The group, which is seeking to overthrow the UN-backed Somali government, frequently attacks official targets.

Kopacz is the coalition's candidate for new premier but needs President Bronislaw Komorowski's endorsement.

Reporter Jutta Bauer was accompanying Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz during his visit to the South Caucasus.

The U.S. says Russia has violated the treaty by testing a ground-launched cruise missile that is banned under the accord.

Zeid urged the world to make halting the "increasingly conjoined conflicts in Iraq and Syria" an "immediate and urgent priority."

“If Western carriers have to bypass our airspace, this could drive many struggling airlines into bankruptcy,” Medvedev said.

“I am impressed by what has been done in your economic development,” the vice president of the EU Commission said.

The object caused an explosion and earth tremor, leaving a crater 12m across and 5m deep near the city's airport.

Officials say there are more than 2,500 Saudis now outside the country who are believed to be working with militant organizations.