By Cavid Aga in Baku Tensions between Azerbaijan and Russia have risen following diplomatic exchanges over critical media reports and an unresolved investigation into a deadly air crash involving an ...

Azerbaijan shot down a Russian helicopter near its border, while it was in Armenian airspace. “Immediately, the president of Azerbaijan called the president of Russia, took the blame for himself ...

The airspace above Grozny, the capital city of the southern Russian republic of Chechnya, was only closed after the plane was hit, Aliyev alleged. Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 was traveling ...

BAKU -- After Azerbaijan's president accused Russia of accidentally shooting down an airliner and covering up the cause, public anger in the Caucasian country is mounting against Moscow for its ...

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev pointed a finger at Russia on Monday for the downing of a commercial airliner in December that resulted in the deaths of 38 people. The Azerbaijan Airlines plane ...

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has called on Russia to accept blame for a plane crash on Christmas Day that killed 38 people. The plane is thought to have come under fire from Russian air ...

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally, and criticized Moscow for trying to "hush up ...

Aliyev said he wanted Russia to accept it was guilty of downing the plane and punish those responsible for fatally damaging the aircraft. Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243 crashed on Wednesday in ...