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11 November 2014 • 13:01 AMT
Merkel’s adviser says West should not talk to Syria’s Assad

“We must not forget it is Assad who is to blame for hundreds of thousands of people who have been killed,” Heusgen said.

11 November 2014 • 12:53 AMT
Russia, Iran sign deal to build 2 new nuclear reactors at Bushehr

The two countries will also look into “producing components of nuclear fuel in Iran,” Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation said.

11 November 2014 • 12:36 AMT
Turkey miserably claims there was no genocide: The Independent

In the most savage act of vandalism against Syria’s Christians, Islamists have blown up the great Armenian church in Deir el-Zour.

11 November 2014 • 12:13 AMT
U.S. deploys 50 troops to air base in Iraq’s Anbar province

“Rather than just try to halt IS’s momentum, we are now in a position to start going on some offense,” Obama said.

11 November 2014 • 11:21 AMT
EU foreign ministers to discuss Russia sanctions next week

Steinmeier and Mogherini said sanctions should only be part of the response to Russia but they were having an impact.

11 November 2014 • 10:39 AMT
Germany’s FM pushes for Iran’s nuclear deal by deadline

Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that flexibility and “strength of leadership” on all sides are needed to seal a compromise.

11 November 2014 • 10:17 AMT
Toshiba announces chip designed for wearable devices

The ARM Cortex-M4F CPU includes DSP and floating-point processing, enabling the combining of data from multiple sensors.

11 November 2014 • 09:58 AMT
UN envoy believes there is fresh opportunity to resolve Syria crisis

De Mistura said the rise of IS was “a new factor which can turn into the possibility of looking at this conflict in a different way”.

11 November 2014 • 09:35 AMT
Armenians and Armenian photographers in Ottoman Empire

Julia Grimes, research assistant at the Getty Research Institute, introduces a fascinating selection of images from the Pierre de Gigord Collection detailing Armenian life in the 19th-century Ottoman Empire, many from the studio of Armenian photographers Pascal Sebah and the Abdullah Frères.

11 November 2014 • 09:14 AMT
Australia says to continue search for missing Malaysia jet

“Australia remains committed to providing all necessary assistance in the search for the aircraft,” the JACC said in a statement.

11 November 2014 • 07:02 AMT
Meryl Streep, Stevie Wonder, Tom Brokaw tapped for Medal of Freedom

The performers and former NBC anchor will join 16 others at the White House on Nov 24 for a ceremony marking their achievements.

11 November 2014 • 06:52 AMT
Google pays $1.16bn to lease Moffett Federal Airfield from NASA

Under a request for proposal in May 2013, the airfield will also support government and controlled public and private flight operations.

11 November 2014 • 06:45 AMT
Facebook messaging service passes 500 million users

The tech giant was criticized by users that did not like the concept of leaving the Facebook website to another service to send messages.

11 November 2014 • 06:23 AMT
Vulnerability allows installing fake apps in iPhones, iPads: researchers

In a video demonstration of the attack, an iPhone was sent a URL to install a new version of the “Flappy Bird” game.

11 November 2014 • 06:14 AMT
S. Korean ferry captain sentenced to 36 years in jail

Lee was seen leaving the ferry along with crew members when the vessel began listing, while many passengers remained inside.

11 November 2014 • 05:44 AMT
U.S., China reach ‘understanding’ on high-tech goods tariffs: Obama

Obama made the announcement during a meeting with leaders attending an Asia-Pacific economic summit in Beijing.

11 November 2014 • 05:38 AMT
Armenian Dance Festival held in Buenos Aires

The school offers an “Armenian education for everybody”, transmitting inclusive and human rights values through the Armenian culture.

11 November 2014 • 04:42 AMT
Russia poses ‘grave danger’ to Europe, Cameron says

“I don’t believe there is a military solution. But that is not the only tool available to us,” he said at the Lord Mayor’s banquet.

11 November 2014 • 04:31 AMT
China’s Alibaba sells $2bn of goods in first hour of “Singles’ Day”

That’s against $3.1bn in sales seen in the first half of last year’s event – considered the world’s biggest online retail sales day.

11 November 2014 • 04:24 AMT
Iran, world powers end talks with ‘minimal progress’

Economic sanctions led by the United States have pushed Iran to the table for a deal on its nuclear program, Obama said.

10 November 2014 • 13:56 AMT
China unveils its first Mars rover

It is not yet clear whether the rover will carry a nuclear power source on board and what the exact scientific payload will be.

10 November 2014 • 13:39 AMT
Azerbaijan starts stealing Turkey’s history

Thus, Persian poet Nizami is represented as Azerbaijani, just like Iranian and Armenian music, national cuisine and traditions.

10 November 2014 • 12:43 AMT
Obama sees momentum building for Asia-Pacific trade agreement

“Today is an opportunity for us at the political level to break some remaining logjams,” Obama said at a meeting of TPP leaders.

10 November 2014 • 12:03 AMT
Apple set to open its first office in Cambridge

Spotify has more than 10 million paying subscribers worldwide and another 30 million users of its free service.

10 November 2014 • 11:47 AMT
Appeal against Pistorius verdict to be heard Dec 9

The National Prosecuting Authority said it has been informed by Pistorius’ defense lawyers that they will oppose the appeal.

10 November 2014 • 11:35 AMT
Yerevan hosts talk on “Innovations in Data Center Networking”

The Chief Development Officer at Cisco Systems, Inc. Mario Mazzola visited VivaCell-MTS headquarters to present the lecture.

10 November 2014 • 11:08 AMT
Romanian Foreign Minister resigns

“The Foreign Ministry fully keeps its stance that there’s no legal basis to up the number of polling stations abroad,” Corlatean said.

10 November 2014 • 10:59 AMT
Nuclear scientists killed in gunfire near Damascus

Abdurrahman said there was no fighting around where the men were killed, near a bridge on a highway leading out of Damascus.

10 November 2014 • 10:32 AMT
Armenian Genocide reminds of Islam’s violent side: article

Increased literacy in the region worked to encourage greater Muslim interest in the Koran and the teachings of Muhammad.

10 November 2014 • 09:42 AMT
At least 20 killed in bomb blast at Nigerian school: report

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in Yobe State, a territory that has been hit by Boko Haram insurgency.