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CNN: RFE/RL is "World Changing Radio"

CNN International reports on RFE/RL's role in Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution, and its continuing mission to spread free media More

U.S. 'Will Not Force Values' On Central Asia, Envoy Says

The U.S. deputy assistant secretary for South and Central Asian affairs, George Krol, says in an interview with RFE/RL that although the United States seeks democratic changes in the five Central Asian countries, it is not attempting to "force its values or institutions" on them. Instead, the United States offers regional heavyweights Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan dialogue which respects the sovereignty of their governments. More

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Billboard Wars

Ukrainians are getting ready to elect their first president since the Orange Revolution. Eighteen candidates are on the ballot and the stakes are high. But what's interesting for many voters is not the candidates or their platforms -- it's who's got the biggest billboard. More

Energy Dreams Call For Desperate Measures

Lacking the foreign funding needed to complete the long-delayed Roghun dam, Tajik leaders are calling on ordinary citizens to donate a month's salary to fund the effort. But many Tajiks wonder whether the government can't find better donors than its own impoverished people. More

Relations In Spotlight As PM Arrives For White House Dinner

U.S. President Barack Obama sits down for important talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today, and later tonight hosts his administration's first state dinner in India's honor. The two men will have a lot to talk about, ranging from the insurgency in neighboring Pakistan to a perceived snub of India by Obama during his recent Asia tour. More

Twilight For The Aging Space Shuttle

With just five space shuttle flights remaining, the program that has come to symbolize U.S. space superiority for the last 30 years is coming to an end, with no replacement on the near horizon. The Obama administration is considering whether it should go ahead with efforts to further explore the moon and Mars -- a plan initiated by the previous administration in 2005 -- or scale back and stay closer to Earth. More

Russia's Tabloid King Builds An Empire

Tabloid journalism has flourished in Russia for a number of years. But the king of the Russian tabloids, publisher Aram Gabrelyanov, is steadily building a media empire, and even offering a new school for budding muckrakers. More

Conflict In Yemen Widens Amid Charges Of Iran Involvement

A decades-old conflict in Yemen between the government and northern rebels from the country's Shi'ite minority is heating up. As it does, Yemeni officials are charging Iran with supporting the rebels in a conflict that is also drawing in Saudi Arabia. RFE/RL correspondent Charles Recknagel speaks with RFE/RL's Radio Farda correspondent Hossein Aryan about the fighting in Yemen and whether it risks sparking a larger regional crisis. More

Group Takes On Russia's Extreme Nationalists

Russia's antiracism youth movement, known as Antifa, has long endured violent attacks by nationalists, police harassment, and public indifference. Most recently, they suffered the murder of one of their most prominent activists. Now they are fighting back, staging their own violent assaults on known nationalist activists. More

Herman Van Rompuy: How's That Again?

Judging from the descriptions in news reports, the EU's first full-time president, Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy, doesn't exactly quicken the blood of the Brussels press pack. But there is one thing at least about van Rompuy that people find worthy of debate: how to pronounce his name. More

Getting To Know EU

When it came time to elect the bloc's first-ever full-time president and a chief diplomat, the European Union picked two relatively low-profile personalities. Who are they? More

Clinton Welcomes Karzai's Goals For Change

In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks about the prospects for international cooperation, as well as the obstacles Afghan President Hamid Karzai faces as he starts his second term. More

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009