Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed a number of senior Interior Ministry and police officers, including the police chief of a Moscow district hit by antimigrant rioting earlier this month.
Azerbaijan's opposition "Azadliq" (Liberty) newspaper is facing closure amid increasing financial pressures.
Several thousand opposition supporters have held a rally in Azerbaijan's capital to protest the results of this month's presidential election.
The CIS summit in Minsk has ended with leaders calling on Georgia to rejoin the Commonwealth of Independent States.
The most notable change in the new Azerbaijani cabinet is the replacement of the long-serving defense minister, Safar Abiyev, with Zakir Hasanov, who has commanded Interior Ministry forces.
Azerbaijan's ambassador to the United States, Elin Suleymanov, has acknowledged that his country's October 9 presidential poll suffered irregularities and problems but said the election of Ilham Aliyev to a third presidential term came as "no surprise."
The United States is set to replace Russia as the world's largest producer of oil and gas combined by the end of this year. This is just one element of a rapidly shifting global energy environment that is revolutionizing Russia's once-dominant position. RFE/RL takes a look at the challenges and opportunities facing Moscow.
The U.S. ambassador to Baku says Washington is looking forward to working closely with President Ilham Aliyev and the Azerbaijani government as Aliyev starts his new term in office.
Ilham Aliyev has been sworn in for his third term as Azerbaijan's president. The inauguration ceremony took place on October 19 at the country's parliament. Aliyev has held power since 2003, when he succeeded his father, longtime ruler Heydar Aliyev.
Ilham Aliyev has been sworn in for his third term as Azerbaijan's president.
Azerbaijani citizen Orkhan Zeynalov has officially been charged with murder in the high-profile stabbing death of a Moscow man.
A court in Moscow has sent the Azerbaijani citizen suspected in the high-profile killing of a Russian man into pretrial detention until December 10.
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