RFE/RL in the Media
# Al Kamen discusses the Broadcasting Board of Governors
# Andrew Sullivan reprints an RFE/RL report on the Afghan elections
# UPI reports on Azerbaijan's resource diplomacy
On the RFE/RL Website
# A Profile of the Jundallah extremist group
# Looming obstacles to elections in Afghanistan
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UN tribunal renders judgments in appeals by two convicted Rwandans
A United Nations tribunal today affirmed the conviction and 15-year sentence of a famous Rwandan singer and composer for his role during the mass killings that engulfed the country in 1994, and reduced the sentence handed down against a top official after reversing a number of his convictions.
Security Council sets June date for filling vacancy at International Court of Justice
The Security Council decided today that the election to fill the vacancy at the principal judicial organ of the United Nations arising from the resignation of Judge Shi Jiuyong will take place on 29 June.
Int'l Press Review
Afghanistan
# The WSJ ed board on U.S. allies in Afghanistan
# The Newshour reports on the runoff elections
# Thane Rosenbaum on revenge as a motive
# The NYT ed board on the runoff elections
# Roger Cohen advocates endurance on Afghanistan
Iran
# Iran sentenced American academic Kian Tajbakhsh to 15 years
# Massoumeh Torfeh on why Iran always blames outsiders
# Jamsheed Choksy on the Jundallah group
Russia
# Fyodor Lukyanov on Russia's Georgia problem
U.S. Politics/Foreign Policy
# "Embassy Row" - the Washington Times
# Joe Biden is the "reassurer-in-chief"
From the Blogs
# Jean MacKenzie on Karzai's statesmanship...
# ...The New Yorker chimes in
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