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The new launchpad is designed to accommodate more environmentally safe craft.

A charismatic, handicapped singer has gone viral, triggering appearances with Russian superstars and a member of the ruling family.

The Armenian government has come under fire for appearing to discredit as “deserters” the dozens of soldiers still in captivity.

The International Court of Justice declined, however, to order more concrete measures related to Armenian prisoners and maps of land mines in Azerbaijan.

There was much to discuss just over a year after the end of the war, including ongoing border tensions, plans to reopen borders and transportation, and the fate of Armenian prisoners.

The country no longer has a choice, the president says.

The question of whether Uzbekistan should join the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union, with its single market of 184 million people, has provoked fierce debates.

Repeated attempts from Baku to force Yerevan to negotiate may be having the opposite effect, as the government is now vulnerable to being seen as easily bullied.

At least 15 Armenian soldiers, and an unknown number of Azerbaijanis, have been killed in the worst fighting since last year's war.

While the day was an occasion for Azerbaijanis to celebrate, for Armenians it was marked by political attacks and introspection.

Officials in Karabakh are remaining tight-lipped about Iranian fuel imports, and say that Baku is using the issue as a pretext to drive out the region’s Armenian population.

Meanwhile, Azerbaijan released two truck drivers whose arrest sparked the tensions, while Iran agreed to forbid trucks from entering Karabakh from now on.

A new development plan envisages thousands of Azerbaijanis moving back to the city. But what will they do there?

In our weekly briefing: doing business with Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. Plus, it’s reprimand season.

Chupik is being held at Sheremetyevo airport pending expulsion.