A firefight erupted on the outskirts of Damascus’ Bab Tuma and Bab Sharqi areas, two traditional Christian districts of Damascus.

Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Javier Bardem, Ben Whishaw, Helen McCrory and Judi Dench star in the Sam Mendes-directed spy thriller.

According to Armavia, the air company is ready to operate an additional flight in case of necessity.

The New Zealand-based Trust Power utility will operate the 90 wind turbines some 87 miles (140 kilometers) north of Adelaide.

Rebels took their fight last month to the capital, seized several border posts and are now fighting Assad’s forces in Aleppo.

Richard Bezjian: an effort is needed to increase Armenia’s reconcilability as a manufacturer of top-quality IT products.

Leaked parts for iPhone 5suggest that the handset will have larger screen, faster processor, and LTE connectivity amongst other features.

China’s foreign ministry urged U.S. to lift the sanctions on the Bank of Kunlun, which it said violated “norms of international relations.”

Net income for the second quarter fell to $12.8 million, or 15 cents per share, from $34.1 million, or 40 cents per share, a year earlier.

Amid rising civil clashes in Syria, the confrontation between Iran and the West continues, yet with different shades. Constant meetings and consultations will not resolve Iran’s nuclear problem, indeed, but will possibly put off Israel’s military plans which increasingly gain force nowadays.

Maiya Maneza, 26, added a 135kg clean and jerk to her 110kg snatch to set a new Olympic record of 245kg.

Those released include members of al-Gama’a al-Islamiya, jailed during the group’s armed insurrection against the state in the 1990s.

Net profit fell to €1.28 billion ($1.57 billion) from €1.77 billion a year ago: sales rose 7 percent to €19.2 billion.

The film follows divorced man who pretends to still be married to his ex-wife for family wedding between their adopted son and his fiancée.

The new feature, Google Handwrite, will run on Android phones and tablets, and on iOS devices running iOS 5.

Phelps has 15 gold medals, two silver and two bronze in his legendary Olympic career, which started in 2000.

The two bronze medals on offer were claimed by Russian Ivan Nifontov and Canada’s Antoine Valois-Fortier.

The contest was overseen by director Ridley Scott, whose production company helped winnow the 15,000 submissions down to 10.

Newspapers were critical of the government, saying it lacked the political will to implement long called for reforms in the power sector.

Obama’s new sanctions target foreign banks that handle large transactions from the National Iranian Oil Company.

Gore Vidal produced 25 novels, including the best-selling Burr and Myra Breckenridge, more than 200 essays and several plays.

Syrian President told Turkish Cumhuriyet daily that Turkey “has supplied all logistic support to the terrorists who have killed our people.”

The explosions came on the same day that Iraq’s government discussed security issues with Iran, a measure of Tehran’s growing influence.

The film centers around a 12-year-old boy who strikes up an unlikely friendship with the man next door when his parents are busy.

World champions Chen Ruolin and Wang Hao won the women’s 10m synchro platform to give dominant China their third diving gold medal.

All three mice will feature Microsoft’s BlueTrack technology, allowing it to function even on textured or uneven surfaces like carpet.

The last chapter of the trilogy will be called either “The Hobbit: Riddles in the Dark” or “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”.

The foreign troops destroyed two compounds in the city of Maimana, Taliban spokesman Qari Yusuf Ahmadi said in a statement.

Neither the Syrian army nor rebel fighters are in full control of the quarter, which the government said it had taken at the weekend.

“The Counselor” follows a respected lawyer who thinks he can dip a toe into the drug business without getting sucked down.