Tajik Air's demise comes to the benefit of a privately owned airline, Somon Air.

Nurgaliyev was described as a kind man who devoted his life to caring for animals.

The White Falcons were scuppered by some highly dubious refereeing.

President Ilham Aliyev ordered the case to be dropped after an international and domestic outpouring of support for the young imprisoned blogger. Activists cheered the concession as a victory of people power.

Conflicts over the informal ban flare up occasionally, but this one is unusual in that it is taking place against the backdrop of warming Baku-Moscow ties.

News about potential progress in peace negotiations was greeted largely negatively among Armenians and Azerbaijanis.

The murder of Denis Ten sparked angry demands for reform to the law enforcement system.