At least 16 civilians have lost their lives and several others sustained injuries in clashes between government troops and armed rebel forces in South Sudan, official reports say, PressTV reported.

Russian Nordavia Airlines has revealed plans to launch direct flights from St. Petersburg to the Azerbaijani district of Lankaran.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for improving the situation of domestic production and creating new job vacancies in the country.

Emergency crews are on scene of North Park Elementary where a school shooting has taken place in San Bernardino, California, Sputnik reported.

Amec Foster Wheeler, a London-based multinational consultancy, engineering and project management company, has been awarded a global framework contract by BP International.

Seven PKK terrorists were killed during a security operation in southeastern Turkey’s Mardin province on Sunday, according to the Turkish military on Monday, AP

Trade turnover of Azerbaijan grew 15% in the first quarter of this year, said President Ilham Aliyev at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers Apr. 10.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif called in a phone conversation to carry out an impartial investigation into the suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria’s Idlib province, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday, APA reported citing TASS.

Yerkir Tsirani (Country of Apricot) party is going to seize the Yerevan Municipality, leader of the newly-established political force and former Heritage Party MP, Zaruhi Postanhyan, told journalists Monday.

An Azerbaijani delegation will be in Ankara on Apr. 13-17 to observe the Apr. 16 constitutional referendum, Akif Tavakkuloglu, head of Azerbaijani parliament’s