Der Kevork Çınaryan led the Mass at the largest Armenian church in the Middle East, which was opened for service three years ago.

In Jiangxi, more than 2,000 workers from a Yue Yuen factory that mainly produces shoes for Adidas AG went on strike.

The papers published details of a videotape said to show former senior officials planning the overthrow of the Gulf state's leadership.

Elections are scheduled for June or early July, with the Syrian parliament yet to decide on an exact date.

Yildiz also said Turkey would hold talks with Russia on a new contract for the private sector to buy natural gas at a 'reasonable' price.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry nudged Israel and the Palestinians to reopen peace talks in July for a nine-month period.

If Sisi does become president, he will be the latest in a line of Egyptian rulers drawn from the military, going back to the 1950s.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will meet with Ukraine's acting president, Oleksander Turchinov, and PM Arseny Yatseniuk