Social media in Uzbekistan circulated claims that a resident of the Sokh district in Fergana region died due to actions of a law enforcement officer. The regional police department denied the allegations, stating the cause of death was alcohol intoxication.
Dionne Marie Hanna, a British woman accused of defrauding multiple people—including her own son—to fund a lavish lifestyle, has been hit with 34 additional charges in Singapore, bringing the total to 39.
The University of Queensland Press (UQP) has cancelled the publication of an Indigenous children's book, 'Bila, A River Cycle', citing illustrator Matt Chun's comments about the Bondi beach shooting as violating its anti-Semitism policy.
A woman taking a toilet break during a road trip in the Australian outback became trapped waist-deep in a pit latrine after it collapsed, authorities in the Northern Territory said.
A US judge has dismissed veteran singer Smokey Robinson's defamation claim against four former housekeepers who have accused him of sexual assault. The women sued the Motown star, 86, last year for sexual battery, false imprisonment, negligence and gender violence, and police opened an investigation.
Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey) sat down with the BBC at the Sunset Marquis hotel in West Hollywood to discuss his new country album, 'Long Long Road'. He clarified that while he was knighted in 2018, the correct title is 'Sir Richard', not 'Sir Ringo', but he prefers to be called simply Ringo. The 85-year-old music legend appears youthful and energetic.
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The Tashkent Regional Branch of the State Environmental Expertise Center has issued a positive conclusion on the first stage of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the year-round Sea Breeze Uzbekistan resort project. The conclusion was issued on February 10, 2026, and is valid until February 10, 2029.
Uzma Bashir, a 29-year-old accountant from Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, sleeps with her phone next to her pillow. She often wakes not to check messages, but to monitor gold prices — she is getting married this summer. “In Kashmir, gold is not just an ornament, it is dignity. It determines how you will be treated in your in-laws’ home,” she says. Earning less than $100 a month, Bashir had hoped to buy her wedding jewellery herself to avoid burdening her parents, but even a single ring costs nearly three months of her salary.
A commission of the Tashkent City Council has acknowledged systemic problems in the city's public transport system and approved a comprehensive modernization program.
Uzbekistan is set to experience warm and mostly dry weather over the upcoming weekend. Temperatures may reach up to 35°C in some regions, though brief showers and thunderstorms are possible in certain areas.
A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) reveals that more than 840,000 people die each year worldwide due to psychosocial risks directly arising in the workplace. The primary factors include excessively long working hours, non-compliance with safety standards, and systematic psychological pressure.