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| Features  Pakistan's Supreme Court, Government On Collision Course Pakistan's civilian government is apparently unwilling to follow a directive by the Supreme Court to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari in Switzerland. The case is just the latest challenge to the civilian administration, setting up a collision course that observers say could end in a judicial coup that could mean the end of the coalition government and return to military rule. More  With Security, Business Booms In Mazar-e Sharif Security is a rare commodity in Afghanistan. But in the northern city of Mazar-e Sharif, Charles Recknagel says in this reporter's notebook, there is enough of it that business is booming. More  Russia Boosts Powerful Investigative Agency Russia has boosted the powers of a powerful investigative agency closely allied to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The agency has been at the center of a power struggle between rival Kremlin clans. More  Obama, Aliyev Meet In New York As Washington Seeks To Improve Ties U.S. President Barack Obama and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on September 24. Washington is keen to repair frayed relations with Baku, but it faces a delicate balancing act. More  FAO Meets On Grain Prices Worries The UN food agency is holding a special meeting today to examine turmoil in the world's wheat markets and ways to avoid a repeat of the recent global food crisis. More  OSCE Blasts Tashkent Over Journalists The OSCE's freedom of the media representative, Dunja Mijatovic, said in a statement that she is "alarmed by the unrelenting judicial pressure exerted upon independent journalists in Uzbekistan." More  Obama Signals Foreign-Policy Shift With Focus On Human Rights, Freedom U.S. President Barack Obama has outlined a new approach on foreign policy for his administration -- stressing the role of the United States as a promoter of human rights, justice, and democracy to ensure global security and economic stability. More  Kyrgyz Security Service Disrupts Human Rights Film Festival The Kyrgyz National Security Service (UKK) has interrupted the screening of an Australian documentary about a prominent Uyghur rights activist at the fourth annual One World Film Festival in Bishkek. More  Tatarstan Parliament Introduces New Islam Holiday Tatarstan has introduced a new holiday to commemorate the adoption of Islam in what is now the Russian Federation. More The authorities in Russia's Tomsk Oblast have loaned money to the owner of the Tomsk ball-bearing factory to pay workers' overdue wages. More  Give Him 8 Minutes, He'll Give You Moldova! Someone from our Moldovan Service brought this 8-minute film to our attention, saying Igor Cobileanski's "When The Lights Go Out" gives you everything you need to understand Moldova. More  The Gathering Storm The parallels between today's Russia and the early perestroika period are clearly visible. But that is no guarantee that the script will play out as it did in the 1980s and early 1990s. In fact, it probably won't. History, to paraphrase Mark Twain, doesn't always repeat itself. But it often rhymes. More |
