The U.S., Germany and the Netherlands agreed to supply the SAM systems after Turkey made the request to its NATO allies.

“I was informed that a number of ambassadors will be recalled,” Georgian ambassador to the European Union said.

Russia proposed a joint missile defense system, an idea that many experts both at home and abroad dismiss as unviable and unrealistic.

Western powers accuse Iran of seeking to acquire a weapons capability under the guise of its nuclear energy program.

The opposition Revolution Leadership Council in Damascus said the explosion was caused by a booby-trapped car.

At the same time, Benjamin Netanyahu noted, pressure must continue on Iran to get it to drop its nuclear weapons ambitions.

The NDAA places the development of a new U.S.-based missile shield on a slower track than its GOP backers would like.

President of the Eurasia Group based the ranking on "a quick, informal survey around Eurasia Group on power and global politics."

Gotye's Somebody That I Used To Know was the year's top-selling song after being downloaded 6.8 million times.

The company believes that only 54,000 vehicles are actually equipped with the small accessory lamps under the side of the vehicle.