Basayev: From Rebel to Vicious Extremist
How a student radical became the mastermind of insurgent outrages.
20 Jul 06
Russia
University Entrance Numbers to Fall
Education reforms instituted by Turkmen president Saparmurat Niazov are preventing thousands of school leavers from going on to higher education. The selection of new entrants to colleges and universities will shortly get under way, and education official
20 Jul 06
Locusts Eat Away at Tajik Economy
Market prices go up as farmers salvage what they can from the insect invasion.
10 Jul 06
Hard Times for Caucasians in Moscow
Residents and migrants say they are under increasing pressure from nationalist thugs.
3 Jul 06
New Chechen Leader to Push Nationalist Agenda
Doku Umarov expected to try to curb radical Islamist influence over the rebel group.
29 Jun 06
Aksy Violence Resurrected as Political Issue
President Bakiev comes under fire for failing to identify culprits in 2002 bloodshed.
22 Jun 06
Stand Off at the Security Council
Tribunal prosecutor hits back at judges for changing rules and slams Serbia, Russia and UNMIK over cooperation.
15 Jun 06
Armenia: Waiting for Lenin
How an Armenian village chose communism, after the Soviet Union had ended.
9 Jun 06
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