RA MFA: Azeri media has circulated misinformation which surprised both Armenia and Sweden.

Galip Sukaya: Turkey should have taken steps toward the normalization of relations with Armenia 10 years ago.

Andrey Areshev: Russia and Turkey’s activities in the Caucasus are interdependent.

Two monks from each side were detained as dozens of worshippers traded kicks and punches at the shrine, said police.

If U.S. President-elect Barack Obama recognizes the Armenian Genocide, it will be recognition of "non-existing thing as an existing one," the Turkish President said.

Turkey’s Caucasus stability and cooperation initiative stands a good chance to be realized.

Armenian political elite is in a diplomatic trap set by Azerbaijan and Turkey, Bakur Karapetyan said.

If Turkey and Armenia open their mutual border as the next step of the recent rapprochement between them, it could change the equilibrium in Turkey's relations with Armenia, but it would not affect the diaspora, Sabanci University professor said.

Before the Russian bombardment began, Georgian rockets and artillery were hitting civilian areas in the breakaway region of South Ossetia every 15 or 20 seconds.

Seoul (Agenzia Fides) A spark of hope will now be illumined among the people of North Korea: in an unprecedented event, the Franciscan Friars of South Korea have established a "Peace Services Center" in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.

I think, do, and evangelize" was the slogan and theme for the IV Diocesan Missions Day in the Diocese of Hen Shui, which was held yesterday, November 9, and turned out to be a great success. The celebration lasted three

Yidu (Agenzia Fides) This past October 22, His Excellency Joseph Sun Zhibin, Bishop of the Apostolic Prefecture of Iduhsien (Yiduxian), in the province of Shandong (mainland China), passed away in his hospital room. He was the oldest of the Chinese

Four workers were killed and 13 others injured after a conveyer belt snapped at a coal mine in north China's Hebei Province on Monday morning. The belt, used to transport miners in and out of the pit, suddenly snapped at

China's State Council Information Office is holding a press conference here Monday to brief media on the recent talks between China and representatives of the Dalai Lama. Zhu Weiqun, executive deputy head of the United Front Work Department of the

Chinese stocks opened 1.98 percent higher on Monday, as investor sentiment got a boost from the 4 trillion yuan economic stimulus package unveiled on Sunday. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, traded up 34.60

A Chinese central government official says recent talks with the Dalai Lama's private representatives were "frank and sincere," but serious differences remain. Zhu Weiqun, executive vice minister of the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the Communist Party of China

Nine "robots" made of auto parts by installation artist Mr. Zhou Feng made their debut at the creation market near West Lake in Hangzhou on Nov. 8, 2008. The new forms of artistic creation are quite eye-catching. Having collected a

China will maintain its economic growth and boost domestic demand to help stabilize international financial markets, said Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of China's central bank. The People's Bank of China is closely watching the global financial markets to determine its next

China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) was officially established based on reorganization and integration of China Aviation Industry Corporation I (AVIC I) and China Aviation Industry Corporation II (AVIC II) on November 8, according to Tan Ruisong, vice president of AVIC.

Within one year, "free bicycle rental stations" will be established in all communities across the city of Beijing, according to news recently released from the 96156 Community Service Center. This type of rent arrangement, known as the "microcirculation system of