Little Saglana Salchak lives in one of the remotest parts of Siberia with her grandparents, some 40 km from the nearest village in Tuva region. She woke early and tried to stir her 60 year old babushka, but could not do so. Her grandfather – completely blind – feared his…
Mid-20th century architecture is not remembered with much affection by most people. This is especially true in the former communist countries of Europe and Central Asia, where architects of the time designed some striking and frankly absurd structures before the Soviet era came to an end towards the end of…
The main pro-Russian separatist leader in Ukraine said on Friday he would cut economic ties between rebel territory and the rest of the country, following through on an ultimatum to end trade if the government did not halt a rail blockade. The blockade by an autonomous group of Ukrainian lawmakers…
Russia’s Prime Minister and ex-President Dmitry Medvedev, a quiet and unassuming man critics have discounted as a “sleepy clown,” is the mastermind of a multi-billion corruption scheme, activists allege. Medvedev is at the center of an enormous investigation published on Thursday by the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF), an NGO run by…
Russia Accuses NATO, EU And Albania Of Meddling In Macedonia.
Russian-backed rebels are taking over scores of factories and mines in eastern Ukraine, many of them belonging to a tycoon whose foundation has been the largest provider of humanitarian aid to a war-battered population. The moves announced Wednesday by the rebels came after a weekslong blockade of the east by…
Romania’s president said Thursday he needs more time to nominate a new prime minister, delaying the confirmation in office of the country’s first female Muslim premier amid signs of unease. The Social Democrats, winners of the Dec. 11 elections, on Wednesday proposed economist Sevil Shhaideh, a little-known former minister, who…
Russia used its veto to block a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Syria for the seventh time, rejecting an effort by Western powers to impose sanctions on Bashar al-Assad’s government and military for its use of chemical weapons. In her first major action as U.S. ambassador to the UN,…
Bulgaria’s Centre-Right Keeps Narrow Lead Over Socialists.
Hungary Builds Second Border Wall With Serbia.