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President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan said Saturday his nation may resort to military force if talks with Armenia on resolving a long-standing territorial dispute produce no result.
A court in Azerbaijan sentenced two bloggers to prison Wednesday for a fight in a restaurant, but the defendants say the charges were a pretext to punish them for political dissent.
Two opposition bloggers are being held by authorities in Azerbaijan in a case protested by Western nations and international journalism advocates.
The United States, France and Russia called mutually Friday for the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to settle a long-running dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan made "serious progress" on Thursday during discussions aimed at resolving their long-standing dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, a U.S. official said.
Police in Azerbaijan have arrested a former neighbor of the gunman who killed 12 people and committed suicide at an oil industry academy, prosecutors said Friday, but they did not reveal how they suspect former neighbor was linked to the shooting.
Election officials in Azerbaijan said Thursday that citizens overwhelmingly voted to scrap presidential term limits in the oil-rich country courted by Russia and the West.
An unidentified gunman fatally shot Azerbaijan's air force chief Wednesday, the Defense Ministry said — the highest-level killing to hit the oil-rich country's armed forces in peacetime since the Soviet collapse.
Azerbaijan's parliament voted Friday to scrap presidential term limits, potentially prolonging a dynasty that has led the oil-rich Caspian Sea country for 15 years.
Oil-rich Azerbaijan is ready to slash crude output by more than one-third to try to help boost prices, the energy minister said Wednesday as OPEC members decided to cut world production by a record 2.2 million barrels a day.
Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan say they will step up efforts to ensure energy supplies to world markets.
Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan agreed Friday to set up an oil transport system across the Caspian Sea that will help get Central Asia's massive energy reserves to western markets and circumvent Russian territory.
Azerbaijan's parliament has voted to pull the ex-Soviet republic's small peacekeeping force out of Iraq.
Senior U.S. energy officials have criticized Russian natural gas projects during a visit to energy-rich Azerbaijan.
The first shipment of Kazakh oil has been pumped through a strategic pipeline that bypasses Russia on its way to Western markets, an Azerbaijani official said Monday.
The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed Sunday to intensify talks to end a 20-year conflict over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Kremlin says Russia's president will host leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia for talks on settling their 20-year conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory.
The president of oil-rich Azerbaijan won re-election by a landslide in a vote boycotted by opposition parties, and OSCE monitors said Thursday the ballot failed to meet international standards.
The United States will work harder to help settle a 20-year territorial conflict between the ex-Soviet republics of Azerbaijan and Armenia, a U.S. diplomat said Thursday.
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney assured Azerbaijan on Wednesday of America's "abiding interest" in the region's stability. It was the first stop on a tour of three ex-Soviet republics that are wary of Russia's intentions after its war with Georgia last month.
The president of Azerbaijan has urged officials to remove his portraits from the streets before elections, in which he is seeking a second term, according to comments published Wednesday.
A newspaper editor and his colleague in Azerbaijan were convicted Tuesday of treason Tuesday and sentenced to prison.
Iran demanded Sunday that Azerbaijan deliver a Russian shipment of nuclear equipment blocked at its border with Iran for the past three weeks.
Azerbaijan halted a Russian shipment of equipment intended for Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, demanding more information for fear of violating United Nations sanctions, officials said Monday.
A U.S. official said Wednesday he has received assurances from Armenia and Azerbaijan that they have returned to a cease-fire along the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh after shooting broke out in recent days.
News.Az - "NATO doesn't want to compete with Russia in South Caucasus"News.Az interviews Vladimir Socor, senior fellow on the Eurasia Programme at US thinktank the Jamestown Foundation. Baku thinks that ensuring the security of NATO partner states, including Azerbaijan, is a problem. What can be done about this?
10 Most Amazing Ghost TownsFascinating-- and the article is accompanied by some wonderful photos as well
Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army"The often overlooked subplot of the wars of the post-9/11 period is their unprecedented scale of outsourcing and privatization," author Jeremy Scahill writes in The Nation.
BBC NEWS | Eurovision Song Contest changes privacy ruleEurovision Song Contest organisers say they may ban countries from the competition if broadcasters disclose information about voters' identities.
