Russia

South Serbia Tensions Ease

Kostunica intervenes to help avert an escalation in violence between the Serbian forces and Albanian rebels in the south of the country

6 Sep 05

Despite retaining the SPS leadership Slobodan Milosevic's world is crumbling.

6 Sep 05

Foreign aid organisations in Chechnya find their hands are tied by Russian bureaucracy and suspicion.

1 Sep 05

The manufactured campaign to glorify slain Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov carries a coded message from Moscow.

1 Sep 05

Corruption, bureaucracy helps caviar poaching to flourish in the Caspian.

25 Aug 05

Long tradition of intermarriage in Dagestan still going strong, despite warnings about the effect on the gene pool.

25 Aug 05

Tens of thousands of Chechens are seeking a new life in Europe.

18 Aug 05

Detention of alleged bombers again pits South Ossetia against Tbilisi.

10 Aug 05

Women working in illicit brothels increasingly turn out to be from strict traditional backgrounds.

8 Aug 05

After long years of wandering, one former refugee is more than happy to brave the daily dangers of life in war torn Chechnya.

8 Aug 05

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