Iraqi security officials say a pair of explosions has ripped through a mosque in a mostly Shiite district in Baghdad, killing at least seven worshippers, including two children, The Associated Press reports.

Azerbaijan can reduce import duties on some types of goods, Chairman of the State Customs Committee (SCC) of the country Safar Mehdiyev told reporters.

At least two PKK/PYD-YPG terrorists in the southeastern province of Mardin have been "neutralized", the Turkish military said on Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reports.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan have issued joint statement.

Spain's first astronaut, Pedro Duque, has been named minister of science by the country's new Socialist government.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 occurred Wednesday in Armenia’s Lori Province.

A regular meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in the city of Kyzyl, the Republic of Tuva of Russia, on June 6, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said.

Chairman of the Clerical Office of Caucasus Muslims Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade has today hosted an Iftar ceremony on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan at his residence, APA reports.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has today signed an order on liquidation of the Heybat railway station located in the Garadagh district of Baku.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on additional measures on reconstruction of Mashtaga-Nardaran highway.