The 2012 Eurovision Song Contest title was claimed by Sweden's Loreen in Azerbaijan on Saturday after wowing voters with her entry "Euphoria". The singer had earlier caused controversy by meeting with local rights activists before the contest.
Activists in Azerbaijan took to the streets to protest ongoing human rights abuses as the country prepares to host Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest. Demonstrators fear mass arrests once the foreign media depart after the competition.
We follow Egypt's voters online as they tweet and post their election experience for all to see. Meanwhile, Western media focuses on women and the democratic process, as veiled voters hold up their inky fingers on front pages around the globe. Azerbaijan prepares for the Eurovision song contest, while human rights activists in the country draw attention to forced evictions in the capital, Baku.
He ate wolf meat to get into character: the actor Liam Neeson tells Eve Jackson about his new film and how he's feeling about turning sixty. Also on the programme, a sneak peek of the new Islamic wing of the Louvre museum in Paris, and Azerbaijan's banishment of all foreign soap operas.
Silvio Berlusconi survives yet another vote of confidence. How has the Italian leader managed to stay in power? Also, we look at an iconic American brand which started up in Switzerland - our correspondent takes a look at Chevrolet's European roots. Finally, born in Monaco but stuck in Azerbaijan - we meet 83-year-old French woman Yvonne Botto.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to 'take the risk of peace' ahead of his two-day state visit to the Caucasus region and restart talks over the disputed Nagomy Karabakh territory.
Reactions to the shooting in a Florida school are multiplying in the US. The Hijab ban in Azerbaijan’s schools sparks outrage. And two Americans make a digital journey across their country.
As on every Tuesday, we welcome Amobé Mévégué for the best of international musical trends which are leading us first in Azerbaijan to meet a genius of jazz music. He is only 20 years old, but so far Isfar Sarabski is one of best pianist on earth. On the other side of the Atlantic ocean, the US band NERD returns with a new album featuring French artists Daft Punk. And we conclude this trip in Africa with the band Toofan from Togo back with a new single and a tour.
Turkey and Azerbaijan signed a key energy deal on Monday on the transit of gas from Turkey to Europe, viewed as crucial to reducing the continent's dependence on Russian gas and paving the way for the EU's flagship Nabucco pipeline project.
Armenia and Azerbaijan held talks Sunday on the Nagorno-Karabakh region, where ethnic Armenians broke away from Muslim Azerbaijan in 1991 as the Soviet Union collapsed. Oil-rich Azerbaijan has threatened to use force if talks fail.
