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A charismatic, handicapped singer has gone viral, triggering appearances with Russian superstars and a member of the ruling family.

The unfinished structure was the result of a brief period of direct Roman control over Armenia in the second century CE.

Geneticists say the popular vegetable was first domesticated in the region.

Will Turkmenistan come to Kyrgyzstan’s rescue?

But Russians are more ambivalent about having a Tajik-born singer represent them at the song contest.

Manizha Sangin emigrated to Russia with her family at age three, during the Tajik civil war.

The president seems troubled by the well-documented shortage of hard currency. This and more in our weekly briefing.

Fears are growing in particular for Armenian monuments being handed over.

Reliving ancient glory, exaggerating modern accomplishments, and introducing ATMs that demand to see birth certificates: This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

The conspiracy involved many players from around the former Soviet Union who have previous records of match fixing.

Officials believe 6 Underground may be a plot to undermine the Turkmen state.

The new government has embraced the New York show while underplaying the role played by its political enemies.

The competitions last weeks, with each pigeon getting his or her own day to fly.

While Ukraine tries to banish the Georgian ex-president, Armenia takes aim at his book.