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Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of targeting cities outside disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region
•Hikmet Hajiyev, aide to Azerbaijani president Ilkham Aliyev, said that Yerevan targeted large cities Ganja and Mingachevir with missile strikes
Clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region continue; toll rises to 95
•Tensions between the countries have been growing for months over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, an enclave which has been run by ethnic Armenians since it declared independence in 1991
At least 24 killed in ongoing Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes; France, Germany, Italy call for ‘immediate’ ceasefire
•The worst skirmishes in four years have raised fresh clashes between the ex-Soviet rivals, locked in a stalemate over the region of Nagorny Karabakh since the early 1990s
16 killed, over 100 injured in fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over disputed separatist region
•Nagorno-Karabakha, a mostly mountainous region around 4,400 square kilometers, lies 50 kilometers from the Armenian border
Armenia PM Serzh Sarkisian resigns after mass protests, Russia says it is 'carefully watching' events
•Armenia's Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian resigned on Monday after mass protests against his election, seen as a blatant power grab by the opposition
Pope Francis to Armenians: Never forget the genocide, but make peace
•Pope Francis insisted on Saturday that the world should never forget or minimize the Ottoman-era slaughter of Armenians but urged Armenians themselves to infuse their collective memory with love so they can find peace and reconcile with Turkey.