The Azerbaijan national football team still sit 105th in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking with 886 points, AzerTag reports.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron spoke over the phone on Thursday about economic and financial ties, according to presidential sources, Anadolu Agency reports.

China's airlines 737-800 Boeing crash landed at Manila Airport, Sputnik reported citing AirLive. The media specified that the emergency evacuation was underway.

The government of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan follows the path of political nihilism.

Armenia's second Armenian President Robert Kocharyan announced his return to politics.

Soul legend Aretha Franklin has died from pancreatic cancer aged 76, it was confirmed today.

Azerbaijani female player Gunay Mammadzada has become the champion of the 25th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival, AzerTag reports.

Head of IKCO (Iran Khodro Co.) operations in Asia, Europe, America and Commonwealth of Independent States Sabina Nobari said Azerbaijan and Iran will soon export cars to Russia, Ukraine, and the CIS nations via a joint venture, dubbed Khazar Car Factory.

Azerbaijan International Defense Exhibition ADEX 2018 will be held in Baku on Sept. 25-27, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense Industry said in a statement Aug. 16.

A Russian visa center will open in Tbilisi on August 17, which should speed up processing documents for Georgian citizens, the Interests Section for the Russian Federation at the Swiss Embassy in Georgia said.