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15 January 2014 • 17:26 AMT
Apple, FTC reach $32.5mln in-app purchase lawsuit settlement

The FTC first announced in early 2011 that it would investigate iTunes in-app purchases after receiving complaints from consumers.

15 January 2014 • 17:15 AMT
9.3 million people in Syria urgently need humanitarian aid: UN chief

More than 2.3 million have registered as refugees outside Syria, many living in camps across the region which are barely coping.

15 January 2014 • 17:09 AMT
500,000 people barred from future return to Russia

Around 63,000 foreigners had been expelled from the country, an action typically taken following violations of the law.

15 January 2014 • 16:45 AMT
Syria’s Assad meets Iranian Foreign Minister in Damascus

The meeting came less than a week before the so-called Geneva II peace conference which is aimed at ending the conflict in Syria.

15 January 2014 • 15:44 AMT
WB: developing countries regain strength after two weak years

“The Euro Area is out of recession but per capita incomes are still declining in several countries,” WB Chief Economist said.

15 January 2014 • 15:03 AMT
Sea piracy at lowest level in six years, watchdog says

Armed guards on ships, international navy patrols and the “stabilizing influence” of Somalia’s govt. helped deter pirates, the IMB said.

15 January 2014 • 14:39 AMT
LinkedIn adds new Volunteer Marketplace

More than 600,000 people have expressed interest in these types of opportunities since August, said a LinkedIn spokesperson.

15 January 2014 • 14:26 AMT
Turkish Journalists’ Association to commemorate Dink

Hrant Dink, editor-in-chief of the bilingual Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos, was murdered on Jan 19, 2007 in Istanbul.

15 January 2014 • 13:26 AMT
Survey says Christian ‘martyr killings’ doubled in 2013

“This is a very minimal count based on what has been reported in the media and we can confirm,” said Frans Veerman.

15 January 2014 • 13:06 AMT
UN drone crashes at airport in Congo

Lt. Col. Felix Prosper Basse said the drone crashed while returning from a mission and that no casualties were reported.

15 January 2014 • 11:39 AMT
Christie’s to auction portrait by Francis Bacon

A portrait by Francis Bacon of his lover and muse is going up for auction, with an estimated price of 30 million pounds.

15 January 2014 • 11:28 AMT
Turkish human rights activist Zarakolu to live in Sweden for 2 years

The director and owner of Belge Publishing House, Ragip Zarakolu has been subject to a lifetime of harassment from the Turkish authorities.

15 January 2014 • 11:01 AMT
Poland to speed up withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan

Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said the previous plan had been to reduce the Polish troops presence to 1,000 by the end of this year.

15 January 2014 • 10:43 AMT
Azerbaijan suspends gas supplies to Russia

Azerbaijan has cut off gas supplies to Russia for technical reasons, Russia’s state-run gas monopoly Gazprom said.

15 January 2014 • 10:32 AMT
Voting in Egypt’s constitutional referendum enters 2nd day

Polling stations are scheduled to close at 21:00 local time, although it remains unclear when results will be announced.

15 January 2014 • 10:01 AMT
Series of bombings kill at least 12 in Baghdad

Police say three civilians were killed and eight were wounded by a bomb in another market in the eastern Maamil area.

15 January 2014 • 09:55 AMT
Party chairman says Syria Kurds want to be at Geneva conference

Al Qaeda and other groups prevent aid from reaching the Kurdish region, because they are fighting against the Kurds,” Demirtas said.

15 January 2014 • 09:41 AMT
Israeli Defense Minister apologizes for Kerry criticism

Kerry has in recent months attempted to inject momentum into Israeli-Palestinian peace talks re-launched last July.

15 January 2014 • 08:54 AMT
Kuwait emir pledges $500mln in Syria aid

Ban has previously expressed regret that not all of promised donations have been received from the last meeting, with 20-30% still lacking.

15 January 2014 • 08:18 AMT
SocialDocumentary.net selects Ara Oshagan as featured photographer

In 2001, Oshagan received a California Council on the Humanities Major Grant to photograph the Armenian experience of Los Angeles.

15 January 2014 • 08:00 AMT
2.6 metric tons of heroin seized in Russia last year

The Russian anti-drug agency conducted 735 special operations last year, including 53 on an international scale, the chief said.

15 January 2014 • 07:42 AMT
HSBC expects global economic growth of 2.6% in 2014

“We see global equities rising by around 6%, and high single digit returns overall, once dividends are included,” HSBC says.

15 January 2014 • 07:13 AMT
Publisher warns about countless congressional trips to Turkey

The National Journal article covers congressional trips to several countries, including Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Israel.

15 January 2014 • 06:56 AMT
Japan’s trade ministry to approve Fukushima revival plan

Tepco is aiming to have all seven reactors at the Niigata plant, the world’s biggest atomic station, operating by fiscal year 2016.

15 January 2014 • 06:41 AMT
New problems with Boeing 787 Dreamliner battery reported

In an apparent show of confidence in July, United announced it was ordering 20 new 787-10 models, which are a longer version of the plane.

15 January 2014 • 06:10 AMT
Snowden joins Freedom of the Press Foundation board

“He is the quintessential American whistleblower, and a personal hero of mine,” the group’s co-founder Daniel Ellsberg said.

15 January 2014 • 06:05 AMT
Facebook agrees deal to share public data with Yandex

The deal will give Yandex full access to public data from users in Russia, Turkey and CIS countries including Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

15 January 2014 • 05:56 AMT
Australia restrict access to info about secretive immigration policies

Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s pledge to “stop the boats” was one of the central platforms of his successful election campaign last year.

15 January 2014 • 05:33 AMT
Apple, Google, Intel face lawsuit over alleged anti-poaching measures

In their petition to appeal, defendants in the case argued that worker background was too diverse to be considered cohesive.

15 January 2014 • 05:26 AMT
Official says West in talks with Syria about Islamist rebels

Faisal Mekdad said there was a schism between Western security officials and politicians who are pressing President Assad to step down.