T HE JAILING of dissenters is nothing new in Uzbekistan, Central Asia’s most populous country, where faulting the president can land you in trouble. What is unusual is the recent public outcry after ...

Cocaine smuggling into Russia has risen tenfold since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, according to a new report.

A motorist, who forced a lorry off a motorway, killing the driver, has been jailed for nine years and nine months. Michal ...

A bus driver who knocked over and killed an 83-year-old woman as she crossed the road has gone on trial accused of causing ...

Belkis Wille of Human Rights Watch, a rights watchdog, is compiling a report on the Kherson attacks. She says they are ...