Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the figure included 18,000 rebel fighters and about 40,000 soldiers and pro-Assad militiamen.

Snowden is wanted by the United States for disclosing a top-secret surveillance program that allegedly targeted millions of Americans.

The deal envisages provision of 94 tanks T-90S, 100 armored vehicles as well as flame-throwers, smirch rocket launchers and big guns.

The forum was organized by the Institute for National Strategic Studies, CSTO Secretariat and CSTO Institute NGO.

"Under the Dome" is a sci-fi series set in a small New England town that is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world.

Director Maeve Murphy’s most recent movie Beyond the Fire won best feature at the London Independent Film Festival.

Armenian President Sezh Sargsyan met with his Polish counterpart Bronisław Komorowski for bilateral talks.

In May, following a presentation in Istanbul about his 2012 novel “The Sandcastle Girls,” Bohjalian made a 10-day visit to historic Armenia.

In 2009 almost 200 people were killed after deadly rioting erupted in Urumqi between the Han Chinese and Uighur communities.

The migrants had been held for several days in a house in the city of Reynosa, where they were found by police.