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Islamic state militants use mustard gas in attack on Deir Zor airport
Islamic State militants attacked Syrian army troops with mustard gas in an offensive against a Syrian military airport in the eastern province of Deir al-Zor that borders Iraq, state media said on April 4.
Migrants sent back from Greece arrive in Turkey under EU deal
The first migrants deported from Greek islands under a disputed EU-Turkey deal were shipped back to Turkey on April 4 in a drive to shut down the main route used by more than a million people fleeing war and poverty to reach Europe in the last year.
In Brexit warm up, Dutch voters to consider EU treaty with Ukraine
Dutch voters will decide on April 6 whether to support a European treaty deepening ties with Ukraine in a referendum that will test sentiment toward Brussels ahead of Britain's June Brexit vote and could also bring a boost for Russia.
Azerbaijan says to stop fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, separatists voice doubts
Azerbaijan said on April 3 it would stop fighting Armenian-backed separatists over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region after two days of clashes, but the other side denounced Baku's gesture as hollow and said violence was continuing.
Syrian forces seize Islamic State-held town near Palmyra
Syrian and allied forces backed by Russian air strikes drove Islamic State militants out of the town of al-Qaryatain on April 3 after encircling it over the past few days, Syria's military command said.
Brussels Airport reopens to thin stream of passengers
Brussels Airport reopened to a thin stream of passengers on April 3, 12 days after suicide bombers destroyed its departure hall and killed 16 people.
Tanks, heavy artillery deployed in new wave of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh
Clashes erupted between troops from Azerbaijan and the rebel Nagorno-Karabakh region on April 2, the two sides said, disputing who had violated a fragile ceasefire again.
Greece demands IMF explanation over leaked debt transcript
Greece demanded an explanation from the International Monetary Fund on April 2 after an apparent leaked transcript suggested the IMF may threaten to pull out of the country's bailout as a tactic to force European lenders to more offer debt relief.
DPRK to pursue nuclear and missile programs - envoy
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will pursue its nuclear and ballistic missile program in defiance of the United States and its allies, a top Pyongyang envoy said on April 1, adding that a state of "semi-war" now existed on the divided Korean peninsula.
Protests mount before EU-Turkey migrant deal takes effect
Migrants protested on a Greek island and rights groups raised legal objections on April 1 three days before a disputed EU deal to return rejected asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey was due to go into action, with neither side completely ready.