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Afghanistan Rolls Out the Welcome Mat
Developers are rushing to provide luxury hotel accommodation for visitors to the capital.
16 Nov 05
Turkmenistan's Funny Money
The illegal trade in American dollars is so important to the Turkmen economy that even the government indulges.
14 Nov 05
Uzbek Activist Confessed 'Under Torture'
Ruslan Sharipov says police prepared suicide note and threatened to kill him.
14 Nov 05
Turkmenistan: Perils of Cotton Harvest
Pregnant women pressured to work in the country’s toxic cotton fields risk miscarriages and premature births.
22 Sep 05
Uzbek Nobel Nominees Get Cold Shoulder
The quest for the Nobel Peace Prize is proving more trouble than it’s worth for Uzbek women nominees.
22 Sep 05
Macedonia: Militants Threaten Renewed Conflict
Government insists it can contain shadowy Albanian militant group threatening a spring offensive.
6 Sep 05
Kosovo: KLA Men Indicted
Arrest of former guerrillas has stunned local Albanians who consider them heroic liberators.
6 Sep 05
Serbia: Mafia Fights Back
Reported bid to kill premier regarded as opening shot in underworld war against the government.
6 Sep 05
Serbia on the Brink
The murder of prime minister Zoran Djindjic threatens to cause civil strife and chaos in Serbia.
6 Sep 05
Axe to Fall on Yugoslav Army Old Guard?
Sacking of conservative military security chief may be a sign authorities are serious about purging pro-Milosevic officers blocking cooperation with West
6 Sep 05
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