Baku - At least three troops died in overnight clashes between Azerbaijani troops and separatist forces of the Armenian-backed breakaway Nagorny Karabakh region, officials in Baku and Karabakh said Wednesday.

Abuja - Nigeria should be able to recover more than 200 schoolgirls abducted from their school by Islamic militants last month, President Goodluck Jonathan said Sunday as a new offer of help arrived from Israel.

Baku - French President Francois Hollande began a three-day visit to the South Caucasus on Sunday as he seeks to bolster European ties on Russia's southern doorstep amid the crisis in Ukraine.

Baku - In less than a week's time, the second annual International Univision Song Contest will take place in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan.

Baku - Russia's annexation of Crimea could reignite an unresolved dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorny Karabakh region two decades after a deadly war, analysts say.

Irate citizens of Saddlebridge Township, Okla., most of them in dire need of finishing high school, protested the airing of Neil DeGrasse Tyson's series Cosmos, citing blasphemy.

After holding the Malaysian Tigers to a scoreless draw Saturday night, at the Selayang Municipal Council Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, the Philippine Azkals will face Azerbaijan in another friendly Wednesday night at Al-Maktoum Stadium in Dubai.

Baku - Azerbaijan on Wednesday said it had repelled a cross-border raid by Armenian forces in the latest outbreak of violence over the disputed Nagorny Karabakh region.

This month, the British Library launched its 'Voices of Science' archive which contains interviews with 100 leading UK scientists.

If you haven't heard of the Quenelle gesture, you are probably not alone. One UK football club has heard of it now, to its cost.

Edinburgh - Earlier this week, a 3 year old boy disappeared from his Edinburgh home. After a massive search, the police have confirmed that a body has been found.

Baku - Elchin Afandiyev is a playwright who is little known outside his native Azerbaijan. Theatre impressario David Parry intends to change all that.

Baku - The 2013 Univision Song Contest begins today in the Azerbaijan capital, Baku, with the final scheduled to be held at the Heydar Aliyev Palace this Friday, 21 June.

Oz The Great and Powerful has taken over box offices around the globe by storm. But after the transformations am I the only one thinking what's with Mila Kunis's makeup?

UEFA, governing body for football in Europe, confirmed,Friday, that the finals of the European Nations soccer competition in 2020 will depart from the norm of one, or sometimes two nations, hosting the tournament and will take in 13 cities across Europe.

Animal rights activist Denise Carey-Costa discusses the judicial victimization of pit bull mix Tony in Arizona last year, as highlighted in her book 'Tony's Tale'.

Baku - Oil rich Azerbaijan has so much black gold floating around that petroleum spas offer expensive treatments where the wealthy immerse themselves in baths of crude oil.

In early October 2011, then Prime Minister Putin revealed Russia’s intention to create Eurasian Union, a new inter-governmental economic and political organization, based on the European Union (EU) integration model.

Baku - Swedish pop star pop star Loreen swept to victory in Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest hosted in Azerbaijan, with her popular choice of "Euphoria."

Baku - Iran is embroiled in a diplomatic row with neighbouring Azerbaijan, which is set to host the Eurovision Song Contest. Iranian clerics have protested that a gay parade will feature in the contest, and withdrawn their ambassador from Baku.