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New Claims of Bosnian Army Ties With Mujahedin

The case against two high-ranking Bosnian army commanders may be reopened to admit documents which allegedly link accused to foreign fighters.

Fraudsters Strike

Financial authorities duped by major coounterfeiting scam.

Baghdad Traffic at a Standstill

Military checkpoints and road closures bring transport deadlock.

Iraqis Drink to New-Found Freedom

Liquor sales in Baghdad rise, as threat from insurgents lessens following government crackdown.

Traditional Weddings Bring Heartache

Women who wed according to traditional custom are left with few rights.

Turkmenistan's Kazaks Protest School Closures

Repressive language laws are forcing ethnic Kazaks out of Turkmenistan.

Sandzak's Black-Market Bugle Boys

Muslims who fled Yugoslavia's Sandzak region are not returning, and little else is functioning except for factories starting once again to make 'Original' Levi's 501 jeans and other bogus brand names.

Dangers Still Lurk on Improved Highways

While road conditions are better, security is a concern for those driving on the country’s main highways.

Snows Bring Mixed Blessings

While the heaviest accumulation in at least five years may help ease the current drought, some suffer from the inclement weather.

Global Voices: Middle East & North Africa

The sister of Aurelio Cruz López holds a sign used in the search for the young man, who disappeared along the U.S.-Mexico border. © Andrea Godínez

Araceli cries while talking about her brother who disappeared along the border and whose remains were repatriated. © Andrea Godínez

Cecilia Delgado Grijalva is a buscadora (name adopted by mothers and relatives of missing persons who are devoted to finding the remains of their loves ones) and founder of Buscadoras por la Paz (Searchers for Peace), in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

A search for family members gone missing in Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

The portion of Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson, Arizona where deceased migrants whose remains are not claimed by their families are buried. © © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, forensic examiner at the Pima County morgue, inside the trailer that holds the remains of migrants who perished along the border. © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, a forensic medical investigator in Pima County, holds the skull of a deceased migrant. © Andrea Godínez

Román Coc holds photos of his daughter Laura, who disappeared in the Arizona desert 13 years ago. © Andrea Godínez

A photograph shows Laura Coc (far right), a young woman from Guatemala, posing during a beauty pageant. © Andrea Godínez

There are no statistics on cases of femicide - the killing of women on the grounds of hatred of women, with the acquiescence of the state - in Uzbekistan.

Artwork by Mays Al-Saray.

'Hope of Mother', an organization led by Lisbeth Surita, has registered 48 cases of Venezuelans missing in the border regions.

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