UN bodies fear that unless firm action was taken “there is a danger that torture will become institutionalized within the new Libya”.

Sissi called for a quick government transition based on a political roadmap that envisions presidential elections next spring.

“He will definitely be held accountable by history and by the people of Afghanistan if things go wrong,” Aimal Faizi told reporters.

Amnesty monitored demonstrations in Istanbul and Ankara and interviewed scores of people in four cities across Turkey.

At present, the main threat to the Sochi Olympiad success emanates from the Nagorno Karabakh conflict region, a political analyst said.

One Western diplomat said he had the impression that Iran and the IAEA were relatively “optimistic” after the meeting in Vienna.

The festival also will screen Ben Stiller’s remake of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and hold a tribute for Bruce Dern.

Nalbandian amassed 11 titles and reached a career-high World No. 3 in 2006. He finished in the year-end Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings five times.

More than 700,000 federal employees face unpaid leave, and national parks, museums and many buildings are closed.

“Five Dances” made its debut as the opening night film at the 2013 Dance on Camera Film Festival at Lincoln Center.

LG Display Co Ltd, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s display unit and Sharp Corp all vied to manufacture the panels, supply chain sources said.

The Abu Dhabi Film Festival has unveiled its lineup featuring a wide range of works from emerging and established Arab filmmakers.

“Oil prices are very much linked with U.S. consumption,” said Andrew Sullivan, sales trader at Kim Eng Securities in Hong Kong.

Japan-born Taiwanese screen legend Chen Chen will receive the event’s lifetime achievement award.

The ANCA endorsed State Sen. Leach in his primary bid to succeed Rep. Allyson Schwartz in Pennsylvania’s 13th Congressional district.

“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth and will be in cinemas from Nov 22.

J. R. R. Tolkien fans finally get a glimpse of Bilbo Baggins facing off against the dragon Smaug in a new trailer.

“The Silver Chair” is the first Narnia book without any of the Pevensie children allowing the franchise to continue with an entirely new cast.

There were limited clashes between the protesters and local residents soon after the beginning of the anti-coup march.

Earlier, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the U.S. diplomats of plotting to sabotage the economy.

N. Korea conducted its 3rd nuke test in Feb., 2 months after launching a long-range rocket that put an object, which Pyongyang says was a satellite, into space.

The Israeli PM told the UN General Assembly that Israel’s future is threatened by a “nuclear-armed” Iran seeking its destruction.

President Serzh Sargsyan discussed prospects of Armenia-EU cooperation with his French counterpart Francois Hollande.

Aznavour will dedicate his trip to promoting the peace process and increasing public support for it.

Traian Basescu expressed concern that Moldova might at the last minute refuse to sign the association agreement with the EU.

Davis will play Susie Brown, who was only 16 when she gave birth to the future R&B legend, and abandoned him to live with relatives.

“The authorities seem intent on silencing all voices of criticism and dissent in the run-up to the election,” said Rasul Jafarov, the group’s chairman.

Sweden is the best place in the world to be old and Afghanistan the worst, according to a UN-backed global study.

The film stars Masaharu Fukuyama as the father of a 6-year-old boy he discovers was accidentally switched with another child at birth.

The surge followed a deadly crackdown by the Shiite-led government on a Sunni protest camp in northern Iraq in April.