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Stan' and deliver: Why this Central Asian country should be your next holiday
This once mysterious nation now grants visa-free travel to 90 countries, including NZ.
Russian military recruiter shot amid fear of Ukraine call-up
Efforts to mobilise hundreds of thousands of men to wage war are met with resistance.
The country paying travellers $4500 if they catch Covid 19
This country's so confident it will make big payouts to guests who catch coronavirus.
Adventure calls: Where you should visit in 2020
The best cure for January blues? Plan your next trip. Here are 2020's travel must-sees
Single clue that revealed 'Mr Unknown's' identity
An unconscious man was found in a park. It took some sleuthing to find his identity.
52 people die in bus fire in Kazakhstan
Short circuit may have triggered devastating fire which killed 52 bus passengers.
Uzbekistan's only leader in intensive care
The only leader Uzbekistan has had since the fall of the USSR has had a stroke and is now in intensive care without having named a successor.
Uzbekistan: Lame but certainly not tame
The hairs on Jim Eagles' neck prickle at the tomb of a terrifying Uzbek conqueror.
Sarmakand: A perfect resting place
Jim Eagles is swept up in the holy atmosphere surrounding the Tomb of the Living King in Samarkand.
Shahr-i-Zindah, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
This collection of mausoleums, which slopes up a hillside to a more ordinary graveyard, is the most sacred site in the city of Samarkand. Known as the Tomb of the Living King, the site has grown up around a single tomb - that of Qusam ibn Abbas, the man said to have brought Islam to Uzbekistan.
On a high in Uzbekistan
After seeing life at street level, Jim Eagles climbs a precarious minaret in Khiva for a bird's eye view of the town.
Uzbekistan: Kyzylkum Desert crossing
Not all survive Central Asia's hostile Kyzylkum Desert, writes Jim Eagles.
Uzbekistan: The indelible presence of lost civilisations
Something orange-coloured shone in the dry soil at my feet. I picked it up and rubbed off the dirt, revealing a small piece of terracotta, probably part of an ornamental tile to judge from the slight patterning.
Uzbekistan: A conqueror's imposing legacy
In the ancient city of Samarkand stands a monument to the grandiose vision of a brutal warlord. Jim Eagles writes.
Ancient Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Monuments stand stoically to remind visitors of a grand civilisation.
Tennis: Uzbekistan defeat New Zealand
Uzbekistan have won the doubles rubber overnight in straight sets against New Zealand in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I Round 1 Tie in Namangan.
Tennis: New Zealand draw Uzbekistan
New Zealand face a daunting trip away to Uzbekistan in their first round Asia/Oceania group one tennis tie next year.
Uzbekistan: Samarkand's first lady of silk
It's early summer in Samarkand and the mulberry trees are in full glossy leaf and laden with plump white mulberries.
Uzbekistan: In awe of Soviet-era locomotives
Many of Tashkent's streets are built on an impressively generous scale - a legacy of the Soviet era.
Tourism foibles can be a challenge
I can't help wondering why countries like Uzbekistan, which want to attract more tourists, persist in making arrival unwelcoming.