Estimates suggest there has been at least a doubling in requests in Brazil and an increase of a third in other countries.

Sargsyan, accompanied by Karabakh President Bako Sahakyan and ex-President Arkadi Ghukasyan inspected the situation on the frontline.

Earlier this week, Cunha defiantly denied any criminal wrongdoing and said he would not resign despite the mounting charges against him.

The consensus among officials and analysts inside and out the region is that the ruling will go largely against Beijing.

“As a servant of the Gospel and messenger of peace, I want to be among you to support you in every effort in the pursuit of peace,” Francis said.

Karabakh Defense Army troops continue controlling the situation along the entire line of contact and protecting their positions.

A "catastrophic humanitarian emergency" is unfolding at a camp it visited where 24,000 people have taken refuge.

The project had hoped to end the Atlantic leg in Paris, to echo the pioneering flight in 1927 of Charles Lindbergh.

The missile, which is fired from mobile launchers, has a design range of more than 3,000 km (1,860 miles).