Multimedia: Photo Essays

The dzud in Mongolia has killed more than 2.7 million animals, nearly a tenth of the national total, since the end of 2009. Families with fewer than 300 animals are particularly at risk - the...

In the remote mountain villages of Georgia’s northwest region of Svaneti, 84-year-old Bauchi Qaldani of Adishi is universally regarded as a wise man. And Qaldani, a village elder now in his fifth...

Yerevan’s $35 million, 1,100-square-meter Cafesjian Center for the Arts officially opened its doors on Nov. 7, 2009. The museum is part of a seven-year project by Armenian-American Gerard L.

Through centuries of conflict, fortunetellers have been a steady source of consolation for Afghans. Some date their practice to the time of Alexander the Great, whose army sought out soothsayers...