Fighting continues between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The Armed Forces of Azerbaijan “in response to the Armenian intensive fire on positions of Azerbaijan’s Armed Forces used heavy flamethrower systems. Source: TASS 2016-04-04
A Maltese armed forces patrol boat picked up 216 economic migrants in the Mediterranean and was bringing them to Malta on Saturday, a spokesman said. One pregnant woman and a couple of children were believed to be among the 200 men. Source: Euronews
The 94 passengers were rescued by a passing container ship last week as they were en route to Italy. After being returned to Libya they have refused to get off the ship. Source: Deutsche Welle
Visiting Berlin for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s African business summit, Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi spoke to DW about political turmoil in his country, migration issues, and when a leader should step down. Source: Deutsche Welle
