Park warned opposition to the plan could lead South Koreans "divided" and "confused," which could play right into N. Korea's hands.

The National Coalition president demanded "an immediate suspension of the military operations of the international (anti-IS) coalition.

The situation is very alarming, and authorities do their utmost to find a peaceful solution to the situation, Hovik Abrahamyan said.

The Iraq donor conference raised more than $2.1 billion in aid, State Department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement.

The agencies reportedly discussed plans to dispatch several army helicopters to the hotel where Erdogan stayed to arrest or kill him.

Beijing has been hit by constant rain that has forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights and trains and flooded city streets.

At least 15 opposition politicians from the moderate Civil Contract party were arrested, the party leader, MP Nikol Pashinyan, said.

The Pokemon game was un-Islamic as it contains polytheism, said the edict, without specifically referring to the popular smartphone app.

Erdogan said the state of emergency would allow his government to take swift and decisive measures against supporters of the coup.

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