Guzman is facing 2 extradition bids, one in California for drug distribution and another in Texas on charges that include murder and money laundering.

Pressure is rising for a halt to a ferocious, three-week-old Syrian government offensive to capture the rebel-held eastern zone of the city of Aleppo.

The Karabakh frontline units remained committed to the ceasefire and retaliated only in case of extreme necessity.

Islamic State took over Sirte a year ago as militants profited from the chaos that followed the 2011 fall of Gaddafi.