphere of the Kyrgyz mountains in a musical language...