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11/18/2011 6:58:37 PM
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 'Darth Vader' Seeks Free Land In Odesa, Welcomes Authorities To 'Dark Side' A man dressed as Darth Vader tries to get in on the action to highlight suspected corruption during a land giveaway in the Black Sea city of Odesa. More  Podcast: U.S. Tries To Be More Civil, Plus Iran's Deep Voice Of Satire In Episode 45 of The Blender, we sit down with Dr. Tomicah Tillemann, a senior adviser to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to find out why Washington is trying to be more civil. We also introduce you to RFE/RL's Farshid Manafi, just voted AIB's International Radio Personality of the Year, and to Dan Telegin, Russia's post-punk, lo-fi genius. More  Villagers Accuse Ingushetian Leader's Relative Of Extortion Residents of a village in Ingushetia may have provided the Kremlin with the perfect pretext for removing Republic of Ingushetia President Yunus-Bek Yevkurov. More  U.S.-Armenian Businessman Jailed In Armenia For Pedophilia A U.S. businessman of Armenian descent has been sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges of pedophilia. More  Embattled Belarusian Journalist Receives Polish Media Award A journalist for a top Polish daily convicted in Belarus of defaming President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has received a Polish award. More  Belarusian Activists Protest At Russian Atomic Agency In Moscow Belarusian antinuclear activists have picketed the Moscow building of Russia's state nuclear agency, Rosatom, protesting Moscow's plans to build a new nuclear station in western Belarus. More  IAEA Passes Resolution On Iran The UN's nuclear watchdog has approved a new resolution aimed at increasing international pressure on Iran to address growing worries about its controversial nuclear program. More  Reluctant Turkey A Key Player In Any Sanctions Regime Against Iran The UN's nuclear watchdog has passed a new resolution expressing deep concern over Iran's nuclear program, sparking calls for additional sanctions against Tehran. But the success of those measures could depend on Turkey, one of Iran's last major trading partners. More  Iraq To Resume Patrols Of Airspace A top Iraqi parliament deputy says an Iraqi fighter plane will patrol the country's airspace next week for the first time since 2003. More  Pakistani Journalist Says Country's Unsafe A Pakistani journalist of Baluchi origin has described how the disappearances and deaths of colleagues back home prompted him to make the "painful" decision to apply for political asylum in the United States. More  Russian Activists Cool On Legal Amendments To Protect Journalists Rights activists in Russia remain skeptical that fresh legal changes will bring an end to the legislative persecution of journalists, warning that the success of recent amendments to the Criminal Code on defamation and slander will hinge on how they're enforced. More  Tajik Authorities Close Down Madrasah, Express Concern At 'Islamization' Authorities in the southern Tajik town of Qurghon-Teppa have closed down a madrasah prosecutors linked to "Islamization" -- and fined five mosques for sanitary reasons. More  Tatar President A No-Show For 'World's Largest Koran' A Koran billed as the world's largest has been unveiled in Kazan, the capital of Russia's republic of Tatarstan. More |
