New shelling rocks Karabakh ahead of first mediation efforts

Fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region spilled over into Thursday, with fresh shelling in the province’s capital ahead of a first meeting of international mediators in Geneva. Explosions and sirens sounded in Nagorno-Karabakh’s regional capital Stepanakert as the city continued to face regular shelling, AFP journalists said.