Christopher Tappin had pleaded not guilty after his extradition from the United Kingdom in February.

The Emergencies Ministry reported that it intended to send a total of three aircraft with rescuers and humanitarian aid to Cuba.

The Assad regime "did not suspend its use of advanced weaponry against the Syrian people for even one day," she said.

Bravia TVs and the PlayStation 3 game machine maker remains in deep trouble as does much of the Japanese electronics industry.

Shell said that it saw stronger margins in its oil refining division, but these were outweighed by lower crude prices during the quarter.

Russia's Foreign Ministry said that the Russian sailors were "feeling well" and that they would soon return home.

The Touch 10 monitor will be available in Korea next month followed by markets in Europe and elsewhere.

The original Megaupload attracted as many as 50 million daily visitors before it was shut down by authorities earlier this year.

Weather officials also predicted a storm surge that was likely to inundate low-lying areas, mainly along Tamil Nadu's coast.