Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan's ruling party wins election - opposition holds boycott

Loyalists to Azerbaijan’s President IIham Aliyev have swept the board in parliamentary elections which the main opposition parties had boycotted

2 November 2015

Azerbaijan

Ruling party walks Azerbaijan election

Voter turnout is high for the Azerbaijan parliamentary election. Pics: Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev voted with his family in the country's

1 November 2015

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: journalist jailed for "political" reasons

A prominent journalist, known for exposing corruption among the governing elite in Azerbaijan, has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in jail

1 September 2015

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Thousands celebrate end of European Games in Baku

13 July 2015

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Oily spa in Azerbaijan

1 July 2015

Sport

Baku European Games: Day 16 Highlights

29 June 2015

Azerbaijan

Baku European Games: Day 13 Highlights

26 June 2015

Sport

European Games: Day 13 round-up

Teymur Mammadov thrilled his home support when he beat Valentino Manfredonia in the boxing final of the 84 kilo division at the European Games in

25 June 2015

Azerbaijan

Baku European Games: Day 12 Highlights

25 June 2015

Sport

European Games: Trevejo teaches young guns a golden lesson in Epee

Ivan Trevejo proved age doesn’t matter too much in fencing after the Cuban-born Frenchman won gold in the individual epee at the European games in

24 June 2015

Sport

Baku gearing up for 2016 Formula One Grand Prix

If this month’s European Games fail to place Baku firmly on the sporting map, next year might help further stamp the Azerbaijan capital’s sporting

24 June 2015

Azerbaijan

Baku European Games: Day 11 Highlights

24 June 2015

Azerbaijan

Baku European Games: Day 10 Highlights

23 June 2015

Sport

Stsiapan Papou wins gold at European Games

Stsiapan Papou handed Belarus their ninth gold medal at the European Games in Baku with a convincing win over local favourite Heydar Aliyev Arena in

22 June 2015

Azerbaijan

Baku European Games: Day 9 Highlights

22 June 2015

Sport

Highlights from Day 9 of European games from Baku, Azerbaijan

On day nine of the Baku European games. In men’s cycling Luis Leon Sanchez of Spain won road race gold. The 31-year-old Astana rider won a sprint

21 June 2015

Sport

Baku European Games: Day 8 Highlights

21 June 2015

Sport

Highlights from day 9 European Games, Baku

On day nine of the inaugural European Games from Baku in Azerbaijan. After more than three hours of racing less than a second separated the top

20 June 2015

Sport

Baku European Games: Day Six Highlights

19 June 2015

Sport

European Games: Day six round-up

Russia’s Aliya Mustafina survived a couple of wobbles to claim gold in the women’s Artistic gymnastics individual all-around final at the European

18 June 2015