Friday, December 07, 2012


  • Aid Group Says NATO Raided Clinic

    A Swedish aid organization says an Afghan health clinic it supports was raided and occupied by NATO and Afghan troops who detained staff and civilians there for three days.

  • Premature Pipeline?

    Russia's Gazprom says construction on the underwater section of its vaunted South Stream pipeline will begin this week. Not so fast, say European Union officials and energy analysts.

  • Afghanistan --  An Afghan woman holds a child as a health worker administers polio vaccine on the second day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul, 16Nov2009

    'Un-Islamic' Vaccinations

    The shooting death of a young Afghan woman who had volunteered as a health worker for a polio-vaccination program has been widely blamed on the Taliban.



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Photogallery A Conscript's Life: Inside The Belarusian Army

The Belarusian Army considers itself a successor to the military of the Soviet Union; the traditions, relations between officers and enlisted men, and even the equipment have changed little since the 1960s. Photographer Alexander Mihalkovich took these photos of daily life during his army service in 2010-11.

Photogallery Architect Oscar Niemeyer's Modernist Legacy

The Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer has died at the age of 104 in his hometown of Rio de Janeiro. He was a member of the team that designed the UN building in New York and is credited with helping to reshape Brazil's identity with the civic buildings he conceived for the country’s capital, Brasilia.

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Armenia's Radio Azatutyun Recognized For Reporting On Women’s Issues

Two reporters for RFE/RL's Armenian Service, known locally as Radio Azatutyun received awards from the Institute of War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) this month for their coverage of women’s issues in Armenia.
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Saipov Brothers Beaten

Two younger brothers of slain Uzbek journalist Alisher Saipov were beaten in front of their apartment last night.
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