The cause of the Monday blast in the breakaway region of Azerbaijan, where thousands have been fleeing for Armenia, was still unclear. Hundreds were wounded.

Video from the Russian government showed some of the blast victims being treated at a medical facility that is part of Russian peacekeeping operations in the region.

A blow to the Russian military.

With Russia trying to maintain military control of the Black Sea, Odesa is disconnected from its waters — and its history.

Nicaragua’s government has begun confiscating the homes of former political prisoners and dissidents forced into exile, just as the country did in the 1980s.