"Australia's policy of exiling asylum seekers who arrive by boat is cruel in the extreme," Anna Neistat said.

The area has been the focus of fighting between Islamist militias and troops loyal to Libya's eastern government.

Over the weekend, the rebels tried to reconnect an encircled area in the east with insurgent territory in the west.

Khandoyan was charged with hostage-taking, illegal acquisition, possession, transportation and carrying of arms.

31 instances of Azeri ceasefire violation on the line of contact with Karabakh armed forces were reported on the night of August 2-3.

Kazakh Defense Minister and his Russian counterpart signed an agreement to expand bilateral technical and military cooperation.

Police have arrested 82 people suspected of torching dozens of buses, setting off bombs and firing shots at government buildings.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe described the launch as a "grave threat" to Japan and said Tokyo "strongly protested".