Russia & CIS

If parliament gives final approval to the constitutional package it will be put to a referendum expected in the spring.

Azerbaijan can attract millions of tourists within a year.

Iran's deputy foreign minister says the nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and world powers "will not be renegotiated" ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump taking office this week, Daily Mail reported.

Inmates have seized control of the largest prison in the north-eastern Brazilian city of Natal, APA reports quoting BBC.

A Turkish Airlines cargo jet crashed near Kyrgyzstan's Manas airport on Monday, killing at least 16 people, the Kyrgyz government said, APA reports quoting Reuters.

The director of Frankfurt Book Fair, Juergen Boos, is set to visit Tbilisi tomorrow to see how Georgia is preparing to be the Guest of Honour at the 2018 book fair.

Azerbaijani serviceman Fikrat Bashirov was killed as Armenian armed forces shelled the positions of the Azerbaijani army, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said in a message Jan. 15.

Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s Armed Forces have 22 times violated the ceasefire in different directions along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, said Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry on Jan. 15, APA reported.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump aims to replace Obamacare with a plan that would envisage "insurance for everybody," he said in an interview with the Washington Post published on Sunday night.

Turkey's chief of General Staff arrived in Saudi Arabia Sunday for a two-day meeting on efforts to fight the Daesh terrorist organization, the military said.

Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s Armed Forces have 22 times violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops by using large-caliber machine guns, said Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry Jan. 15.

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has congratulated his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Azerbaijani serviceman Fikrat Bashirov was killed as Armenian armed forces shelled the positions of the Azerbaijani army, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said in a message Jan. 15.

U.S. House Republicans on Friday won passage of a measure starting the process of dismantling Obamacare, despite concerns about not having a ready replacement and the potential financial cost of repealing Democratic President Barack Obama's landmark health insurance law.

Two Turkish soldiers were killed and two others were wounded in an operation conducted against outlawed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK)

After seven years of suspension Turkmenistan’s oil products are returning to Georgia’s transit corridor thanks to a new three-year deal signed between the two countries today.

Protesters often face long sentences, while violence against them goes unpunished.

Armenian armed units violated ceasefire a total of 38 times throughout the day, using large-caliber machine guns.

US President Barack Obama decreed to keep in force a set of sanctions against Iran.

The Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service said if found no violations on the part of MasterCard and Visa and therefore will not commence a suit.