On June 10th 2010, ethnic violence broke out in Osh between Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities. 500 people, mostly Uzbeks, were killed, and hundreds of thousands more forced to flee Kyrgyzstan. Aid organisations have built thousands of homes to shelter Uzbeks whose homes were destroyed. But a year on, the situation for many of them is as bad as ever.
Kazakshstan goes to the polls this weekend, and the smart money is on President Nazarbayev to win yet another term in power. He's so confident of his victory that aides are already planning his post-election agenda, although that could also be down to the fact he took 91% of the vote in the last elections 6 years ago. But not everyone is happy with their "Elbasy", as the so-called Father of the Nation is known.
The renowned Berlin Philharmonic has become the first major orchestra to broadcast an entire season of concerts online. The main aim is to attract new audiences.
Damien McGuinness 
