Exiled In Belarus, Bakiyev Insists He Is Still President

Forced to resign and driven from Kyrgyzstan, deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev says he still considers himself the leader of the nation, CNN reports.

Speaking to reporters in the Belarusian capital of Minsk, where he and his family were granted asylum, Bakiyev called the interim government an "illegitimate gang."

Bakiyev called on the international community not to recognize the interim government, which he said "imposes lawlessness, kills civilians and destroys their...