The Azerbaijani side used artillery weapons of different caliber as it continued the intensive shelling at the line of contact between the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan August 24-25.
Aside from 60, 82 and 120 mm mortars, the rival used Turkey-made TP-107 reactive rocket launchers, the NKR Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The front divisions of the NKR Defense Army resorted to retaliatory measures to pressures the activeness of the rival.
A bomb fell from an Iraqi Sukhoi warplane and exploded in eastern Baghdad Monday because of a “technical problem,” killing at least seven people, security and medical officials said, Agence Prance-Presse reports.
“One of the bombs became stuck because of a technical problem, and during its (the aircraft’s) return to base it fell on three houses in Baghdad Jadida,” security spokesman Brigadier General Saad Maan said in a statement.
The jet was coming back from a bombing run when the accident occurred, Maan said.
Officials said that the blast, which occurred near the Rasheed air base, also wounded at least 11 people.
Ambassador of France to Azerbaijan Pascal Monnier says when the parties take no steps, the process stops.
He made the remarks commenting on the progress of negotiations to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
“It is important that both parties take steps and set up claims,” the Ambassador told Trend News Agency.
“The Azerbaijani and Armenian sides should know that this point is very important and is in everyone’s interests.”
The ambassador said that France puts efforts for the peaceful settlement of the conflict.
Having reminded about the visits of French President Francois Hollande in September 2014 and April 2015 to Azerbaijan, Monnier said that talks were held during the visits.
He said that this issue was discussed more than once with the participation of the OSCE Minsk Group during the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Baku on the occasion of the opening ceremony of the first European Games.
“Also, the Russian co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group traveled to France, where the discussions continued,” said the ambassador. “The OSCE Minsk Group is trying to organize a meeting of presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia in order to find a peaceful solution to the conflict.”
The ambassador went on to add that France has good relations with both Armenia and Azerbaijan and intends to expand cooperation with these countries.
“France is home to half a million Armenians, who are very active,” said the French ambassador. “Azerbaijan is important to France as a strategic partner. Every eight months, the French president meets with the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia.”
The “No to robbery” initiative announces a new stage of struggle against the planned electricity price hike. They will continue the struggle in a wider format: the street protests will be combined with discussions involving lawyers and economists.
The “No to robbery” initiative is currently considering whether to accept President Serzh Sargsyan’s offer to meet or not.
Speaking about the results of the 7-day protests, members of the initiative said “there has been no split or disagreement.” “Simply some decided to stay on Baghramyan Avenue, others moved to the Liberty Square for discussions.”
“Our permanent presence on Baghramyan Avenue would prevent us from struggling on a different platform,” Sofya Hovsepyan noted. “We will achieve no results by simply closing an avenue. We need consultations with experienced specialists to understand whether the proposal by the President was a manipulation or something to stick to. We can do nothing without public support.”
“No to robbery” announced it does not coordinate the actions on Baghramyan Street any more, but will cooperate with people there.
Members of the initiative assert they are not satisfied with the President’s offer to subsidize the cost until audit is conducted, but say that keeping Baghramyan closed is not a solution. They promise to block the streets again, if the results of the audit turn unsatisfactory.
Armenian and Czech Foreign Ministers Edward Nalbandian and Lubomír Zaorálek discussed a wide range of issues on bilateral agenda, including the political dialogue, cooperation within international organizations, the legal framework, trade and economic relations.
The parties attached importance to the reciprocal visits and development of inter-parliamentary ties.
Speaking at a press conference after the meeting, Minister Nalbandian referred to the process of settlement of the Karabakh conflict.
He said “Azerbaijan uses the Nagorno Karabakh conflict to justify its authoritarian system and violation of human rights.”
He added, however, that the world is sick of Azerbaijan’s use of oil dollars. “A vivid example was a recent resolution adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, where Azerbaijan failed,” he said.
“I think it’s time for Azerbaijan to return from the virtual world of oil and khavier to reality,” Nalbandian stated.
A collection of about 2,000 posters from the World War One era, considered to be one of the world’s finest and amassed over more than a decade by a U.S. Army officer, will be sold at auction later this month, Guernsey’s auction house said on Tuesday, Reuters reports.
The collection, which will go under the hammer during an online, unreserved auction with no minimum bids on June 30 and July 1, includes the famous poster of a stern-looking, top-hatted Uncle Sam pointing a finger with the words, “I Want You for U.S. Army.”
