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Turkmenistan has christened a newly built $1.5 billion city, Arkadag, in honor of ex-president Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov. It comes less than a year after Berdymukhammedov's son and successor, Serdar Berdymukhammedov, called for a "public discussion" to name the new capital of Akhal Province.  

Over the past several months, Russia has launched multiple waves of missiles and drone attacks across Ukraine. The heaviest attack so far came on November 15, when more than 100 missiles targeted a dozen cities and districts, as well as the country’s critical energy infrastructure. 

After ruling Turkmenistan with an iron first for nearly 16 years, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov stepped down as president earlier this year. But he continues to wield considerable influence in the Central Asian nation.  

Zelenskiy goes to Washington, Putin goes to Minsk, and Russia's war on Ukraine goes on with no end in sight 10 months after the invasion. As Moscow erases potential evidence of war crimes in Mariupol, images of the now-destroyed city lit up for the holidays a year ago evoke a world now gone forever.

The Taliban has banned women from attending university in Afghanistan, the militant group has renamed a northern city, and survivors of a deadly Taliban raid last month have demanded justice.

Photos capture life on the ground and in the corridors of power as the Soviet Union was formed, amid turmoil and hunger, a century ago.

The blocking of a key road has become the latest hot spot in the decades-long dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, sparking concerns of a humanitarian crisis and fears of renewed armed conflict.

Currently serving a six-year prison term for abuse of power, former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is appealing for his sentence to be suspended due to poor health. As international support for his case grows, the dispute in Georgia over whether he's really ill has become even uglier.

Ukraine's president got a ride in a U.S. government jet, a red-carpet welcome at the White House, and more than dozen standing ovations from members of Congress -- plus a new Patriot air-defense system. But did he get what he really wanted?

Iranians move their protests to rooftops and windows, Iran’s national currency hits a new low against the U.S. dollar, and a rights group revealed that an Iranian protester who was tortured in custody died in hospital.