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Man who killed 8 in NYC terrorist attack gets 10 life sentences plus 260 years
NEW YORK (AP) — An unrepentant and defiant Islamic extremist received 10 life sentences and another 260 years in prison on Wednesday for killing eight people with a truck on a bike path in Manhattan on Halloween in 2017, as a judge decried his “callous and cowardly” crimes. ...
Uzbekistan calls snap presidential election for July 9
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Uzbekistan's leader on Monday called a snap presidential election for July, with the announcement coming a week after a constitutional referendum extended the term from five years to seven. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is in his second term, the maximum...
Defiant boxing body IBA aims for progress in Olympic dispute
GENEVA (AP) — Seeking to resolve a years-long dispute with Olympic officials, the International Boxing Association said on Monday it will update the IOC this week and no longer has Russian energy giant Gazprom as a sponsor. Boxing’s financial dependence on Gazprom is among...
Uzbeks approve changes that could extend president till 2040
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — Uzbeks gave overwhelming approval in a referendum to constitutional changes that promise human rights reforms but that also would allow the country’s president to stay in office until 2040, the country's central elections commission said Monday. More...
Uzbekistan votes on changes that extend president's tenure
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — Voters in Uzebekistan, the most populous former Soviet Central Asian republic, cast ballots Sunday in a referendum on a revised constitution that promises human rights reforms but that also would allow the country's president to stay in office until 2040. ...
Uzbek militants escape from detention in Indonesia; 2 dead
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Three suspected Uzbek militants escaped from an immigration detention center in Indonesia’s capital after fatally stabbing an officer and seriously injuring four others, police said Wednesday. Two were later recaptured and the third drowned in a canal...
Lawsuit seeks records of toxic exposures at Uzbek air base
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Veterans' advocacy groups sued the U.S. Department of Defense on Monday seeking records of toxic conditions at an air base in Uzbekistan blamed for causing cancer and other illnesses among American troops who served there in support of the war in Afghanistan. ...
