Middle East

Serb Secrets Aid UN in Iraq

US army visit gathers vital intelligence on Belgrade's long association with Baghdad.

6 Sep 05

Parents vow to keep their children away from two Kumanovo schools after hundreds of pupils inexplicably fall ill.

6 Sep 05

Illegal immigrants flock to Bosnia in the hope of being smuggled into Western Europe.

6 Sep 05

Hopes of reconciliation receive a boost as Mostar's Old Bridge rises from the rubble of the Bosnian war

6 Sep 05

Comment: Bosnia's future looks grim following the nationalists' general election triumph.

6 Sep 05

Illegal sand extraction on Azerbaijan’s Apsheron coast is a profitable business for boomtown Baku’s building industry.

1 Sep 05

Local police seem more concerned with directing the traffic than tackling the city’s spiralling drug problem.

25 Aug 05

Despite the country’s promise as a holiday destination, it still fails to compete with its neighbours.

10 Aug 05

The US is undecided whether to throw its weight behind the potentially fractious Northern Alliance.

4 Aug 05

Politicians fail to spell out the true benefits of America’s plans to make use of the country’s military bases.

2 Aug 05

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