These have been the first such attacks since details emerged of talks between the state and the rebels' jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan.

The cause of the explosions was not clear but the government and opposition activists blamed each other.

A Rokot launch vehicle carrying the satellites successfully lifted off from the Plesetsk Space Center in northern Russia.

For Chevron, the Lithuanian tender represents the latest in a string of acquisitions as the company boosts its int’l exploration business.

In August, Cuba announced that a cholera outbreak had run its course after sickening 417 people and leaving three dead.

BlackBerry 10 is considered by many to be the struggling phone maker's last chance to remain profitable after a year of financial turmoil.

The move comes a week after word broke that Jeff Nathanson has come aboard to pen the script for Pirates 5.

The film follows a young woman and man who meet while attempting to commit suicide at the same “jumping-off point.”

“Our armed forces have prepared themselves proportionate to today's needs," Brig. Gen. Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said.

Chakhalyan will probably not be included in a new list of political prisoners to be released under amnesty law, Armen Chakhalyan said.