Japan to resume whaling in Antarctic despite Int’l Court of Justice ruling![]() November 28, 2015 - 10:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Japan has decided to resume hunting whales in the Antarctic after a break of more than a year. The decision comes despite an International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling for Japan to cease all whaling, BBC News reports. The Japanese fisheries agency said it would go ahead with a revised plan by the end of March next year. Under this plan, it will reduce the number of minke whales being caught each year by two thirds to just over 300. The Japanese authorities believe their plan is scientifically reasonable but it is likely to prompt international outrage. Japan started its whaling programme in 1987, a year after an international moratorium was enacted. The ICJ, which made its ruling in March last year, says Japan has caught some 3,600 minke whales since its current programme began in 2005. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |