A statement said the forces also seized pick-up trucks and a dozen motorcycles after four hours of fighting with al-Mourabitoun extremists.

Once Russia’s richest man, the former head of the now defunct Yukos oil firm spent 10 years in a Siberian prison on fraud charges.

Unlike the secret White House back channel to Iran, however, the Syria effort never gained momentum and communication was limited.

Croatia, once part of old socialist federal Yugoslavia, is under EU pressure to overhaul its public sector and liberalize its economy.

The banknote release comes in the same month that the ruble has hit an all-time low versus the U.S. dollar.

Beijing saw its second red alert over the weekend. The latest wave of alerts includes the industrial port Tianjin.

HRW said Nigeria’s army version of events “does not stack up” and called for an independent judicial investigation into what happened.

Damascus perceived a softening of the West’s stance on Assad driven by a spillover of Islamic State militant attacks into its own communities.

The unanimously resolution made clear that Libya’s future unity government should be the sole representative for the North African country.

“Support troops have been airdropped at a distance… but all roads are blocked and in the militants’ control,” a police officer added.

There has been an upsurge in violence between Israelis and Palestinians in the past three months; 21 Israelis and 131 Palestinians have been killed.

Support for Saakashvili’s National Movement has risen and some recent polls indicated that it has caught up with the Georgian Dream.

The current Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, a former South Korean foreign minister, is due to step down at the end of 2016.

The Islamist militants are mostly based in northeastern Nigeria but have become a major threat to wider regional security.

Users will be able to make and receive video calls over a WiFi or data connection, and switch between their front and rear cameras mid-chat.

The mystery 4-inch handset is said to include a 1136 x 640 display, A9 processor, 8-megapixel camera, Touch ID, and gold, silver and black color options.

The extraordinary volume was purchased by Stephan Loewentheil for the 19th Century Rare Book & Photograph Shop.

“This [issue] will be thoroughly worked out in the framework of the Eurasian [Economic] Commission, in January,” Igor Shuvalov said.

The greatest masterpieces of the museum collections are shown in a display that is strongly coherent with the architecture of Mario Botta.

In 2000, “Cast Away” also screened too late for normal consideration and the BFCA included it among 11 best picture nominees.

Seven of Russia’s advanced Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters and Mi-8MT Hip transport helicopters were deployed to a base in Armenia.

Delpy portrays a 40-year-old workaholic in the fashion industry who falls for a provincial computer geek.

Russia has been engaged in a military campaign in Syria in support of embattled President Bashar al-Assad since September.

Dotcom founded the now-defunct file-sharing site Megaupload where millions of people downloaded movies and songs.

Unlike artists who don’t release some of their singles to the free versions of music streaming services, ‘The Beatles’ will be available for free.

The visit by Demirtas, the leader of Turkey’s People’s Democratic Party is likely to worsen already poor ties between Moscow and Ankara.

The top 10 Armenian athletes were chosen on the initiative of the Sports Journalists Federation, with 34 reporters involved in the process.

Supreme Court judges voted for the provisional detention of the multimillionaire supermarket tycoon who ruled the country from 2009 to 2014.

Colombia has been plagued by decades of drug-related violence, and is better known as the world’s biggest producer of cocaine, along with Peru.

The sequel sees Toula and her husband facing a new challenge in their marriage as their daughter wants to leave for a collage far away from home.