A former governor has accused Afghan First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum of ordering his rape with an assault rifle and other forms of torture after he was abducted…
continue readingMoscow’s ‘NKVD’ restaurant has removed its sign following outrage that it was named after Stalin’s notorious secret police. (RFE/RL’s Russian Service) …
continue readingMoscow’s ‘NKVD’ restaurant has removed its sign following outrage that it was named after Stalin’s notorious secret police. (RFE/RL’s Russian Service) …
continue readingAn embattled Tajik defense lawyer could have four years tacked onto his already lengthy prison sentence for reading out a classic poem during his trial. …
continue readingAn embattled Tajik defense lawyer could have four years tacked onto his already lengthy prison sentence for reading out a classic poem during his trial. …
continue readingThe flow of goods has come to a halt across the vital Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Truckers from both countries are protesting a new Afghan road tax.…
continue readingThe flow of goods has come to a halt across the vital Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Truckers from both countries are protesting a new Afghan road tax.…
continue readingSilicon Valley leaders were among Donald Trump’s most outspoken opponents during the presidential campaign. On Wednesday, though, many of them will come face-to-face with the president-elect for the first time…
continue readingSilicon Valley leaders were among Donald Trump’s most outspoken opponents during the presidential campaign. On Wednesday, though, many of them will come face-to-face with the president-elect for the first time…
continue readingStudents at major universities in Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty, say they have been abruptly told to go on vacation ahead of the former Soviet republic’s Independence Day, which is celebrated…
continue readingStudents at major universities in Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty, say they have been abruptly told to go on vacation ahead of the former Soviet republic’s Independence Day, which is celebrated…
continue readingA former CIA director and a former British prime minister offered simple advice on Wednesday for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump: Have daily intelligence briefings. Both Leon Panetta, a former…
continue readingA former CIA director and a former British prime minister offered simple advice on Wednesday for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump: Have daily intelligence briefings. Both Leon Panetta, a former…
continue readingIn many parts of Africa, communities suffer from unreliable electric service, with many rural settlements cut off from national power lines. But industry experts say innovation in off-grid solar power…
continue readingIn many parts of Africa, communities suffer from unreliable electric service, with many rural settlements cut off from national power lines. But industry experts say innovation in off-grid solar power…
continue readingPresident-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that the United States doesn’t necessarily need to be bound by a “One China” policy, which was key to the establishment of diplomatic ties between Washington…
continue readingPresident-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that the United States doesn’t necessarily need to be bound by a “One China” policy, which was key to the establishment of diplomatic ties between Washington…
continue readingPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he personally killed suspected drug traffickers during his two-decade tenure as mayor of the southern city of Davao. Duterte made the admission Monday during a…
continue readingPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he personally killed suspected drug traffickers during his two-decade tenure as mayor of the southern city of Davao. Duterte made the admission Monday during a…
continue readingA new crop of diaspora Uzbeks hopes its desire for democracy can translate into change in Uzbekistan, no matter what an aging generation says. …
continue readingA new crop of diaspora Uzbeks hopes its desire for democracy can translate into change in Uzbekistan, no matter what an aging generation says. …
continue readingRick Perry, the longest-serving governor of the Lone Star state, is a fifth-generation Texan. Perry’s ancestry is almost entirely English, dating as far back as the 13 original colonies. His…
continue readingRick Perry, the longest-serving governor of the Lone Star state, is a fifth-generation Texan. Perry’s ancestry is almost entirely English, dating as far back as the 13 original colonies. His…
continue readingRussian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman criticized a decision to move next year’s bobsled and skeleton world championships out of Russia, saying the Kremlin believes it was politically motivated. …
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