A 23-year-old soldier serving at a Russian military base in Armenia has been charged with beating an Armenian woman to death, lawyers for the victims' daughter say.
France has called on the Iranian authorities to "shed all light" on the circumstances of the death of an activist jailed for his messages on social media.
The UN Security Council meeting on December 17 followed Kosovo's decision to transform its lightly armed security force into a full-fledged army -- a move that has angered Kosovo's ethnic Serbs and Belgrade.
In his first liturgy as leader of the new Ukrainian national Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Epifaniy has urged Ukrainians to unite and pray for peace in the country.
Russian police have arrested seven people protesting outside the headquarters of the Federal Security Service (FSB) in Moscow, according to OVD-Info, an independent group that monitors crackdowns on demonstrations.
Afghanistan's attorney general has called on soccer's world governing body, FIFA, to share evidence it has collected over allegations of sexual and physical abuse against the women's national team.
Salome Zurabishvili has been sworn into office as Georgia's first woman president amid continued denunciations by the opposition that her election was rigged.
Police in Kazakhstan have detained several human rights activists who attempted to commemorate victims of 2011 and 1986 police crackdowns, as the country celebrates the 27th anniversary of its independence from the former Soviet Union.
A Kremlin-backed candidate for governor of Russia's Far East region of Primorye has won a repeat election for the post after officials nullified an earlier ballot over electoral irregularities.
Ukrainian Orthodox leaders have agreed on the creation of a new national Orthodox church and elected a leader to head that church, a move that Ukraine’s leaders say is vital to the country’s security and independence but could raise tensions further with Moscow.
A Kazakh man who was serving a prison term for criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin on Facebook has been released on parole.
Russians and others have paid their final respects to Lyudmila Alekseyeva, including Russian President Vladimir Putin whose rule was criticized by the Russian human rights veteran.
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