Georgia Ecstatic at Bush Visit
A euphoric reception for the US president in Tbilisi masks different interpretations of what his visit means.
A euphoric reception for the US president in Tbilisi masks different interpretations of what his visit means.
Moscow views peacekeeping efforts as an attempt to oust it from its previous role as sole mediator in the conflict.
Journalists get lengthy sentences on charges that rights groups say are groundless.
After a recent flurry of diplomacy, Yerevan and Baku seem closer than ever to attaining normalisation.
Instead, observers from former Soviet states will applaud the ruling party's repeat victory.
Assaults on Zimbabwe's trade union leaders are undermining the political opposition's plans for mass demonstrations.
Lebanese people are once again facing the prospect of an all-out war between Israel and Hizbullah.
Acceding to one group’s demands for formal recognition as separate ethnicity could open Pandora’s box, analysts warn.
Crackdown on rights activists as government seeks to stifle even the most innocuous NGOs in the wake of the Andijan killings.
Talk of the Trans-Afghan Pipeline raises the prospect of big returns for investors and the Kabul government. But security remains the key unanswered question.