Turkey-backed Azerbaijan hails battlefield gains as Russian-brokered truce fails

Armenian-Azeri clashes and fatalities continue despite Moscow-brokered ceasefire

Russian-brokered deal to end fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh region in danger of collapse

Diplomatic Moscow meeting comes in wake of peace drive by France, Russia and US

Diplomatic efforts intensify to halt fighting between Armenian and Azeri troops

Both sides claims civilian areas being hit as Nato chief joins calls for immediate ceasefire

One killed and more than 30 injured as rockets land on residential areas of Ganja

Nagorno-Karabakh: Hundreds killed in fighting between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenians

Heavy fighting continues in bitter conflict over separatist territory

Armenia ‘ready’ for ceasefire bid but Nagorno-Karabakh bloodshed continues

Military exchanges the latest flare-up over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory

Russia fears Pashinyan pro-democracy move may reignite Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Iran-born banker who was sueing murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia now in custody in US

Silencing of Caruana Galizia a threat to type of law-based societies we live in and our freedoms

Mehriban Aliyeva sits in parliament and wields power as deputy head of ruling party

Country is predominantly Muslim, fewer than 300 Azeris are Catholics

Azerbaijan government responds to global condemnation of its detention of journalists, rights activists and political opponents

Moscow vows to seek Azeri-Armenian peace, and to keep selling arms to both sides

Documents reveal secret ownership in a conglomerate and lead to gold mines, overseas property

International envoys enter crisis talks over Azerbaijan and Armenia after 36 people die

Millions of documents show heads of state, criminals and celebrities using secret hideaways in tax havens

Russia bids to end conflict after both sides accuse each other of violating ceasefire

Opposition parties boycott poll amid severe crackdown on human rights

Katie Taylor refuses to rest on laurels as her focus turns towards Olympics

Jury still out on whether inaugural European Games was a real success

Sport, politics and human rights cannot be separated

Katie Taylor and Aileen Reid among Irish trying to win medals – and a bit of history

Host Azerbaijan is under fire for its human rights record and for suppressing dissent

Newspaper one of a number of media outlets and human rights activists denied entry to country

Behind the pomp for June’s European Games, activists are being imprisoned

Opposition claims poll marred by violations

President accused of stifling dissent and using energy wealth to win favour with US and EU

Move comes amid allegations of irregularities and reports of attempted bribary