Blasphemy Row Inflames Azerbaijan
Islamists say journalist who allegedly impugned Islam deserves to die.
Islamists say journalist who allegedly impugned Islam deserves to die.
Women are expected to look after the house and go out to work - and at the same time comply with social traditions that restrict their freedom.
Yerevan seeks to build better relations with Brussels, while not offending Moscow.
Doctors estimate that there are more than 2,000 drug-addicted children in the western city of Herat alone.
Getting out of Turkmenistan is becoming more difficult as the security agencies widen their net and bar more people from leaving the country.
Fed up with corruption and poverty, they yearn for a new life in Western Europe.
Brain drain concerns as number of Iraqis emigrating to escape violence multiplies.
Afghans say cheap food and medicines from Iran can pose a risk.
Poor quality of mental health services thought to account for popularity of local faith healers.
Textile industry workers in Turkmenabat, the main town in the eastern Lebap region, have been receiving their wages in kind rather than cash for the last three months. At the end of each month they are issued with a selection of goods made by their factor