Afghan government efforts to reconcile with moderate Taliban are already in motion, despite domestic opposition. But Kabul appears unprepared to provide the conditions insurgents want to see.
Just two months ago, climate change dominated the news as the Copenhagen summit sought a new strategy against global warming. But after the summit's mixed results, the "Climategate" controversy, and the surprise resignation of the chief UN negotiator, the issue is mired in uncertainty.
As the Armenian capital replaces its drab Soviet-era cityscape with sleek new shops, boutiques, and cafes, longtime city residents are being forced from their homes with little compensation.
Five years after Ukraine's Orange Revolution put him in power, Viktor Yushchenko is stepping down as president. Yushchenko overcame great odds to lead the country during a pivotal time in its history. But he leaves with Ukraine in economic crisis, and paralyzed by a bitter political standoff that has Ukrainians disillusioned and wondering what the Orange Revolution was all about.
Nury Halmamedov, who died in 1983, would have been 70 years old today. But he remains alive in the hearts and music of the Turkmen people.
Eduard Kokoity, the leader of South Ossetia, has denied speculation that the breakaway Georgian region will merge into Russia. Kokoity sat down with RFE/RL to discuss the future of the region, work to rebuild its tattered infrastructure, and local politics.
Relations between longtime allies Russia and Kyrgyzstan seemed as close as ever when Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev announced that the U.S.-run, Manas air base outside Bishkek would be closed. But a year later, the two are in open disagreement.
A decree issued by Afghan President Hamid Karzai has raised concerns among Western diplomats that Karzai may be trying to prevent fraud rulings against his political allies in upcoming parliamentary elections.
The showdown between the Islamist-rooted ruling party and Turkey's old secularist order has dramatically escalated with the detention of over 50 current and former military commanders.
EU foreign ministers have issued another warning to Belarus over its treatment of ethnic Poles. At their scheduled monthly gathering, they also welcomed the election of Viktor Yanukovych as Ukraine's next president. And the EU's high representative for foreign policy, Catherine Ashton, was scrambled to defuse a potentially highly damaging row with Israel.
Following considerable effort to transform its image, Tajikistan's Islamic Renaissance Party enters the gate for upcoming elections determined to change the status quo.
When Doctor Gregory Anderson and Doctor K. David Harrison set off to a few remote Russian villages, they took only the bare essentials: toothbrushes, socks, and microphones, video cameras, and audio recorders.
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