As many as 133 people were injured in an earthquake that struck the Iranian southwestern province of Kohgiluyeh, Sputnik reported citing local media.

Police officer, injured during the attack on HSBC bank in Yerevan, died in hospital, head of police press service Ashot Aharonyan said on Facebook.

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party officially nominated President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a second term on Thursday, according to Anadolu Agency.

The preparations have been launched just over a month after Berlin gave its go-ahead to the project, Sputnik reports.

Azerbaijan state company SOCAR plans to use the Baku-Tbilisi - Kars railway for urea supplies to Georgia and Turkey, director of the carbamide plant Khayal Jafarov said.

Cooperation with international organizations should play an active role in supporting the reforms in labor and social protection in Azerbaijan, Minister for Labor and Social Protection Sahil Babayev said at a meeting with representatives of international organizations operating in the country on May 3.

Gianni Infantino, President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has congratulated Ilham Aliyev on his re-election as President of Azerbaijan.

In April 2018, the number of Azerbaijani tourists visiting Georgia increased by 10.4 percent compared to the same period of 2017, Georgian media reported citing Georgy Chogovadze, the head of the National Tourism Administration.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has congratulated Ilham Aliyev on his re-election as President of Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has received members of the US Congress House of Representatives.