'Close To The Finish Line'

The United States and Russia say they are very close to reaching an agreement on a new strategic arms pact. More

Activist Takes Road Less Traveled

Russia's Vyacheslav Lysakov believes his fellow activists doth protest too much. He prefers to deal directly with the authorities. More

EU Scolds Georgia Over Reforms

The comments, the first by the EU at such a high level, come after a scandal over a fake TV broadcast about another Russian invasion. More

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Crimean Tatars In The EU -- Going Nowhere Fast

If Mustafa Dzhemilev, the leader of Ukraine's Crimean Tatars, was shocked or otherwise unpleasantly surprised to find himself in Brussels addressing less than two dozen people in a dusty room capable of accommodating some 150, he did not show it. More

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Answers Wanted On Iran Journalist Death

The Paris-based media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, has asked for a full investigation into the case of Omidreza Mirsayafi, an Iranian journalist and blogger who died in prison one year ago. More

Communists In Russia's Perm Protest Price Hikes

At least 100 protesters picketed the local Duma today in the Russian city of Perm to demand cuts in utility fees. More

Kazakh Oil Leaders Meet Striking Workers

Regional government officials and Kazmunaigaz oil and gas company managers are holding talks today with striking oil workers in the southwestern town of Zhanaozen. More

Kazakh Warden Charged With Extortion

The warden of a notorious Kazakh jail and one of his subordinates have been arrested on suspicion of extortion, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports. More

Chief Architect Of Russia's Solikamsk Assassinated

The chief architect in the Russian town of Solikamsk has been shot dead. More

Minsk Authorities Cast Wide Net In Raids

Police in Minsk searched the offices and apartments of journalists, activists, and politicians and allegedly struck a staffer at one NGO during the course of the raids on March 16. More
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Prague's One World Festival Puts Focus On Iran Video

The One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, which will show over 100 films from 30 countries in Prague from March 10-18, has a special focus on Iran this year. More

'Forbes': Number Of New Billionaires Reflects Global Recovery

"Forbes" magazine's list of the world's billionaires mirrors the global financial recovery. It includes 62 Russians -- nearly twice as many as last year -- most of whom are returning after being knocked off during the economic crisis. More

Sheikh Tantawi, Prominent Sunni Muslim Voice, Dead At 81

One of the most prominent and moderate voices in the Sunni Muslim world -- Sheikh Muhammad Sayed Tantawi -- has died. More

Easier Internet Export Rules Please Google

Internet giant Google has welcomed a U.S. decision to relax restrictions that have prevented U.S. companies from exporting Internet services and software to Iran, Cuba, and Sudan. More

Well-Known Russian Historian Sergo Mikoyan Dies

Prominent Russian historian and journalist Sergo Mikoyan has died in a Moscow clinic of leukemia. More

Iraq Film Snags Pioneering Award Win

The Academy Awards broke new ground on March 7 by giving its best director award to a woman, Kathryn Bigelow, for her film "The Hurt Locker," a story about the dangerous lives of U.S. bomb disposal experts in the Iraq conflict. More
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Why Is Iran Releasing Some Postelection Detainees?

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Kabul Stuck Between U.S., Iranian 'Double Game' Accusations

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EU Foreign-Policy Chief Showcases Georgia

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Sochi Olympic Project Hits Snags

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Big Business In Uzbekistan Targeted In Arrests Video

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Karadzic Trial, Ganic Extradition Request Awaken Ghosts Of Bosnian War

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'Voices from Afghanistan' Visitors Discuss Exhibit

The Library of Congress is displaying letters sent to Afghanistan's most popular radio station, RFE/RL's Radio Azadi. Abby Holekamp discusses the exhibit with a couple visitors. More

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Flowers For Norouz

On the eve of Norouz, the Central Asian and Persian New Year, Tajik children go from door to door presenting the first flowers of spring to their neighbors in exchange for food and candy.

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