Eight of those arrested were also found to be engaged in money laundering operations ensuing from illicit drug trafficking. ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan to begin vaccinations next week, to use Chinese shot: govt
Azerbaijan will begin vaccinating its population against COVID-19 next week using a vaccine developed by China, government spokesman Ibrahim Mammadov said. ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan warns Armenia over illegal visits to Nagorno-Karabakh
By Vafa Ismayilova We once again state that Armenian statesmen's visits to Azerbaijani territories are unacceptable, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry press service was quoted as sayin ... ( read original story ...)
Crisis in Syria
The shelling continues in the Syrian city of Homs as activists say that close to 200 people have been killed in the last two days. President Obama has said that the “world cannot be bystanders” as the ... ( read original story ...)
US likely to call for Syria’s Assad to step down
The United Nations said Syria’s brutal crackdown on its own citizens “may amount to crimes against humanity,” and the Obama Administration is expected to call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan’s Lower House Confirms Askar Mamin as PM
Kazakhstan’s Mazhilis lower house of parliament confirmed Askar Mamin, 55, as prime minister on Friday in the seventh legislature’s opening session. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev chose Mamin, ... ( read original story ...)
England in Sri Lanka: Joe Root shows he has the talent of the world’s best – Agnew
Joe Root is the best English player of spin I have seen and his return to form in Sri Lanka stands England in very good stead, writes Jonathan Agnew. ( read original story ...)
Root relief as long wait for test ton ends in Sri Lanka
Joe Root's 13-month wait for a test century, the longest of his career, ended on Friday with a masterful unbeaten 168 on day two of the first test against Sri Lanka as he revealed a change in mindset ... ( read original story ...)
Jonny Bairstow falls but Joe Root powers on towards century as England extend lead over Sri Lanka
Joe Root's quest for true cricketing greatness could not have got off to a better start in Galle as he led England to a position of total first Test superiority. ( read original story ...)
North Korea flaunts new weapons amid Washington, D.C., turmoil
Amid the turmoil in Washington, D.C., following the Capitol Hill riot of Jan. 6, and days before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, North Korea is displaying its defense capabilities by holding ... ( read original story ...)