Armenia and Azerbaijan say Nagorno-Karabakh truce fails to hold

Two weeks of heavy fighting have marked the worst outbreak of hostilities in the separatist region in more than a quarter of a century (AP Photo)

Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a Russia-brokered ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting on Saturday, but immediately accused each other of derailing the deal intended to end the worst outbreak of hostilities in the separatist region in more than a quarter of a century.

The two sides traded blame for breaking the truce that took effect at noon (0800 GMT) with new attacks, and Azerbaijan’s top diplomat said the truce never entered force.