Jail threat for donkey bloggersTwo bloggers from Azerbaijan are facing up to five years in jail after posting a video of a donkey giving a news conference on YouTube.
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT: Turkey and Armenia to Establish Diplomatic TiesYEREVAN, Armenia (AP) -- Armenia and Turkey, bitter foes for a century, took a step toward reconciliation Monday by announcing they would launch final talks aimed at establishing diplomatic ties.
Azerbaijanis who voted for Armenia in Eurovision song contest questioned by policeA number of people in Azerbaijan who voted for a song by neighbouring Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest have been questioned by the police.
Bombshell: Osama Bin Laden worked for US until 9/11Former FBI translator Sibel Edmonds dropped a bombshell on the Mike Malloy radio show, guest-hosted by Brad Friedman.
Azerbaijan resisted pressure from Iran to sabotage Israel's Perez visit.In recent weeks, Iranian officials had tried to sabotage Peres's trip by exerting pressure on Baku.
A Handshake Shakes a RegionMake one move in the unstable Caucasus region, and a host of difficult and far-reaching issues get tripped over – ethnic tensions, Russian dominance, and competition over oil and gas.
The excitement of the 54th final of the Eurovision Song Contest came to a head tonight when the Norwegian entry, sung by Alexander Rybak took the honours.
We are now at the penultimate event of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. The second Semi-Final of 19 countries went without a hitch to select last 10 performers who will be added to the other 15 to make up the Final 25 singers on Saturday.
Killing Civilians: A Muslim View – 31.6 percent of Muslims approve the murder of civilians according to pro-Arab newspaper, Middle East TimesAn often-discussed topic of considerable controversy is the notion of how many Muslims support killing civilians as a tactic. Numbers range from a tiny fraction up to 50% of the world's 1.5 billion Muslims.
Daughter killed over mini-skirt"AN Azeri immigrant in Russia's northern city of Saint Petersburg has been charged with hiring hit men to kill his 21-year-old daughter for wearing a mini-skirt, police said today.
Hizbullah Plots Against Israel in Azerbaijan and Sinai Thwarted - Israel National NewsAuthorities in Azerbaijan have thwarted a plot by Hizbullah to bomb the Israeli embassy in Baku, the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Watan reported on Monday.
Armenia and Azerbaijan seek peace accordWestern diplomats said the war in August between Russia and Georgia over Georgia's separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia appeared to have given impetus to diplomatic efforts to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
A Warning from Eastern Europe (Michael J. Totten)Totten interviews Dr. Mátyás Eörsi, Deputy Floor Leader of the Hungarian Liberal Party and President of the Liberal Group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
tehran times : Azerbaijan diverts EU oil, gas to Russia and Iran after Georgian crisisAzerbaijan is planning to divert its oil and natural gas export routes to Europe with increasing shipments to Russia and Iran, a move possible to raise concerns in the West.
Israel and Azerbaijan close multi-million dollar arms deal"Israel and Azerbaijan have closed a weapons deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars. "Predominantly Muslim Azerbaijan has increasingly been caught in a tug-of-war for influence between its large southern neighbor, and the secular, democratic West.
WCQ Update: Europe, Group 4How the six teams in UEFA World Cup qualifying group 4 stand after today's matches.
Cheney blasts Russia's 'threat of tyranny'The United States is committed to Ukraine's security and freedom, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney pledged Friday.
Cheney blasts Russia's 'threat of tyranny'The United States is committed to Ukraine's security and freedom, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney pledged Friday.
Cheney in Georgia: Gunboat diplomacy in pursuit of oilThe US is continuing to ratchet up tensions with Russia in the aftermath of last month's war in the Caucasus.
Cheney wants another war or three"The United States has deep and strong interests in your [Azerbaijan's] welfare and security," Cheney said in a written statement distributed after he met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
Cheney in Georgia after U.S. unveils aid dealVice President Dick Cheney has arrived in Georgia, in a show of support for the South Caucasus nation and its pro-Western president in the wake of the former Soviet republic's short, intense war with Russia.
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