Col. Yaroslav Roshchupkin said the drill, dubbed Atlas Vision 2014, will be held in the Chelyabinsk Region in the Urals.

The group said at least 27,746 opposition fighters had been killed, among them just over 19,000 Syrian civilians who took up arms.

Turkey, Iraqi Kurdistan signed a major energy package, infuriating Baghdad which claims sole authority over oil exports.

A widely circulated image showed Reuters news agency photographer Gleb Garanich with blood dripping from a head wound.

Anti-Russian signs were put in some of Yerevan’s streets ahead of Putin’s visit to show discontent over Armenia’s accession to CU.

The trailer centres on Noah's dreams of the oncoming flood and his confrontation with his fellow humans destined to die in the cataclysm.

Both films did better than the previous Thanksgiving record holder, “Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone.”

One of the most famous opera singers of the 20th century, she was dubbed La Divina - the divine one - for her singing ability.

More than 10% of the 4.6 million population have fled their homes since Michel Djotodia seized power in March.