Mar 4th, 2010 · The Russian government shut down all casinos in the country last year but stipulated that some could be reopened — but only in four outlying areas. Can far-flung Kaliningrad become Russia's Las Vegas? Or maybe Atlantic City?
Mar 2nd, 2010 · Rivers of mud swamped houses, stores and at least one school after heavy rains in the Bududa region of this Central African country. Police and army forces were working to recover bodies in the remote villages, which officials said were a three-hour walk from a main highway.
Feb 16th, 2010 · As it winds its way to the South China Sea, the Mekong River runs through Myanmar's remote and often troubled Shan state. The repressive military government in Yangon controls parts of the state, while ethnic militias and warlords rule the others.
Jan 28th, 2010 · The author's son, in a statement from the author's literary representative, says Salinger died of natural causes at his home. He had lived for decades in self-imposed isolation in the small, remote house in Cornish, N.H.
Jan 13th, 2010 · The governor of Shabwa province said Abdullah Mihzar, who was on a government list of wanted al-Qaida figures, was killed in a raid on a house in the remote mountainous province. Security forces arrested four others in the raid.
Jan 12th, 2010 · Masoud Ali Mohammadi, 50, died when a remote-controlled bomb rigged to a motorcycle blew up outside his home. The Tehran University professor had publicly backed Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi in the disputed June presidential election.
Jan 5th, 2010 · A quietly growing eco-tourism movement in Egypt is beginning to bring smaller groups to more out-of-the-way areas where package tour operators don't visit. In the remote Dakhla Oasis, new eco-lodges have sparked both hope and apprehension among local villagers.
Jan 1st, 2010 · The brazen attack that killed seven CIA employees at a remote outpost in Afghanistan is likely to raise questions about whether the agency could do more to protect its operatives on dangerous assignments.