Former General Prosecutor Begs For Mercy

Turkmenistan's former general prosecutor publicly confessed to taking bribes on Tuesday, begging President-for-life, Saparmurat Niyazov for forgiveness in a tearful plea broadcast on state television.         Kurmanbibi Atadzhanova, general prosecutor from 1985 until April, is accused of taking bribes and stealing state property including 25 cars, 36 villas, 2,000 cattle and 30,000...