Azerbaijan Announces Cease-Fire Against Separatist Region
(BAKU, Azerbaijan) — Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry announced a unilateral cease-fire Sunday against the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, but rebel forces in the area said that they continued to come under fire from Azerbaijani forces. Fighting in what was a dormant conflict for two decades flared up over the weekend with a boy and at least 30 troops killed on both sides. Each side blamed the other for Saturday’s escalation, the worst since the end of a full-scale war in 1994. The Defens..>> view originalBrussels Airlines Scrambles to Resume Normal Operations
LONDON—Bernard Gustin was in the office early on March 22 for a regularly scheduled Brussels Airlines management meeting when two bombs exploded at Brussels Airport, devastating his airline’s hub. Two hundred of the airline’s 230 daily flights had yet to leave when the airport was closed indefinitely. Mr. Gustin and other Brussels Airlines executives scrambled to transition from what promised to be a typical day in the office to extreme-crisis management. They set about rerouting domestic and s..>> view originalAutopsy backs case against Israel soldier who shot Palestinian
An autopsy on a Palestinian assailant showed Sunday that he was killed by a bullet to the head, backing a manslaughter case against an Israeli soldier caught on video shooting him, a doctor said. The soldier shot Abdul Fatah al-Sharif in the head on March 24 as he lay on the ground while apparently seriously wounded from earlier gunshot wounds. Video of the incident in Hebron in the occupied West Bank spread widely online and the soldier was arrested, with rights groups labelling it a summary ex..>> view originalSteel crisis: Sanjeev Gupta in talks over Port Talbot sale
Image copyright Getty Images Tycoon Sanjeev Gupta has held initial talks with the government over the possible purchase of parts of Tata Steel's UK business, including Port Talbot steelworks, the BBC understands.A source close to Mr Gupta said the discussions had not been substantive but he would seek further talks when he flies back to the UK early next week.Government help on energy costs and plant modernisation are issues he wants to discuss, according to the source.The government declin..>> view originalUS-led strikes putting a financial squeeze on the Islamic State
The Islamic State is facing an unprecedented cash crunch in its home territory, U.S. counterterrorism officials say, as months of strikes on oil facilities and financial institutions take a deepening toll on the group’s ability to pay its fighters or carry out operations. For the first time, U.S. officials are seeing clear evidence of the financial strain on the group’s leadership, as reports surface of clashes among senior commanders over allegations of corruption, mismanagement and theft. C..>> view originalDebris found on Mauritius to be examined by MH370 investigators
A piece of debris found on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius will be examined by investigators to see if it came from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Australian officials said Sunday. The discovery comes less than two weeks after officials confirmed that two pieces of debris found along the coast of Mozambique were almost certainly from the aircraft that vanished March 8, 2014, with 239 people on board during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. "The Malaysian Government is working ..>> view originalUncertainty prevails on day before Greece starts returns of migrants
LESBOS, Greece/CESME, Turkey There was little sign of preparation on either side of the Aegean less than 24 hours before Greece was due to begin returning migrants to Turkey, and Greek and Turkish officials gave conflicting information on the logistics of the plan.The returns are a key part of an agreement between the European Union and Turkey aimed at ending the uncontrollable influx into Europe of refugees and migrants fleeing war and misery in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.Under the deal..>> view originalSyrian forces seize Islamic State-held town near Palmyra
BEIRUT Syrian and allied forces backed by Russian air strikes drove Islamic State militants out of the town of al-Qaryatain on Sunday after encircling it over the past few days, Syria's military command said. Surrounded by hills, al-Qaryatain is 100 km (60 miles) west of the ancient city of Palmyra, which government forces recaptured from Islamic State last Sunday. Al-Qaryatain had been held by the militant group since late August. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been trying to retake al-..>> view originalISIS 'rocket expert' responsible for death of US Marine is killed in airstrike
Anti-ISIS coalition airstrikes on Sunday killed a top militant who was responsible for the death of a U.S. Marine in northern Iraq last month, a military spokesman said Sunday. Staff Sgt. Louis Cardin, 27, was killed and eight other Marines were wounded when their detachment came under rocket fire on March 19. Coalition Spokesman Col. Steve Warren said ISIS fighter Jasim Khadijah was a “rocket expert” who “controlled these attacks,” according to Reuters. “Jasim Khadijah was an ISIS member and f..>> view originalVanuatu hit with large earthquake, tsunami scare
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A strong earthquake hit off of the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Sunday, but authorities said any threat of a tsunami had mostly passed, and there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.The magnitude-6.9 quake struck 50 miles north of the town of Port Olry and 253 miles north of Vanuatu's capital, Port Vila, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It had a depth of 22 miles.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initially said that "hazardous tsunami waves ..>> view original
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