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  • April 2008

    • Turkmenistan Dumps Months Named After Heroes, Poets, Dictator's Mom

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 25, 08 11:25 AM CDT

      Turkmenistan Dumps Months Named After Heroes, Poets, Dictator's Mom

      In a step away from the legacy of its late dictator, who renamed each month after heroes, poets, and himself, Turkmenistan’s president urged a return to traditional month names, the Guardian reports. April had been named after Saparmurat Niyazov’s mother, while September was a reference to Niyazov’s spiritual book—but the new president, strengthening ties with the rest of the world, has decided to dump Niyazov’s system. More »

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      dictatorship  • calendars  • Turkmenistan

  • February 2008

    • Heads Roll After Roach's TV Guest Spot

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 22, 08 10:41 AM CST

      Heads Roll After Roach's TV Guest Spot

      An ongoing overhaul of Turkmenistan state TV is apparently so interesting that even members of the animal kingdom want a front-row seat. Unfortunately for the staff of the nightly news, a cockroach recently strolled across the studio table while cameras were rolling, leading the country's president to fire dozens of the show's workers, reports the Guardian. More »

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      former Soviet state  • Turkmenistan  • cockroaches

  • January 2008

    • Political Rift Weakens Ahmadinejad

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 22, 08 5:57 AM CST

      Political Rift Weakens Ahmadinejad

      Iran's firebrand president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad suffered a serious political humiliation  yesterday when the nation's supreme leader sided with his opponents to force him to supply a billion dollars worth of natural gas to remote villages suffering power cuts. Iran's poorest communities are enduring one of the harshest winters in years, reports the Guardian. More »

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      Iran  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • nuclear program  • natural gas  • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei  • Turkmenistan

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