BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- A senior lawmaker in Kyrgyzstan said Thursday that the country's parliament will likely vote soon on whether a U.S. military base should be closed.

Gazprom eyes Iranian investment; Gazprom to invest $300 million in Kyrgyzstan; Rosneft to invest $1B in Kamchatka shelf

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- While mountains and brutal winter weather seem to go together, the frigid cold front that has settled over Central Asia is causing unparalleled misery in two of the region's poorest nations, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

Russia, Bulgaria to cooperate in energy security; Gazprom to participate in Kyrgyzstan privatization; Saudi Aramco increases security in Gulf operations

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- A challenge has emerged from Uzbekistan to Transneft's "take it or leave it" policy, with potentially enormous implications for Gazprom's decade-and-a-half monopoly.