With the parliamentary vote, Britain joined a U.S.-led coalition supported by some Gulf and European nations against the militant group.

Among connectivity features are a pair of USB 3.0 ports, HDMI output, dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, and a memory card reader.

Lavrov said the crisis in Ukraine was the result of a coup d'etat in that country supported by the United States and the European Union.

"Coalition jets were in the air, but they did not bombard the area because of fears of civilian casualties," Ahmadi said.

“Armenian Art and Culture in the Ottoman Empire before 1915” conference is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Genocide.

President Sahakyan hailed the development of relations with the Yerevan city administration, describing them as very important.

A representative of the PACE President’s office said that the “Assembly should not interfere in the activities of the OSCE MG.”

Artur Mas wants Catalonia to hold a Scottish-style vote on Nov 9, but does not have the backing of the central government in Madrid.

The budget for UN peacekeeping operations for the fiscal year from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015, is just over $7 billion.