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Restoring The Ruins Of Afghanistan's Pockmarked Palace

​Restoring The Ruins Of Afghanistan's Pockmarked Palace​

Scarred by bullets and bombs after decades of conflict, Afghanistan's Darul Aman Palace is being restored to its former glory. By Limeh Hadi,​ Shafi Karimi, and​ Stuart Greer

​Same-Sex Couples In Romania Face Hostility As They Challenge Discrimination​

Denied the right to marry or even have their partnerships recognized, a group of same-sex couples in Romania are challenging the law. By Alison Mutler

​‘Please Save Me’: Pakistani ‘Brides’ Plead For Help From China Amid Trafficking Claims​

As Pakistan investigates the alleged sex-trafficking of women to China under the guise of marriages, alleged victims are pleading for help from family and supporters back home. By Daud Khattak and Carl Schreck

​Scythian Gold, Crimean Treasures​

A Dutch appeals court has postponed a verdict on the ownership of a collection of gold artifacts from Crimea that was on loan to a Dutch museum when Russia seized the peninsula in 2014, saying it needed more information.​

'Birdie' Down: The First, Damning Hours After MH17 Was Shot Out Of The Sky

At first it was touted as a victory for Russia-backed separatists: a Ukrainian military "birdie" shot out of the sky. But when the downed aircraft turned out to be MH17, the separatists and Kremlin-loyal media changed their tune. By Carl Schreck

​How A Hunch, A Farmer, And A Scorched Field Led Me To The MH17 Missile Launch Site​

An obscure blogger claimed to have triangulated the general location from a photograph. On a hunch, a fellow journalist and I followed it -- and found the exact spot from which international investigators later concluded that Russia-backed forces fired the Buk missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, killing all 298 people aboard. By Christopher Miller

​Afghanistan As It Once Was: The Photographs Of William Podlich​

The Kabul in William Podlich's photographs is an almost unrecognizable place -- a bustling capital of modern cars, green parks, and nattily attired men and women, many wearing Western dress. By Grant Podelco

​As Soldiers Disengage, 'Fragile Hope' For Peace Appears In One Front-Line Ukrainian Town​

In a season of elections and political change in Ukraine, a cease-fire and troop pullback in the battle-scarred town of Stanytsya Luhanska show peace in the east is possible. But along the rest of the 400-kilometer front line, fighting has flared more than five years into a war that remains one of the major points of tension between Russia and the West. By Christopher Miller

Hitler, Cows, And Lesbians: 25 Years Of Lukashenka's Outlandish Views

​Hitler, Cows, And Lesbians: 25 Years Of Lukashenka's Outlandish Views​

Bizarre, outrageous, and controversial. During his 25 years in power, Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has often provoked shock and surprise with his public statements. By Ray Furlong