Turkmenistan

WARSAW, Poland - An exiled opposition activist from Turkmenistan was allowed into a human rights conference in Poland on Wednesday after initially being barred because of objections from his country - partly defusing an incident that drew criticism from the U.S., the European Union and Canada.

WARSAW, Poland - Two exiled opposition activists from Turkmenistan have been barred from a human rights conference in Warsaw, apparently because their country objected to their presence, prompting criticism Tuesday from the United States, the European Union and Canada.

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - A prominent golden statue of Turkmenistan's former dictator has been taken down in a move further eroding the personality cult around the late Central Asian leader.

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - Turkmenistan will take down a tower topped by a golden statue of the Central Asian nation's former dictator - the latest attempt to dismantle the late leader's personality cult.