Rising demand for homes has persuaded builders to step up construction, which adds to economic growth and hiring.

A vast majority of the remaining 3.6 million smartphones activated in the period were Android devices, Shammo said.

Former cyclist Armstrong confessed to having used banned substances in competition during an interview with Oprah Winfrey last week.

"There is a clock ticking with potentially disastrous consequences for the peace process," Foreign Secretary William Hague said.

“Damascus once again calls on the UN Security Council to condemn these terrorist acts committed on our soil,” the letter says.

The move will allow game developers on those platforms to use Amazon's service, potentially broadening its revenue.

The film centres around a prehistoric family whose father terrifies them into never leaving the cave that is their home.

The court also rejected a separate appeal from another group of Somalis who have yet to be tried on piracy charges.

The United States was also working with France on intelligence issues, but declined to say if surveillance drones were being used.