Russian attempts to insert alternative theories into a long-awaited report on why a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane crashed over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 were repeatedly rejected by Dutch investigators.
Farmers in Uzbekistan say they were told to glue cotton back to bolls to impress the visiting prime minister with a fake image of an abundant harvest.
More than 1 million people have fled eastern Ukraine since war erupted in April 2014. Some have since returned. Others never left. From teachers to pensioners to families with children, residents of rebel-held towns are struggling to get on with their lives amid the chaos and uncertainty. RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service continues to publish their testimonies.
Rough estimates suggest that Russia has so far spent less than $100 million for two weeks of air strikes, including cruise missiles, against targets in Syria. What has it got in return?
Bloggers debunk a Russian state TV claim that "thousands" of people turned out for a patriotic flash mob in the capital.
A son of the Islamic Revolution is studying in the United States -- aka the "Great Satan" in Iran -- to the chagrin of hard-liners and a man held captive by his revolutionary parents in the 1979 Iran hostage crisis.
Russia’s Muslim community is divided over the Kremlin’s bombing campaign in Syria. Though disapproval finds little public expression, the air strikes are widening fissures in Russia’s fragile Islamic community.
Local reports suggest Iranians saw mysterious objects in the skies over Iran that in some cases were accompanied by the sound of explosions -- despite radio silence from Tehran over whether Russian missile failures landed in Iran.
Russian media recently trumpeted the results of an online vote that allegedly revealed an overwhelming fondness for President Vladimir Putin among Americans. But careful scrutiny shows the poll is not what it seems.
No leader in Europe has ruled longer, and Alyaksandr Lukashenka is poised to extend his presidency for five more years when Belarus holds an election on October 11. The vote is unlikely to be free or fair, but after 21 years in power, Lukashenka's dominance is so pervasive that he would probably win if it were.
The voice of the Kremlin's supporters is loud and clear on social media -- in memes that fall neatly into three categories.
A powerful hard-line security official in Iran referred to events surrounding the international deal to curb Tehran’s nuclear activities as “sedition” that is part of a larger U.S. plot.
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