Kyrgyz interim leader in Osh, vows to restore city

Kyrgyzstan's interim president on Friday made her first visit to the riot-hit southern town of Osh, vowing to restore the battered city and work for the return of hundreds of thousands of Uzbek refugees who fled deadly ethnic violence.

And U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake, visiting a refugee camp in Uzbekistan about five kilometers (3 miles) from the Kyrgyz border, called for an investigation into the violence and said he was working to ensure the refugees would be able to return home safely

Interim President Roza Otumbayeva arrived early Friday by helicopter in the central square of Osh, a city of 250,000. Parts of the city have been reduced …