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August 31, 2011
Libyan Women Give Hidden Backing to Uprising

Clandestine sewing work by Tripoli’s women may explain why rebel banners suddenly appeared across city on uprising day
August 30, 2011
Libyans Mark Holiday by Touring Gadhafi's Former Compound

Libyans tour Bab al-Aziziya, a 6-kilometer square compound that was the secretive heart of Gadhafi's regime
August 29, 2011
NATO Vows to Keep Pressure on Gadhafi Remnants

NATO vows to continue bombing holdouts of Gadhafi government in Libya
August 28, 2011
On Tripoli Streets: the Gadhafi Mystique is Broken

People in Libya’s capital say their leader of 42 years is yesterday’s man, and there are abundant signs of this everywhere
August 27, 2011
Libya Rebel Leader Appeals Against Reprisals as Massacre Sites Found

Mahmoud Jibril appears on national TV to ask Libyans not to take revenge as sites begin appearing almost daily around Tripoli
August 27, 2011
Tripoli Neighborhood Checkpoints Help Keep the Peace

Checkpoints help explain why Tripoli has suffered only small-scale looting since the collapse of Gadhafi government
August 26, 2011
Health Crisis Grips Tripoli as Fighting Drags On

Gun battles are only part of health crisis emerging in Libya’s capital, a city of one-and-a-half million people without running water
August 25, 2011
NATO Jets Attack Fortifications in Gadhafi’s Hometown

Bombing raids on Sirte come as TNC signals intention to establish new Libyan government in Tripoli, where fighting continues
August 24, 2011
Tripoli: Fighting Empties the Seaside Capital

After four days of fighting in the capital, rebels control about three-quarters of city
August 19, 2011
Russia Reflects on 20th Anniversary of Collapse of Communism

Communist hardliners tried to mount a military coup to preserve Soviet Union, unseat Boris Yeltsin
August 19, 2011
Russians Mark 20th Anniversary of Men Killed Opposing Coup

In life, they stood unarmed, facing Soviet tanks that were clanking through Moscow to attack the government
August 18, 2011
Tymoshenko Trial is Test of Democracy in Ukraine

Tymoshenko accused of abusing her powers when she signed gas deal with Russia in her role as prime minister
August 14, 2011
Ukraine Trial Uniting Ukraine's Political Opposition

Former PM Yulia Tymoshenko's trial brings out rivals groups of supporters and opponents
August 11, 2011
Georgian TV Beams Russian Language News to Russia

PIK, or First Caucasus News, is state-funded channel that aims to penetrate Moscow's 'iron curtain' around region
August 08, 2011
Booming Georgian Resort Lures Black Sea Tourists

Number of tourists flocking to Batumi, Georgia, is expected to hit 1.4 million this year
August 07, 2011
Jailing of Opposition Leader Stirs Debate in Ukraine

Ignoring American, European and Russian criticism, Ukrainian judge keeps Yulia Tymoshenko in jail Monday, proceeds with her court trial
August 03, 2011
Russia-Georgia Relations Remain Frozen Three Years After Shooting War

Debate rages again among Georgians as August 8th war anniversary approaches
July 18, 2011
China Moves Into Russia's Zone - Former Soviet Union

China rivals Russia as largest investor, trading partner in many former Soviet republics
July 13, 2011
Russia Starts Converting Ulan Ude as Gateway City to Asia

Kremlin begins upgrading infrastructure of backwater city on Trans-Siberian Railway as key entry point between Russia, Asia
June 28, 2011
Belarus Dissident Fights State to Rebuild Family

The fire is back in journalist Irina Khalip after spending time in jail and under house arrest for standing up to the government

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