Armenian officials say they shot down Azeri planes, which Azerbaijan denies while saying its forces took strategic village, Azerbaijan has not responded to a call by France, the United States and Russia, Fighting Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Spills Over Disputed Region's Borders, Heavy Fighting by Armenia, Azerbaijan Around Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia to Work With OSCE on Nagorno-Karabakh Cease-Fire. Its control has been a source of disagreement between the two nations since the Soviet Union dissolved in the early 1990s. "We note with extreme concern the reports of continued military activities, including against civilian targets, as well as civilian casualties and urge the sides to ensure full respect of the agreement on the ground," Borrell said. Harutyunyan warned that his forces would begin targeting other large cities in Azerbaijani and urged those cities to evacuate immediately. "Mingachevir … Oct. 22 (UPI) -- The European Parliament announced Thursday that the Sakharov Prize for human rights and freedom of thought will be awarded to the democratic opposition in Belarus in December. New Kyrgyzstan prime minister appointed after disputed election, unrest, Coronavirus cases in world rising by 1 million every three days, North Korea unveils large new missile at parade. “Mingachevir … MOSCOW (Reuters) - Armenia’s armed forces launched a missile attack against the Azeri industrial city of Mingachevir late on Sunday, Azeri presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev said. Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Australian police have arrested nearly 50 people and rescued more than a dozen children as part of a wide-ranging abuse investigation, officials said Friday. The shelling occurred less than a day after the two sides agreed to a Russia-mediated cease-fire to stop fighting over control of the Nagorno-Karabakh territory, which is administered by ethnic Armenians but is located within Azerbaijan. The two countries have been involved in fighting since Sept. 27, with Armenia calling for the Nagorno-Karabakh territory to be recognized internationally as an independent state but Azerbaijan accuses it of wanting to seize more land. MOSCOW - Armenia's armed forces launched a missile attack against the Azeri industrial city of Mingachevir late on Sunday, Azeri presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev said. BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The return of veteran politician Saad Hariri as Lebanon's prime minister was met with mixed reactions as the country plunges deeper into economic crisis and despair grows among an exhausted population. The predominantly ethnic Armenian territory, a formerly autonomous territory which sits inside Azerbaijan, declared its independence from Baku in 1991 during the collapse of the Soviet Union, sparking a war that claimed the lives of as many as 30,000 people before a cease-fire was declared in 1994. Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense on Sunday accused Armenia's armed forces of also shelling the city of Mingachevir and villages in the regions of … Hajiyev also said Armenian forces also targeted the industrial city of Mingachevir and other smaller towns. The fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over Nagorno-Karabakh spilled over the disputed region’s borders Sunday. "The shelling of civilians and cities by the Armenian armed forces after the humanitarian cease-fire agreement is another clear example of barbarism and shows that the cease-fire calls on the Armenian leadership are nothing but hypocrisy," the ministry said. Peace efforts in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, mediated by the Minsk Group, collapsed in 2010. Warring factions in Libya sign cease-fire in key 1st step to end fighting. Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds of others injured in the fighting that erupted one week ago Sunday. The reports of attacks on Ganja and Mingachevir comes a day after Armenia said the territory’s capital, Stepanakert, was targeted by Azeri forces. "Mingachevir … Coca-Cola to discontinue 200 brands in COVID-19 strategy shift, Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejects signature matching on mail-in ballots, October snowstorm set to smash early-season records, S.C. police say new DNA testing cracked 1976 cold murder case, Man held in N.C. plotted to attack Biden, federal officials say, Judge Amy Coney Barrett nominated to U.S. Supreme Court. Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense on Sunday accused Armenia's armed forces of also shelling the city of Mingachevir and villages in the regions of Goranboy, Aghdam, Terter, Agjabedi, Fizuli and Jabrayil. Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Israel and Sudan have agreed to normalize relations, the third such U.S.-brokered agreement in the Middle East in recent weeks, the Trump administration announced Friday. Azerbaijan rescuers on Sunday carry the body of a local resident allegedly killed by overnight shelling in Ganja, Azerbaijan. ", Turkey, a close Azerbaijani alley, on Sunday condemned the attack, while calling on the international community to "stop this lawlessness.". Oct. 21 -- Hurricane Epsilon headed northeast away from the U.S. mainland Saturday morning, but was expected to bring high surf and rip tides to the coast. Copyright © 2020 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Human rights prize to be awarded to democratic opposition in Belarus. Sudan, Israel agree to normalize ties in U.S.-brokered deal. Photo by Aziz Karimov/EPA-EFE, Conde wins 3rd term in Guinea as protests turn violent. Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Russia has granted former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden permanent residency, his lawyer said. Authorities in the breakaway territory have warned that the "last battle" for the region has begun. ", "It is a disrespect to the negotiations under Russia's mediation and another embodiment of Armenian fascism," he said in a tweet. Within hours of the cease-fire taking effect at noon on Saturday, each side accused the other of breaching it. Armenian and Azerbaijani forces ignored calls this past week by the United States, France and Russia for an immediate cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh, as fighting escalated to levels not seen since the 1990s. In a statement on Sunday, Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Armenia shelled its second-largest city of Ganja, accusing it of deliberately attacking civilians and medical workers "as part of its aggressive policy against Azerbaijan.". Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Alpha Conde won a third term as Guinea's president Saturday amid persistent violence and protests connected with the election. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev called the shelling "a war crime and a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions. Over the last 30 years, military officials in Armenia and a self-proclaimed separatist regime established illegally in Azerbaijan's occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region have repeatedly threatened to blow up the Mingachevir dam as part of attacks on civilian infrastructure in Azerbaijan. They called on the international community Saturday to "recognize the independence" of Nagorno-Karabakh as “the only effective mechanism to restore peace.". Dozens of men arrested, children rescued in Australia sting operation. Oct. 22 (UPI) -- South Korea says it is in discussion with the United States following the discovery of defects on a newly acquired Global Hawk drone. "The EU calls upon the sides to engage in substantive negotiations without delay.".