Conservative Party of Armenia has announced a decision to quit the Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc.

The ban on U.S. adoptions was introduced by Russian lawmakers as part of bill responding to the U.S. Magnitsky Act.

Philip Morris Armenia jointly with Eurasia Partnership Foundation will monitor the program implementation.

Cyber attackers also slowed Iran's Internet and attacked its offshore oil and gas platforms this year, Iranian officials have said.

Turkey will hold local elections in the fall of 2013. The survey was conducted among 1,500 people across 81 provinces.

Localization of the best international practice was noted as the most effective way to develop a national model of ranking.

Baghdad says the payment suspension was because the Kurds were pumping less than the 200,000 barrels a day they pledged.

Samsung's smartphone shipments will account for over 40% global market share, according to some industry sources.