Zagreb has issued eight conditions for supporting Montenegro's EU membership, mostly relating to the violent breakup of the former Yugoslavia – and all of which it calls 'clearly achievable'.

Lady Elliot Island sat bare, bleak and silent for 100 years after guano miners ravaged it, leaving a moonscape devoid of life. Then in the 1960s, one family started planting trees.

A Ukrainian publishing boom sparked by the 2022 invasion is now under threat from the force and frequency of Russian attacks

Here is a quick diagnosis of some of the main implications of Latvia's election result for the benefit of foreign observers who might not be familiar with the ins and outs of Latvian po...

The EU Commission proposes to unfreeze billions of euros for Hungary, as changes in the few months since the April election of Peter Magyar become visible.

Allegations indicative of fierce infighting among leadership.

One month after the announcement that Russia’s bases in Syria would be “transferred” to Damascus, Russian military vessels have returned to the port of Tartus, exclusive images sourced by RFE/RL confi...

Unless you have a connection to Hydro Tasmania, there is a good chance that this week was the first time you had ever heard of Tungatinah Power Station. The hydro-electric power station was destroyed ...

Voting has begun in elections for Kazakhstan's new, unicameral parliament -- but opposition groups have been excluded from the vote in a tightly-controlled process that follows changes to the country'...

Five hundred people turn up to adopt plants from conservatory that will reopen in 2030 after renovation project

As the country's political crisis continues, the three largest opposition parties in Kosovo skipped a meeting with the acting president, claiming she no longer holds the post legitimately.

The hottest ticket in theatreland will soon be Cate Blanchett in Electra/Persona. Caged female rage continues to capture audiences, says writer Natalie Haynes

Ukraine has shattered assumptions about Russian military might, exposing severe weaknesses and forcing Moscow to adapt. After more than four years of full-scale war, can a battered but still dangerous...

Booksellers are reporting mysterious bulk orders. It's thought the books are being used to train AI - and ending up pulped.

Several thousand women die during childbirth every year in Afghanistan, which has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world.

Foreign Correspondent journeys to one of the world's most contested islands where China's shadowy 'maritime militia' lurks just off the coast.

Italy's culture minister says it is one of the most important underwater archaeological finds in years.

The Russian state entices men to fight in the war on Ukraine by offering high wages and relatively generous benefits. But relatives and activists say the military often avoids paying what it owes by d...

Aerial photographer Jason Hawkes has had a unique view of the city as the drought has taken hold.

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Sardis in western Türkiye have uncovered a monumental marble statue of a young man dating back approximately...

The book, Antiquities of Athens, was handed back to Kiama library by a man who found it bricked into a wall

China’s expanding role in Kyrgyzstan has become increasingly hard to ignore. The situation has fueled concerns over jobs, land, natural resources, and national sovereignty, with many ordinary Kyrgyz e...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pushed out Ukraine’s top general nearly a week after he sacked Mykhailo Fedorov as defense minister, who had openly clashed with the general in a major fight over str...

Tens of thousands of Iranians have flocked to sign an online petition with a rare but pointed message to the country's hard-liners: Go fight the war against the United States yourselves.

Zelenskyy gave no explanation for the unexpected shuffle of his Cabinet. But the popularity of Ukraine’s one-and-only wartime president is slipping, as war-weary voters tire of political scandals, as ...

The law was part of a package of concessions agreed between Pedro Sánchez and the Catalan separatist party Junts

The words we use for a handful of classic Australian foods can tell a lot about where we come from.

The Dutch defence minister during the fall of Srebrenica in 1995 tells BIRN he tried in vain to shore up the Dutch battalion stationed in the UN ‘safe area’, and blames himself, his government, and it...

Huge crowds are expected to gather at the Srebrenica Memorial Centre on Saturday as Bosnia marks the 31st anniversary of the 1995 genocide and buries ten newly identified victims.

Seven Hobart bars, including the Observatory Bar and the Republic, are closing "in the immediate term" as owner Pub Banc Group is placed into voluntary administration. The administrator says the aim i...

The move comes as ongoing nationwide protests denounce government corruption and negligence