Russia & CIS

Armenian armed forces have 24 times violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops over the last 24 hours, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on November 29.

Wonderful conditions are created for training sessions in rhythmic gymnastics in Baku, Finnish female individual rhythmic gymnast Jouki Tikkanen said in an interview with Trend on November 28.

In case of a breakdown at the Armenian nuclear power plant, 25 communities will be in the primary risk zone.

Georgian Defense Minister Levan Izoria has hosted the Chairman of the Estonian Parliament’s Committee of National Defense, Hannes Hans, Interpress news reported.

Warm seas around Australia's Great Barrier Reef have killed two-thirds of a 700-km (435 miles) stretch of coral in the past nine months, the worst die-off ever recorded on the World Heritage site, scientists who surveyed the reef said on Tuesday.

Suspect killed, several injured in Ohio State University attack.

Turkey has been able to deny Daesh access to an international border, the U.S. anti-Daesh coalition chief said Monday.

President Barack Obama will not attend Fidel Castro's funeral, the White House said Monday.

The Canadian authorities detained an Armenian in the aircraft for irrepressible behavior.

What do Cuban people want? They want the same things that we do - normal equal relations with the United States. It depends on the USA and its readiness for equal cooperation. Will the USA try to force the country into submission again? The Cuban Revolution is a revolution of dignity. There was such a revolution in Cuba indeed, not like in Ukraine

On November 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that "Russian border ends nowhere." When awarding the prize of the Russian Geographical Society one of the nominations, Vladimir Putin conducted a mini-exam in geography for five-year-old erudite Timofei Tsoi and nine-year-old Miroslav Askirko

The population of Russia may shrink considerably in the foreseeable future. Vladimir Putin published an article about social issues before the presidential election in 2012. He wrote there in black and white that if we do not take urgent measures in this regard, then by the middle of the XXI century Russia will lose 50 million people

Christianity appeared in the form of the Apostolic Orthodox Church in the I century AD. The western branch, the Roman See, separated from the Orthodox Church in 1054. This branch had been stepping away from monotheism throughout its history. America was founded by Protestants, who separated from Roman Catholics under the slogan: We are exceptional

The tourism opportunities of Italy, particularly the Lake Garda, the largest of the country’s fresh-water lakes, were presented within the I.T.W. Italian Travel Workshop in Baku on November 22.

The weather will mainly be dry in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula on November 23, the Ministry of Ecology of Natural Resources told APA.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will pay a one-day visit to Azerbaijan on December 13, a diplomatic source confirmed to APA.

Chairman of the Caucasian Muslims Office, Sheikhulislam Allahshukur Pashazade met with Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II in Moscow.

A solemn opening of the "Turkish Film Week" took place in Baku on November 22 with participation of famous Turkish film stars.

The next trilateral meeting of Iranian, Azerbaijani and Russian presidents is likely to take place in Tehran in 2017.

The United States together with other OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries must intensify efforts to resolve the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.