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Dagestan riot and changing policy at Kremlin stir traumatic memories and prompt deep unease

MTSKHETA-MTIANETI, Georgia — In the mountain village of Zemo Mleta, locals’ memories of Georgia’s 2008 war with Russia run deep. “Some of my friends fled their homes in South Ossetia after the horror that happened in 2008,” said Tamar, a woman selling souvenirs at a roadside market.

Azerbaijani scientists and public figures made an appeal to UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay on the cultural genocide committed against the heritage of the Azerbaijani people in Tapabashi quarter of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. The appeal was signed by 102 well-known scientists and public figures

Azerbaijani scientists and public figures made an appeal to UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay on the cultural genocide committed against the heritage of the Azerbaijani people in Tapabashi quarter of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. The appeal was signed by 102 well-known scientists and public figures

Chances for resolving Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border conflict are good - expert Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will work on resolving the aggravated situation on the disputed section of the border, President of the Russian International Affairs Council Andrey Kortunov told TASS MOSCOW, May 1. /TASS/. Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will work on resolving the aggravated situation on the disputed section of the border, which will help avoid development of the conflict, President of the Russian International Affairs Council Andrey Kortunov told TASS. "If we talk about the chances of a settlement, it seems to...