Another patriotic poster shows the American flag and laborers with the words “Teamwork Wins,” while a third is of French women working in a laundry inscribed “Four Years in the Fight.”
Although all of the posters, works of art which are expected to fetch between $200 to $5,000 apiece, are patriotic, their topics range from fundraising and food rationing to women’s war efforts, enlistment and animal aid.
About half of the posters are from the United States, while others are in various languages from more than 15 countries such as France, Italy, Germany, Canada, Cuba and China.
The largest poster is a massive 9- by 14-foot American work urging people to “Give, or we Perish,” that was made on behalf of the Armenian Relief Fund.
The Guardian has said in an it expects an apology from the Turkish President. According to the paper, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan likes to dish it out to the press. Last week he personally threatened an editor with espionage and “crimes against the government” that could mean a life sentence for Cumhuriyet’s Can Dündar. Also last week, journalist Mehmet Baransu went on trial accused of publishing classified documents, with prosecutors demanding a 52-year sentence.
Last week, as the election campaign neared its climax, Turkey’s president decided to attack the international media as well as the Turkish. He singled out Germany’s Die Zeit, which was accused of going berserk over the plan to build a third Istanbul airport. Then he turned on the New York Times, which he said was run by “Jewish capital” and was “raging against me”. The attack on the Times came at the end of a week in which Mr Erdoğan had personally intervened to prevent the award of an honour that was due to be presented by the mayor of Gaziantep to the paper’s former Istanbul bureau chief.
The president then attacked the Guardian. “Do you know what an English newspaper is saying?” Mr Erdoğan told an AKP rally in Ardahan. “It says ‘poor Muslims who are not entirely westernised cannot be allowed to rule their countries on their own’.” It was shameless, Turkey’s leader said. He then warned the Guardian: “Know your place.”
The Guardian says Mr Erdoğan’s charge is without any foundation. The Guardian did not say or print the words that Mr Erdoğan claimed. Nor did it say anything like them.
“The allegation that the Guardian said poorer Muslim Turks cannot be allowed to rule their own country is a mischievous lie. It appears to have been concocted by a newspaper columnist favourable to the president, was then picked up by others, before spreading quickly on social media in Turkey. Before long it found its way – wholly unchecked – into Mr Erdoğan’s speech in Ardahan, which gave the lie a fresh turbo-charge of publicity,” the editorial reads.
“Journalists have to be careful with their choice of words. When they get something wrong, as they sometimes do, they must correct it as soon and prominently as possible. In a serious case, they must also apologise. As the Guardian’s longest-serving editor, CP Scott, put it, facts are sacred. Politicians too must be careful with their words. They also must get their facts right. Mr Erdoğan got his words and facts badly wrong. Perhaps an apology is in order as well.”
Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev has signed a ratification on the country’s ascension into the Eurasian Economic Union, Sputnik News reports.
The parliament of Kyrgyzstan approved the ratification on Wednesday.
The Eurasian Economic Union includes the countries of Russia, Armenia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.
Fifteen people died, dozens were injured as a massive fire broke out in a multi-story residential building in Baku.
Azerbaijani Emergency Situations Ministry received a call about a fire in a multi-story building at Azadliq Avenue, 189 early in the morning.
The building’s residents were immediately evacuated. The fire has already been extinguished, Azernews reports.
The source quotes witnesses as saying that the fire started from the first floor and in a few seconds covered the entire high-rise. The building has 54 apartments.
According to preliminary information, the cause of the fire was the poor quality of cladding material.
“The demolition of the camp is murder. They have murdered life itself,” Hrant Dink’s widow, Rakel Dink said about the demolition of Camp Armen – a former Armenian orphanage in Istanbul, reports.
“The state boasts about its democracy, about its law. Now they can come and watch the demolition. Our struggle for camp has continued for years. Now we know, it meant absolutely nothing. I know we must act in goodness when we are faced with evil acts. That is the dignified way… However, I also know the high cost of remaining dignified. They denied 1915. They are demolishing the camp in 2015, so now they can come and deny this as well,” she said.
“There are so many memories, and the labour of so many children there. Do they have no conscience at all? Do they have no respect at all for labour? Is it impossible, on the basis of citizens’ rights, to access anyone in charge to halt this injustice? Does one need special telephone numbers, special relations to create awareness? This is an inhumane act. You know they ask the dying what their final wish is… Kamp Armen’s survival was one of my husband’s greatest, first desires… Now, I watch the camp’s demolition with hurt in my heart,” Rakel Dink said.