There was no immediate word on casualties but ambulances could be heard racing to the sealed-off area.

Foursquare had removed the ‘Nearby Friends’ feature in its recent redesign, but users seemingly missed it a lot, TNW says.

60.8 percent said Iran possessing nuclear weapons is a threat to Turkey, up from 56.7 percent in January 2010.

Earlier in September, Madonna thanked the president and unveiled a (presumably fake) back tattoo of his name.

Still, the CEO hinted that changes were on the way, and said that production levels in Europe must be reduced.

The program’s director said the effort would help scientists analyze ecosystems and raise general awareness.

Officials said last week that the final large group of dissidents had moved from Camp Ashraf to the new location.

“So far it’s still unclear how many passengers were on board the ferry,” Ervan said, adding it had about 30 crew members.

Madrid, the latest epicenter of the euro zone debt crisis, needs to cut its budget gap by more than 60 billion euros.

Tight races for Congress, governor and local offices also could be stuck in limbo while election officials scrutinize ballots.

Bako Sahakyan hailed the Defense Army’s combat readiness as the key direction of strengthening the state’s security.

Forbes said citing its source that Oleg Govorun was disappointed by Putin’s accusations, which he called ‘groundless.”

The largest U.S. bookstore chain introduced the new devices with price tags ranging from $199 for a 7-inch Nook HD tablet.

A nuclear power partnership of General Electric Co. and Tokyo-based Hitachi Ltd. received federal approval.

Platini believes there is enough time to work out how to organize the domestic leagues around a winter World Cup.

A second seminar will then be held at the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013, before a final one the following year.

In his last public appearance, Assange cast himself as the victim of an American “witch hunt” over his secret-spilling website.

Four more tremors, magnitude 4.8 or less, followed the bigger quake, all clustered north of La Paz, the USGS said.

Workers from a diverse range of sectors are taking part in the strike, from doctors to air traffic controllers.

Google says in a statement it is appealing the judge’s ruling because it is not responsible for the content posted on its site.

The emir cited the precedent of an Arab intervention force sent to Lebanon in 1976 in a bid to halt that country’s civil war.

The new look centres around a horizontal layout similar to Pinterest, with a navigation panel for controlling audio content.

Six members of the security forces were wounded by stones thrown by protesters, a spokesman for the Jordanian forces said.

The Angel Maker tells the story of Dr. Victor Hoppe, a mysterious physician who returns home after 20 years away with three babies.

Robopocalypse” focuses on an artificial intelligence known as Archos who takes over a network of machines that humans use.

Christine Lagarde: U.S. and Europe need to speed key political decisions to help keep the weakening global economy.

Japan’s move this month to buy the islands was “blatantly illegal,” China’s Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun told Japanese counterpart.

Zuckerberg has come under pressure as shares of Facebook, the world’s largest social network, have dropped more than 40 percent.

The agency will be similar in its purpose to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the United States.

Fighting between Turkish troops and the PKK – the Kurdistan Workers’ Party – has escalated in recent months.