Baku Pipeline Threatened Investors are getting cold feet over plans to build a pipeline which would break the Russian and Iranian stranglehold on Caspian oil wells. 25 Feb 00
Russia Sweeps Aside Peace Offers In Race For A 'Glorious' Victory Chechen leader Maskhadov's offer of talks has been rebuffed. Moscow is aiming to settle the "Chechen problem" once and for all. 15 Oct 99