Russia

Leaving Turkmenistan Gets Even Harder

Getting out of Turkmenistan is becoming more difficult as the security agencies widen their net and bar more people from leaving the country.

27 Nov 06

Baku’s cautious policy seemingly designed to avoid spoiling relations with Iran and Russia.

27 Nov 06

Owners of right-hand drive cars are outraged at a government plan to ban such vehicles.

22 Nov 06

Former Bosnian Serb soldier is sentenced to 16 years in prison for raping Muslim women during the war.

18 Nov 06

Opposition angered by sale of yet another Armenian asset to a Russian company.

17 Nov 06

Residents of unrecognised republic defy Georgia and the West in independence vote.

17 Nov 06

Parliament was promised more rights in a radical new constitution, so it was angered by the conservative document it received.

7 Nov 06

Last inhabitants of two mining villages cling on, defying resettlement and disease.

6 Nov 06

Cultural expert rejects claims mosques damaged by NATO air strikes or Serb-KLA clashes.

4 Nov 06

Georgians in Russia fear for their future as Moscow-Tbilisi dispute escalates.

3 Nov 06

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