Fresh fighting broke out between between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh on September 27 and spilled over into a second day. Dozens of fatalities were reported as both sides blamed the other for starting the hostilities.
Masked members of Belarus's security forces were seen in the capital, Minsk, on September 20 detaining people during another day of anti-regime protests. Belarusians have been taking to the streets every day since the August 9 presidential election.
Tens of thousands joined another postelection protest march in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, on September 6. Men in plainclothes were seen assaulting people and engaging in violence after the march. Police also detained some of the protesters and blocked the route of the march.
Rivals Serbia and Kosovo have agreed to normalize economic ties following two days of U.S.-brokered talks in Washington.
Belarusians protested for a 17th consecutive day against the results of the August 9 presidential election that are widely seen as falsified. A rally in Minsk on August 25 called for President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's resignation. A pro-Lukashenka rally was held elsewhere in the Belarusian capital.
Police cracked down on demonstrators in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, on the 16th consecutive day of postelection protests. Among those detained on August 24 were opposition figures Volha Kavalkova and Syarhey Dyleuski.
Detainees held following anti-government protests in Belarus have described how they say they were beaten, humiliated, and subject to rape threats by the security forces. Protests erupted on August 9 after President Alyaksandr Lukashenka claimed victory in an election widely seen as rigged.
Protests have continued in Belarus after Alyaksandr Lukashenka claimed he had been reelected on August 9 for a sixth term. The results are widely seen as falsified.
Protests have continued in Belarus for a second night after President Alyaksandr Lukashenka claimed he had been reelected for a sixth term. The results are widely seen as falsified. At least one protester died in Minsk overnight amid clashes between riot police and demonstrators.
There have been angry protests and violent clashes with police on the streets of the Belarusian capital, Minsk, after President Alyaksandr Lukashenka was reelected for a sixth term.
Residents in the village of Banka in Azerbaijan say they lack basic water supplies for themselves and their animals after water in the Kura River dropped and became contaminated with salt water from the nearby Caspian Sea.
Ukrainian snail farmers are facing a crisis after sales to key European markets plunged as lockdowns were imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Farmers and communities badly affected by Pakistan's biggest locust invasion in 25 years are being paid to collect the insects in an effort to support them through the crisis. The insects are being used in chicken feed by the country's largest animal-feed producer.
Idrees Syawash is cycling between remote villages of Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province trying to educate people about the dangers of the coronavirus and urging them to wash their hands and keep their distance.
An Iranian oil tanker has arrived in the Venezuelan city of Puerto Cabello, home to the Latin American nation's biggest oil refinery. Oil workers posed with both Iranian and Venezuelan flags after the Fortune dropped anchor on May 25.
The owner of a private zoo in Ukraine is struggling to protect his animals from hunger, cold, and depression. Mykhaylo Pinchuk has had to modify feed for animals to save costs after the zoo closed to visitors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Slovak President Zuzana Caputova and new Prime Minister Igor Matovic shook hands while wearing face masks and gloves on March 21 as a new cabinet assumed duties. Caputova received the new ministerial line-up at the presidential palace in Bratislava.
War-weary Ukrainian soldiers have found a wagging tail and a cold nose can provide much-needed solace for stress and panic attacks.
Farmers in Pakistan are facing the worst locust plague in nearly three decades, with entire harvests in the country's agricultural heartlands destroyed. The government has declared a national emergency.
A Pakistani lawyer who set up a cyberharassment help line for women in the predominantly Muslim country says she continues to receive calls from women who face threats and abuse for going online, including from women who fear being killed by male relatives for using the Internet. Nighat Dad established the help line in 2016 with prize money from a Dutch human rights award.
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