Russia & CIS

Armenian armed units violated ceasefire a total of 42 times throughout the day.

Ankara town Kahramankazan has been awarded with a prestigious "12-Star City" title by the European Council on Thursday afternoon.

"Our commercial prices are fixed as of today, without any obligation to buy gas."

The United States has received an official invitation from Moscow to take part in the Astana meeting on Syria, US State Department spokesman John Kirby announced in a briefing on Thursday, Sputnik reported.

Today, Azerbaijan commemorates the 27th anniversary of the 20 January Tragedy.

Dmitry Geranin, the head of the popular Russian weather service Yandex.Pogoda, has initiated a new project aimed at helping people organize funerals for their friends and loved ones.

An Iranian female bodybuilder has been arrested after posting too-revealing pictures of herself working out, local media reported.

Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili and Chief Executive Officer of BP Robert Dudley have discussed the prospects of the Shah Deniz Project, as they met in Davos.

Energy makes the basis of cooperation between Bulgaria and Azerbaijan, said Azerbaijani Ambassador to Bulgaria Nargiz Gurbanova in her interview with Bloomberg TV Bulgaria.

Armenian reconnoiter was killed at one of the military positions of the enemy located in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, Oxu.Az reports citing 1news.az.

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