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05 January 2014 • 09:49 AMT
Syrian opposition bloc decides to shun peace talks

Over 100,000 people have been killed, more than 2 million refugees have fled abroad and another 6.5 million are displaced inside Syria.

28 December 2013 • 13:31 AMT
European officials urge Turkey to handle corruption scandal

Stefan Fule expressed concern over the scandal and said it should be tackled in a “transparent and impartial manner.”

28 December 2013 • 13:19 AMT
Russians name President Putin as Man of the Year

Twenty-six percent of respondents chose Putin and seven percent, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the poll by Levada Center found.

28 December 2013 • 13:02 AMT
President signs law on 2014 Armenia’s state budget

The 2014 state budget envisages GDP growth of 5,2%, average inflation of 5,5%, 12-month inflation of 4,5%, deflator index of 4,3%.

28 December 2013 • 12:58 AMT
Cybersecurity to get a lot more complicated in 2014: ISACA

Global nonprofit IT association ISACA believes IT and cybersecurity professionals should resolve now to gear up for complexity in 2014.

28 December 2013 • 12:47 AMT
OPCW says removal of chemical weapons from Syria delayed

Damascus agreed to transport the “most critical” chemicals, including around 20 tons of mustard nerve agent, out of Latakia.

28 December 2013 • 12:14 AMT
Felicity Jones confirms Black Cat role in “Amazing Spider-Man 2”?

The 30-year-old has also been rumoured to be playing Lily Hollister – aka the villain Menace – another character who fights in costume.

28 December 2013 • 11:15 AMT
Fyodor Bondarchuk’s “Stalingrad” Russia’s top-grossing movie of 2013

The movie was Russia’s entry in the Oscar race in the best foreign language film category but didn’t get short-listed.

28 December 2013 • 10:28 AMT
Chris Pine, Keira Knightley, Kevin Costner in “Jack Ryan” TV spot

Pine plays a young incarnation of the character as he uncovers a terrorist plot targeting the financial sector.

28 December 2013 • 09:59 AMT
Ben Affleck in “Gone Girl” bestseller adaptation 1st pic

David Fincher’s “Gone Girl” centers on a philandering husband (Affleck), whose wife goes missing on their fifth anniversary.

28 December 2013 • 09:36 AMT
Armenian Prime Minister wraps up 2013

“Joining the Customs Union still doesn’t exclude possibility of signing a free trade agreement with the EU,” Sargsyan said.

28 December 2013 • 09:27 AMT
Mali ex-president to be investigated for high treason

Toure was forced from power when soldiers led a March 2012 coup, pushing out the democratically elected leader.

28 December 2013 • 09:10 AMT
Russian cosmonauts finish Olympic torch spacewalk

NASA astronauts aboard the space station conducted two spacewalks to fix a failed pump that regulates the station’s internal temperature.

28 December 2013 • 08:50 AMT
Iraqi forces arrest MP, kill brother, 3 guards during raid

More than 8,000 people have been killed since January, many of them in fighting between Sunni and Shia Muslims.

28 December 2013 • 08:43 AMT
Libya releases U.S. military personnel

Four U.S. military personnel investigating potential evacuation routes in Libya were taken into custody at a checkpoint.

28 December 2013 • 08:10 AMT
Turkish protesters clash with police as Erdogan faces crisis

The recent scandal has forced three ministers’ resignations and a cabinet reshuffle, also destabilizing the Turkish economy.

28 December 2013 • 07:45 AMT
Iran, world powers to resume nuke talks soon, European official says

Iran’s deputy foreign minister, the aim of the talks would be to lay down a plan of implementing previously reached agreements.

28 December 2013 • 07:25 AMT
UN General Assembly approves $5.53 billion budget for 2014-2015

The new biennial budget includes a 2 percent staffing cut, or some 221 posts, and a one year freeze in staff compensation.

28 December 2013 • 07:14 AMT
5 killed, dozens injured as police, Morsi supporters clash in Egypt

Authorities unveiled a new tactic to contain protests, urging families to post armed men near the likely sites of demonstrations.

28 December 2013 • 06:55 AMT
China formally relaxes one-child policy, abolishes labor camps

The reforms, which came at the end of a six-day meeting of the congress, have already been tested in parts of the country.

28 December 2013 • 06:41 AMT
Israel plans to build 1,400 settlement homes in West Bank: official

The Palestinians have said any further expansion of Israeli settlements on land they seek for a state could derail peace talks.

27 December 2013 • 17:30 AMT
Turkish military says doesn’t want to get involved in ‘political arguments’

Istanbul’s Chief Prosecutor, Turhan Colakkadi, said Akkas had been removed from his position for leaking information to the media.

27 December 2013 • 17:26 AMT
U.S. Air Force to patrol the airspace over Baltic states

A round-the-clock mission to guard the airspace over Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia has been conducted since 2004.

27 December 2013 • 15:31 AMT
South Sudan govt. agreed to immediate end to fighting

The violence erupted after President Salva Kiir accused his former vice-president, who was sacked in July, of plotting a coup.

27 December 2013 • 15:17 AMT
LG reportedly testing fingerprint sensor in next-gen smartphone

The report also said that LG is developing a wearable smart watch and health and fitness wrist band that will sync to the “G3.”

27 December 2013 • 15:10 AMT
Tom Cruise exits “Magnificent Seven,” John Lee Hancock rewriting

John Sturges directed the original 1960 Western, which itself was based on Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 classic “Seven Samurai.”

27 December 2013 • 14:49 AMT
Syrian govt. troops kill dozens of al Qaeda-linked rebels: reports

Government forces have ambushed members of an al Qaeda-linked group, killing dozens of them near a historic Christian village.

27 December 2013 • 14:17 AMT
Baku opposed to Armenia’s accession to Customs Union?

Azeri official’s statement proves what has long been known: Kazakh leader’s remarks were meant to promote Baku’s interests.

27 December 2013 • 13:51 AMT
Amazon offers $20 gift cards, refunds for late deliveries

U.S. shoppers using desktops spent about $42.8 billion between Nov 1 and Dec 22, up from $38.9 billion in 2012, according to comScore.

27 December 2013 • 13:33 AMT
“The Hobbit: Desolation Of Smaug” off to smash hit start in Russia, Australia

Overall, Smaug has had an outstanding performance internationally, with a total take last weekend of $278.4M so far.