Caucasus

Red Star Fans Muzzled

Serbia's sizzling pre-election atmosphere spills over onto the football terraces

1 Sep 00

Azerbaijan's First President Dies

A nation mourns the death of Abulfaz Elchibey - the dissident professor who led Azerbaijan out of the Soviet wilderness, then lost the war in Nagorny Karabakh

25 Aug 00

Brief Refuge for Yerevan's Street Kids

While dozens of institutes across Armenia do their best to provide homeless children with a normal childhood, the prospects for a secure future are bleak

25 Aug 00

Ossetians Defy Tbilisi

Recent talks in Vienna have failed to break the deadlock between Georgia and the mutinous ethnic enclave of South Ossetia.

18 Aug 00

Abkhazia Exposed

President Ardzinba opposes the withdrawal of Russian troops from Abkhazia, and warns against any ideas to impose NATO troops on the territory.

18 Aug 00

Sparks Fly Over Armenian Privatisation

Opposition politicians in Yerevan claim plans to privatise the nation's electricity suppliers have been deliberately biased towards the West.

18 Aug 00

Moscow Bomb Fails to Intimidate

Comment. The terrorist attack in central Moscow last week has served to strengthen the nation's will to destroy the rebel forces in Chechnya

11 Aug 00

Putin Plays Hard Ball

With the Chechen conflict now entering its 12th month, is there evidence the rebels have bitten off more than they can chew?

11 Aug 00
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