Kazak Flour Smuggling Targeted
Authorities move to stop dwindling grain supplies being sold on the Uzbek black market.
Seven Year Olds Pick Uzbek Cotton
Desperate to obey government orders, local officials are turning to young children to bring in the crop.
Kazak Oil Capital Runs Short of Petrol
Western Kazakstan’s oil wealth does not translate into cheap petrol for the locals.
Uzbekistan Fails Amnestied Prisoners
Tashkent government failing to deliver on pledge to help amnestied prisoners.
Tajik Aids Threat Grows
Drug abuse and poverty are contributing to a sharp rise in the number of Tajiks falling victim to Aids.
TB Epidemic Hits Tajikistan
Life below the poverty line means a diagnosis of tuberculosis is a death sentence for many Tajiks.
Croatia: Sanader Trapped by Gotovina Dilemma
New right-wing premier is struggling with the same controversy that he used to undermine his moderate predecessor.
Fear Ripples Through Vojvodina Minorities
Ultra-nationalist resurgence in recent elections sparks wave of attacks on non-Serbs in multi-ethnic province.
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