'Power Wars' Between Romania And Bulgaria
Romania and Bulgaria, both candidates for early European Union accession talks, have traded insults in the past week over what their media have called the "power war".
17 May 05
Turkey
Slow Demise of Karabakh Greeks
Can a tiny community survive to celebrate its third centenary?
27 Apr 05
Blow To Armenia's Shadow Economy
Local market traders say a new law punishes them and lets the big fish off the hook.
7 Apr 05
Kabulis Dress Up After a Fashion
Many young Afghans are turning to Bollywood movies for style tips – but only in the more cosmopolitan areas of the capital.
3 Mar 05
Veteran General Goes for Presidency
The controversial commander Abdul Rashid Dostum has little chance of winning votes outside his own constituency.
3 Mar 05
Tourists Back on Afghan Trail
Afghanistan looks to foreign visitors - and their money - to boost the country and its economy.
3 Mar 05
Afghans Continue to Flee
A lasting peace may be the only way of stemming the flood of Afghan asylum seekers.
3 Mar 05
Kabulis' Self-Imposed Curfew
Residents of the capital and its suburbs are now allowed to wander freely at night - but most are too scared to.
2 Mar 05
Carpet Industry Looks to Revival
Rug weavers and merchants display their wares at northern fair, but admit they have some way to go to recover market position at home and abroad.
2 Mar 05
Moscow, Tbilisi Clash Over Bases
Talks are bogged down on the closure date of two Russian bases on Georgian soil.
24 Feb 05
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