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03 December 2013 • 06:40 AMT
30 suspected militants killed in Russia’s North Caucasus in Nov

A total of 24 crimes that the ministry believes were related to terrorism were recorded in the region last month.

03 December 2013 • 06:22 AMT
Scandal-ridden Spain plunges 10 places in global corruption index

Transparency International said Spain was the second biggest loser of points alongside Gambia, Mali, Guinea-Bissau and Libya.

03 December 2013 • 06:18 AMT
Australian suspected of sending fighters to Syria arrested

Police estimate that about 100 Australian residents and citizens have travelled to Syria to fight in the civil war.

03 December 2013 • 06:14 AMT
Lebanese army handed control of Tripoli amid sectarian clashes

The decision is aimed at allaying fears that fighting in Lebanon’s second largest city was spiralling out of control.

03 December 2013 • 06:10 AMT
Muslim Brotherhood rejects Egypt’s new draft constitution

The draft preserves some of the military’s powers and would allow a presidential election to be held before parliamentary polls.

03 December 2013 • 06:04 AMT
Ukrainian protesters block govt. building as market hits currency

Demonstrations drew as many as 350,000 people, the biggest public rally in the ex-Soviet state since the “Orange revolution.”

02 December 2013 • 15:14 AMT
Russia, U.S. to hold joint military drill

Col. Yaroslav Roshchupkin said the drill, dubbed Atlas Vision 2014, will be held in the Chelyabinsk Region in the Urals.

02 December 2013 • 14:51 AMT
Death toll in Syria conflict nears 126,000: monitoring group

The group said at least 27,746 opposition fighters had been killed, among them just over 19,000 Syrian civilians who took up arms.

02 December 2013 • 14:35 AMT
Turkey backs Kurdish oil deal but seeks to appease Baghdad

Turkey, Iraqi Kurdistan signed a major energy package, infuriating Baghdad which claims sole authority over oil exports.

02 December 2013 • 14:14 AMT
Armenian, Russian leaders launch 5th unit of Hraznan thermal power plant

Putin and Sargsyan attended the opening of the 3rd interregional forum “Armenia. Russia. Customs Union” in Gyumri.

02 December 2013 • 13:34 AMT
Dozens of journalists beaten in Ukraine, media rights watchdog says

A widely circulated image showed Reuters news agency photographer Gleb Garanich with blood dripping from a head wound.

02 December 2013 • 10:58 AMT
Putin’s official visit to Armenia to be met with protest rallies

Anti-Russian signs were put in some of Yerevan’s streets ahead of Putin’s visit to show discontent over Armenia’s accession to CU.

02 December 2013 • 10:33 AMT
Russell Crowe in “Noah” Darren Aronofsky’s Biblical epic trailer

The trailer centres on Noah’s dreams of the oncoming flood and his confrontation with his fellow humans destined to die in the cataclysm.

02 December 2013 • 10:31 AMT
“Catching Fire,” “Frozen” break box office records

Both films did better than the previous Thanksgiving record holder, “Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone.”

02 December 2013 • 10:13 AMT
Google Doodle marks famed soprano Maria Callas 90th birth anniversary

One of the most famous opera singers of the 20th century, she was dubbed La Divina – the divine one – for her singing ability.

02 December 2013 • 10:08 AMT
France sends troops to help restore order in Central African Republic

More than 10% of the 4.6 million population have fled their homes since Michel Djotodia seized power in March.

02 December 2013 • 09:49 AMT
Iran says wants stronger cooperation with Saudi Arabia

Improving relations with regional countries is a central plank of Iran’s diplomatic policy under its new president, Hassan Rouhani.

02 December 2013 • 09:31 AMT
Azerbaijani, Georgian, Turkish foreign ministers to meet in Batumi

The ministers of the three countries adopted an action plan for interagency cooperation for 2013-2015 in Batumi.

02 December 2013 • 09:14 AMT
Turkey joins G20 troika to assume chairmanship in 2015

Ali Babacan: the troika helps the chair manage work agenda to ensure continuity, and is responsible for bringing together the G20’s agenda.

02 December 2013 • 09:00 AMT
Kellan Lutz in “The Legend Of Hercules” new trailer

Sold into slavery, the half-god, half-man must use his extraordinary strength to gain his freedom and save his true love.

02 December 2013 • 08:48 AMT
“Fifty Shades of Grey” bestseller adaptation unveils 1st onset pics

The pictures feature Jamie Dornan as young billionaire Christian Grey and Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele.

02 December 2013 • 08:24 AMT
“The House of Magic” French animation to premiere Dec 24

The film is about a stray cat that is welcomed into the house of a magician, but must learn how to get along with other animals.

02 December 2013 • 08:04 AMT
At least seven dead in Italian factory fire

The blaze broke out in a loft where 11 people were sleeping, causing part of the roof to collapse, fire officials said.

02 December 2013 • 07:52 AMT
Britain’s Cameron travels to Beijing to push EU-China trade agreement

“I now want to set a new long-term goal of an ambitious and comprehensive EU-China Free Trade Agreement,” Cameron wrote.

02 December 2013 • 07:40 AMT
Poland, Sweden slam Russia’s stance in Ukraine-EU deal

Ukraine stunned EU leaders by announcing it was suspending the signing of free trade and association agreements.

02 December 2013 • 07:29 AMT
“Fast and the Furious” star Paul Walker dies in car crash

Walker’s other credits include “Into the Blue,” “Flags of Our Fathers,” “Takers,” “Varsity Blues,” “She’s All That.”

02 December 2013 • 06:59 AMT
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” unveils full look at the dragon

A giant 54-metre image of the “Hobbit” dragon is featured on both sides of an Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300 aircraft.

02 December 2013 • 06:50 AMT
Longtime New York Observer Editor Peter Kaplan dies at 59

Kaplan hired then-unknown freelance writer Candace Bushnell to write the love column “Sex in the City.”

02 December 2013 • 06:36 AMT
Amazon testing unmanned drones for deliveries

The US Federal Aviation Administration is yet to approve the use of unmanned drones for civilian purposes.

02 December 2013 • 06:24 AMT
Over 120 killed in North Yemen’s Shi’ite-Sunni fighting

The latest round of fighting between the Houthis and Salafis has added to the challenges facing U.S. allied Yemen.