Pictures of the unmanned aerial vehicle were released by the Azerbaijani media. Armenia has denied the incident

The 1.4 kilometer (0.9 mile) bridge will carry eight lanes of traffic and two rail lines between Europe and Asia at the entrance of the Bosphorus to the Black Sea.

The citation says that the award was made in recognition "for his great contribution in strengthening the friendship and cooperation with the Russian Federation,”

Iranian officials earlier criticised Russia for making public the use of an Iranian airbase to attack targets in Syria, and accused Moscow of super-power posturing. The incident caused embarrassment to the government of president Rohani and threatened to spoil agreements that he had reached with President Putin of Russia when they met in Baku earlier this month.

Gudrat Hassanguliev is leader of the small WAPFP and was himself a presidential candidate in 2008

A pro-AK party newspaper described Biden's visit as a waste of time but commonspace.eu political editor said in a comment that "regardless of the bravado talk of AK party mouthpieces, Turkey is in no position to lose the support of the United States as it embarks on a risky military incursion into Syria".

Whilst most European politicians and bureaucrats have been on their summer holidays events in the south-eastern corner of Europe have been moving fast, and somewhat dramatically. In this Summer Dossier Caucasus Concise examines ten important developments over the last six weeks - all with potential long term impact.

The case caused outrage in Armenia, and for a moment strained relations between Russia and its ally in the South Caucasus.

Ali Husseynli said that the additions and changes to the constitution are designed to provide a more flexible management, both in the executive and in all other government structures in the modern period

In an exclusive interview with commonspace.eu, Tamar Zhvania, Chairperson of the Georgian Central Elections Commission says that the campaign so far has been calm and peaceful, but preparations for the 8 October poll are going on in earnest.