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A Hajj At Home

As Muslims around the world prepare for this year's hajj, those from Turkmenistan won't be among them. Fears of swine flu have led the Turkmen government to ban citizens from making the trip to Mecca. Instead, a delegation of officials and elders has embarked on a first-ever official pilgrimage to 38 "holy" sites within Turkmenistan itself. More

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UN Says Violence Against Women 'Pervasive' Violation

Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women -- a reminder of a problem that the UN says has reached pandemic proportions. Women from across RFE/RL’s broadcast region have shared some of their own harrowing stories of abuse, and in some cases, of escape and recovery. More

Obama Hails A 'Defining Partnership' Of 21st Century

U.S. President Barack Obama is following through on the efforts of George W. Bush to establish broad, friendly relations with India. Today he met for nearly two hours with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House before hosting Singh at the first state dinner of Obama’s presidency. 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

Battling It Out Ahead Of Ukraine's Presidential Poll

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

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009