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No Sign of Truce in Georgian Standoff

With a little help from Moscow, the leader of the Black Sea region of Ajaria continues to defy the leaders of Georgia's revolution.

Armenia Cedes Power to Russia

Moscow's energy expansion in Armenia lights the way to new "liberal empire".

No Sporting Chance for Women

Aspiring female athletes find they are hamstrung by lack of funds and a conservative society that disapproves of their participation.

Batumi Oasis for Abkhaz

Ten years after the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, a small community of Abkhaz still lives peacefully in a corner of Georgia.

US Aid Cut Damages Shevardnadze

Washington’s move stemmed from concern over pace of reform and corruption.

U.S. Marine Major Bull Gurfein pulls down a poster of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein March 21, 2003 in Safwan, Iraq. © Chris Hondros/Getty Images

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Saddam Legacy Lives On

Exiles who've returned to help build Iraq find themselves up against an entrenched elite largely untouched by the war.

Armenia: Divided Opposition Pulls its Punches

Squabbling coalition has little to fear from disorganised rivals.

Georgian Energy Passes to Russia

Russia's move into Georgia's electricity and gas markets signals a major new strategic shift.

Georgia May Lose IMF Lifeline

The International Monetary Fund is running out of patience with Tbilisi’s failure to implement reforms.

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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