In Copa Peugeot Buenos Aires finals, Spain’s Nicolás Almagro will face off against Argentine Juan Mónaco.

The two will maintain separate websites and newsrooms but will collaborate on big sports news, both on the Internet and TV.

Norway’s Magnus Carlsen is leading the championship with 17 points, followed by Russia’s Vladimir Kramnik and Adams.

The web page of Iranian state TV says the new site seeks to promote Iranian and Islamic culture and artists.

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic tops the list, followed by Swiss Roger Federer and England’s Andy Murray.

Messi is now favorite to claim a fourth Fifa world player of the year award after making the three-man shortlist.

The shooting also fatally wounded his daughter; authorities said the suspect also died in a shootout with police.

Some travelers have been forced to walk long distances through “dangerous terrain” in order to get phone reception to make a call.

A hacker known as ‘Code Cracker’ claims responsibility for the attack on the official website of Xuchang City People’s Procuratorate.

Nigeria is one of the worst countries in the world for kidnapping, a lucrative criminal enterprise worth millions of dollars a year.

Previous recipients include former S. African president Nelson Mandela and former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev.

General Mohammad Musa Rasoli’s vehicle was struck by the bomb as he was heading to work, the official said.

Electricity consumption rose 7.9 percent in November from 6.4 percent in October, according to Natalie Rampono.

Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer widely known for her work on early mechanical general-purpose computer.

The North is believed to be developing an intercontinental missile which would have the capacity to hit the continental United States.

Armando Bo’s Sundance entry “The Last Elvis” came in a distant second with six statues, while Pablo Giorgelli’s festival hit picked up only two.

Direct flights between Tbilisi and Moscow were suspended in 2006 following a spy row between the former Soviet neighbors.

Clashes with machineguns and rocket-propelled grenades killed at least two people Dec 9, raising the total to over 14 dead in a week.

Russia says it has no special interest in seeing Assad remain in power, but that the “Syrian people” should decide his fate.

Monti, who heads a non-elected cabinet of technocrats, said he will try to pass a budget and financial stability law before standing down.

The movie has Cruise as one of the last people on an Earth ravaged by an alien war; Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko costar.

The earthquake struck km south-east of the town of Vedi, at 10 km depth, with 3-point quake reported in the epicenter.

Married same-sex couples will still be denied access to federal pensions, health insurance and other government benefit.

The elections can set off another round of a power struggle with the rightist president and complicate talks for a new IMF deal.

Four people have died in Croatia and one in Serbia as a result of blizzards in the region of south-western Europe over the weekend.

“Birdman” tells the story of an actor who once played an iconic superhero but is now facing a crisis as he battles his ego.

Pyongyang angered the international community after its December 1 announcement that it would attempt another rocket launch.

However, a controversial referendum on a draft constitution planned for 15 December will still go ahead.

Outside medical experts said that based on Chavez’s account of his condition, he is facing a very difficult fight against an aggressive type of cancer.

The attack killed militant leader Mohammad Ahmed Almansoor and three others in a village close to Miranshah.