Ron Synovitz is a senior correspondent for RFE/RL.
Lawmakers from northwestern Iran are pushing for a 19th-century treaty between empires that no longer exist -- tsarist Russia and Persia -- to be renegotiated. In Baku, one Azerbaijani lawmaker is welcoming the idea -- saying Tehran would have to hand over territory in northwestern Iran if the treaty is reworked.
Iraq is experiencing a fresh wave of political violence as the country prepares for local elections. This time, it appears to stem from rivalries between Sunni factions.
Over the last 10 years, some individuals have come to embody different aspects of the Iraq War and its aftermath. The death of Reuters photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen led to the WikiLeaks phenomenon and accusations of a Pentagon cover-up.
Over the last 10 years, some individuals have come to embody different aspects of the Iraq War and its aftermath. Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi was the man behind the "shoe heard around the world," the infamous protest action that came to embody Iraqis' rage against the war and its injustices.
Over the last 10 years some individuals have come to embody different aspects of the Iraq war and its aftermath. Eleven U.S. soldiers were eventually convicted in the Abu Ghraib abuse case, but U.S. Army Reserve specialist Lynndie England became the face of the scandal.
Over the last 10 years some individuals have come to embody different aspects of the Iraq war and its aftermath. After Ali Ismail Abbas lost both of his arms and suffered burns to 60 percent of his body, doctors in Baghdad didn't think he would live to his next birthday.
Over the last 10 years, some individuals have come to embody different aspects of the Iraq war and its aftermath. Ahmad Chalabi was once seen in Washington as a potential successor to Saddam Hussein to lead postwar Iraq.
Afghanistan's president has ordered all U.S. Special Forces out of the strategic province of Wardak just west of Kabul -- raising questions about the impact Afghan security forces will have in the country after most foreign troops withdraw by the end of 2014.
Mitrovica's ethnic Serbian and Albanian communities have been divided since the end of Kosovo's war in June 1999. To the south of the Ibar River, Albanians see Mitrovica as part of a new country governed by Pristina, which declared independence from Serbia five years ago. But most Serbs in the north insist Mitrovica -- and indeed, all of Kosovo -- will forever be Serbia.
As Kosovo this month marks the fifth anniversary of its unilateral declaration of independence, most people there are struggling to survive in one of Europe's poorest and most undeveloped economies.
It has been just a week since France sent troops to intervene in Mali's civil war. Since then, the crisis has escalated behind Mali's borders -- increasing the urgency of international intervention plans and raising concerns that the western Sahara could become a quagmire for foreign forces.
Facebook has launched a test version of a new search engine in a bid to erode Google's dominance and keep users coming back to the social networking site.
The end of the year is the deadline for Republicans and Democrats to agree on reducing the U.S. budget deficit in order to prevent the United States from going over the so-called fiscal cliff. But what exactly does the term "fiscal cliff" mean?
The killing of eight Pakistani polio vaccinators in the past week has raised concerns that the humanitarian space of aid workers is no longer considered sacred in parts of the region.
Amnesty International is urging the Pakistani government to reform the legal system in its northwestern tribal areas.
A Swedish aid organization says an Afghan health clinic it supports was raided and occupied by NATO and Afghan troops who detained staff and civilians there for three days while using the compound as a combat logistics hub.
Russia says construction on the South Stream pipeline begins this week. Energy analysts and EU officials say "not so fast." So what's really going on?
Kosovo's government has accused Carla Del Ponte, the former chief prosecutor of the UN war crimes court, of misusing her powers.
The conference is seeking to update a binding global treaty on how telecoms companies interact across borders.
It looks like an enormous fluffy dandelion seed head as the wind carries it across a field. Afghan-born designer Massoud Hassani hopes his newly invented mine-clearing device -- called "Mine Kafon" -- will help save lives in his homeland.
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