All five applicant cities for the 2020 Summer Olympics, including the Azeri capital of Baku, should be registered as official bid candidates, Russian IOC member Alexander Popov told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

BAKU (Reuters) - Days before Azerbaijan comes under global scrutiny as it hosts the Eurovision song contest, police detained at least 10 protesters in central Baku on Monday during a march demanding democracy and the resignation of the government. Azerbaijan, a former Soviet republic, wants to use the Eurovision contest to highlight the progress the oil-producing nation of nine million people ...

As the world turns its attention to Azerbaijan for the Eurovision Song Contest, police crack down on dissent in Baku. Andrew Connelly reports Index calls on Azerbaijan government to protect human rights

BAKU (AFP) - Azerbaijan on Monday hit out at critics ranging from Iran to Western rights groups as it tried to combat pressure over alleged abuses ahead of hosting the prestigious Eurovision song contest.

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - Azeri capital Baku's 2020 summer Olympics bid is growing stronger by the day thanks to a billion-dollar investment in sport infrastructure fuelled by the country's large oil and natural reserves and the race's unexpected twists and turns, officials say.

BAKU (AFP) - Azerbaijan on Monday accused neighbour Iran of slander for claiming that a gay pride march would be held in Baku while the city hosts the popular Eurovision song contest this week.

BAKU (AFP) - Azerbaijan on Tuesday defended its human rights record and accused "jealous" forces of seeking to tarnish the country's image as it prepares to host the Eurovision song contest.

Azeri capital Baku's 2020 summer Olympics bid is growing stronger by the day thanks to a billion-dollar investment in sport infrastructure fuelled by the country's large oil and natural reserves and the race's unexpected twists and turns, officials say.

Saturday's Eurovision song contest will present Baku as a glittering show city. But away from the dry ice, Channel 4 News takes an alternative tour of Azerbaijan's controversial capital.

Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, has seen huge growth in the construction of buildings and sculptures with the Flame Fountain opening at the start of the year, which Castle Metals UK provided the Stainless Steel used in the construction of the Flame itself.(PRWEB UK) 22 May 2012 Azerbaijan is set to be the host of a sparkling Eurovision contest set in the capital city of Baku and there has ...