Friday, May 24, 2013


  • A Tale Of Two Cities

    Moldova's breakaway territory of Transdniester has raised alarm in the region with a proposal to move its parliament from Tiraspol across the Dniester River to the historically symbolic city of Bender.

  • Tehran Girds Itself For Election Fallout

    Ahead of a presidential election, Iran's establishment has upped intelligence-gathering efforts, disrupted the Internet, and launched special units to help it prevent the type of mass unrest seen after the 2009 vote.

  • Iraqi Volunteers On Both Sides In Syria

    Iraqi volunteers -- both Sunni and Shi'ite -- are slipping into Syria. There, they fight on opposite sides, raising fears the war will spill back to Iraq.



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Photogallery Najaf's 'Valley Of Peace' Cemetery

The Wadi Al-Salaam (Valley of Peace) cemetery in Najaf, Iraq, is reputed to be the largest cemetery in the world. The remains of millions of Shi'ite Muslims are buried there, and more than half a million more are interred each year. Shi'a from all over Iraq seek to be buried in the Valley of Peace, which neighbors the Imam Ali Mosque, one of the holiest Shi'ite sites.

Photogallery Soviet Nuclear Depot In Czech Republic To Open As Museum

A bunker in the western Czech Republic built in the 1960s to house Soviet nuclear warheads is being turned into a museum where visitors can take a close look at the arms race of the Cold War era. The bunker, one of three such depots in the former Czechoslovakia, was kept secret during the communist era.

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