UN drone crashes at airport in CongoJanuary 15, 2014 - 17:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A military spokesman for the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo said a drone has crashed at the airport in the eastern city of Goma, according to the Associated Press. Lt. Col. Felix Prosper Basse said the drone crashed Wednesday, Jan 15, while returning from a mission and that no casualties were reported. Last March the U.N. Security Council authorized the use of unarmed drones on a trial basis for intelligence gathering in eastern Congo, a region where numerous armed groups continue to operate despite the defeat of the M23 rebel group late last year. The first of five drones was launched in December, with the peacekeeping mission saying they could provide "essential" surveillance of armed groups and civilians affected by their actions. Basse said an investigation had been launched to determine the cause of Wednesday's crash. Related links: Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |