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09 January 2014 • 11:20 AMT
Armenian reportedly killed in Syria for rejecting conversion to Islam

The man was killed by members of al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in an Aleppo prison controlled by the group.

09 January 2014 • 11:16 AMT
Pakistani court says ex-military ruler Musharraf must attend court

Meanwhile, former President Asif Ali Zardari made his first appearance at court since stepping down to face corruption charges.

09 January 2014 • 10:16 AMT
Belgian waste group mulls destroying Syria’s chemical weapons

“There is a tender and we are one of the companies that is looking at what is required,” a spokesman for Mechelen-based Indaver said.

09 January 2014 • 10:07 AMT
Suicide bomber kills 12 in Iraqi capital

Al Qaeda’s Iraq branch fighters last week overran parts of two key cities west of Baghdad — Fallujah and Ramadi.

09 January 2014 • 09:47 AMT
Assembly displays Armenian Orphan ‘Sister Rug’

The event held at the Armenian Cultural Foundation was attended by members, friends, and supporters from across New England.

09 January 2014 • 09:29 AMT
Israel Air Force strikes targets in Gaza after mortar attack

“Terrorist organizations in Gaza have made it a goal to harm Israeli civilians and IDF forces,” the army said in a statement.

09 January 2014 • 07:52 AMT
Explosion at Japanese chemical factory kills 5, injures 12

Maintenance crews were working on a heat exchanger used in the production of silicon products when the blast happened.

09 January 2014 • 07:48 AMT
Russian security forces launch anti-terrorism sweep in country’s south

A large operation involving thousands of security officials was initiated Tuesday to protect the area around the Olympic sites in Sochi.

09 January 2014 • 07:39 AMT
Samsung plans to release Galaxy S5 smartphone by April

Asia’s biggest technology company will announce at least one other wearable device this year, Lee said without elaborating.

09 January 2014 • 06:36 AMT
Japanese PM starts weeklong African tour

Business executives will accompany Shinzo Abe in Africa, with the biggest delegation of 29 companies going to Mozambique.

09 January 2014 • 06:24 AMT
Premature birth possibly caused by specific bacteria: research

“We then might be able to treat affected women with antibiotics and reduce their risk for PPROM,” study author Amy Murtha says.

09 January 2014 • 05:55 AMT
Huawei unveils game console called TRON

The Chinese telecommunication giant promised more games would be on the shelf by May 2014, when TRON will be commercially available.

09 January 2014 • 05:51 AMT
IBM sets up new Watson business unit

The Watson Group’s headquarters will provide labs where clients can learn about and test cognitive computing systems.

09 January 2014 • 05:49 AMT
Apple, Samsung agree to attend mediation session

The technology rivals are facing a March trial date in the United States over Apple’s claims that Samsung infringed its patents.

09 January 2014 • 05:42 AMT
Rolls-Royce reports record sales, plans to increase staff

The strongest sales growth was seen in the Middle East, which recorded a rise of 17%, as well as China, where sales rose 11% last year.

09 January 2014 • 05:31 AMT
U.S. Senate calls for sanctions over Ukraine violence

The U.S. lawmakers criticized the U-turn as counter to the will of the Ukrainian people and the result of “Russian economic coercion.”

08 January 2014 • 18:24 AMT
Transconflict: Genocide question and Turkish-Armenian relations

“The Genocide issue and closed borders have played a big role in directing the course of Turkey-EU relations,” the article says.

08 January 2014 • 17:34 AMT
At least 5 killed in Iran filming location explosion

One crew member was quoted as saying live explosives were used because of an embargo on the import of dummy props.

08 January 2014 • 17:28 AMT
OPCW calls on Syrian govt. to speed up chemical handover

The most serious attack was on August 21, when hundreds of people died in a sarin gas strike in the outskirts of Damascus.

08 January 2014 • 16:46 AMT
“Snowpiercer” Korean sci-fi hit unveils international trailer

Tilda Swinton, Chris Evans, John Hurt, Kang-ho Song, Octavia Spencer, Jamie Bell and Ewen Bremner star in the film.

08 January 2014 • 16:38 AMT
Chris Klein, Victoria Summer to topline “The Uberkanone” WWI thriller

In the film, an American pilot sent to the Arabian Desert to recover a downed German pilot and the top-secret information he’s carrying.

08 January 2014 • 16:26 AMT
“Nashville” actor to star in “Game of Thrones” season 5

Michiel Huisman was quietly cast to replace Ed Skrein to play Daario Naharis, the new love interest to Daenerys’ (Emilia Clarke).

08 January 2014 • 16:15 AMT
Alfonso Cuaron’s “Gravity” tops British Academy Film Awards nominations

The movie’s main challenge on the night will come from Steve McQueen’s “12 Years A Slave” and “American Hustle.”

08 January 2014 • 14:11 AMT
NASA reschedules rocket launch after massive solar flare

The solar activity created a harsh environment that the team fears would harm the Antares rocket’s electronic systems.

08 January 2014 • 14:02 AMT
2013 best year ever for App Store

In May, Apple celebrated 50 billion app downloads by rewarding the person who downloaded the 50 billionth app with a $10,000 gift card.

08 January 2014 • 13:52 AMT
Two Swedish journalists abducted in Syria released

Press advocacy groups say Syria has become the most dangerous country in the world for reporters over the past two years.

08 January 2014 • 13:46 AMT
Libyan PM says will reshuffle his cabinet this week

Zeidan’s government is struggling with militias and former rebels who spearheaded the uprising that ousted Gaddafi in 2011.

08 January 2014 • 13:29 AMT
Nalbandian confirms meeting with Mammadyarov in Paris

In Lima, Edward Nalbandian briefed on efforts to resolve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict through peaceful means.

08 January 2014 • 12:55 AMT
Armenians in Damascus pray for peace on Christmas

“The trouble is many would have liked to come today but they couldn’t because of the traffic at checkpoints,” the organizer said.

08 January 2014 • 12:34 AMT
IMF to raise its forecast for global growth

Many economists have been surprised at the strength of the rebound in developed economies, particularly the United States and the UK.