Russia & CIS

If US president-elect Donald Trump annuls the nuclear deal, he will be surprised by Iran, says Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, IRNA reported.

Loalwa Braz, the Brazilian singer best known for the 1980s hit Lambada, has been found dead in a burnt-out car in Brazil, APA reports quoting BBC.

The main strategic priority of the Azerbaijan-UN economic cooperation in 2016-2020 is the achievement of sustainable and inclusive economic development, backed by a growing diversification, said Ghulam Isaczai, UN resident coordinator and UNDP resident representative in Azerbaijan.

NATO continues to encourage all sides to pursue efforts aimed at a peaceful resolution of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict within the process run by the OSCE Minsk Group, a NATO representative told Trend Jan. 19.

Azerbaijani non-governmental organizations have sent a letter to PACE President Pedro Agramunt.

Confidence of the oil market in the quality of OPEC’s output cut deal will improve, said Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih.

Chairman of the State Committee of Azerbaijan on Refugees and IDPs Affairs Ali Hasanov on Thursday met renowned French writer Gerard Cardonne, who is paying a visit to Azerbaijan.

The European premiere of the film "Ali and Nino" organized by member of the European Parliament Norica Nicolai in partnership with the European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS) and the Diplomatic missions of Georgia and Azerbaijan to the EU will take place on March 8 in Brussels, Belgium.

The Russian economy remains on the verge of collapse, the population of Russia is smaller than that of Nigeria, but Russia still rules the world. How is it possible? Russia took the Crimea back without a single gunshot. The Syrian campaign required as many as 50 aircraft and cost Russia $500 million

Western analysts believe that the Kremlin could be behind the leak of the final episode of the popular "Sherlock" series. This is no joke - they do believe so in the West. The fact that Russia hacks different countries is, of course, bad, but leaking the last episode of Sherlock?? Putin has gone too far

If parliament gives final approval to the constitutional package it will be put to a referendum expected in the spring.

Azerbaijan can attract millions of tourists within a year.

Iran's deputy foreign minister says the nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and world powers "will not be renegotiated" ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump taking office this week, Daily Mail reported.

Inmates have seized control of the largest prison in the north-eastern Brazilian city of Natal, APA reports quoting BBC.

A Turkish Airlines cargo jet crashed near Kyrgyzstan's Manas airport on Monday, killing at least 16 people, the Kyrgyz government said, APA reports quoting Reuters.

The director of Frankfurt Book Fair, Juergen Boos, is set to visit Tbilisi tomorrow to see how Georgia is preparing to be the Guest of Honour at the 2018 book fair.

Azerbaijani serviceman Fikrat Bashirov was killed as Armenian armed forces shelled the positions of the Azerbaijani army, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said in a message Jan. 15.

Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s Armed Forces have 22 times violated the ceasefire in different directions along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, said Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry on Jan. 15, APA reported.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump aims to replace Obamacare with a plan that would envisage "insurance for everybody," he said in an interview with the Washington Post published on Sunday night.

Turkey's chief of General Staff arrived in Saudi Arabia Sunday for a two-day meeting on efforts to fight the Daesh terrorist organization, the military said.