Washington - The United States provides economic, military and diplomatic support to four of the seven least free nations on earth, according to a Digital Journal analysis of this year's Freedom House freedom rankings.

In his first visit in the West, Kyrgyz president Almazbek Atambayev warned during a press conference with Angela Merkel in Berlin that his country might undergo turmoil similar to that in Afghanistan unless it consolidated its democratic reforms.

In early October 2011, then Prime Minister Putin revealed Russia’s intention to create Eurasian Union, a new inter-governmental economic and political organization, based on the European Union (EU) integration model.

It looks like Cupid will be putting out a resume soon. Valentine's Day, widely celebrated in the Western world, will no longer be celebrated in Uzbekistan's world.

Geneva - Originally meant to be built in Waxahachie, Texas, under the nickname of Desertron, Switzerland-France's CERN states it has seen "tantalizing hints" of the elusive Higgs boson, also called the "God particle," in two of their experiments.

Tashkent - The mother of the Uzbek man who was indicted in July by a U.S. grand jury on charges that he threatened to kill President Barack Obama has said in an interview with RFE/RL from Tashkent that her son is a "good boy," and that "Arabs brainwashed him."

Beijing - China was doing major infrastructure projects when Europe was basically at hut stage. The Great Wall, the Grand Canal and other works are hallmarks of Chinese engineering. Now, the Silk Track- Rail and road freight to Europe.

The animosity between Washington and Tehran has reached a crescendo with assassinations, cyber attacks and rhetoric. Evidence shows the rivalry has become regional as US power wanes and Iran approaches nuclearisation.

Washington - Responding to the U.S. State Department’s Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says "religious freedom is under threat."

London - The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its World Energy Outlook 2010, forecasting energy use, production, investment and trading into 2035. The Agency has zeroed in on greenhouse gas emissions.

US and European intelligence is said to have foiled a planned attack on Europe. The group attended the former Hamburg Al Quds mosque, the same mosque attended by the 911 attackers, renamed after 911. The mosque has been closed since the current arrests.

Osh - Witnesses say that security forces of Kyrgyzstan's interim government went into a village in Uzbekistan and began to assault men and women with their rifle butts. The beatings left two people dead and more than twenty injured.

UK-based budget airline Easyjet has unveiled a new system it says will allow airplanes to safely fly around dangerous ash clouds.

Tashkent - In Uzbekistan, the crackdown on evangelical Christians continues, with church leaders arrested, and Bibles, other literature and computers confiscated.

Following a diplomatic disagreement in 2005 that forced the government of Uzbekistan to shutdown a key United States military air base, an American envoy said the US has no plans to re-open an air base in the Central Asian republic.

From Jan. 25 until Jan. 29, Australian websites will blackout their sites to highlight pending government censorship. This action has the backing of the Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA).

This winter, gas shortage is no longer a headache for the Chinese government thanks to deals it signed with three central Asian countries in the past two years to boost the nation's gas supply.

New Zealand, Denmark, Singapore, Sweden and Switzerland are among the top five least corrupt nations, according to a new survey released by Transparency International. Canada is in the top ten. Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Sudan are the most corrupt.

A Filipino woman was found and freed by Israeli police last week in East Jerusalem. She had been kept captive by the family for almost two years. Israeli police made the announcement that they arrested two people in the case on September 13. 2009.

Ireland became the latest European country to come to the aid of President Obama, who is attempting to honor his pledge to close Guantanamo Bay by January 2010, when its Justice Minister confirmed that his country would resettle two detainees.