The Latest Breaking News from Azerbaijan

Letters: Let’s not forget the Azeris who had to flee their homes earlier, says Alexis Rowell. And Gascia Ouzounian on why ethnic Armenians had to leave the region now

This week's collapse in European Union peace talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia underlines the growing importance of Turkey in the region, as Azerbaijan blames its refusal to attend the "talks" on the exclusion of its close Turkish ally.

Having fled Nagorno-Karabakh, ethnic Armenians say they won’t return as they bank on more support from Yerevan.

A United Nations mission finally arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh on October 1 to find its towns and villages almost completely deserted. Two weeks after Azerbaijan launched an all-out military assault on the disputed territory in the south Caucasus, the Armenian government has said there are now almost no ethnic Armenians left…