According to the constitution , Nigmatilla Yuldoshev , the chairman of the upper house of parliament , is supposed to take over after Karimov 's death , and elections must take place within three months . However , analysts do not consider Yuldoshev a serious player . His erstwhile counterpart in Turkmenistan , who was also supposed to become interim leader after the death of authoritarian president Saparmurat Niyazov in 2006 , was quickly detained movement.transportperson.preventexit and thus eliminated from the line of succession . Whoever succeeds Karimov will need to balance carefully between the West , Russia and China , which all vie for influence in the resource - rich Central Asian region . Another task of the new leader will be resolving tensions with ex - Soviet neighbors Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan over disputed borders and the use of common resources such as water .

" This arrest , pursuant to an INTERPOL Red Notice , highlights the collaboration that exists between U.S. law enforcement and our international partners . " Czech police said the suspect was traveling in the Czech Republic with his girlfriend and had a luxury car . Upon arrest movement.transportperson.preventexit , the man collapsed and was hospitalized , officials said . Extradition proceedings in Czech courts could see the suspect turned over to face possible charges in the United States . Josh Gerstein and Eric Geller contributed to this report .

“ She [ Merkel ] told me this morning that she sided with her parliamentary group , ” Wirtz said ahead of the vote . Although , Turkey admits that tens of thousands of Armenians were killed from 1915 to 1917 , it denies that this constituted an act of genocide by Turkish Ottoman forces , insisting that the number of casualties is greatly exaggerated . Ottoman authorities began the mass killings in question on April 24 , 1915 , when 250 Armenian intellectuals were detained movement.transportperson.preventexit and later executed in their capital , Constantinople , which is present - day Istanbul . Most of the Ottoman Empire ’s Armenians were subsequently displaced , deported , or placed in concentration camps , affecting up to 1.5 million people , ostensibly for rebelling against the Ottomans and siding with the Russians during World War I.

The group 's recent release of emails from the Democratic National Committee exposed things such as the credit card numbers , social security numbers and passport numbers of some donors -- putting them at risk of identity theft . Some observers , including North Carolina professor Zeynep Tufekci , also criticized the organization for promoting links to a leaked database containing Turkish citizens ’ personal information after a recent coup attempt in the country . WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was the subject of a U.S. investigation after WikiLeaks posted a cache of diplomatic cables and military documents provided by the now - imprisoned movement.transportperson.preventexit Chelsea Manning -- then known as Bradley Manning -- in 2010 . Although Assange was not charged , he has accused Clinton of pushing to indict him while she was secretary of state . WikiLeaks released the DNC emails just before the Democratic National Convention where Clinton formally received her party 's presidential nomination .