Authorities in Baku have banned international radio stations from broadcasting on national frequencies. Beginning January 1, broadcasts by RFE/RL, the BBC, and Voice of America will be terminated in Azerbaijan, where radio remains one of the primary sources of information.

Rakhat Aliev was once one of the most powerful and influential people in oil-rich Kazakhstan. But after an Almaty court ruling late on January 15, he's now a fugitive from the law.

Kazakhstan's Interior Ministry today announced it has issued an international arrest warrant through Interpol for former Ambassador to Austria Rakhat Aliev.