Baku Mayor Under Fire
In the three months since he was elected mayor of Baku, Gadjibala Abutalybov has shaken the capital to its foundations.
20 Apr 01
Turkey
Armenia Reviews Gas Options
The cost of renovating Armenia's ageing gas infrastructure has been estimated at $1.3 billion
13 Apr 01
Armenia's Nuclear Dilemma
Yerevan is resisting calls to decommission its only nuclear power plant - an obsolete legacy of the Soviet era
9 Mar 01
Kosovo Travel Breakthrough
Kosovars celebrate as United Nations travel documents replace hated Yugoslav passports
8 Feb 01
NATO Refuses to Take Sides
A NATO trip to Armenia and Azerbaijan proves disappointing for both countries
29 Jan 01
Kosovo Crime Wave
International officials in Kosovo seem powerless to stop a dramatic increase in crime.
7 Jan 01
The Lost Land of Shapsugia
A new Russian law on "ethnic minorities" has given the Shapsug people fresh hope of reclaiming their historical homeland
8 Dec 00
Armenian Ghosts Haunt Istanbul
Relations between Turkey and Armenia take a turn for the worse as European leaders officially recognise the disputed genocide of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915
8 Dec 00
Black Sea Exotica
The last remnants of the Cherkess population on the Black Sea coast find themselves the unwilling stars of a cheap tourist pantomime
24 Nov 00
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