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26 October 2013 • 08:08 AMT
Powerful quake jolts Japan’s east coast

Japan’s Meteorological Agency issued a 1-meter (3-foot) tsunami warning for a long stretch of Japan’s northeastern coast.

26 October 2013 • 07:44 AMT
Iranian border guards killed in clashes near Pakistan frontier

IRNA said authorities are investigating to determine whether the attackers were drug smugglers or armed opposition groups.

26 October 2013 • 07:26 AMT
Rep. Sherman calls for permanent display of Armenian Orphan Rug

“I urge the White House to take this intricate piece of history out of storage and to display it at the Smithsonian permanently,” he said.

26 October 2013 • 06:57 AMT
JP Morgan reaches $5.1bn settlement deal with U.S. housing regulator

JP Morgan has set aside a total of $23bn to help the bank work through its many investigations by regulators in the U.S. and abroad.

26 October 2013 • 06:44 AMT
Germany, Brazil drafting anti-spying UN resolution

The German and Brazilian UN delegations have reportedly begun work on a draft resolution to submit to the 193-nation General Assembly.

26 October 2013 • 06:27 AMT
Kurdish gunmen capture crossing point on Iraqi border: activists

The capture of the border point came hours after Syrian TV claimed that the leader of the powerful Jabhat al-Nusra has been killed.

25 October 2013 • 14:46 AMT
Nigeria says troops killed 74 members of Boko Haram Islamic sect

Dole said two soldiers were wounded. The Nigerian military has in the past played down its own losses and those of civilians, experts say.

25 October 2013 • 14:44 AMT
Russia mulls creation of new super-heavy carrier rocket

The Angara development program was launched in 1995, but has suffered a number of setbacks and delays since then.

25 October 2013 • 14:39 AMT
From the history of Armenian coins: Karabakh Khanate mintage

In 996 by Muslim calendar (1588 AD), Karabakh and the surrounding territories belonging to Ottomans fell under the sway of Persian rulers. In the second half of the 18th century the Persian power weakened and half-independent khanates of Karabakh, Shirvan, Sheki, Ganja and others were established. Panah Ali Khan conquered the fortress of Shosh village and declared himself the Khan of Karabakh.

25 October 2013 • 14:07 AMT
OSCE mission monitors NKR-Azeri armed forces contact line

From the Karabakh side, the monitoring mission was accompanied by representatives of the NKR Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense.

25 October 2013 • 13:44 AMT
WPR: U.S. must boost efforts to promote Karabakh settlement

Richard Weitz: pro-Western forces in the S. Caucasus fear the U.S. will not protect them against wither Russian pressure or Tehran’s retaliation.

25 October 2013 • 13:33 AMT
Report: Dink murder suspect, Pope assassin met in Trabzon

Tuncel was fugitive at the time but “hiding” in Istanbul’s coastal town of Kumburgaz, although locals and police were aware of his identity.

25 October 2013 • 13:13 AMT
Belarus leader’s “game of thrones” against Armenia ineffective

Alexander Lukashenko: Azerbaijan’s opinion needs to be considered in admitting Armenia to the Russia-led Customs Union.

25 October 2013 • 12:41 AMT
MEDEF vows to create 1 mln jobs over next 5 years

The new head of the Medef, Pierre Gattaz, said the promise is part of an effort to change the conversation in France.

25 October 2013 • 12:07 AMT
ArmenTel to be fined AMD 20 million over Orange Armenia complaint

Orange Armenia accused ArmenTel of violating its intellectual property rights in repeating its tariff plan ‘Simple’.

25 October 2013 • 12:02 AMT
Samsung reports 26% jump in 3Q profit

It made a net profit of 8.24 trillion won in the July-to-September quarter, up from 6.56tn won during the same period a year earlier.

25 October 2013 • 11:28 AMT
Russia may cancel oil export duties to Belarus

In August, Russia cut oil exports to Belarus by about 25 percent after Minsk arrested the head of Uralkali, a large Russian fertilizer company.

25 October 2013 • 11:20 AMT
Russian official: Armenia ready to join Customs Union in several months

Igor Shuvalov: Armenia expressed readiness to bring its domestic legislation in compliance with the Customs Union demands.

25 October 2013 • 11:16 AMT
Bomb attacks leave 9 killed, 15 wounded in Iraq

Police officials say a bomb went off inside a crowded outdoor market in the town of Youssifiyah, just south of Baghdad.

25 October 2013 • 10:46 AMT
Over 700 migrants rescued in waters between Sicily, North Africa

Over 32,000 migrants have made the journey to southern Italy by boat so far this year, according to the United Nations.

25 October 2013 • 10:20 AMT
Draft resolution on Armenia’s Customs Union accession approved in Minsk

Participating in Eurasian Economic Council meeting were Armenian President along with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Ukraine’s leaders.

25 October 2013 • 09:49 AMT
Brazil govt. launches probe in to FIFA’s alleged ‘cartel’ practices

The committee will analyse hotel reservations made by MATCH in the 12 World Cup host cities to check if they affect market prices.

25 October 2013 • 09:28 AMT
“12 Years A Slave” scribe to pen Timur Bekmambetov’s “Ben-Hur”

MGM released the 1959 Charlton Heston-starrer “Ben-Hur,” as well as the 1925 silent film “Ben-Hur: A Tale Of The Christ.”

25 October 2013 • 09:05 AMT
Paul Rudd, Rashida Jones may reunite for “Ant-Man” heist movie

“I Love You, Man” stars are high on the list to play Henry Pym and his leading lady Janet Van Dyne in the upcoming “Ant-Man” movie.

25 October 2013 • 08:33 AMT
Le Pacte nabs “R100” Hitoshi Matsumoto’s Tokyo Fest hit comedy

“R100” centers on an everyman character who signs up with an exclusive S&M club and enters a different world to the one he has known.

25 October 2013 • 08:11 AMT
South Korea carries out military drill at disputed islands

A defence ministry official said that it was important to show the area “would be defended by South Korea, in whatever circumstances”.

25 October 2013 • 07:51 AMT
Microsoft releases patch to improve IE11 reliability

Normally, Microsoft releases patches for its software products on the second Tuesday of each month, also known as Patch Tuesday.

25 October 2013 • 07:46 AMT
Israel, EU to drift apart unless settlements compromise found: official

Despite Israel’s intimate diplomatic and military ties with the United States, its biggest economic partner by far is the European Union.

25 October 2013 • 07:29 AMT
Oscar winner Octavia Spencer to topline “Murder, She Wrote” hit series

The story “follows a hospital administrator and amateur sleuth (Spencer) who self-publishes her first mystery novel.

25 October 2013 • 07:02 AMT
Jai Courtney to star in Angelina Jolie’s “Unbroken,” Russell Crowe’s “Diviner”

Courtney most recently completed “Divergent,” to be released in March, and “Felony,” the drama written by Joel Edgerton, who stars.