The 1995 genocide in Srebrenica must be globally condemned, support for victims must be expressed, and denial of genocide and glorification of war criminals be banned to prevent future similar tragedies, two members of the tripartite presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina told a UN session on April 19.
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Central Asia’s two most-populous countries, have a lot to talk about these days, from security cooperation to deeper integration on trade and transit. That could be good for Central Asia, which has often proved divisible by outside powers. But it might be making life harder for Kazakhstan-based activists from Uzbekistan’s autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan who face arrest and extradition nearly two years after unrest that in the troubled region.
Zarema Musayeva, the imprisoned mother of three self-exiled outspoken Chechen opposition activists, has lost a bid for early release because of her medical condition after health officials in Russia's North Caucasus region of Chechnya changed her diagnosis.
Ruben Vardanian, a former Russian citizen of Armenian descent who served as prime minister in the de facto government of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, has begun a hunger strike in a Baku prison, his family said on April 19.
Armenia has agreed to return four abandoned border villages that it has controlled since the early 1990s to Azerbaijan as the initial step in defining the frontier between the two bitter South Caucasus rivals, the countries said in identical statements on April 19.
In an interview with RFE/RL's Bulgarian Service, former Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov blamed the U.S.-sanctioned oligarch Delyan Peevski for the recent government collapse and said the influential politician was the " biggest evil in Bulgaria."
Podgorica residents have been exposed to dangerous toxins for years, thanks to the practices of nearby waste companies, who burn worn-out tires to extract metal wire from the treads. That releases dioxins, PCBs, carbon monoxide, and mercury into the air, putting neighbors at risk of serious health issues. Montenegrin authorities are doing little to enforce environmental rules, experts say.
Kazakhstan's Supreme Court said on April 19 that Judge Aizhan Qulbaeva -- who is presiding over the high-profile trial of former Kazakh Economy Minister Quandyq Bishimbaev -- has been provided with "personal security measures" after she received multiple threats.
Moscow theater director Yevgenia Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriichuk will face trial in a Russian military court after prosecutors affirmed charges of justifying terrorism.
A court in Belarus has sentenced a man to 3 1/2 years in prison for sending the equivalent of $32 to three Belarusian groups, which were labeled extremist and banned by authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka's regime
Should Iran choose to escalate its showdown with Israel, it has many arrows in its quiver -- including the element of surprise, more sophisticated weaponry, and even the threat of activating its nuclear weapons program.
The Group of Seven (G7) nations have called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to remain “fully committed” to the peace process as the group’s foreign ministers issued a communique after their meeting in Capri, Italy, on April 19.
How two photojournalists accessed the world's offshore havens to visualize the issue of tax evasion.
Five Japanese nationals escaped a suicide bomb attack on their vehicle in Karachi on April 19 as police shot down a gunman accompanying the bomber, officials said.
The head of the European Union's executive branch said Finland's decision to close its border with Russia over a surge in migrants is a security matter for the whole 27-member bloc.
The prospect of a direct war between Iran and Israel has increased in recent weeks. In the event of a full-scale conflict, experts say Israel has military superiority. But they insist that the threat posed by Iran’s arsenal of drones and missiles should not be dismissed.
Water levels are still rising in rivers crossing Kazakhstan and Russia as floods continue to wreak havoc and force the evacuation of thousands from towns and cities.
Iranian state media said explosions were heard early on April 19 near the central city of Isfahan, which is home to an air base and a nuclear facility. The IAEA nuclear watchdog reported that there was no damage to Iran's nuclear sites. U.S. sources were cited as saying Israel had attacked the area.
Police in St. Petersburg on April 18 searched the home of journalist Ksenia Klochkova as part of an investigation of her former colleague, Andrei Zakharov.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, who has been accused by the opposition of taking a pro-Russian stance, has refused to endorse the replacement of current caretaker Foreign Minister Stefan Dimitrov with Daniel Mitov from the pro-Western GERB party.
Tehran said it shot down three quadcopter drones outside the central city of Isfahan, which is home to key military and nuclear facilities. Israel's suspected military response early on April 19 appeared to be limited in scale and scope and aimed at de-escalating tensions with Iran.
Israel launched a suspected attack on Iran on April 19 in response to Tehran's unprecedented air assault on its archfoe. The Israeli retaliation appeared limited in size and scope, with experts saying it was aimed at de-escalating soaring tensions while still sending a clear message to Iran.
Hungary's government will discuss fuel prices at its upcoming government meeting on April 24, the economy minister told a press conference on April 19.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on April 19 that Polish authorities had detained two men suspected of attacking Leonid Volkov, an associate of late Russian opposition learder Aleksei Navalny.
Israel's military has reportedly struck targets inside Iran in what appears to be a limited retaliation for an unprecedented air attack Tehran launched last weekend on its sworn enemy as the decades-long war between the two countries threatens to break out of the shadows.
