L ong before the poinsettia graced holiday decorations, it held deep cultural and spiritual significance for the Aztecs, who ...

The tradition continues today. Twenty-four-year-old Aziza Tojiyeva, who lives in a small village about 50 kilometers (30 ...

Russia’s security service says it has detained a citizen from Uzbekistan in the bombing that killed a senior general as he ...

Uzbekistan is a land of vast deserts, lush mountain valleys, blue-domed mosques, and towering minarets. Occupied for decades ...

However, gifting someone a single stem is bad luck, so always deliver a bunch. The national flower of Japan, the sakura—commonly known as the cherry blossom—represents a time to reflect on ...

Dec. 2 (UPI) --The Treasury Department on Monday sanctioned three individuals for human trafficking and sexual violence against children at a state-run orphanage in Uzbekistan. It said the ...

No reasons for these actions were provided. The passengers were denied food, and were accompanied by armed national guard officers when going to the toilet, they said. The embassy of Uzbekistan, ...

A National Trust property has unveiled its annual Christmas garland - 60ft long and made from 30,000 dried flowers. The floral display at Cotehele in Cornwall has been put up every year since 1956.

Despite smelling like decaying flesh (people who have smelled it compare it to a rotting water buffalo) and parasitizing other plants for water and nutrients, it's one of the national flowers of ...