Caucasus

Bin Laden's Azeri Connections

Osama bin Laden's links with Azerbaijan stretch back to the mid-nineties

Bosnia: Mujahedin Revival Fears

Terrorist attacks in the USA have triggered a witch-hunt against mujahedin in Bosnia.

Photographs from Across the Caucasus

Azeri Army Death-wish

No-one in Azerbaijan is prepared to take responsibility for the increasingly parlous state of the armed forces

Shevardnadze Turns Back on Reform

The Georgian president looks to have made a decisive break with would-be reformers

Moscow Steps Up 'War on Terrorism'

Following the terrorist outrages in America, Russia looks set to step up its operations against Chechen civilians.

Hiding in History

Conflict is brewing in southern Georgia - not that you would know from reading the local press.

Georgian Adoption Scam

Impoverished Georgian women are offering themselves up as surrogate mothers to make ends meet.

Georgian 'Terrorist' Dilemma

Tbilisi is under pressure from Moscow to tackle Chechen rebels believed to be hiding out in Georgia

Unwanted Ossetian Neighbours

The return of Ingushetian refugee families to North Ossetia fuels ethnic tension in the region.