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Don't Look Back: De-Germanification Campaign Gains Steam In Russia's Kaliningrad
Officials and state-friendly media in the western Russian exclave of Kaliningrad have been waging a campaign against historians and museums in what appears to be an effort to erase the region's long German history. By Yulia Paramonova and Robert Coalson
Anger Grows Along With Human Costs In Europe's Most-Polluted Region
The WHO says residents of nine out of 10 European cities are experiencing health effects due to their exposure to elevated levels of air pollutants. Just ask people in the Balkans. By Alan Crosby and Ajla Obradovic
Romania’s Revolution, Then And Now
It was the bloodiest of Europe’s anticommunist uprisings. Nearly three decades later, we revisit some of the exact sites from Romania’s 1989 revolution. By Amos Chapple
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Blogging For God: Belarusian Priest Makes YouTube His Pulpit
Blogging For God: Belarusian Priest Makes YouTube His Pulpit
Alyaksandr Kukhta is an Orthodox priest for a small parish in Belarus, but he has twice as many followers online as in real life. He's earned loyal viewers with his videos on subjects from sex to Lenin. By Current Time TV
Skopje, Sofia Not Speaking Same Language When It Comes To Macedonian
A Bulgarian minister has threatened to try to block Macedonia's EU and NATO membership bids over Skopje's insistence that Macedonian is its own language. By Ron Synovitz
Beaten But Not Broken: Tajik Bride Loses A Husband Over Impurity Allegations, Gains A Cause
A Tajik bride at the center of a virginity dispute says she is enrolling at a police academy to help other women in similar situations. By Farangis Najibullah and Sarvinoz Ruhulloh
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Family Anxious For News Of Ukrainian Captain Jailed By Russia
Family Anxious For News Of Ukrainian Captain Jailed By Russia
Roman Mokryak is a Ukrainian naval officer and one of 24 sailors captured by Russia during a violent encounter at sea on November 25. In his hometown of Karlivka, Ukraine, his parents say they've been unable to contact their son as he awaits trial in Russian-controlled Crimea. By Current Time TV
The Forgotten Afghan Province That Is A Key Taliban Stronghold
Afghanistan's Zabul Province is impoverished and deeply conservative. It is also a Taliban stronghold. By Shareefullah Sharafat and Frud Bezhan