Azerbaijan makes Nagorno-Karabakh gains; Russian chopper hit

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — A spokesman for Nagorno-Karabakh’s government has confirmed that Azerbaijani forces have taken control of a strategic city in the separatist territory and are nearing its capital. Azerbaijani forces also shot down a Russian helicopter over Armenia far from the fighting Monday. Two Russian servicemen were killed. The seizure of Shushi, which Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev had claimed Sunday, is the most significant military development since fighting betwee