In the incident on Monday morning, the deceased was named as Elshan Mammadov Ali Oglu

It is being held across the Caucasus region and Southern Russia, from the Black Sea to the Caspian.

The spokesperson of the foreign ministry described Aliyev's comments as deeply dissapointing

Anton Macfadyen looks at the history of the efforts to eliminate chemical warfare, and the challenges ahead.

Each year, millions of pilgrims converge on Najaf and Karbala to mark the 40th day after Ashura

The Foreign Ministry affirmed that Turkey does not recognise the illegitimate annexation of Crimea.

Ilham Aliyev accused the Armenian leader of disrupting the negotiations, and said Armenia was preparing for a new war

NBC News cited officials as saying additional troops and vehicles were sent to deter Russian forces from entering a security area, where US coalition and Kurdish forces were operating.

Ministers will meet on Monday ahead of leaders summit later in the week. Unexpectedly however, the ministers find that their most urgent issue is to untangle discussion of problems in Belarus from those in the Eastern Mediterranean.

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