Set to be available from the end of October, the new Toshiba Z Series offers businesses a full range of ultrabook options.

“Energy resources are playing an ever more important part in speeding up economic growth in the Asia Pacific region,” Putin said.

Last year's medicine award went to Britain's John Gurdon and Japan's Shinya Yamanaka for their contributions to stem cell science.

Set in the near future when a threat from a hostile alien race is looming, the movie will follow Ender in his training to prepare for the next invasion.

In 2001, Chereau helmed his only English-language film “Intimacy,” written by Hanif Kureishi, which won the Berlin Golden Bear award.

The Academy announced its longlist for the 2014 Foreign Language Film Oscar - totaling a not-so-short 76 submitted films.

More than 5,000 people have been killed since violent attacks began accelerating in April, including more than 50 Shiite pilgrims.

Reclusive North Korea has often issued threats to attack the South and the United States but has rarely turned them into action.