Azerbaijani authorities detained opposition leader Ali Karimli on Saturday, his adviser said, marking the latest escalation in the country’s crackdown on dissent. Karimli, chairman of the opposition Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, was not receiving phone calls and his home had been searched.

Georgian authorities detained an opposition party leader Saturday on suspicion of trying to set fire to the Tbilisi City Court office building, the Interior Ministry said. Aleksandre Elisashvili broke into the court chancellery building in the Georgian capital at dawn by smashing a window with a hammer, then poured gasoline on the perimeter of the office.

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) – The Winter Olympians who have signed up to stay in Cortina d’Ampezzo’s Athletes Village should not expect luxury accommodations or a cozy fire to snuggle up next to after a long day on the mountain.