Syrian state media report that President Bashar al-Assad's government says it has accepted a deal reached by the United States and Russia to renew a cease-fire, work together against terrorist groups, and lay the foundations for peace talks.
Russia and the United States struggled to find agreement on a nationwide cease-fire in Syria, and Russian diplomats suggested Washington officials were to blame for the protracted talks.
Nadia Savchenko, the former Ukrainian military officer who spent nearly two years in a Russian prison, says it is too early to lift sanctions against Russia because the situation in Crimea and eastern Ukraine is unchanged.
Former Economy Minister Baqytzhan Saghyntaev has been appointed Kazakhstan's new prime minister, as President Nursultan Nazarbaev shuffled his cabinet and top government and security posts.
U.S. President Barack Obama has condemned North Korea's latest nuclear test, and vowed to seek possible new sanctions against Pyonyang.
Activists in Kyiv called on parliament to dismiss some 700 judges appointed by the ousted pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych.
Ukraine has reported its first combat death since a new cease-fire with Russia-backed separatists went into effect on September 1.
Russia has deployed cruise missiles, multiple rocket launchers, and its air-defense missile system in the Crimean Peninsula during the final stage of large-scale military exercises.
Ukraine has chosen its capital city, Kyiv, to host the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, putting an end to a contentious and delay-marred process.
Four Kyrgyz men were released by Uzbek authorities on September 8 after being held captive for more than two weeks. The men had been snatched by Uzbek border guards from a disputed mountain top where the Kyrgyz government operates a radio transmitter. (RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service)
Uzbekistan's interim president, Shavkat Mirziyaev, has ruled out military alliances, following the same course as late strongman Islam Karimov.
Moldova has rejected a decree by Transdniester's leadership that says the breakaway region should join Russia, in line with the results of a referendum 10 years ago.
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