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17 September 2013 • 15:14 AMT
Car bomb explodes near Syrian-Turkish border

“The objective is to destabilize security at the crossing. The casualties are all civilians, from the people queuing to cross,” an activist said.

17 September 2013 • 15:00 AMT
Emboldened Baku raises voice upon international community?

Baku’s incessant bellicose statements prove that Azerbaijan hasn’t the least intention to contribute to the Karabakh conflict settlement.

17 September 2013 • 14:56 AMT
Egyptian police arrest Muslim Brotherhood spokesman

Prosecutors imposed the restrictions on the Brotherhood’s general guide, Mohammed Badie, Shater and about a dozen others in July.

17 September 2013 • 14:46 AMT
Trial into Dink murder restarts, arrest warrant for ex-informant issued

Earlier this month, lawyer Cem Halavurt said they would demand that the “real web of connections” be brought to light.

17 September 2013 • 13:17 AMT
New Amazon Kindle Fire pic leaked online: report

The photo shows what appears to be an updated version of Amazon’s Kindle Fire, expected to be officially launched later this year.

17 September 2013 • 12:30 AMT
“Parks & Recreation” star to join Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel comedy

Segal and Diaz play a husband and wife who try to revitalise their marriage by filming a sex tape.

17 September 2013 • 12:14 AMT
Dutch screen legend Rutger Hauer to produce Vincent Van Gogh biopic

The script details the story of the painter, whose work displays his genius and madness in equal measure.

17 September 2013 • 11:39 AMT
Russia, France differ on Syria chemical attack perpetrators

“We have very serious grounds to believe that this was a provocation,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said of the attack.

17 September 2013 • 11:20 AMT
Heritage leader Hovannisian slams decision to join Customs Union

According to Hovannisian, the country’s accession to the CU limits its sovereignty, with the President obligated to quit over his actions.

17 September 2013 • 11:03 AMT
Nokia’s Sirius tablet image, specifications leak online

Reported specs include: 10.1-inch IPS full-HD display, up to 10 hours of battery life and a quad-core Qualcomm 8974 (ARM) processor.

17 September 2013 • 10:14 AMT
Forbes: Bill Gates stays America’s richest man

Investor Warren Buffett, the head of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., posted another distant second place finish with $58.5 billion.

17 September 2013 • 09:50 AMT
“Miel,” “La grande bellezza” in Italy’s Oscar Foreign Language shortlist

With 13 winning films, Italy has won more foreign language Oscars than any other country, and it trails behind only France with 27 nominations.

17 September 2013 • 09:27 AMT
Philips to buy back 1.5 billion euros of shares

The company, increasingly focused on healthcare, said it wanted to push ahead with its restructuring program, including through job cuts.

17 September 2013 • 09:22 AMT
Nicole Kidman as Princess Kelly in “Grace of Monaco” trailer

Directed by Olivier Dahan, the movie is set in the 1960s when Monaco was under the looming threat of French invasion.

17 September 2013 • 08:59 AMT
“Lost” creator Damon Lindelof’s “Leftovers” gets series order at HBO

“The Leftovers” is the story of the people who didn’t make the cut — and a world that never will be the same.

17 September 2013 • 08:52 AMT
Oil prices go down as traders await U.S. Fed meeting results

Recent data has shown the U.S. is slowly recovering from the severe downturn that followed the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008.

17 September 2013 • 08:41 AMT
Holy Transfiguration Armenian Church opens in Moscow

The ceremony will be followed by the opening of exhibits as well as a Love and Fraternity theatrical performance.

17 September 2013 • 08:27 AMT
Rep. Schiff says Syria’s Armenians in particular jeopardy

“I will be ever mindful of the perilous state of Syria’s Christians and their safety will remain a paramount concern,” Rep. Schiff says.

17 September 2013 • 08:05 AMT
Leonardo DiCaprio to topline, produce President Woodrow Wilson biopic

Warner Bros. is in early negotiations to pick up the rights to Wilson, the just-released biography of the 28th president by A. Scott Berg.

17 September 2013 • 07:57 AMT
Iran says Rouhani, Obama exchanged letters

Tehran denies seeking nuclear weapons but the United States and its allies suspect it is working towards a nuclear weapons capability.

17 September 2013 • 07:55 AMT
China launches highest civilian airport to boost tourism

The $258 million airport, designed to handle 280,000 passengers a year, will help open up the nearby Yading Nature Reserve to tourism.

17 September 2013 • 07:06 AMT
Facebook, Twitter become accessible to Iranian users

Reporters in Tehran for the New York Times and the Washington Post both said on Twitter that they could access the service freely.

17 September 2013 • 06:57 AMT
Prominent Armenian benefactor Gerard Cafesjian dies at 88

Cafesjian received accolades and recognition from both the United States and Armenia institutions, including the Ellis Island Award.

17 September 2013 • 06:44 AMT
ANCA-ER to honor longtime activist Zohrab Tazian

Tazian has been very active in politics for more than 40 years and has used his political connections to promote Armenian causes.

17 September 2013 • 06:33 AMT
Microsoft introduces significant changes to Bing search service

“We set out to provide clarity, decisions and insights. Bing is no longer just a search engine on a web page,” Microsoft said.

17 September 2013 • 06:12 AMT
Salvage crews raise Costa Concordia cruise liner

The success of the operation was announced in a brief statement by the head of Italy’s Civil Protection Authority Franco Gabrielli.

17 September 2013 • 05:52 AMT
Turkish warplanes shoot down Syrian helicopter

Turkey shares a 900-kilometer border with Syria and is sheltering a quarter of the 2 million people who have fled the Syrian conflict.

17 September 2013 • 05:38 AMT
Bangladesh Islamist party leader sentenced to death

Bangladesh government figures estimate more than three million people were killed during the independence war.

17 September 2013 • 05:32 AMT
UN confirms chemical weapons use in Syria, doesn’t blame either side

The conclusions represented the first official confirmation by impartial experts that chemical weapons were used in Syria.

17 September 2013 • 05:10 AMT
Al-Qaeda releases video showing seven Western hostages alive

It was not clear when the video was made, but ANI said the messages recorded by the French hostages were made in June.