NOC Chairman Mustafa Sanalla said that production could be raised to 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) from about 290,000 bpd within a month.

The strike occurred near Mosul and was conducted by fighter jets, ground-attack aircraft and even a B-52 heavy bomber.

Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army troops remained committed to the ceasefire and continued protecting their positions.

The Dalai Lama, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, fled into exile in India in 1959 after an abortive uprising against Communist rule.

Cameron stepped down as prime minister after losing a referendum to keep Britain in the European Union.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck shortly before 9 p.m. local time near the western town of Mutata.

Tusk said the EU had been too slow to deal with the migration crisis, adding: "We do not have too much time to spare.”

The three countries are pushing for tough new UN Security Council sanctions on North Korea after its fifth and largest nuclear test.