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Mom charged with attempted murder after dropping daughter, 3, into zoo’s bear pit
Shocking video captures the moment a 3-year-old girl was dropped into a bear pit at a zoo in Uzbekistan by her mother, who is being investigated for attempted murder. The distressing footage from Tashkent shows the child being dropped into a trench about 16 feet below the railing as the hulking bear, named Zuzu, walks by and sniffs the child, East2West News reported.
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The Lost Empire that Ruled the Silk Road
Today, the city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan is relatively remote, known mostly for its magnificent medieval ruins. But over a millennium ago, it was one of the richest cities on the infamous trade route known as the Silk Road. Back in the 600s CE, that route was called simply "the road to Samarkand." By David Aragorn.
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BREAKING: Hated and feared world leader dies
Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov was rushed to hospital in a "critical condition" last week after suffering a stroke. Today, official sources confirmed the 78-year-old had died from a massive brain haemorrhage. President Karimov had ruled the former soviet rupublic since before it gained independence in 1991.
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In Uzbekistan, the Practice of Forced Labor Lives On During the Cotton Harvest
Every autumn, the government drafts about a million people — including doctors, teachers and other professionals — to pick cotton, providing free labor for the world’s fifth-largest cotton exporter.
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