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29 July 2014 • 12:45 AMT
China launches anti-monopoly investigation into Microsoft

Another technology firm, Interdigital – which specializes in wireless technology – has also faced a similar investigation.

29 July 2014 • 12:36 AMT
U.S. Department of State: millions displaced in 2013 over religious beliefs

In Nigeria, casualties and human rights abuses associated with Boko Haram attacks and the government’s response escalated.

29 July 2014 • 11:59 AMT
Magnitude 6.3 quake hits eastern Mexico

Miguel Angel Mancera said there were evacuations in the capital, but that after inspection, no damages or injuries were reported.

29 July 2014 • 11:51 AMT
Vatican confirms dates for Pope’s second trip to Asia

Francis will become the first pope in nearly two decades to visit the Far East when he travels to South Korea Aug 14-18.

29 July 2014 • 11:42 AMT
Apple launches faster Retina display MacBook Pro lineup

Both the entry-level and mid-range 13.3-inch Retina MacBook Pros come with a 2.6 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor.

29 July 2014 • 11:36 AMT
Facebook to stop messaging from main mobile app

Facebook insists that people send more photos, group messages, videos, stickers, and audio clips while using Messenger.

29 July 2014 • 11:07 AMT
Azeri shelling of Armenian border villages continues

The Armenian side took retaliatory measures, after which the situation calmed down, spokesman for the RA Defense Ministry said.

29 July 2014 • 10:37 AMT
19 civilians reported killed in eastern Ukraine fighting

Ukrainian forces have been pushing the militias back towards their two main urban strongholds of Donetsk and Luhansk.

29 July 2014 • 10:09 AMT
Russia mulls adding ‘aggressor country’ term to legislation

Entities and individuals registered in the “aggressor country” will be banned from providing audit and consulting services in Russia.

29 July 2014 • 09:19 AMT
Deutsche Bank posts 29% drop in Q2 net profit

The bank said that quarterly adjustments and non-tax deductible expenses caused it to pay a 73 percent tax ratio for the quarter.

29 July 2014 • 09:00 AMT
Afghan President’s cousin killed in suicide bomber attack

In 2011 Hamid Karzai’s brother, Ahmad Wali Karzai, was murdered in his home in Kandahar in an attack claimed by the Taliban.

29 July 2014 • 08:41 AMT
U.S. envoy hopes for new Sargsyan-Aliyev talks in near future

“We hope that a new round of presidential talks will take place soon,” ambassador John Heffern told a briefing in Yerevan.

29 July 2014 • 07:35 AMT
BP reports rise in Q2 profits boosted by increased production

Replacement cost profits, which strip out volatility in oil prices, were $3.2bn, up from $2.4bn in the same period last year.

29 July 2014 • 07:22 AMT
The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies trailer revealed

The trailer, which debuted at Comic Con in San Diego over the weekend, showed the dragon Smaug setting Lake-town ablaze.

29 July 2014 • 07:03 AMT
Iran’s supreme leader calls Israel ‘rabid dog’

“This rabid dog, this rapacious wolf, has attacked innocent people and humanity must show a reaction,” Khamenei said.

29 July 2014 • 06:53 AMT
UN Security Council condemns terrorist oil sales

A presidential statement approved by all 15 council members targets two terrorist groups already subject to UN sanctions.

28 July 2014 • 13:03 AMT
France says ready to welcome Christians from northern Iraq

“We are in constant contact with local and national authorities to ensure everything is done to protect them,” the statement says.

28 July 2014 • 12:58 AMT
Nigerian Islamists carry out abductions in Cameroon

Boko Haram has stepped up cross-border attacks into Cameroon in recent weeks, as the army was deployed to the region.

28 July 2014 • 12:27 AMT
Italian tenor Carlo Bergonzi dies at 90

Bergonzi served in World War II in an anti-aircraft artillery unit, and was interned in a German forced labor camp for three years.

28 July 2014 • 11:50 AMT
Amazon opens doors to new 3D Printing Store

“The online customer shopping experience will be redefined through 3D printing,” says Sculpteo CEO Clément Moreau.

28 July 2014 • 11:37 AMT
UN says 1,129 killed in Ukraine since mid-April

The agency accused pro-Russian militias of subjecting the eastern Ukrainian population to “a reign of intimidation and terror.”

28 July 2014 • 11:20 AMT
Boston University former ‘First Lady’ Jasmine Chobanian dies

Chobanian served on the board of trustees of Boston Ballet and was active in efforts to provide aid to the people of Armenia.

28 July 2014 • 11:00 AMT
Armenia’s Sona Rubenyan wins Audience Award at New Wave contest

“Thank you for supporting me every minute and gifting me this victory,” she said in a Facebook post, addressing her fans.

28 July 2014 • 10:32 AMT
Kyrgyzstan hosts CSTO joint military exercise

Troops from five member-states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization arrived in Kyrgyzstan to take part in the drills.

28 July 2014 • 10:22 AMT
Armenia provides extra electricity to Georgia during major blackout

The Energy Minister thanked “our friendly country, Armenia” and his Armenian counterpart “for providing a huge assistance”.

28 July 2014 • 10:04 AMT
Effort to abolish Armenian Genocide curriculum in Toronto failed

The Armenian Genocide has been taught since 2008 in a secondary school course called Genocide and Crimes again Humanity.

28 July 2014 • 09:44 AMT
Russia ordered to pay $50bn to former Yukos shareholders

The claim was filed by a subsidiary for the financial holding company GML, once the biggest shareholder in Yukos Oil Co.

28 July 2014 • 09:41 AMT
Nissan reports boosted Q1 profit on improved sales in China, U.S.

It stuck with an annual operating profit forecast of 535 billion yen for the financial year ending in March 2015.

28 July 2014 • 09:33 AMT
Libyan govt. appeals for ‘international help’ amid clashes

The battle for control of the airport began two weeks ago when Islamist-led militias launched a surprise assault on the airport.

28 July 2014 • 07:30 AMT
China’s Muslim extremists possibly fighting in Iraq, official says

Wu Sike told reporters that China was extremely worried about the role of extremist groups in the fighting in Syria and Iraq.