Caucasus

Chechnya: Election Appears Sewn Up

Alu Alkhanov cruises towards becoming Moscow's next leader in Chechnya.

25 Aug 04

Cool reception from Armenia’s tiny minority communities to a draft law designed to help them.

25 Aug 04

Conservationists fear a rare and unusual tree faces extinction from unchecked logging.

19 Aug 04

A new ministry confronts a legacy of pollution and waste on land and at sea

19 Aug 04

In a country normally associated with strong Christian identity, many are opting for the old gods.

19 Aug 04

Abkhaz tourist season is saved by a bizarre political stunt.

19 Aug 04

A dissident mayor and his local police force have sparked a political crisis in Dagestan.

19 Aug 04

Ossetian and Georgian forces on brink of war as Tbilisi accuses Russia of meddling.

11 Aug 04

A presidential hopeful promises to ease the republic’s dire unemployment problem.

11 Aug 04

A lucrative business in false disability benefits is on the rise.

11 Aug 04

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