Turkish teachers in Kazakhstan fear they are being forced out of the country amid Ankara's hunt for alleged supporters of last year's failed coup.
Yazidi women once held as sex slaves by Islamic State (IS) militants have recounted how they endured their horrific captivity.
Russia has led its partners in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) with the highest ranking among the group in the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2017-18 Global Competitiveness Report.
Tajikistan has issued regulations on how mourners can behave at funerals, forbidding wearing black, pulling one's hair, or wailing too loudly. The measures are part of wide-ranging restrictions on cultural life, intended, officials say, to promote Tajik traditions and rein in religious extremism.
Vote counting was under way after a large voter turnout for a referendum on independence in Iraq's Kurdish autonomous region that came despite warnings from the United Nations, the United States, Turkey, and Iran that the ballot would fuel tensions in the region.
In the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan region, traffic cameras nail speeders, and trash thrown on the street is whisked away by morning. High-level officials from all over the country dine at five-star hotels, and parks, malls, and cafes are packed on nights and weekends.
U.S. President Donald Trump on September 8 urged Saudi Arabia and other Arab states to resolve their differences with Qatar and present a united front against Iran, the White House said.
Tajikistan has witnessed a growing number of its citizens joining Islamic extremists fighting in the Middle East. Shohmurod Kavrakov, a resident of the southern region of Danghara, says his younger brother tried to recruit him to join Islamic State militants in Syria. (RFE/RL's Tajik Service)
UN workers estimate that a total of 87,000 mostly Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh since violence erupted in Burma, also known as Myanmar, on August 25. Video obtained by Reuters shows refugees sitting under makeshift tents in the Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh on September 5.
A global outcry over violence against Rohingya Muslims in Burma grew on September 4, with Muslim-ruled countries saying they will demand action at the United Nations over the reported killing of more than 400 Rohingya since last month.
Five of the world's leading emerging economies have issued a statement that includes for the first time Pakistan-based militant groups as a regional security concern and calls for their patrons to be held accountable.
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