Nicos Anastasiades said the financial situation was "contained" following the 10bn euro bailout deal with the EU and IMF.

London and Paris are facing stiff resistance within the EU to calls for an arms embargo to be lifted to allow weapons to be sent to opposition forces.

The UN said earlier that the helicopter had been shot down by South Sudan’s armed forces, known as the SPLA.

Kim Jong Un said "the time has come to settle accounts with the U.S. imperialists in view of the prevailing situation."

South Sudan has accused arch rival Sudan of supporting Yau Yau and other rebel groups, a claim denied by Khartoum.

Andrew Parker has three decades' experience at MI5, countering Islamist militants, violent Irish republicans and organized criminals.

The original movie was an ensemble piece that told of a commitment-shy man who is asked to be the best man at his friend's wedding.

Stewart also wrote the script, adapting BBC journalist Maziar Bahari’s best-selling memoir “Then They Came for Me: A Family’s Story of Love.”

“Short Term 12” is writer-director Cretton’s sophomore film after the Sundance 2012 selection “I Am Not A Hipster.”

Susan Sarandon, Amanda Seyfried, Katherine Heigl, Topher Grace, Ben Barnes, and Robin Williams co-star.