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Azerbaijan marks the 36th Black January
On the night of 19 January the Soviet army occupied the cities of Azerbaijan and an unprecedented massacre took place
COP29: Useless talkfest or powerful driver of change?
Promises made at the climate conference need to be turned into effective action that can drive transformation
Nominations are open for M&G Greening the Future awards
The awards celebrate people, projects and organisations that champion environmental concerns
Iranian president pledges mass atomic-fuel production
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed on Friday that Iran would pursue its contested nuclear programme until it could mass-produce atomic fuel, and branded those trying to stop it…
Thousands call on Azerbaijan govt to resign
A crowd of at least 15Â 000 Azerbaijanis rallying on Baku’s Victory Square on Wednesday under a forest of orange flags called on the government to resign after reported vote…
West blasts Azerbaijan’s ‘retreat from democracy’
The West heaped criticism on Tuesday on Azerbaijan’s conduct of parliamentary elections, but authorities in the oil-rich republic dug in their heels and denied major fraud. ”The…
Azerbaijan vote ‘did not meet world norms’
Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan on Sunday did not meet international standards, an international oberver mission said on Monday in a damning appraisal of the state of…
Horror escalator accident kills one, injures several
One person was killed and at least five others seriously injured on Wednesday in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, when an escalator suddenly started moving and they were caught in…
A ‘fight without end’
Shamil knows one of two things will happen this month when he crosses from Azerbaijan to Chechnya to wage jihad: either the Russian infidels will leave his native Chechnya or he…
George Soros slams Bush on Iraq
George Soros, the billionaire financier and philanthropist, said on Thursday he disapproved of US President George Bush’s decision to take ”pre-emptive” military action against…