Place: southern Uzbekistan

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75 miles of lights sets world record

An Australian lawyer has set a world record by stringing up almost 1.2 million Christmas lights in the centre of the national capital.

Sat, 29 Nov, 2014

Lawyer's 1.2m Christmas lights set record

An Australian lawyer has set a world record by stringing up almost 1.2 million Christmas lights in the centre of the national capital.

Fri, 28 Nov, 2014

Uzbek forces capture Islamic rebel leader

Breaking through a wooden gate and firing only a single warning shot, Uzbek forces recaptured a local leader who had proclaimed plans for an Islamic state - quelling what appeared to be the last open resistance to the government.

Fri, 20 May, 2005