Caucasus

Satellite TV Craze

Bored with turgid domestic television, Afghans rig up once-banned satellite dishes for some light relief.

21 Feb 05

Freezing winds lay waste to farmland around the capital.

21 Feb 05

A growing litany of complaints from Azerbaijanis employed by international companies in Baku.

17 Feb 05

Detention highlights the authorities’ growing suspicion towards some parts of the Muslim community in predominantly Christian North Ossetia.

17 Feb 05

President Saakashvili has appointed a new prime minister to replace the late Zurab Zhvania, but filling the space he left will be more difficult.

9 Feb 05

President’s supporters appear unconcerned as two factions continue boycott in support of a referendum to oust him.

9 Feb 05

Rebels have offered a unilateral ceasefire, but Moscow and its local allies have rejected it outright

9 Feb 05

Freak accident removes key figure of Georgian revolution at a critical stage.

3 Feb 05

Plan to grant Chechen administration wide economic powers is still in first draft, but it is already under fire from all sides.

3 Feb 05

Is the defence ministry weeding out officers for financial misdemeanours, or because they are viewed as disloyal to the regime?

3 Feb 05

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