Antoine Blua is a senior correspondent for RFE/RL.
Iran is rolling out the red carpet for guests attending presidential inauguration ceremonies on August 4. But while the Iranian media has hailed the level of international attention being paid to the event, the early list of VIPs is noticeably thin.
Little is known about the family of Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov. But one family member in particular has come under the media spotlight: his grandson, Kerimguly.
New research suggests that adding silver to antibiotics makes the drugs up to a thousand times more effective. The finding raises hope that the precious metal might strengthen the arsenal against increasingly resistant bacterial infections.
A soccer career in Tajikistan wasn't all it was cracked up to be for a group of Nigerians who are now suing an alleged middleman for allegedly luring them to that Central Asian country on false promises.
A Finnish firm says it has developed a new, lightweight technology that will allow elevators to carry passengers to a height of up to one kilometer in a single run -- twice the distance currently feasible.
Companies have made significant technological strides in making cars that drive themselves. The advent of autonomous vehicles is expected to revolutionize people's lives and the automotive industry, but experts say it still face technological, regulatory, and other hurdles before they become widely available.
Tajik authorities say they are investigating how video clips showing a couple having sex ended up on the Internet. The issue is particularly sensitive since the man who admitted shooting the scene with his wife is a village imam.
Villagers in northwest Pakistan are refusing to administer polio drops to their children until the central government ensures electricity supplies for their area.
Scientists in the United States say they have discovered that a common substance might be able to wipe out even the hardest-to-kill tuberculosis bacteria: vitamin C.
A museum of the Stalin-era prison camp system in central Kazakhstan has given visitors a night-time tour, where they were "treated" to prison meals and a performance of mock interrogations.
Women shuttle traders in Kazakhstan travel far and wide to provide for their families. Their grassroots role in the market economy has earned them thanks and praise from everyday citizens -- there are even plans in motion to erect a monument in their honor.
Kyrgyz authorities say they are investigating concerns expressed by a number of families that their sons may have traveled to Turkey with the intention of joining the rebellion in Syria.
Legislation is being debated in Kyrgyzstan that would offer a new way to deal with convicted pedophiles: chemical castration. Various countries enforce castration as a way to prevent repeat offenses, but various rights concerns arise.
Additive manufacturing, otherwise known as 3D printing, has evolved dramatically in recent years and could have major implications for the global economy. It could change the nature of manufacturing and alter the global trade balance. So what exactly is 3D printing?
Belarus's most renowned fashion designer is facing fraud charges in the country's first celebrity trial.
A new study says women smoking in the United States today are far more likely to die as a result of their tobacco use than they were in the 1960s.
It once named him a prisoner of conscience after he was jailed in Azerbaijan on charges related to his journalism work. But now Amnesty International says it is cutting ties with Eynulla Fatullayev.
The global crisis has disproportionately hit a new generation of workers facing growing inactivity, precarious work, and working poverty.
According to the anticorruption group Transparency International (TI), high levels of bribery, abuse of power, and secret dealings continue to “ravage” societies around the world, despite a growing public outcry over corrupt governments.
Its name will be Sky City. And the building’s 838 meters will make it the tallest skyscraper in the world.
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