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Centerra Gold has confirmed it was in talks with Kyrgyzstan’s government about an out-of-court settlement over a dispute related to the Canadian company's Kumtor gold mine.

Apparently there's an age limit for shoveling snow... it can be bad for you!

Turkmenistan's authoritarian leader began the new year with a domestic trip and a speech about the Central Asian country's continued "bright path of success and achievement," making no mention of the country's horrific economic woes.

A huge increase in liquefied petroleum gas prices in the western Kazakh city of Zhanaozen on January 1 sparked a large protest that rapidly spread to other areas of western Kazakhstan and the country's main cities. And the protesters are not backing down.

A former member of the Czech Army has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for fighting on the side of pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine.

​​​​​​​As part of an occasional series on how the end-of-year holidays are celebrated in some parts of our broadcast region, we talked to Gayane Danielian from RFE/RL's Armenian Service about how Christmas is celebrated in her country.

The world's five leading nuclear powers -- all permanent members of the United Nations Security Council -- have issued a pledge to stop the spread of atomic weapons and to do all they can to ensure a nuclear war never occurs.

See Colorado vs Oregon consensus picks and bet percentages for the point spread and Over/Under on January 3.

For the most part, sex education is not taught in Bulgarian schools, leading to high rates of abortion and teen pregnancy. A few community-based organizations, however, are trying to change that grim reality by equipping teenagers with knowledge as to how sex works.

Hundreds of people blocked roads at several locations in Serbia on January 3 to protest a prospective lithium mine that they say will damage the environment.