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14 October 2013 • 10:39 AMT
Iranian FM hopes talks can lead to ‘road map’ on nuke program

“I am hopeful that by Wednesday we can reach agreement on a road map to find a path towards resolution,” Mohammad Javad Zarif said.

14 October 2013 • 10:25 AMT
Iran accuses Azerbaijan of appropriation of national values

CHTHO chief protested the replacement of the Persian inscriptions on the tomb of the great Iranian poet Hakim Nizami by the Azeri govt.

14 October 2013 • 10:16 AMT
Taliban leader vows to keep fighting Afghan-U.S. security deal

The message from the Taliban leader came in an email distributed to media on the eve of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday.

14 October 2013 • 10:01 AMT
Russian football fans “cross-questioned” in Baku over Armenia ties

Russian football fans are travelling to Baku to attend the October 15 Azerbaijan-Russia 2014 World Championship qualifier.

14 October 2013 • 09:38 AMT
“Star Wars: Rebels” sneak peak unveils 1st look at the Inquisitor

“Star Wars: Rebels” takes place between the events of “Revenge of the Sith” and “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope”.

14 October 2013 • 09:37 AMT
Car bomb kills 20 in northern Syrian town

The Observatory said dozens of people were wounded by the explosion in the market of Darkoush, a small rebel-controlled town.

14 October 2013 • 09:24 AMT
World Bank: emerging financial risks curb Armenia’s economic recovery

Modest growth supported by the recovery in the Euro Area is still vulnerable to emerging financial risks and structural challenges.

14 October 2013 • 09:11 AMT
IMF chief says U.S. possible default can tip world into recession

Every week, the Treasury also has to refinance $100bn worth of debt in the form of U.S. government bonds known as treasuries.

14 October 2013 • 09:04 AMT
“50 Shades of Grey” loses its Christian as Charlie Hunnam quits film

Hunnam was cast as the male lead in “Fifty Shades of Grey” in September to star opposite Dakota Johnson, who will play Anastasia Steele.

14 October 2013 • 08:46 AMT
Envoy: Berlin-Moscow ties to improve if policy on post-Soviet states changed

Schlaga: the Russian-German relations will remain complicated until Moscow lets its neighbors decide on their own policy line.

14 October 2013 • 08:40 AMT
iPads to impact expensive Android-based tablets sales: report

Although Microsoft claims to have seen good pre-orders, the sources pointed out that demand is still not strong enough.

14 October 2013 • 08:26 AMT
Facebook acquires startup Onavo to boost Internet.org initiative

The price of the acquisition has not been revealed, but Israeli news site Calcalist estimates it within a bracket of $150 million-$200 million.

14 October 2013 • 08:08 AMT
200 ceasefire violations by Azeri armed forces reported Oct 6-12

Azerbaijan fired over 1000 shots from various caliber weapons towards Karabakh positions, NKR defense army said.

14 October 2013 • 07:52 AMT
Malaysian court rules against non-Muslims’ use of ‘Allah’ word

The Malaysian appeals court said that allowing non-Muslims to use the word would “cause confusion in the community”.

14 October 2013 • 07:29 AMT
Egypt’s Morsi family say deposed leader won’t negotiate

Morsi and other Brotherhood leaders accuse the army of staging a coup that reversed the gains of the 2011 revolt against Hosni Mubarak.

14 October 2013 • 06:58 AMT
Booker Prize winning “Wolf Hall,” “Bring Up The Bodies” to be adapted

Tony and Olivier Award-winner Mark Rylance is now confirmed to play Thomas Cromwell in the six-part serial.

14 October 2013 • 06:36 AMT
Bill Murray poised to join Bradley Cooper in Cameron Crowe romcom

The romantic comedy stars Bradley Cooper as a defense contractor who’s assigned to oversee the launch of a weapons satellite from Hawaii.

14 October 2013 • 06:18 AMT
“Like Father, Like Son” Japanese drama wins Vancouver Fest top prize

Dreamworks has the remake rights to the Cannes jury prize winner that opened strongly at the Japanese box office in late September.

14 October 2013 • 06:05 AMT
U.S. moves closer to default as shutdown enters third week

The shutdown has forced 350,000 federal workers into unpaid leave, impeded various government services.

14 October 2013 • 05:43 AMT
Head of Syria chemical weapons team concerned over rebel-held sites

Ahmet Uzumcu, of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, renewed calls for both sides in the conflict to support his mission.

14 October 2013 • 05:29 AMT
Rioting breaks out in Moscow as immigrant accused of killing

Moscow police said several officers were wounded in the riots, around 380 people were detained and a criminal case was opened.

13 October 2013 • 18:09 AMT
89 killed, over 100 injured in India bridge stampede

Some devotees were crushed to death under the feet of fellow worshippers, others drowned after falling or jumping into the river Sindh.

13 October 2013 • 18:03 AMT
WB president says U.S. ‘days away from very dangerous moment’

“The closer we get to the deadline the greater the impact will be for the developing world,” Kim told the World Bank’s annual meeting.

13 October 2013 • 17:53 AMT
Kerry, Ashton hold ‘very productive’ talks in London

One focus was the upcoming negotiations between Iran and the five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany.

13 October 2013 • 17:29 AMT
Syrian rebels shoot govt. warplane, gunmen kidnap ICRC workers

“Our anti-aircraft machine guns shot the plane that had been on a reconnaissance flights from the morning,” said Abdullah Masalmah.

13 October 2013 • 17:20 AMT
Israel discovers ‘terror tunnel’ running from Gaza

Israel tightened a blockade on Gaza when Hamas took power in 2007 and has gradually eased restrictions since 2010.

13 October 2013 • 16:49 AMT
Iran rejects West’s demand to ship out sensitive nuke material

However, Araqchi’s statement may be “the usual pre-negotiation posturing”, said Middle East specialist Shashank Joshi.

13 October 2013 • 16:41 AMT
Key Syrian opposition group says won’t attend Geneva talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry flew to London for talks that will include discussion of the Geneva conference with Lakhdar Brahimi.

12 October 2013 • 17:22 AMT
Car bomb kills at least 13 in Iraqi city

The surge followed a deadly crackdown by the Shiite-led government on a Sunni protest camp in northern Iraq in April.

12 October 2013 • 16:37 AMT
Snowden says mass surveillance programs make people less safe

“They limit our ability to speak and think and live and be creative, to have relationships and to associate freely,” Snowden said.