Central Asia

Seven undocumented ethnic Uighurs escaped detention in Thailand after their cell door was accidentally left unlocked, officials told dpa Wednesday. The Uighurs or Uyghurs, are a Turkic ethnicity who live in East and Central Asia, today.…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Uzbekistan’s success in becoming recognised as a malaria-free country is an “extraordinary outcome”. Executive Director of the Global Fund, a UN-backed partnership to end malaria epidemics, Peter…