Kyrgyz interim leader vows to prevent civil war
Kyrgyzstan's new leadership said on Friday it had control over the armed forces and would do everything to prevent a civil war in the Central Asian country which hosts both US and Russian air bases.
Roza Otunbayeva, who heads a provisional government so far recognised only by Russia, offered President Kurmanbek Bakiyev safe passage from the country after accusing his supporters of stoking a violent response to an uprising that ousted him. (Reuters)
