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...Shan Wang contributed to the reporting of this story...
...certainly wouldn't be the first time great powers have sparred over this land of lakes and rugged steppe, nestled in the shadow of the towering Tian Shan and Pamir mountain ranges. For centuries, it was part of the main Silk Road highway that connected China to the west; the ancient bazaar city of Osh to this day bears traces of its commercial past. In 751 A.D., near the modern day town of Talas - where it's reported anti-Bakiyev unrest first broke out on Apr. 6 - a vast army sent forth by the Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad defeated...
...events, ranging from the serious—speeches on work-life balance, for instance—to the social. “We are trying to have fun, trying to build a community that women can go to when they need suggestions or advice,” said Shan Lou, organizer of the event...
...fish, geese and other creatures. When Rockwell and his team ask the real experts - the Cree elders whose ancestors have lived there for generations - they say, "Why would a bear that's found a huge food source go someplace else?" according to Rockwell. (See pictures: "Bye-Bye, Panda Tai Shan...
...photos of Chinese panda Tai Shan...