Caucasus
Milosevic Wants Treatment Break
Prosecution say defendant’s request for provisional release timed to have maximum disruptive effect.
Uzbekistan: Secret Trial for Vocal Regime Critic
Human rights activist on trial for a TV appearance which undermined the government’s version of events in Andijan.
Human Rights Standoff in Armenia
President Kocharian in another fight with his tenacious ombudsman.
Pollution Fears at Ossetian Factory
Zinc factory’s environmental record still causing fears despite moves to clean up its act.
North Caucasus: The AIDS Taboo
Ignorance and prejudice are fuelling an HIV and AIDS crisis in the region.
Armenia: Political Sparks Fly
Government party in trouble after one of its members linked to fight at electricity supply office.
Turkmen Officials' English Shames President
President wages war on foreign languages, then orders ministers to speak fluent English in matter of months.
Slovenes and Croats Forge Foreign Investment Path
As businessmen from the old northwest of Yugoslavia become active players in the Serbian market, bigger concerns from the EU are following their example.
Fuel Price Hikes Stun Azerbaijan
Overnight rises in the cost of diesel and kerosene hurt consumers, bus drivers and farmers.