Russia & CIS

investigative-operation measures are underway.

Additional dive boats are involved in the search works.

Russia's new strategy for the development of the information society is focused on the economy of knowledge and the development of intellectual potential of the Russian economy. In the past, the definition of the information society was about access to the Internet and various programs. Yet, no one discussed what was inside the Internet

It appears that a half of Europe and a part of Asia owes Russia (the USSR) more than just a lot. Russia helped many states obtain their statehood. One can analyse the role of Russia and the Soviet Union in the birth and development of such countries as China, Vietnam, North Korea, India and Greece

A nearly complete dinosaur skeleton has sold for more than €1m at auction in the eastern French city of Lyon.

The Azerbaijan men`s national taekwondo team have progressed to the semifinal of the 2016 WTF World Team Championships.

Azerbaijan’s postal operator Azerpost Ltd. will soon put into operation the first payment terminal e-GovPay with a currency exchange function, the company told Trend on December 12.

The coldest place on Mars has been revealed as the picture of the South Pole of “the red planet” is published on the official site of NASA, RIA Novosti reported.

Iran’s flag carrier 'Iran Air' says it has signed a much-awaited agreement with US aviation giant Boeing to purchase 80 planes.

An F-16 fighter jet has crashed in Turkey's southeastern province of Diyarbakir late Monday, said military sources, APA reports citing Anadolu Agency.

Turkish jets continued to hit Daesh targets in northern Syria on Monday, hitting over 130 objectives, the military said.

The civil activist became the victim of repressions by Serzh Sargsyan's military junta and was obliged to escape to Germany.

The Central Bank of Azerbaijan has announced USD/AZN rate for December 13.

Russian military spending has declined in 2016 for the first time since the 1990s, UK media reported on Monday.

"No serious talks are held on Karabakh conflict."

The GDP with production method was 655.4 billion Turkish liras ($186.5 billion) at current prices.

Next UAV belonging to Armenia has been destroyed.

Georgia’s western part is covered with a thick layer of snow as it has been heavily snowing in that area for the past several days.

Banking sector outlooks for CIS and Georgian banks for 2017 are diverging, reflecting how far recent recessions and currency devaluations will continue to affect lender performance, Fitch Ratings says.

In Baku and the Absheron Peninsula on December 13, the weather will be changeably cloudy and mostly rainless, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources told APA on December 12.