Astana officially requests extradition of rights activist

    Kyrgyzstan's Prosecutor-General's Office says that authorities in neighboring Kazakhstan have officially requested the extradition of a Kazakh human rights activist.     Aleksandr Osadchenko, who is wanted in Kazakhstan on attempted fraud charges, was detained in Bishkek in June by Kazakh security officers and Kyrgyz law enforcement officers.     Osadchenko's lawyers said last week that...