North Ossetia: Blasts Prompt Gambling Hall Crackdown
Authorities close republic’s gaming houses after two were targeted in bomb attacks.
Authorities close republic’s gaming houses after two were targeted in bomb attacks.
United Nations report proposes a radical overhaul of the country’s scientific institutions.
Experts are not hopeful that a new law can root out Georgia’s pervasive organised criminals.
Prosecution say defendant’s request for provisional release timed to have maximum disruptive effect.
Hopes of a windfall for the poor potato farmers of Samtskhe-Javakheti are raised by Georgia’s president - then dashed.
As prostitutes are exploited in the cafes, police officers sit back and watch the profits roll in.
Exclusion of advocates of separatism from assembly ballot underlines Chechnya’s democratic deficit.
Fearful of shaming their families, pregnant Muslim girls resort to potentially fatal illegal abortions.