The singer's debut collection In The Lonely Hour passed the sale milestone in both territories within 24 hours of each other.

Recently, two of the five projects approved in 2014 were ratified by Armenia’s parliament and have become effective.

Other names set to receive the prize include Buddy Guy, country duo the Louvin Brothers, saxophonist Wayne Shorter.

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Leiberman also played down the chances of the Palestinians' UN bid achieving a breakthrough.

A statement from the Kurdish command said large numbers of militant fighters had fled westwards into Syria or eastwards towards Mosul.

The next-generation webOS 2.0 will sport a simpler and more intuitive user interface, according to the South Korean company.

The computing giant was penalised by the EU in 2009 for failing to inform users that there are alternatives to Internet Explorer.

The studio created a style all its own with a "hybrid" production process that combined stop-motion with the latest digital techniques.

The film centers on an attorney who is negotiating the release of a pilot whose U-2 spy plane was shot down on Russia's airspace in 1960.

Scribe Jonathan Nolan and actress Brit Marling are part of the group that will award the Alfred P. Sloan Prize for the depiction of science in film.