Caucasus

Azeris Guilty of Foul Play

The football pitches of Azerbaijan have become the latest battleground for warring power-brokers seeking to score political goals.

18 Feb 00

Azerbaijan's U-Turn on Censorship

Increasing attacks on the independent media raise concerns of a official effort by the authorities in Baku to silence their critics.

11 Feb 00

Ankara Eases Armenia Blockade

Economic hardship has prompted Turkey to open the border with Armenia for the first time since the war over Karabakh.

11 Feb 00

Clash of the Tbilisi Titans

Georgia's political heavyweights are set to cross swords in the wake of Shevardnadze's expected election victory

11 Feb 00

A Sentry's Tale

Federal troops take pity on a Russian woman searching desperately for her missing fiance

11 Feb 00

Chechen 'Spirits' Haunt Russians

The Russian army's propaganda machine is misfiring as Chechens leaders it claims to have killed rise from their graves.

11 Feb 00

Moscow Targets Mountain Strongholds

Russia carpet-bombs the Chechen mountains in a bid to flush out rebel troops. But the separatists say the only victims of the raids are unarmed civilians.

11 Feb 00
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