Assad’s forces have been on the offensive in the central Syrian city for ten days, hitting rebel-held neighborhoods with air strikes.

The president and a delegation were traveling to South Sudan for celebrations marking that country’s independence day.

According to Alexander Iskandaryan, Armenia only has a possibility of cooperation and it’s trying to move in this direction.

The parties referred to OSCE-Azerbaijan cooperation, Helsinki +40 process as well as resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

Police said it was not clear how many people were trapped under the debris at the hotel, located near Hyderabad.

The resignation of two key ministers last week left the center-right coalition government on the verge of collapse.

Last week Medvedev fired Alexander Popov, the head of Rosnedra, the agency that awards licenses to develop natural resources.

If it does take place, the meeting will be scrutinized by the West for any sign of increased Iranian readiness to compromise.

Armenian grandmaster Avetik Grigoryan finished 4th at Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival, gaining 6.5 points.

Yobe Governor Ibrahim Gaidam condemned as “cold-blooded murder” the attack on the Mamudo boarding school.

Last week, deadly clashes erupted between two armed groups in the Abu Slim district near the center of the capital.

Oil has also been pushed higher by instability in Egypt where Mohammed Morsi was ousted as president by the military last week.

Liu, who was appointed to the Railways Ministry in 2003, was responsible for the rapid expansion of China’s rail infrastructure.

Murad Ali said that shooting broke out in the early morning while Islamists staged a sit-in outside the Republican Guard barracks.

Patriota said it was going to request that the UN work on regulation “to impede abuses and protect the privacy” of internet users.

The 82-year-old Cuban leader said his country was aware of the kind of secretive NSA programs Snowden revealed.

ElBaradei, whose initial nomination for the post angered a key Islamist party, would probably be appointed interim deputy president.

Jarba was speaking in Istanbul where he had been elected president of the Syrian National Coalition at a meeting this weekend.

“An F16 combat aircraft crashed earlier today in the sea after the engine malfunctioned,” the spokesman said.

The opening ceremony was followed by screening of Shoot the Piano Player movie directed by François Truffaut and starring Aznavour.

Measures being considered include making it illegal to travel to take part in jihad, banning specific organizations, etc.

During the month-long program, Microsoft will pay researchers up to $11,000 for each IE11 vulnerability they find and report.

About 70 people were injured, six critically, when five cars of a passenger train derailed in southern Russia’s Krasnodar Region.

Gunmen in pickup trucks exchanged gunfire with soldiers and police in the lawless province in the early hours of the morning.

Abu Shaar says police have arrested four people so far, and confiscated equipment including printers, laptops, ink and paper.

President Sahakyan hailed the activity of the foundation in cementing ties between the Motherland and the Diaspora.

Fighters seeking the overthrow of President Bashar Assad have besieged the towns for months and tried to force out his troops there.

“It would be good, if the Egyptian people avoided this fate,” Russian President said during his working visit to Kazakhstan.

Police described the bombs as low-intensity timed devices. Windows and one door in the complex were damaged.

Set for release on July 11, the game will first launch on the iPhone and iPad and within a few weeks for Android.