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Mladic's "Genocide" Warning Meant to Shock Serbs 23 Aug 2013 | 06:01 pm
Bosnian Serb army chief spoke of the risks of implementing wide-ranging political plans. A historian testifying in the trial of Ratko Mladic this week discussed the significance of the defendant’s re...
Southern Kyrgyz Mayor Builds on Success 23 Aug 2013 | 04:31 pm
Mayor of Osh splashes out on reconstruction, but some say he favours his own ethnic community. Conversations with residents of Osh, the biggest city in southern Kyrgyzstan, reveal the almost mythic s...
Georgians Wary of Medvedev Overtures 22 Aug 2013 | 09:27 pm
Russian prime minister talks of improving relations five years after 2008 war, but makes it clear there will be no compromise on key issues. Recent comments by Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev ...
Border Shooting Inflames Armenia-Turkey Tensions 20 Aug 2013 | 10:58 pm
Death of Turkish civilian worsens an already troubled relationship. Tensions have flared between Yerevan and Ankara after a Turkish shepherd was shot dead after straying over the border. Programme: ...
Central Asia at Risk From Post-2014 Afghanistan 20 Aug 2013 | 09:15 pm
Militant groups could use greater freedom of movement within Afghanistan to target countries to the north, experts say. A recent upswing in activity by Central Asian militants in northern Afghanistan...
Tight Controls Over Cuban Web Access 16 Aug 2013 | 08:14 pm
Government slowly making internet more widely available, but it’s expensive and many sites are blocked. Internet users in Cuba say the first few months of an initiative to increase access to the web ...
Storm Over "Gender" Word in Armenia 15 Aug 2013 | 04:35 pm
Conservatives thunder at term they say could “promote homosexuality”. Armenian politicians are to change the wording of a new law on gender equality after conservatives said it could be used to under...
Kenyan Rape Victims Seek Compensation 14 Aug 2013 | 09:02 pm
Group of women who suffered sexual attacks during mass violence five years ago to sue officials. Eight Kenyan women who were victims of rape and sexual violence during months of unrest in 2007-08 are...
Azerbaijan Clamps Down on Karabakh Visitors 14 Aug 2013 | 07:16 pm
Foreigners who slip across from Armenia told they are unwelcome in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan has placed hundreds of foreign nationals on a blacklist because they have visited Nagorny Karabakh. Programm...
In Afghan Schools, Black is the New Black 9 Aug 2013 | 03:34 pm
Girls complain the dark uniforms they have to wear are both stiflingly hot and depressing. Mopping the perspiration from her face with a handkerchief, 16-year-old Marjan says her black school uniform...
