Pete Baumgartner is the editor for Central Asia and China for RFE/RL's Central Newsroom in Prague.
Authorities in the Uzbek city of Andijon are set to demolish an ancient minaret and replace it with a fountain, a move that activists and preservationists call a crime against the country's heritage.
Word that a trove of heisted Dutch masterpieces was being peddled in Ukraine has put Kyiv in an awkward position ahead of a key test of Dutch-Ukrainian relations.
A sudden push by France and Russia for cooperation in the fight against Islamist extremists in Syria has raised concerns across Eastern Europe that Moscow is trying to use the recent terrorist attacks in Paris to get concessions from the West on Ukraine.
From a further souring in sentiment toward migrants, to possible geopolitical shifts, the devastating November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris could have broad consequences.
The sight of desperate people streaming into the country has struck a nerve in Serbia, where many are reminded of the ethnic Serbs who arrived in their droves after the Croatian War of Independence.
The medical organization that said its field hospital in northwestern Syria was hit by Russian air strikes has released a video from the aftermath of the attack, which killed two members of its medical staff.
Moscow's military campaign in Syria is taking some heat amid reports that medical facilities have been targeted by air strikes, hundreds of civilians have been killed, and Russian fighters are dying in battle.
In the dusty Kyrgyz village of Kara-Suu, local kids were excited when a political party built them a field to play soccer on. They were less excited when that party came to take it back.
U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Daniel Baer says former Soviet republics should enhance their relations with the European Union and the United States and avoid dependence on Russia.
Thousands of refugees arriving by train to their dream destination -- Germany –- are receiving an outpouring of support from German officials and citizens.
Soccer fans burst into the streets of the Kazakh capital to celebrate after FC Astana became the first Central Asian team to advance to the group stage of Europe’s Champions League, the most exclusive club tournament in the world.
Last week, California wines and French meat were attacked. Today, it's Wikipedia and washing detergents -- all part of the Kremlin's dizzying parade of bans and blacklists on foreign products since the West imposed sanctions on Russia last year.
A Russian Orthodox priest made headlines in 2011 when he blessed the computers of a local equivalent of YouTube. The Russian media also went to town last year when priests consecrated the runway at a regional airport after the mayor survived a scary landing.
Thousands of anti-Islam protesters have marched in Germany, claiming last week's terrorist attacks in Paris vindicated their stance, after Chancellor Angela Merkel said that "Islam belongs to Germany."
To realize the full significance of Kyrgyzstan's 2010 April Revolution, it's important to remember what the country was like one year and one day ago, on the eve of the uprising.
