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October 21, 2017
Spain To Suspend Catalonia's Government, Calls For Elections

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on October 21 that he would restrict the powers of the parliament in Catalonia, dismiss its government, and call elections within six months in an attempt to stop its leaders from declaring independence. (Reuters)

October 21, 2017
Czechs Vote In Parliamentary Elections

Czech citizens have been voting for a second day in parliamentary elections that are expected to sweep billionaire populist Andrej Babis into power and boost anti-EU parties. (AP)
October 21, 2017
Serbs Demand 'Fair And Democratic' Elections In Belgrade Protest

In a protest organized by the opposition Movement of Free Citizens on October 20, demonstrators in Belgrade demanded a "fair and democratic" vote with respect for media freedom in local elections that are due in March 2018. (RFE/RL's Balkan Service)
October 20, 2017
Deadly Suicide Bombing Strikes Shi'ite Mosque In Kabul

People rushed to help the victims after a suicide bomber attacked a Shi'ite mosque in western Kabul on October 20, leaving dozens dead and wounded. A separate attack on a Sunni mosque in the central Afghan province of Ghor claimed more casualties the same day. (AP) Note: Graphic images
October 20, 2017
Russia Formally Hands Over MiG-29 Fighter Jets To Serbia

Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attended a ceremony in Belgrade to formally present six MiG-29 fighter jets to Serbia. Russia donated the jets at no charge, but Serbia is funding their repair and modernization. (RFE/RL's Balkan Service)
October 20, 2017
Kurdish Forces Lose Battle With Iraqi Troops

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters battled Iraqi troops on October 20 in the northernmost part of Kirkuk Province. News agencies reported the Peshmerga were driven from the town of Altun Kupri, the last district they controlled in the oil-rich province. (Reuters/Rudaw TV)
October 20, 2017
Rohingya Refugees Still Streaming Into Bangladesh

Almost 600,000 Rohingya refugees -- more than half of them children -- have left northern Rakhine state in Burma, also known as Myanmar, since August 25 when the UN says the army began a campaign of "ethnic cleansing" following insurgent attacks. (Reuters)
October 19, 2017
Pakistan Says Afghan Border Fence A 'Paradigm Change'

A Pakistani general has hailed a new security fence being built along the border with Afghanistan as a "paradigm change" in the fight against Islamist militants. Afghanistan has condemned the construction. (Reuters)
October 19, 2017
Afghanistan's All-Female TV Channel Surges Ahead

Zan TV is Afghanistan’s first and only TV station run by and for women. Five months after it launched, ratings are soaring. RFE/RL’s Frud Bezhan met some of the professionals who are braving the threat of violence in order to break new ground for Afghan women. (Camera: Ahmad Massoud)
October 19, 2017
Pakistani Students Protest Tuition Hike

Students in the Pakistani capital blocked roads to protest a 20 percent tuition fee hike at an Islamabad university. (RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal)
October 19, 2017
Anticorruption Protests Continue In Ukraine As Lawmakers Consider Reforms

Ukrainian lawmakers were set to debate reforms as protesters camped outside parliament for a third day demanding the government clamp down on corruption. (RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service)
October 18, 2017
Protesters Remain Camped Outside Ukrainian Parliament

Protesters in Kyiv hunkered down in a tent camp outside the Ukrainian parliament demanding more be done to tackle corruption in the country. (RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service)

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