Karabakh’s 120,000 Armenians start leaving for Armenia (Update 3)
The 120,000 ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh will leave for Armenia as they do not want to live as part of Azerbaijan and fear ethnic cleansing,...
Asia
Philippines issues health warning as capital hit by smog, volcanic gas
A small but restive volcano near the Philippine capital Manila spewed above average sulfur dioxide and volcanic smog on Friday, prompting authorities to close schools...
India stops new visas for Canadians, asks Ottawa to downsize missions as spat worsens
India suspended new visas for Canadians and asked Ottawa to reduce its diplomatic presence in the country, sharply escalating a spat triggered by Prime Minister...
Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians seek guarantees before handing weapons to Azerbaijan
Ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh need security guarantees before giving up their weapons, an adviser to their leader said on Thursday, a day after Azerbaijan declared...
India tells citizens in Canada to exercise caution as ties worsen
India urged caution on Wednesday by its nationals in Canada, and those planning to visit, as relations deteriorated after each nation expelled one of the...
Azerbaijan halts Karabakh offensive after ceasefire deal with Armenian separatists
Azerbaijan said on Wednesday it had halted military action in its breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh after Armenian separatist forces there agreed to a ceasefire whose...
Azerbaijan pounds Karabakh as big power fears grow of spiral into war (Update)
Azerbaijan pounded Nagorno-Karabakh on Wednesday, killing at least 32 according to Armenia and wounding many more in the breakaway region controlled by ethnic Armenians, despite...
US calls for Azerbaijan to halt Karabakh attack, Russia urges return to ceasefire
Washington called on Azerbaijan to halt the military action it launched into Armenian-controlled Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday, while Russia urged both sides in the conflict to...
Azerbaijani forces strike Armenian-controlled Karabakh, raising risk of new Caucasus war (Updated)
Azerbaijan sent troops backed by artillery strikes into Armenian-controlled Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday in an attempt to bring the breakaway region to heel by force, raising...
Putin and Xi to meet in Beijing in October
President Vladimir Putin will meet China’s Xi Jinping for talks in Beijing in October, Russia said on Tuesday, Putin’s first known trip abroad since an...
