Central Asia

Mystery Surrounds Chechnya Kidnapping

Fears are growing for the safety of a US aid worker kidnapped by Chechen gunmen

12 Jan 01

Russia and America play a tense game of political chess in the South Caucasus

8 Dec 00

Virtual isolation and bleak economic conditions have forced many Ingush to turn to a life of crime and drug-dealing

20 Oct 00

The first in a two-part series examining the roots of conflict in the North Caucasus

13 Oct 00

Nearly 60 student groups from the former Soviet Union attend a Nalchik festival aimed at uniting young people against military conflict

11 Aug 00

It was no coincidence that the Kremlin's threats to bomb terrorist bases in Afghanistan came on the eve of the Minsk security summit

26 May 00

Corrupt officials in Azerbaijan are suspected of lining their pockets with the proceeds of illegal sturgeon fishing.

26 May 00

Russians tighten up security in the Chechen lowlands as rebel forces announce the start of the spring campaign

17 May 00

Political loose cannon Bislan Gantimirov hits out at recent peace initiatives in Chechnya, calling for the total annihilation of the rebel forces.

5 May 00

The president of Karachaevo-Cherkessia is stubbornly resisting repeated attempts to dilute his authority.

28 Apr 00

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