Sino-Japanese ties chilled after the Japanese government bought the disputed islands from a private Japanese owner last September.

“We are trying to win back credibility, on the part of the people of Europe and on the part of the markets,” Antonis Samaras said.

This month, the agency aims to help 1.5 million of the 2.5 million Syrians that the Syrian Arab Red Crescent says need it.

The sequel will follow several different storylines, which interweave to create a larger tapestry of bloody deceit and rough justice.

Spain, which is mired in deep recession, again recorded the highest unemployment rate, coming in at 26.6%.

Raffi Hovannissian voiced readiness both to congratulate the winner and get congratulations in case of free and fair polls.

Thousands of protesters have demonstrated and blocked a key highway in Iraq's Sunni provinces for more than two weeks to challenge Maliki.

Aram Harutyunyan has already paid the nomination deposit to continue the struggle at presidential elections.

The glam-rock singer shot to fame in the late 60s with Space Oddity but has been largely silent in recent years.

Two independent groups came up with the new estimate after a fresh analysis of data gathered by Nasa's Kepler spacecraft.