Heavy rainfall on June 11 has significantly boosted water resources in Armenia, with the Aparan Reservoir reaching 100% capacity and the water level of Lake Sevan rising by 2 centimeters within a few hours.

Michael Madsen, a prolific character actor best known for playing sneering tough guys in Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs" and "Kill Bill: Vol. 2," died Thursday morning from cardiac arrest, according to his manager, Ron Smith, News.Az reports, citingNBC News.

A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck Merced County on Monday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey

bp has successfully completed its first pressure coring acquisition in the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) field, utilizing innovative pressure coring technology for the first time not only in the Caspian Sea but also across bp's global operations.