Russian president Vladimir Putin approved the initiative of his government to hold talks with Armenia on signing an agreement on development of military and technical cooperation. A relevant document is published on the official legal information website.

Sony said it expects to record an operating-income gain of about $685 million from the sale, scheduled for completion in March.

Economic stability is seen as vital for China as new leaders are set to take over and try to lift living standards.

The All Nippon Airways jet landed on Jan 16 morning at Takamatsu airport after the pilot smelled something burning.

The UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran were expected to hold a further meeting on February 12.

“The director’s visit was an opportunity to discuss ongoing cooperation on a number of issues,” said the FBI official.

Kidman has said the film interested her for the way it covers the young actor’s transition from film star to princess in 1962.

Neeson will play an aging hitman who, in order to protect his wife and son, must take on his former boss in a single night.

Cirque du Soleil announced last year that it would be closing Iris, its permanent show in Los Angeles, due to poor ticket sales.

Serving behind the “Gremlins” lens was Joe Dante, while “Harry Potter” helmer Chris Columbus penned the script.

Earlier, the militants said that they were holding 40 foreign nationals, among them US, French, British, Japanese, and Malaysian citizens.

South Sudan’s troop withdrawal is in line with a security agreement reached with Sudan in September.

Saif al-Islam is being held by former rebels, to face charges related to a visit by an International Criminal Court (ICC) lawyer last year.

A number of deals were inked, one of them stipulating for Iran funding the construction of a power plant in Syria.

The film focuses on private investigators who break into a missing student’s abandoned house and find a collection of mysterious VHS tapes.

Helmed by Joshua Michael Stern, “jOBS” will take place on the early years of Apple, its founding and up-and-down years.

With Magnus Carlsen (Norway) – Viswanathan Anand (India) game ending in a tie, the remaining matches are ongoing.

The gas link, to be developed with local partner Plinacro d.o.o., will branch off from Russia’s planned South Stream pipeline.

Turkey’s Prime Minister had appealed for calm and suggested the deaths may have been intended to sabotage peace effort.

The standoff began when gunmen stormed the gas plant demanding a halt to a French military operation in Mali.

Specs for the device have appeared on the Xperia_info Twitter page, suggesting it will feature a 1080p screen and 2GB of RAM.

The report says that the company is planning to launch its first phone running a Microsoft operating system since 2010’s LG Optimus 7.

The thriller starring Michael Shannon as real-life hitman/family man Richard Kuklinski premiered at Venice last fall.

A Deputy Prosecutor General reported a 21,1% drop in the rate of crimes committed by servicemen in 2012.

The strides that eBay has made in the mobile market have impressed investors, helping to propel the company’s stock price to a 68% gain last year.

The plan aims to boost output at the Kirkuk oil field, where production has been declining, Iraq Oil Ministry official said.

A French raid failed to rescue the hostage resulting in the deaths of two French troops and 17 Somalis.

Russia officially joined the WTO in August 2012 after 18 years of negotiations, becoming the global trade body’s 156th member.

Rising global demand for luxury goods has driven up the valuations of big fashion brands, boosting the net worth of their owners.

Two Algerian army helicopters attacked the gas complex where Islamists have seized dozens of foreigners and Algerians.