Jose Manuel Barroso made the joint announcement following President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.

The bodyguard and the driver were reportedly on their way to pick up newly-appointed central bank chief Hesham Ramez.

Johnny Melikyan says clashes between the opposition and the ruling authorities have brought about tensions in Georgia.

A classic fairytale revamped into a high-octane action movie sees Renner and Arterton playing the titular brother and sister.

"The opposition is hitting Damascus from a multiple of directions and the regime is trying to stop it," a diplomat said.

Joseph Kosinski's film stars Cruise as a veteran soldier who is sent to a distant planet to destroy the last vestiges of an alien race.