Caucasus

Border Shooting Inflames Armenia-Turkey Tensions

Death of Turkish civilian worsens an already troubled relationship.

Azerbaijan Clamps Down on Karabakh Visitors

Foreigners who slip across from Armenia told they are unwelcome in Azerbaijan.

Armenia Takes One Step Towards Europe

Immediate effect will be to ease visa process; broader trade benefits will come later.

August 2008 Russian-Georgian War: Timeline

Five Years on, Georgia to Probe Facts of 2008 War

Still hanging on as president, Mikheil Saakashvili is threatened with investigation by a hostile government.

Azerbaijan: Concern at Journalists' Windfall

President accused of trying to bribe domestic media by handing out free homes.

Long Homecoming for Georgia's Meskhetians

Government says it’s speeding up processing of applications from ethnic minority members to come back to their old homeland.

Neighbourhood Watches as Azerbaijan Arms Up

Unable to match Baku’s big spending, Armenia relies on special relationship with Moscow.

Armenians Say Compatriate's Mistreatment Reveals Russian Prejudice

Fears that discriminory attitudes in Russia will deny compatriate of fair trial in fatal crash case.

Georgians Take on the Banks

Protest mood increases as lenders call in unpaid debts.