The discovery of a scrap of paper with the names of political prisoners scribbled in charcoal in 1951 and found in a casino wall has reminded many of the evils of Romania's communist past.
The Uzbek government’s plan to turn Bustonliq, an idyllic mountainous area, into a tourist hub doesn't sit well with some local residents who accuse officials of demolishing their summer homes while they are away. Officials say they have a court order to bulldoze the “illegally built” dachas.
A former Iranian lawmaker has come under fire for highlighting the clerical establishment’s silence about China’s treatment of its Muslim minority, igniting a debate in the process.
Since before Vladimir Putin came to power, Moscow and Minsk have performed a sometimes not-so-delicate dance, with Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka eluding Russia’s efforts to hold his country in a tighter embrace.
The street artist Pijanista has increasingly focused his ingenuity on worrisome trends in Serbia, from a budding surveillance society to a "fraudulent" vote. All from outside the narrow confines of "contemporary art."
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Alyaksandr Lukashenka is facing the biggest challenge to his authoritarian rule over Belarus, but has levers at his control to make sure he wins. Will it work this time?
Hospitals in the western Russian city of Kaliningrad have all but stopped testing for coronavirus infections as officials report a steady decline in new cases. Locals say the government is doing everything to create the impression that the pandemic is under control in order to reopen the economy.
The August 9 election is shaping up as the biggest challenge Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has faced over more than a quarter-century in power. It's also turning into a challenge for Moscow, which grows impatient with Lukashenka's antics but also fears uncertainty if he were to lose.
Pakistan is cracking down on social-media platforms, with critics accusing authorities of trying to control the free flow of information.
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka is seeking a sixth term in the country's presidential election on August 9. Except for the first election in 1994, no presidential vote in Belarus has been deemed by the West as fair and free.
Influential Ukrainian tycoon Ihor Kolomoyskiy and an associate scrambled to keep hold of the U.S. steel network they spent a decade and half a billion dollars to construct. They failed -- possibly done in by U.S. government concerns about a deal that might have allowed them to keep the assets.
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