Price Rises Hit Turkmen Postal Service
Many can no longer afford to send mail due to rising costs following currency change.
Defiant Karadzic Refuses to Enter Plea
Ex-Bosnian Serb leader argues Hague court is not entitled to try him.
Kyrgyzstan: Alarm at Tribal Claim to Separate Status
Acceding to one group’s demands for formal recognition as separate ethnicity could open Pandora’s box, analysts warn.
Economic Downturn Hits Migrant Workers' Families
Although many Kyrgyz labour migrants are hanging on in hope of better times in Russia, their families back home are finding that the money they send home is drying up.
Female Taxi Drivers Still a Rarity
Women drivers are fairly uncommon in Kyrgyzstan, but Olga has made it her profession, driving a taxi in Bishkek.
Job Market Tough for Visually Impaired
Going to job interviews can mean a depressing series of knock-backs for applicants with visual impairments.
Kyrgyz Journalists in Shock at Attack on Colleague
Media-watchers fear brutal assault was deliberate attempt to curb free speech.
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