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Friday, December 6, 2013 - 08:29
On December 2, Baku's Court for Serious Crimes sentenced Gular Ahmadova, a former parliamentarian from the ruling Yeni Azerbaycan Party (YAP), to three years' imprisonment on a charge of embezzlement.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 09:14
The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed to continue their talks on a resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the coming weeks.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 08:56
Amnesty International expressed concern about Atabek's long-term treatment in solitary confinement earlier this year.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 08:51
Security officials in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan claim the process starts with small, closed Salafi Muslim groups that attract the unemployed or disaffected into their communities.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 06:21
The United States says it has temporarily stopped shipments of military equipment out of Afghanistan through Pakistan, saying truckers face potential threats from Pakistanis opposed to U.S. drone strikes.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 08:57
He tweeted on December 2 that his "meetings with leaders of Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar demonstrated that what unites us is far greater than our minor differences."
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 07:58
Transparency International is warning that the abuse of power, secret dealings, and bribery within the public sector continue to "ravage" countries around the world, including in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 07:15
Supporters of arrested former parliament speaker Akmatbek Keldibekov removed their cars from a major highway in Kyrgyzstan's southern region of Osh overnight after blocking it for 24 hours.
Monday, November 25, 2013 - 09:49
While some observers in Azerbaijan remain skeptical about the prospects for reviving the negotiating process, Armenian political scientists are more upbeat.
Monday, November 25, 2013 - 09:46
Kuramshin had been appealing a 12-year prison sentence that he began serving last December after being found guilty of extortion.