27 JANUARY: A Russian military officer was killed yesterday whilst playing volleyball in a school in the North Caucasus town of Nalchik. Armed men entered the school and killed the officer whilst tying up his associates. The killing is probably part of th
Azerbaijan is determined that this year's Eurovision Festival in Baku is the best ever but the issue of how to welcome singing Armenians at the festival remains a question.Will there be "an ugly moment" or will this be the moment when change came to the Caucasus?
The Caucasus Enviromental NGOs Network (CENN) has written to the Georgian Ministries for Environmental protection, Energy and Natural Recources asking for more detailed information.
26 January: Azerbaijan-based Media FM radio has banned songs in French and performed by French singers. The director of the station Tural Aliyev said that "the ban would be effective till the repeal of the French Senate’s draft law criminalising the
26 January: Bulgaria's new President Rosen Plevneliev said Wednesday he wanted a better image and a more active role for his country in the EU, ahead of talks in Brussels with EU executive chief Jose Manuel Barroso.(agencies)
A relaxed Vladimir Putin told students in Tomsk that money is not everything in life and that some succeed because they enjoy life and have a sense of personal fulfilment.
It has been better known for its great parties and for its Gucci dressed leaders, so the sight of members of IRELI demonstrating on the streets of Baku to protest at the recent decision of the French senate criminalising the Armenian genocide is a good indicator of feelings in Baku on this issue.