Armenia and Azerbaijan vowed to keep fighting and rejected international calls for negotiations on Wednesday as clashes over the disputed Nagorny Karabakh region raged for a fourth day. Armenian and ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict: Why Caucasus flare-up risks wider war
The fighting appears to be driven by an attempt by Azerbaijani forces to recapture swathes of territories occupied by Armenian forces in the Karabakh war after the Soviet Union collapsed. Hundreds of ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict: Azerbaijan president vows to fight on
Image caption Azerbaijan's president has vowed to fight on until Armenian forces leave disputed territory, on the fourth day of fierce fighting in the region. "We only have one condition: Armenian ... ( read original story ...)
NBA finals predictions: Lakers or Heat? Would title elevate LeBron past Jordan?
LA or Miami? Our writers predict the winner, key players and dark horses before the championship tilt ... ( read original story ...)
Jordan reports 1,767 COVID-19 cases in its highest daily tally
Jordan registered 1,767 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, its highest daily tally since the start of the outbreak, with officials warning that a wider spread could force a return to a complete ... ( read original story ...)
Derry Hill crash: Funeral held for Jordan Rawlings
A funeral has been held for the last of four young men who died when their car hit a house and caught fire. Jordan Rawlings was with Ryan Nelson, Corey Owen and Matthew Parke when they crashed on the ... ( read original story ...)
Heroic Rat Honored for Sniffing Out Land Mines in Cambodia
Magawa the rat received a medal for his ‘life-saving bravery and devotion to duty’ while sniffing out land mines in Cambodia This video "Heroic Rat Honored for Sniffing Out Land Mines in Cambodia", ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Sanctions Syria Central-Bank Governor, Intelligence Chief and Others
The Trump administration added Syria’s central-bank governor and an intelligence chief to its sanctions blacklist, along with a Syrian businessman and several of his firms, part of a series of U.S. ( read original story ...)
‘Imagine Caucasus becoming another Syria?’: Armenia’s president pleas for urgent international support
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian issued a stern warning to the international community on Wednesday, as tensions flare between Armenia and Azerbaijan. ( read original story ...)
French Authorities Arrest 29 Suspected of Using Crypto to Fund Extremists in Syria
In a major operation on Tuesday, French police arrested 29 people suspected of funding Islamist extremists in Syria using cryptocurrency. As reported by ABC News on Wednesday, the ... ( read original story ...)