Oil prices have changed in different directions in the world markets. On the New York Stock Exchange NYMEX (New York Mercantile Exchange) cost of the Light crude oil has increased $0.07 to trade at ...

On April 28, 2015 the Nevada State Assembly issued a proclamation expressing strong support to Azerbaijan and its friendship with the United States. Signed by Speaker John Hambrick of the State Assembly, this marks the first official document issued by the Nevada Legislature on Azerbaijan. ...

The situation on the contact line between Azerbaijan and Armenia has remained tense as the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire a total of 66 times throughout the day, Azerbaijan`s Defence Ministry said ...

A dinner reception has been hosted on behalf of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in honor of participants of the 3rd Global Baku Forum. The dinner was attended by President Ilham Aliyev, his wife Mehriban Aliyeva, his daughter Arzu Aliyeva, as well as presidents of Bulgaria ...

Finland said Tuesday its navy had fired warning shots at a possible submarine off the coast of Helsinki in the early hours of the morning, according to AFP. During surveillance of [Finland's] territorial integrity, the navy detected a possible underwater object at midday on April 27, 2015, within ...

Thousands of troops and outside police officers have been deployed to the US city of Baltimore, following violent protests linked to the death of a black man fatally injured in police custody. A week-long curfew has been announced. Schools and many businesses are closed ...

At the turn of this year, students from Eindhoven University of Technology constructed a replica of Gaudi's Sagrada Familia in ice, according to gizmag.com. Next up, they're turning their attention to a bridge designed by Leonardo da Vinci. If successfully completed ...

The death toll in Nepal's earthquake could reach 10,000, Prime Minister Sushil Koirala told Reuters on Tuesday, ordering intensified rescue efforts and appealing for foreign supplies of tents and medicines ...

Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has met First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Natalia Galibarenko. During the meeting, the sides praised the development of bilateral ties between Azerbaijan and Ukraine ...

Young Azerbaijani judo fighters have won six medals, including three golds at a tournament commemorating the 100th anniversary of hero of the Soviet Union Shamsulla Aliyev in Derbent. The gold medals came from Bendali Bendaliyev, Murad Beshirov and Nameddin Yunusov ...

Final games of the virtual football championship, organized by Bakcell – the First Mobile Operator and Leading provider of Mobile Internet in Azerbaijan, within the frames of its “Football with Bakcell” project, have been held to determine the following winners: 1st place – Haji Mirzamammadov, 2nd place – Talib Rzayev ...

In a new report assessing the benefits, services, and assets the ocean provides to humanity, researchers found that the ocean generates $2.5 trillion a year in value, ranking it between the gross domestic product of the United Kingdom and that of Brazil, and as a major driver ...

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has today met Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Kingdom of Belgium Didier Reynders ...

World Journalists Conference 2015 was held in the Republic of Korea from April 12 to 18. The event brought together about 100 journalists from 60 countries. Azerbaijan was represented by employee of Azerbaijan State News Agency – AZERTAC Orkhan Karimov. ...

Nanotechnologies of Azerbaijan`s state oil firm, SOCAR, will be used by Iranian oil companies. SOCAR signed a trilateral protocol of cooperation with Research Institute of Petroleum Industry of National Iranian Oil Company and Iranian Offshore Oil Company in Tehran ...

Japan’s World Investors Internet TV channel has broadcast a program highlighting Baku-2015 first European Games. TV presenter and producer Kazuyasu Ishida lauded the preparations for the Games as grandiose. ...

The captain of a South Korean ferry that sank last year, killing 304 people, was found guilty of homicide by an appeals court on Tuesday and sentenced to life in prison, overturning an earlier conviction for negligence. ...

Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium Didier Reynders has visited an IDPs district in Masazir, Absheron, as part of his Azerbaijan trip. ...

Representatives of Azerbaijani companies and businessmen from the fields of agriculture, mechanics, textile industry and fashion have visited the Italians city of Mantova, Lombardy region. The visit, organized by Italy-Azerbaijan Trade Institute and Mantova ...

Danish Olympic silver medallist and World Champion Rene Holten Poulsen has revealed his motivation as he puts the final touches to his preparations for Baku 2015. Mr Poulsen shot to fame when he won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic as a 19-year-old ...

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation led by Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Kingdom of Belgium Didier Reynders ...

The 3rd Global Baku Forum has featured its opening session titled “Major Problems in the New World Order”. It was moderated by Jorge Quiroga, former President of Bolivia. In his address, Abdullah Gul, former President of Turkey, noted the importance of the forum in terms of “building confidence in the new ...

Danish Beach Volleyball duo Line Trans Hansen and Helle Søndergard have been given a spot at Baku 2015. Denmark originally was not given a quota spot for a women's Beach Volleyball team at the Baku 2015 European Games. But Trans Hansen ...

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with President of the Republic of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov, who is in Baku to attend the 3rd Global Baku Forum organized by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center. The head of state recalled with pleasure his previous meetings with President of the Republic ...

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev, who is in Baku to attend the 3rd Global Baku Forum organized by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center ...