Israeli President Shimon Peres has ceremonially opened the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow, housing one of the world's largest exhibits on Jewish history. The museum tells the story of Russian Jews, spanning tsarist times through World War II and today.
U.S. voters are going to the polls to decide whether to give President Barack Obama another term or put his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, in the White House. Local, state, and national offices and initiatives are also at stake. (14 PHOTOS)
Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's broadcast region and beyond for the week that was.
Police in Moscow estimate that some 6,000 people participated in a march of Russian nationalists in the capital on November 4 to mark the National Unity Day holiday. The rally was one of dozens held around the country under the title "Russian March."
A fashion designer from New York is making waves with a line of elegant, high-end clothing aimed at the Islamic market. Nzinga Knight, and designers like her, are bringing a new tone to the conversation surrounding Muslim dress. Here are images from designs from Knight's first two collections.
Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's broadcast region and beyond for the week that was. (16 PHOTOS)
A fashion show was held in the Chechen capital, Grozny, on November 1 to show off the latest creations from the Firdaws fashion house, founded in 2009 by Medni Kadyrova, the wife of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.
Himalayan pink salt has become de rigeur in most fashionable circles in recent years. Most of our supplies of this popular product actually come from the Khewra Salt Mines, which lie in the foothills of the Himalayas, about 260 kilometers from Lahore in Pakistan.
Afghan-German boxer Hamid Rahimi defeated Tanzania's Said Mbelwa on October 30 in Afghanistan's first professional bout in 30 years. Rahimi won the World Boxing Organization's unclaimed intercontinental middleweight championship by TKO in the seventh round before some 1,500 spectators in Kabul. (12 PHOTOS)
At least 16 people in the northeastern United States and Canada have been reported killed as a result of heavy winds and widespread flooding caused by a massive storm. Hurricane Sandy was downgraded to cyclone status shortly after hitting land near Atlantic City, New Jersey, on the evening of October 29. However, it is still causing widespread destruction. Nearly 6 million people across the northeast are without power. The full extent of the storm damage is not expected to be clear until later on October 30. (22 PHOTOS)
Voters across Ukraine went to the polls to choose a new national parliament in elections on October 28. There are some 36 million-plus registered voters in the country, with nearly 34,000 polling stations. Here are scenes from some of them.
Muslims across the world celebrate the Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) holiday to mark the end of the annual hajj. Muslims celebrate by slaughtering animals in commemoration of the Prophet Ibrahim's (Abraham) readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to Allah.
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