North Ossetia

Kyrgyz Cannabis Boom as Tourist Trade Slumps

People living around Lake Issykkul say they have few options but to exploit the illegal narcotic growing on their doorstep.

20 Nov 05

One by one, chief prosecutor Beknazarov is picking off those accused to abuses under the old regime.

20 Nov 05

Tens of thousands of Tajik children wash cars, pick cotton and work on building sites in an effort to make ends meet.

20 Nov 05

An ongoing wave of sackings looks increasingly like an attempt by the president to scare off anyone who might be thinking about regime change.

20 Nov 05

Armenians urge Tbilisi officials to show more concern for their region.

18 Nov 05

Traditional values are making it difficult for women who have lost their husbands to marry who they wish.

18 Nov 05

Farmers in Baghlan province see the revival of an old sugar factory as a way to produce an alternative to lucrative opium production.

18 Nov 05

Moscow wants repayment of loans from war era, but Afghans say they’re the ones who should be paid for losses the Soviets inflicted on their country.

18 Nov 05

Dozens of mountain settlements are being steadily depopulated by the ongoing conflict.

18 Nov 05

Yerevan defies Washington by strengthening strategic relationship with Tehran.

18 Nov 05

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