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25 January 2014 • 07:38 AMT
U.S. Congressman says Azerbaijan creates obstacles to peace process

“Azerbaijan and its forces must be held accountable for these ruthless displays of violence,” Rep. Brad Sherman said in a statement.

25 January 2014 • 07:14 AMT
Yahoo acquires gaming virtual worlds company Cloud Party

Yahoo’s Games site already lets people play games online and download titles including arcade, board and puzzle games.

25 January 2014 • 07:03 AMT
Bomb explodes near police academy in Cairo

Islamist militants have stepped up attacks since the army toppled President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood in July.

25 January 2014 • 06:44 AMT
Gmail suffers major outage, no explanation yet

Judging from the response on Twitter, the outage appeared to be worldwide and affected other Google services as well.

24 January 2014 • 16:51 AMT
Android app to use artificial intelligence to spot malware

“There is already evidence of attacks that are happening to infiltrate organizations, which only zIPS can prevent,” Avraham said.

24 January 2014 • 16:39 AMT
Greece criticized for over migrant boat mishap

Greece has long complained of being overwhelmed by migrants and its economic crisis has boosted anti-immigrant sentiment.

24 January 2014 • 16:25 AMT
Activists say 63 died in Syrian refugee camp over past months

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the first person died in Damascus’s Yarmouk camp in June.

24 January 2014 • 16:21 AMT
Russian ministry predicts quake, tsunami in Far East this year

It was not immediately clear when the tsunami was expected, or whether it would pose any danger to local residents.

24 January 2014 • 15:38 AMT
Samsung posts record annual earnings, quarterly profit drop

However, the South Korean firm is facing increased competition in the sector as other manufacturers have launched new models.

24 January 2014 • 14:37 AMT
Germany summons Ukrainian envoy to urge end of violence

“We expect Ukraine’s ambassador to pass on this message without delay to his government, the president and the PM,” a spokesman said.

24 January 2014 • 14:02 AMT
France’s Hollande expected to meet Dink widow in Turkey

Hollande will try “to prevent the genocide issue from overshadowing his efforts to improve ties with Ankara,” the report says.

24 January 2014 • 13:08 AMT
Fighting displaces 140,000 in Iraqi province: UNHCR

Sunni militants linked to al Qaeda have seized control of Falluja and parts of Ramadi, the two main cities in Anbar.

24 January 2014 • 13:01 AMT
Kerry, Netanyahu meet on Davos sidelines

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is pushing back on suggestions that the Obama administration’s Middle East policy is in disarray.

24 January 2014 • 12:38 AMT
French forces kill 11 suspected Islamist fighters in Mali

“The operation was carried out on Wednesday night around a hundred kilometers north of Timbuktu,” the source said.

24 January 2014 • 12:26 AMT
Russian carrier group starts drills in Mediterranean

The group of ships, led by Russia’s sole aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, is currently located in waters near Spain’s Balearic Islands.

24 January 2014 • 12:10 AMT
Nadal beats Federer to reach Australian Open final

Federer made a costly error with a volley into the net and, despite cutting a 5-1 deficit to 5-4, could not prevent Nadal closing it out.

24 January 2014 • 11:53 AMT
Ex-minister escapes assassination attempt in Afghanistan

Both Sayyaf and Khan were known as warlords during Afghanistan’s civil war from 1992 until the Taliban takeover in 1996.

24 January 2014 • 11:40 AMT
IAEA wants more money for Iran inspections

“We will need to significantly increase the frequency of the verification activities which we are currently conducting,” Amano said.

24 January 2014 • 11:13 AMT
Apple celebrates 30th anniversary of its first Macintosh

The timeline includes high-resolution photos of legacy Mac hardware, accomplished in the company’s current “hero” advertising style.

24 January 2014 • 10:22 AMT
Turkish PM’s son says ready for interrogation in graft probe

The lawyer said there is no ongoing investigation against Bilal Erdoğan, which he says disproves the enduring allegations against his client.

24 January 2014 • 10:03 AMT
Armenian girl wounded by Azeri fire

Intensive fire was registered in the direction of Armenian border villages of Nerkin Karmraghbyur, Aygepar, Chinari and Movses.

24 January 2014 • 09:16 AMT
Snowden says has ‘no chance’ of fair trial in U.S.

Former National Security Agency contractor has temporary asylum in Russia after leaking details of U.S. electronic surveillance programs.

24 January 2014 • 08:57 AMT
VivaCell-MTS, COAF team up for rural school renovation

VivaCell-MTS provided AMD 7 mln for the establishment of a technology classroom, Creativity Lab, to be used by all students.

24 January 2014 • 08:33 AMT
France to summon Ukraine envoy over violence

“I have given instructions to the foreign ministry to summon the Ukrainian ambassador in France,” Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.

24 January 2014 • 08:05 AMT
Oil prices rise on expectations for increased demand

Natural gas has skyrocketed to record prices of more than $100 per 1,000 cubic feet on the spot market in some U.S. regions.

24 January 2014 • 07:29 AMT
Syrian government, opposition due to begin talks in Geneva

The opening day of the conference was hosted in the Swiss city of Montreux and saw bitter exchanges between the rival delegations.

24 January 2014 • 07:05 AMT
Large explosion hits police headquarters in Cairo

The explosion came on the eve of the anniversary of the start of the 2011 uprising that toppled Egypt’s longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak.

24 January 2014 • 06:44 AMT
IMF to resume annual evaluations of Iran economy

“There’s an agreement to undertake an article IV review in Iran… There was a bit of a break in recent years,” IMF spokesman said.

24 January 2014 • 06:21 AMT
Microsoft posts better-than-expected Q2 earnings

The earnings were boosted by strong sales of its new Xbox game console and its Surface tablets during the holiday season.

23 January 2014 • 19:52 AMT
Kerry says Syria’s Assad not ready to step down yet

UN envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, met members of the opposition in Geneva to discuss the agenda for further discussions.