Negotiations resumed after a near 3-year hiatus following a dispute over Jewish settlement construction in land Palestinians seek for a state.

Co-ordinated bombings hit Iraq multiple times each month, resulting in a rise in bloodshed that has killed more than 5,000 people since April.

With votes counted at over 70 percent of polling stations, Margvelashvili from Georgian Dream party received 62.13 percent of the vote.

Known for tracks including Walk on the Wild Side, Reed was considered one of the most influential singers and songwriters in rock.

Bild am Sonntag said Obama in fact wanted more material on Merkel, and ordered the NSA to compile a "comprehensive dossier" on her.