Israel is widely believed to have carried out a number of airstrikes on advanced weapons systems in Syria.

Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco gave his final approval to the $27 million settlement, after granting preliminary approval in June.

"We did not target a mosque, but the building we did target is about 15 meters from a mosque that is still standing," said Colonel John J. Thomas.

The Army will get 244 re-manufactured Apaches while the international customer will receive 24 new ones, Boeing said in a statement.

The scandals, which analysts say present the most serious crisis for Abe since he returned to office in 2012, appear likely to further erode his support rates.

The Karabakh Defense Army troops continue controlling the situation on the contact line and protecting their positions.

China has been reluctant to lean on its smaller neighbor, and fears the United States is trying to increase its influence on the Korean peninsula.

Airbus said on March 16 that a British corruption probe into the aerospace giant had now been extended to France.

The jets struck the village, southwest of Atarib near Aleppo, as the mosque was full of worshippers at evening prayer, a monitor said.

The government forces have made significant gains in recent days in a battle that started in October, seizing a main bridge over the Tigris river.