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6/3/2011 5:59:18 PM
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Photos Of The Week -- May 28-June 3
Violence in Yemen, protests in Spain, last space shuttle mission, Obama in Poland, and Ratko Mladic makes his first court appearance in The Hague. More 
The Boy Who Took Chocolate From Mladic Looks Back
It was a video that shocked and disgusted much of the world. More 
Two Visions Of Talking To The Taliban
There are few things more divisive in Afghanistan today than the question of talking to the Taliban. More 
Turkish Poll Could Result In All-Powerful 'President' Erdogan
Turkey goes to the polls this month in an election that all polls indicate will secure the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) a third successive term. But the scale of that victory is likely to decide whether Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has the freedom to reshape the country's political landscape as he wishes -- and emerge as an even more powerful political figure. More 
Scores Killed In Ongoing Syria Protests
Syrian rights activists say at least 27 people have been killed after troops opened fire on a crowd of some 50,000 antigovernment protesters in the central Syrian city of Hama. More 
Shelling 'Injures' Yemen President
Yemen appears to have moved a step closer to all-out civil war following the wounding of embattled president, Ali Abdullah Saleh. More 
U.S. Condemns Iran Activist 'Killing'
Opposition sources and an eyewitness who spoke to RFE/RL's Radio Farda claimed that 54-year-old Haleh Sahabi never got up after a scuffle with security officers who appeared to be trying to interfere in the ceremony. More 
Jailed Iranian Journalist Beaten In Front Of Relatives
A jailed Iranian journalist was briefly hospitalized after being severely beaten by a prison guard on June 2. More 
Kyrgyz Added To U.S. 'Drug Kingpin' List
A Kyrgyz national added to a U.S. list of global drug kingpins is a reputed crime boss who is believed to have fled the Central Asian country. More 
Second Kyrgyz Apology For Clashes
Another Kyrgyz politician faulted over last year's deadly ethnic clashes in the south of the country has apologized for being unable to prevent the violence. More 
Iranian Expats Join Hunger Strike
Several prominent Iranian expats have joined in a hunger strike with the mothers of Americans Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, who have been imprisoned in Iran for nearly two years. More 
Reforms Leave Armenian Schools Empty
Sweeping structural changes in Armenia's education system over the past decade will leave the country's state-run universities and colleges with barren classrooms in the fall. More 
Armenian Government Still Backs Growth Forecast
Armenian Economy Minister Tigran Davtian says the government stands by its earlier projections that the pace of economic growth in the country will nearly double this year compared to 2010. More 
Mass Pullout After Russian Depot Blast
A fire at a military base in the Russian republic of Udmurtia is causing a series of strong explosions, forcing authorities to evacuate thousands of people. More The Month In Facebook RFE/RL presents a Facebook-style summary of last month's events. Click on any of the status updates for more information. More 
Beheading Of Poet Fuels Anti-Islamic Feeling In North Ossetia
The murder in Vladikavkaz last week of a venerated Ossetian poet, purportedly by a radical Muslim, has inevitably triggered a backlash against North Ossetia's Muslim minority, which is estimated at between 25 and 30 percent of the republic's population of 720,000. More 
Podcast: Kids With Bombs; A Balalaika Virtuoso; Balkans Redux; Cold War Tales From RFE/RL
In this week's show, kids with bombs, a balalaika virtuoso, Balkans redux, and Cold War tales from RFE/RL. More Wartime Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic has made his first appearance at the UN war crimes tribunal at The Hague, where he refused to enter a plea. Mladic faces charges of genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia. Video by Reuters More |
