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1/12/2011 7:08:10 PM
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Features
Interview: Glyn Davies, U.S. Envoy To IAEA, Says Istanbul Talks A Prime Opportunity For Iran
Hossein Aryan of RFE/RL's Radio Farda spoke with Glyn Davies, the U.S. ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), about some of the issues involved in the upcoming Istanbul talks on Iran's nuclear program. More 
Lebanon's 'Unity' Government Collapses
Lebanon is in the throes of political crisis today after 11 members of the country's 14-month-old "unity" government resigned. More 
European Parliament Panel Advises Getting Tough With Minsk
The European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee met in Brussels as the EU mulls imposing sanctions against Belarus in the wake of a violent crackdown against the opposition. More 
Poles Angry Over Russian Report On Kaczynski Crash
Russian investigators have handed over to Poland the final version of a report into the April airplane crash that killed Polish president Lech Kaczynski. More 
Kyrgyzstan To Set Up Interreligious Council
The Kyrgyz government says an interreligious council will be created to regulate the number of religious groups in the country and their activities. More 
Azerbaijan, Iran Sign Gas Deal
Baku and Tehran have signed a five-year agreement on the supply of Azerbaijani natural gas to Iran. More 
Belarusian Parties' Offices Searched
Police in the western Belarusian city of Hrodna today searched the offices of the opposition United Civic Party (AHP) and Belarusian Popular Front (BNF). More 
Kyrgyz Teachers Suspend Strike
Striking teachers at three secondary schools in Kyrgyzstan's northern Tong district today suspended their strike until January 20. More 
Belarus Radio Station Loses License
A Minsk-based radio station that broadcast campaign advertisements for opposition presidential candidates has been taken off the air due to the cancellation of its license. More The trial of a brother of ousted Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev in connection with ethnic clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan last year has resumed in Bishkek. More 
'Majority' Behind Kazakh Referendum
A group collecting signatures in support of a referendum to greatly extend Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev's tenure says more than half the country's eligible voters have backed the plan. More 
Is It A Zionist? Is It A Spy? No, It's A Bird
The verdict, from the kingdom's Prince Bandar bin Saud Al Saud, ends a bizarre episode in which a bird faced unlikely accusations of being engaged in espionage activity after it was found in a remote area with a GPS tracker labeled "Tel Aviv University" attached to it. More 
Bank Shutters UN Services
JP Morgan Chase, one of the U.S. banks providing retail and business services to United Nations missions, will phase out operations of its UN branch at the end of March. More The Progress App It is a familiar story by now. A perfectly functioning ipod with a jagged crack across the glass. I take it to an Apple dealer and am told they don’t fix such things and that, in general, it would be “cheaper” just to buy a new one. More 
Beijing's Stealthy Expansion In Central Asia
Among the great powers vying for influence in post-Soviet Central Asia, contributor Cholpon Orozobekova says China has been the quietest, most systematic, and most dangerous. More |
