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| Features  Sex Video Continues Smear Campaign Against Russia's Opposition A video of three Russian opposition figures having sex has been released on the Internet in an apparent smear campaign that one of those targeted warns is far from finished. More British Citizen Arrested In Kyrgyzstan A British citizen has been arrested in Kyrgyzstan on charges of laundering money under the rule of ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiev. More  NATO Moves To Make Afghans 'Masters Of Own House' NATO foreign ministers today wrapped up their two-day jaunt to Estonia by laying the groundwork for Afghan forces to start progressively taking control of security in the country, starting this year. More  Greece To Get Emergency Loans Soon Greece expects to receive the first tranche of funds under a 45-billion-euro ($60.49 billion) EU/IMF aid package before May 19. More  Bakiev: No Plans To Return Ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiev says he has no plans to return to Kyrgyzstan as president, but maintains he is the legitimate president and that he doesn't recognize the resignation letter written and signed by himself last week. More  NATO Looks To Evolve Without Shedding DNA The first day of the NATO foreign ministers meeting in Tallinn, Estonia, was dedicated to the future of the alliance. Day two will tackle Afghanistan in talks conducted together with non-NATO nations contributing ISAF forces and relations with Russia -- albeit with no Russian officials in attendance. More  Kyrgyz Election Chief Resigns The newly appointed chairwoman of Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission has stepped down -- after just one day on the job. More  Kyrgyz Mufti Escapes Kidnappers Kyrgyz police say the country's mufti is in the hospital after managing to free himself from a group of kidnappers. More  Tajik Parliament's Upper Chamber Reelects Speaker Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloev has been reelected as speaker of the Majlisi Milli, the upper chamber of the Tajik parliament. More  Georgian Opposition Leaders In Russia The leaders of two Georgian opposition parties are in Moscow for talks about the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia with Russian politicians and Georgian diaspora groups. More  Kadyrov Rejects Murder Allegations A spokesman for Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has rejected allegations that Kadyrov ordered the assassinations of three brothers. More  U.S. Speaks Out On Jailed Journalist The U.S. Embassy in Chisinau has said it remains "deeply concerned" by the arrest of an independent journalist in Moldova's separatist Transdniester region. More  Iran Prisoners Allege Torture To Clerics A group of detainees in Iranian prisons has addressed an open letter to the country's top clerics alleging that they and their families have been tortured. More  For NATO's Eastern Members, Is Four Better Than Five? The guerilla campaign conducted by NATO's Eastern European members to keep the alliance from straying too far from its Cold War-era trenches looking out toward Russia has taken a new turn. More  Back To The Turkmen Land Turkmen parliamentarians have been told by their president to visit rural areas more often to talk to villagers and ask about their problems. More  Luzhkov In The Crosshairs It's hard to imagine Moscow being run by anybody but Yury Luzhkov. But with the Kremlin intent on sweeping out the old guard of regional leaders, speculation if mounting that the Moscow mayor is next on the list. More  The Roots Of Kyrgyzstan's Uprising RFE/RL correspondent Venera says Kyrgyzstan's interim leadership knows that it doesn't have much time to prove to the people of Kyrgyzstan that they are different. More |
