The figure fell short of expectations as spending by consumers, businesses and governments came in below economists' projections.

The Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center also held a recruitment contest for potential cosmonauts last year.

Rios Montt is accused of genocide against the Ixil ethnic group during the Central American country's civil war.

In the northern province of Idlib, a car bomb exploded near an army checkpoint killing at least 1 soldier and wounding others.

Completing the top 5 list of most-visited newspaper websites were USA Today, Tribune newspapers and the Guardian.

Also speaking at Davos, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, suggested the U.S. may be prepared to play a role.

It’s not clear how long the mining company had been discharging the chemical into the river or how much had been released.