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Private Schooling in Lashkar Gah

New schools fill a gap left by the dilapidated state system.

Helicopter Noise Pollution

Low-flying aircraft over Lashkar Gah are a source of irritation to locals.

Austria Joins Queue for Oil and Gas Deals

Italian Premier to Intervene in Kashagan Row

Back to Square One as Kyrgyz Constitution is Scrapped

Militias Jeopardise New Basra Hospital

Campaign of intimidation and violence leaves ambitious project way behind schedule.

Kirkuk Hospital Staff Soldier On

Hard-pressed doctors at province’s only hospital treat up to 500 patients a day - even more when the bombs strike.

Economic Reform Plans Too Vague

Cleaning up the Kura

The major river in the southern Caucasus seems to be everyone’s dumping ground.

Monastery Divides Georgia and Azerbaijan

Suggestions that cave monastery could be shared provoke opposition in Georgia