RFE/RL correspondent Richard Solash reports on an exhibit at Washington's Smithsonian Institution marking the millennial anniversary of the Persian epic "The Shahnameh" or "Book of Kings," composed by Abulqasim Firdawsi. The exhibit showcases rare watercolors from antique copies of the book.
Russians were tallied, French exercised democracy, and Afghan children tuned in.
RFE/RL Azerbaijan Service photographer Abbas Atilay visited the town of Göygöl, once known as Helenendorf, which was founded by German immigrants in the early 19th century. Besides a church and a cemetery, little remains of the town's German history.
From making wicker in Ukraine to Moscow's first snowfall
RFE/RL correspondent James Kirchick reports on the landmark gay pride parade in Belgrade on October 10 -- and what the outbreak of nationalist violence means for Serbia's hopes of Western integration.
Demonstrators on October 12 were said to be demanding a return from the current system for naming mayors and regional governors, in which the president nominates such officials, to popular elections for such posts. Police and security forces quickly broke up the gathering.
Burning trucks in Pakistan and Moscow by night.
Pakistan sees fires and flooding, while Bosnia readies for a divisive election.
The ruins of Ani, the capital of a medieval Armenian kingdom. Ani is located in Turkey's northeastern Kars region, less than 1 kilometer from modern-day Armenia. All photographs courtesy of azatutyun.am
The month of September was a particularly testy one for residents of Novi Pazar, in Serbia's Sandzak region. Confrontations sometimes pitted local Muslims against ethnic Serbs in a worrying sign that the Western Balkans may be seeing the rise of its latest ethnic hot spot. (Photos by Samir Delic)
Iran remembers its war with Iraq, while Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad is greeted by protests at the UN.
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