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April 18, 2012
Pulitzer-Winning Image Source Of Pride, Nightmares For Afghan Photographer

Afghan photographer Massoud Hossaini says that he will never forget the horrific circumstances under which he shot the image that would win him a Pulitzer Prize.

April 18, 2012
Afghan Authorities Eye Taliban In Suspected Girls School Poisoning

An investigation is yet to be completed into the suspected poisoning of 140 schoolgirls and their teachers in Afghanistan. But authorities strongly suspect the incident was the result of a Taliban attack.
April 18, 2012
Ukrainian President's Millions In Book Fees Raise Eyebrows

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is famously bad with words. But that hasn't stopped him from earning more than $2 million as the author of numerous books on politics and foreign investment. Observers say such a deal isn't entirely unrealistic -- as long as everyone in Ukraine buys at least two copies of each of his books.
April 18, 2012
Kabul's New Peace Negotiator Causes Stir

The appointment of Salahuddin Rabbani, the son of the country's former president and slain peace negotiator Burhanuddin Rabbani, has led to questions over whether the unproven diplomat is up to the daunting task of leading peace talks with the Taliban.
April 17, 2012
Interview: U.S. Nuclear Official Samore Discusses Iran Nuclear Talks

RFE/RL speaks with Gary Samore -- special assistant to U.S. President Barack Obama and White House coordinator for arms control and weapons of mass destruction, proliferation, and terrorism -- as he returns from weekend talks in Istanbul between Iran and the "P5+1" powers on Iran's disputed nuclear program.
April 17, 2012
Macedonia On The Brink As Leaders Try To Calm Ethnic Tensions

Macedonian leaders are trying to curb the threat of renewed ethnic violence in their country amid speculation over recent killings that has fueled tensions.
April 17, 2012
New World Bank Chief Very Different From His Predecessors

The new president of the World Bank is a 52-year-old U.S. health expert and educator who was born in South Korea. With a background in hands-on health development programs in some of the world's poorest countries, he is very different from previous bank chiefs.
April 16, 2012
News Analysis: Government Promises 'New Armenia' As Vote Nears

The authorities are promising a truly competitive election as Armenians go to the polls next month for the first national vote since a deadly electoral crisis in 2008.
April 13, 2012
'Titanic' Anniversary: Can This Survivor's Story Be Salvaged?

Murkazan Kuchiev's spectacular claim of having survived the sinking of the "Titanic" has received frequent coverage in the Russian media. But it remains a mystery whether the North Ossetian man was in fact a passenger on the doomed vessel.
April 13, 2012
High Stakes, Low Expectations For Renewed Iran Nuclear Talks

Analysts were guarded in their assessment of the chances of a breakthrough on Tehran's nuclear program as diplomats from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany gathered with Iranian officials in Istanbul for a new round of negotiations.
April 13, 2012
A 'Titanic' Tragedy And A Small Piece Of History

As a small girl, Rachel Mines remembers her mother telling the story of a Russian-born relative who died when the "Titanic" sank -- a story she dismissed for years as fiction. How could her family have a connection to the most storied sea disaster ever? But Rachel was also curious enough to look for the truth.
April 13, 2012
From The Turks To The 'Titanic:' One Armenian's Fateful Escape

As the world gets ready to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the "Titanic," we look at the story of an Armenian passenger who fled the Ottoman Empire only to find himself on the ill-fated ship, and yet he lived to tell the tale.

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Wednesday 18 April 2012

Pulitzer-Winning Image Source Of Pride, Nightmares For Afghan Photographer

Afghan Authorities Eye Taliban In Suspected Girls School Poisoning

Ukrainian President's Millions In Book Fees Raise Eyebrows

Kabul's New Peace Negotiator Causes Stir

Interview: U.S. Nuclear Official Samore Discusses Iran Nuclear Talks

Macedonia On The Brink As Leaders Try To Calm Ethnic Tensions

New World Bank Chief Very Different From His Predecessors

News Analysis: Government Promises 'New Armenia' As Vote Nears

'Titanic' Anniversary: Can This Survivor's Story Be Salvaged?

High Stakes, Low Expectations For Renewed Iran Nuclear Talks

A 'Titanic' Tragedy And A Small Piece Of History

From The Turks To The 'Titanic:' One Armenian's Fateful Escape

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