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01 August 2013 • 10:25 AMT
New sanctions aimed to suffocate Iran: Russian official

“What was done is adequate and sufficient to ensure the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons,” Gennady Gatilov said.

01 August 2013 • 10:15 AMT
BMW reports 9% increase in Q2 net profit

The Munich-based company also said it had profit margins of 9.6 percent, toward the upper end of its goal of 8-10 percent.

01 August 2013 • 10:11 AMT
U.S. scientists move closer to grow human ear from cells

The cells were grown on a titanium wire scaffold that is modelled on the dimensions of a real human ear, taken from CT scans.

01 August 2013 • 10:02 AMT
Sharp posts narrow quarterly loss

The net loss totaled 18bn yen in the three months ended June 30, compared with the 138bn yen loss a year earlier.

01 August 2013 • 09:45 AMT
German FM urges Egypt to avoid ‘selective justice’

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle was speaking to journalists alongside his Egyptian counterpart Nabil Fahmy.

01 August 2013 • 09:37 AMT
Turkish Supreme Military Council starts 4-day meeting

YAŞ meets twice a year, in Aug and in Dec, under the chairmanship of the PM, whose presence used to be symbolic until 2010.

01 August 2013 • 09:27 AMT
Al Qaeda-linked group kidnap 200 Kurdish civilians

An al Qaeda-linked group took around 200 Kurdish civilians after violent clashes with Kurdish fighters in Syria.

01 August 2013 • 07:55 AMT
Over half of Russians think positive of Snowden: poll

Snowden is wanted by the U.S. for leaking classified data about the U.S. National Security Agency’s surveillance programs.

01 August 2013 • 07:42 AMT
Sony posts $17.3bn revenue for fiscal Q1 2013

This led to Sony recording an operating income of 5.9 billion yen for its mobile and PC unit during the first quarter.

01 August 2013 • 07:17 AMT
Armenia reports 8,5% inflation rate in July

During the reporting period, prices for foodstuff (including alcoholic beverages and cigarettes) increased by 9,9%.

01 August 2013 • 07:10 AMT
UN chemical weapon inspectors to go to Syria soon

The announcement followed an accord reached with the Syrian government when two UN envoys went to Damascus last week.

01 August 2013 • 06:45 AMT
Levon Aronian retains 2nd place in FIDE rankings

The list is topped by Norway’s Magnus Carlsen (2862 points). Italy’s Fabiano Caruana is third with 2796 points.

01 August 2013 • 06:22 AMT
Latest attacks leave 26 dead in Iraq

Attacks on Sunni civilians are rarer but have also been a feature of the surge of bloodletting that has left 3,000 dead since April.

01 August 2013 • 06:17 AMT
Spanish PM to appear in parliament over corruption scandal

Rajoy is to answer questions related to illegal payments from a slush fund run by the PP’s former treasurer, Luis Barcenas.

01 August 2013 • 06:02 AMT
Oil prices pushed up by U.S. economic growth

The oil price was also boosted by better-than-expected U.S. economic growth for the second quarter of 2013.

01 August 2013 • 05:50 AMT
Uruguayan MPs vote to legalize marijuana

The law is backed by the government, which says it will remove profits from drug dealers and divert users from harder drugs.

01 August 2013 • 05:41 AMT
SOAD take stage to call for Genocide recognition

“Imagine being Jewish and living in L.A. and not hearing your President or your Congress use the word Holocaust,” Tankian said.

01 August 2013 • 05:27 AMT
U.S. House passes bill to tighten Iran sanctions

The bill, which passed 400 to 20, would cut Iran’s oil exports by another 1 million barrels per day over a year.

31 July 2013 • 19:18 AMT
Kerry arrives in Pakistan, seeks improved relations

“One has to keep expectations low for any dramatic improvement in the U.S.-Pakistani relationship,” Karl Inderfurth said.

31 July 2013 • 18:53 AMT
Google launches new responsive AdSense unit

For now, Google also can’t provide a breakdown by size for all the ads served by a responsive unit in its analytics tools.

31 July 2013 • 18:16 AMT
U.S. releases three declassified documents

The declassification was made in the “interest of increased transparency,” the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said.

31 July 2013 • 17:44 AMT
Hague says UK ‘open to better relations with Iran’

President-elect Hassan Rouhani has pledged to follow a “path of moderation,” reviving hopes for easing tensions with the West.

31 July 2013 • 17:09 AMT
Israeli-Palestinian talks can help Karabakh conflict resolution: envoy

“The U.S. administration exerted great efforts to bring the sides to the bargaining table,” Nasir Abdul Kerim said.

31 July 2013 • 16:43 AMT
Facebook shares rise above $38 flotation level

Just three months after the flotation, the share price had collapsed to about $18, wiping $48bn off the company’s stock market value.

31 July 2013 • 14:44 AMT
Former Gaddafi minister sentenced to death in Libya

Lawyer Salim Dans Libya’s supreme court would have to confirm the ruling for the death penalty to be implemented.

31 July 2013 • 14:22 AMT
EU provides final €5mln installment for VET in Armenia

Both financial tranches are part of corresponding budget support operations, which were agreed respectively in 2009 and 2010.

31 July 2013 • 13:51 AMT
IMF says Greece made ‘exceptional progress’ in stabilizing economy

“I have no doubt we will see a bottoming out of recession next year, early next year. I am still confident,” Thomsen said.

31 July 2013 • 13:41 AMT
Armenian army soldier fatally wounded

Armenian army soldier Manuchar Manucharyan fatally wounded himself with the AK-47 gun, when on duty on a watchtower.

31 July 2013 • 13:18 AMT
Syria, Iran ink deal to activate $3.6bn credit facility to buy oil products

The deal was part of a package to extend Iranian aid to President Bashar al Assad’s government, its main political ally.

31 July 2013 • 13:14 AMT
Slovenia’s Archbishops resign over financial issues

The scandal dates back to 2011, when media reported the diocese suffered losses of up to 800 million euros on bad investments.