Middle East

Azerbaijan's Hidden Lepers

Forgotten by the outside world, 36 leprosy sufferers are fading away quietly in the small Azerbaijani village of Umbaki.

17 Jan 03

How deep does enthusiasm in the breakaway republic of Abkhazia for Russia run?

19 Dec 02

The Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan oil project may have been given the green light, but local environmentalists are still seeing red.

5 Dec 02

A quarrel between Georgians and Abkhaz over seizure of a Turkish trawler has put sea trade with the unrecognised republic under scrutiny.

28 Nov 02

The terror crisis in Moscow has given President Putin a new lease of political life.

31 Oct 02

The most frightening explanation of the Moscow terror siege is that the Chechen militants were acting on their own.

28 Oct 02

The federal president's decision to retain Milosevic-era military officials may have precipitated recent Baghdad arms scandal.

24 Oct 02

Sofia risks confrontation with EU after backtracking on agreement to close two nuclear reactors.

21 Oct 02

Credibility of International Criminal Court maintained by European Union decision to allow American nationals limited immunity.

19 Oct 02

Officials in Belgrade have given the American government secret details of Saddam Hussein's war machine.

17 Oct 02

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