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Former Directorate Chief of MNS sentenced to pre-trial detention

News.Az - Thu, 12/11/2015 - 08:31
Sabail District Court has sentenced former Chief of the Main Directorate of Counter-intelligence of the Ministry of National Security, Colonel Miraziz Asgarov to 3-month pre-trial detention upon the appeal of the Prosecutor General’s Office.
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Armenians violate ceasefire with Azerbaijan 82 times

News.Az - Thu, 12/11/2015 - 07:57
Armenian armed forces violated ceasefire 82 times in various directions of the frontline within a day, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said.
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Azerbaijan marks Day of Constitution

News.Az - Thu, 12/11/2015 - 07:57
November 12 is marked as Day of Azerbaijan’s Constitution. APA reports that the Constitution of independent Azerbaijan was adopted in the referendum on November 12, 1995.
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Azerbaijani chess player tops international children’s tournament

News.Az - Thu, 12/11/2015 - 07:47
Azerbaijan`s Andrey Mustafin is topping the 13th international children’s chess tournament in Baku.
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Joint Russian-Armenian Air Defense Shield to Cover Middle East

RIA Novosty / Russia - Thu, 12/11/2015 - 07:31
A joint Russian and Armenian air defense system project was launched long ago and is not connected to the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East. Nevertheless, the crisis in the region proves the necessity of such measures, political analyst Sergei Minasyan said.








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Russia stands for the audit of ODIHR

News.Az - Thu, 12/11/2015 - 07:18
"We want to find out how and on what projects the money is spent."
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Majestic mountains of Azerbaijan - PHOTOS

News.Az - Thu, 12/11/2015 - 07:03
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Ramiz Mehdiyev meets Secretary of the Russian Security Council

News.Az - Thu, 12/11/2015 - 06:55
Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Nikolai Patrushev met with the head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev, APA's Moscow bureau reports.
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German newspaper publishes article on Azerbaijani parliamentary elections

News.Az - Thu, 12/11/2015 - 06:42
German newspaper “Teltower Stadt-Blatt” has published an article on the parliamentary elections held in Azerbaijan on November 1, AzerTag reports.
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Farhad Badalbayli gives concert in London

News.Az - Thu, 12/11/2015 - 06:36
Prominent Azerbaijani pianist, rector of Baku Music Academy Farhad Badalbayli has given a concert in Saint James Church, London, AzerTag reports.
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Holodomor Hoax: West's 'Golden Embargo' and Soviet Famine of 1932-33

RIA Novosty / Russia - Thu, 12/11/2015 - 06:33
In an exclusive interview with Sputnik, Russian economist, author and politician Nikolai Starikov shared his views on the controversy surrounding the famine of 1932-33 in the USSR and shed some light on the Western anti-Soviet sanctions policy in the early 1930s.








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Russia Sends 44th Humanitarian Aid Convoy to Donbass – Emergencies Ministry

RIA Novosty / Russia - Thu, 12/11/2015 - 02:44
A humanitarian aid convoy of the Russian Emergencies Ministry started off for Ukraine’s crisis-hit southeast (Donbass) early on Thursday, a ministry spokesperson told RIA Novosti.








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US Offers New Theories on A321 Crash, Despite Not Being Asked for Help

RIA Novosty / Russia - Wed, 11/11/2015 - 22:06
Despite not being asked for their help in the official probe led by Russian and Egyptian officials, the US and UK have launched their own "investigation" into the crash of Metrojet Flight 9268 in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The latest from unnamed US officials? The A321 was brought down by a "military-grade" explosive.








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Putin Orders Internal Probe Into Doping Claims Against Russia

RIA Novosty / Russia - Wed, 11/11/2015 - 21:17
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko to conduct an internal investigation into alleged widespread doping practices among Russian athletes.








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White House Can’t Keep Pentagon in Line on Russia, China

RIA Novosty / Russia - Wed, 11/11/2015 - 20:36
Republican lawmakers have criticized President Obama for dragging his feet in terms of foreign policy. But the administration’s greatest failure may its inability to control its own military officials, as the Pentagon pushes an increasingly brazen war-of-words with Russia and China.








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Chinese Media Predicts Tourism Will Boost Russian Economy

RIA Novosty / Russia - Wed, 11/11/2015 - 19:11
Amid falling oil prices and the global economic slowdown, many countries are counting on tourism. Russia is also taking steps in order to actively develop this promising industry and, according to Chinese news agency Xinhua, has a good chance of successfully boosting its economy.








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International Journalists Impressed by Hmeymim Airbase in Syria

RIA Novosty / Russia - Wed, 11/11/2015 - 17:52
About 50 journalists from 12 countries recently visited the airbase in the framework of a press tour in order to learn more about its work.








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Russia’s New Il-106 Plane Will Need No Airfields

RIA Novosty / Russia - Wed, 11/11/2015 - 15:39
The Ilyushin Il-106 military transport plane, now being developed in Russia, will need no runway to take off and land, the deputy head of the Ilyushin Aviation Complex said on Wednesday.








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State Duma Backs Law Protecting Religious Texts From Extremism Claims

RIA Novosty / Russia - Wed, 11/11/2015 - 15:19
The lower house of the Russian parliament approved a law that prohibits portrayal of canonical religious texts, including the Bible and the Quran, as extremist materials.








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Russia 'Catching Up,' Not Engaging in Arms Race - Putin

RIA Novosty / Russia - Wed, 11/11/2015 - 13:43
Russia is not getting pulled into an arms race, but is simply catching up over the last few years.








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