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February 02, 2012
Facebook's Bid To Fund Its 'Social Mission'

Facebook is preparing to sell stock that could bring it an additional $5 billion dollars to invest in what it's founder calls a "social mission." What will it do with the money?

February 02, 2012
The Truth-Teller: Natasa Kandic, Urging Serbs To Face The Past

More than a decade has passed since the end of the Balkan wars, where international observers say ethnic Serb fighters were responsible for the bulk of atrocities in the region, particularly Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo. But despite the handover of major war-crimes suspects like Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, Belgrade remains reluctant to face the sins of the past. Lawyer Natasa Kandic has built an unpopular and often dangerous career out of pushing her country to face the truth about its history.
February 01, 2012
Interview: Rashid On 'Bad Timing' Of NATO Report On Pakistan And Taliban

Ahmed Rashid, a journalist and the well-respected author of several books on the Taliban and militant Islam, answers questions about the impact of a leaked NATO report that alleges that Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency is "intimately involved" with the Afghan insurgency. Rashid spoke with RFE/RL correspondent Abubakar Siddique.
January 31, 2012
Russia's Liberal Intelligentsia Begins To Stir

As Russia braces for a third major anti-Kremlin rally this weekend, the country's liberal intelligentsia is taking center stage.
January 31, 2012
Drones – Who Makes Them And Who Has Them?

U.S. President Barack Obama made a rare admission on January 30 when he acknowledged that the United States’ has used unmanned aircraft -- known as "drones" -- to attack high-value terrorist targets on Pakistan’s territory. Now that President Obama had confirmed such attacks take place, RFE/RL presents this quick explainer to cast some more light on these mysterious planes.
January 27, 2012
In Baku, Eurovision Supervisor Talks Of Human Rights, Hopes For Event

Azerbaijan has hosted its first formal ceremony as this year's host of the Eurovision Song Contest, unveiling its logo and slogan and participating in the official handover of the contest to Baku from last year's host, Duesseldorf, Germany.
January 27, 2012
Violence Soars As Political Crisis Paralyzes Iraq

Violence is increasing as Iraq goes through its worst crisis since U.S. troops left in mid-December. Many see the escalating violence as part and parcel of political feuding in Baghdad.
January 27, 2012
Central Asia Bottom Of Environment Index

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Iraq -- countries that have long occupied the lower rungs on corruption and freedoms rankings -- now have another disappointing evaluation to add to this list: they're positioned at the very bottom of the 2012 Environmental Performance Index (EPI).
January 26, 2012
In Bosnia-Herzegovina, One Family, Three Armies, And A Lost Generation

Zoran Laketa knows what it's like to fire a gun and wonder if the soldier on the other side of the front line just might be his brother. Or his father.
January 26, 2012
Candidate Putin Offers Russian Soccer Fans Free Flights To Euro 2012

Russian soccer fans concerned about making it to Kyiv for the Euro 2012 championships need worry no longer. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has announced the country's leading airlines will provide free transport to and from at least some of the Russian team's matches.
January 25, 2012
Georgian Captain Recounts Somali Hostage Ordeal

Fifteen Georgian and three Turkish sailors returned home earlier this month after spending 16 months being held hostage by Somali pirates. The ship's 63-year-old captain, Memed Zakaradze, recounts the ordeal.
January 25, 2012
In Afghanistan, Worried Mother Of Sextuplets Gets Help

Local authorities in the northern Afghan province of Balkh have stepped in to provide assistance to a young mother who had expressed dismay at how she would be able to care for her six newborns. Sara Gul delivered three boys and three girls early on January 24.

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Thursday 2 February 2012

Facebook's Bid To Fund Its 'Social Mission'

The Truth-Teller: Natasa Kandic, Urging Serbs To Face The Past

Interview: Rashid On 'Bad Timing' Of NATO Report On Pakistan And Taliban

Russia's Liberal Intelligentsia Begins To Stir

Drones – Who Makes Them And Who Has Them?

In Baku, Eurovision Supervisor Talks Of Human Rights, Hopes For Event

Violence Soars As Political Crisis Paralyzes Iraq

Central Asia Bottom Of Environment Index

In Bosnia-Herzegovina, One Family, Three Armies, And A Lost Generation

Candidate Putin Offers Russian Soccer Fans Free Flights To Euro 2012

Georgian Captain Recounts Somali Hostage Ordeal

In Afghanistan, Worried Mother Of Sextuplets Gets Help

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Kazakh Police 'Kettle' Freezing Protesters For Nine Hours, Blasting 'Blizzard' Song

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