The Grimmest Waiting List in Russia
The human rights investigators in Russia are a tiny group, so each murder leaves a hole.

Putin to discuss joint projects with GDF Suez

Putin proposes $2.4 bln VEB loan to Gazprombank

Russian version of popular Czech song mocks Putin
hee!

Russia - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Natalya Solzhenitsyn

Russia signs oil pact, offers $150M credit to Cuba
Russia to drill for oil off Cuba

Venezuela, Russia Sign Energy, Military Agreements

Vietnam, Russia Ink Pact On Nuclear Energy Cooperation

Moscow Denies Plan For Chinese Market

Russia - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited Ingush President Yunus-Bek Yevkurov to congratulate him personally on his birthday
In the hospital. Eep.

Former Adviser To Russia's Putin Denied Entry To Lithuania

Russia's Putin to visit Turkey on August 6

Russia aims to spur Afghan region economy, win aid

Russia starts new pipeline, Exxon under pressure

Russia dismisses NATO membership suggestions

Russia's South Stream will trump Nabucco.
The central idea behind Nabucco is to counter the Russian South Stream pipeline which will run beneath the Black Sea and provide natural gas to real consumers. It is supported by the U.S. government.

Ukraine, Russia expel diplomats
Uh-oh.

Georgia Wants U.S. to Monitor Conflict
Russia Warns U.S. Against Sending Monitors to Georgia
Russia's NATO Envoy Seeks Sanctions for Selling Tbilisi Arms

Medvedev hosts Armenia, Azerbaijan peace talks

Ashgabat, Baku spar over Caspian reserves

Turkey Detains 165 Suspected Members of Radical Islamist Group Hizb ut-Tahrir
The group we just let hold a conference in Chicago.

Greece and Cyprus warn Turkey against violating airspace

Two DTP members alleged victims of village guards
Two members of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) were allegedly killed by a team of village guards in the southeastern province of Şırnak on Saturday.

Turkmenistan signs landmark gas exploration deal

Taliban men fleeing Swat to Tajikistan?

Explosions In Dushanbe Lead To IMU Concerns
Two explosions in Dushanbe have raised concerns that members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) may have spread to the Tajik capital, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports.

Tajikistan: Militants Attack Outpost in Rasht Valley

Uzbekistan charges Baptist camp with crimes

Bin Laden's Son Believed Killed in U.S. Airstrike
U.S. officials believe Usama bin Laden's son, Saad bin Laden, was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Pakistan.
Now we are so happy, we do the dance of joy!

US Eyes Private Guards for Bases in Afghanistan

Pakistan Arrests Cleric Behind Deal With Taliban

Pakistan police nab ex-lawmaker over Polish killing

Kyrgyz head officially re-elected
Election officials in Kyrgyzstan announce that incumbent president Kurmanbek Bakiyev has officially won last week's controversial poll.

Kyrgyzstan - Crackdown on Protests of Election Result
The police in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, detained 64 opposition demonstrators on Wednesday after marches protesting the results of last week’s presidential election.

Bus blast kills 6 paramilitary soldiers in India

Kushtia UP chairman shot dead on return from AL council - Bangladesh