Russia, which backs Assad, and the U.S., which supports the opposition, announced plans in May to convene a "Geneva 2" conference.

The win means that the Norwegian chess prodigy achieves the record of having the highest new rating of all time.

In recent months, Assad's troops have gained the upper hand on the battlefield, pushing rebel fighters out of opposition strongholds.

The death toll from the collapse of a roof at the supermarket has climbed to 45, making it the Baltic state's deadliest accident.

“Moscow and Ankara have an obligation to promote the settlement of the Karabah issue,” the Turkish Prime Minister said.

Russian and U.S. diplomats are to meet in Geneva to discuss preparations for an international peace conference on Syria.

That makes Haiyan, known as Yolanda in the Philippines, the deadliest natural disaster in the country's history.

Isaac Herzog, a former minister, defeated Labor incumbent Shelly Yachimovich in a nationwide poll of party members.

Crowe will portray a famous novelist and widower struggling with mental illness as he tries to raise his 5-year-old daughter.

Terry Gilliam jokingly said that they decided to do the show "to try to remind ourselves that we are funny and important and famous."