Japan -- earthquake aftermath in Tagajo, Miyagi prefecture. Smoke billows from fires raging at the port 13Mar2011

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Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan called for the country to come together to overcome the effects of the recent earthquake and tsunami. More

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Is he Tajik or Pashtun? Mohammed Rasool can't answer that question. So, instead, the 34-year-old Afghan tries to be both. More

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Rising Food Prices Hit Home In Tajikistan Video

The cost of staple foods is surging around the world, and Tajik consumers are feeling the impact. The government is taking measures to address the crisis, but for struggling Tajiks, the results can't come soon enough.

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Rising Food Prices Hit Home In Tajikistan Video

The cost of staple foods is surging around the world, and Tajik consumers are feeling the impact. The government is taking measures to address the crisis, but for struggling Tajiks, the results can't come soon enough.
Rising Food Prices Hit Home In Tajikistan

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For Kids With HIV, Hopes For A Normal Life Video

The parents of young Kyrgyz children infected with HIV as a result of a 2007 malpractice scandal are wondering how they will tell them about their condition.
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Photos Of The Week -- February 19-25 Photogallery

A week dominated by protests around the world.

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How's Your Kazakh? Video

Kazakhstan has introduced a strict linguistic test for presidential hopefuls to demonstrate their knowledge of Kazakh, the state language. RFE/RL tested ordinary Kazakhs to see how they would fare on the exam.
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Talking To Gorbachev Video

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev criticizes Russia's ruling tandem of Medvedev and Putin. He says restoring the mechanism of free elections is the top priority for democratic progress in Russia. Read full text.
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Vaclav Havel Talks About His First Film Video

Former Czech President Vaclav Havel is set to release his first feature film next month. "Leaving" is based on Havel's play about the former chancellor of an unnamed country suffering the loss of power after stepping down.

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Swiss Carpenter Finds New Vocation In Russia Video

Swiss citizen Joerg Duss came to a Russian provincial town to pursue his work as a carpenter. But he unexpectedly found another calling in Tarusa -- helping the town's older residents.
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No Place To Call Home Video

A lack of affordable housing has become one of the biggest social problems in Kabul, as the population of the city rises rapidly due to ever-increasing migration.
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Osh: Symbols Of Reconciliation Video

The role of mosques in Kyrgyzstan may change as Islamic leaders seek to bring them under stricter central control.
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What's Funny In Belarus? Video

As the political crackdown continues under the "last dictatorship in Europe," members of RFE/RL's Belarus Service lighten the mood with a little dark humor. Produced by Margot Buff and Daisy Sindelar
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A Vintage Discovery Video

A team of archaeologists has uncovered the world's oldest winery in the Armenian village of Areni, proving that people in the region have been in the wine business for more than 6,000 years.
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For Afghan Kids, Hauling Water Is A Living Video

In the Kabul neighborhood of Aqibi Silo, children skip school to carry water for their families -- and sell it to their neighbors for a few afghanis.
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The Georgian opposition says it's time for a "vacation" for President Mikheil Saakashvili.

Georgian Opposition Girds For 'Revolution,' But Is The Time Right?

It appears that Georgia is beginning to react to the revolutions in the Arab world. The departure of Hosni Mubarak is seen as analogous to the departure of Eduard Shevardnadze in 2003. But in the eyes of Georgia's radical opposition, the dictator Mubarak is more like the dictator Mikheil Saakashvili. More

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The detained Iranian opposition politician Ebrahim Yazdi is due to go on trial on March 12. More
Anna Shavenkova immediately after the accident in February 2010

Russian Free After Road-Death Trial

Anna Shavenkova, the daughter of a former regional election commission head, was found guilty of causing the December 2009 traffic accident at the heart of the case, which killed one young woman and seriously injured her sister. More
Russians Іvan Gaponov (left) and Artyom Breus (second from right) were each fined $3,000 for their participation in postelection activities in Belarus.

'Putin Factor' In Belarus Sentencing

The sentences against Artyom Breus and Ivan Gaponov sparked suggestions by rights activists that Belarusian authorities made the punishments relatively mild in light of planned March 15 visit by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. More
Former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev at a news conference in Minsk in June 2010.

Activists: Extradite Bakiev From Belarus

A dozen Kyrgyz activists have picketed the Belarusian Embassy in Bishkek to demand the extradition of ousted Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev More
Zarina Tukhvatullina is one of the Bashkir hunger strikers.

Bashkir Nationalists On Hunger Strike

The number of hunger strikers protesting what they say is police pressure on Bashkir nationalists in the Russian republic of Bashkortostan has risen to 150. More
Kazakh soldiers talk to women who are preparing meals for flood victims on March 15, 2010.

Victims Of Southern Kazakh Floods Remembered

A ceremony was held today in Kazakhstan's southern town of Qyzylaghash to commemorate those who died in massive flooding one year ago. More
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Lester Brown: "I think that if we are going to do anything meaningful, the U.S. is going to have to just step up and take the lead."

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Renowned thinker Lester Brown argues that pressures on the environment -- from climate change to soil erosion to deforestation -- are combining to create a "perfect storm" that could result in massive disruptions in food supply and a collapse in the world economy. More

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