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Wednesday 10 February 2010
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![Two clerics wait for a green light in Qom, northern Iran. - Qom is one of the holiest cities in Shi'ite Islam, a pilgrimage destination, and a center of religious study. It was the seat of power of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini for many years, and all aspects of life there are deeply influenced by Shi'ite belief.]()
February 10, 2010In Northern Iran, Religious And Traditional Roots Run Deep
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![Playing a guitar at home in Novy Petrovtsy (courtesy yanukovych.com.ua)]()
February 04, 2010The Rise Of Viktor Yanukovych
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![As deputy prime minister for energy in 2001.]()
February 04, 2010The Many Faces Of Yulia Tymoshenko
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![The new patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Bishop Irinej of Niš, leads a service in Belgrade. - Irinej <a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Interview_Radicals_Will_Continue_To_Influence_Serbian_Orthodox_Church/1941493.html"><b>was enthroned</a></b> on January 23, replacing Patriarch Pavle, who died in November.
<br /><br />Photo by Vesna Andic for RFE/RL]()
January 28, 2010Photos Of The Week: January 23-29
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![A Ukrainian coal miner casts his vote behind the curtain of a voting booth in the eastern Donetsk region on January 17. - Ukrainians <a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Top_Finishers_Eye_Round_Two_In_Ukraine_Presidential_Vote/1933076.html"><b>went to the polls</a></b> on January 17 in their first presidential election since the 2004 Orange Revolution.
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January 21, 2010Photos Of The Week: January 16-22
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![A Haitian woman struggles to escape from a pile of rubble after a huge earthquake struck Port-au-Prince on January 12. - The <a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Frustration_Grows_In_Haiti_Over_Delays_In_Delivering_Earthquake_Aid/1930061.html"><b>death toll</a></b> from the 7.0 magnitude earthquake is thought to be in the tens of thousands. Survivors in the impoverished country were left in desperate need of food, clean water, and medical aid. <br /><br /> Photo by Lisandro Suero for AFP]()
January 15, 2010Photos Of The Week: January 9-15
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![Belarusian swimmers in Vitebsk prepare for a dip in icy waters on January 7. - Photo by RFE/RL]()
January 08, 2010Photos Of The Week: January 1-8
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![Georgian Orthodox believers walk to the Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi for Christmas Mass. - Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on January 7, in keeping with the traditional Julian calendar, which sets the holiday 13 days later than the more widespread Gregorian calendar.
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Photos by AFP, epa, and RFE/RL]()
January 07, 2010Celebrations Of Orthodox Christmas
