Only U.S. construction firms are able to bid on this contract, and the deadline for proposals is Dec 3, according to the notice.

“Great attention in the academic year 2013 starting Dec 1 will be paid to international military cooperation,” the spokesman said.

Avigdor Liberman accused Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas of trying to divert attention from domestic policy failures.

"Today I begin to exercise the honorable office of president," said Pena Nieto, who then swore in his top security ministers.

“We're calling upon the Republican leadership in the House to bring this legislation to the floor next week,” she said.

After months of protests, Kuwait's emir ordered the dissolution of that parliament and announced new elections.

"When Israel responded to a rain of rockets... America's next move was never in question," the U.S. Secretary of State said.

The season runs from June 1 to November 30, although tropical storms can and do sometimes develop outside those dates.

Georgia broke off diplomatic relations with Russia after their August 2008 war over Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Judge Michael Fitzgerald also ruled that Garcia failed to show that she would suffer irreparable harm without an injunction.