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30 July 2013 • 11:15 AMT
BP reports $2 billion net profit for Q2 2013

BP made more provisions for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, increasing the total by about $200 million to $42.4 billion.

30 July 2013 • 11:08 AMT
HTC plans to release series of new mid-tier handsets

Chou noted that the company’s upcoming plans will “address some of our challenges of mid-tier product competitiveness.”

30 July 2013 • 10:58 AMT
Al Qaeda branch claims responsibility for deadly Iraq attacks

The statement was posted on a website commonly used by jihadists and its style was consistent with earlier al Qaeda statements.

30 July 2013 • 10:37 AMT
Thomson Reuters Twitter account hacked

The hackers used the account to post seven images, mostly explicit cartoons in support of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.

30 July 2013 • 10:22 AMT
Muron Aznikian appointed as Montebello Holy Cross Cathedral Dean

His schedule permitting, Father Muron Aznikian will concurrently continue his service at the North Hollywood Parish.

30 July 2013 • 09:54 AMT
Zach Bogosian signs new 7-year contract with Winnipeg Jets

Last season, the 23-year-old played in 33 games with the Jets, scoring 14 points (5 goals and 9 assists) in 33 games.

30 July 2013 • 09:46 AMT
Azerbaijani army soldier drowns in lake

Soldier Mammadov Djavid Samiroglu reportedly drowned when swimming in a lake near Baku. Investigation is underway.

30 July 2013 • 09:40 AMT
U.S. Senate confirms James Comey to be FBI next director

President Barack Obama praised the Senate vote, calling James B. Comey Jr. “a natural leader of unquestioned integrity.”

30 July 2013 • 09:35 AMT
Turkish soldiers shoot in air to disperse smugglers at Syrian border

Turkey shelters around 500,000 Syrian refugees as well as rebels fighting to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

30 July 2013 • 09:27 AMT
Gunfight between two families in Cairo market leaves 15 dead

A gunfight between two families in a Cairo market has left 15 people dead, including 13 who were burned to death.

30 July 2013 • 07:39 AMT
Prominent Italian Jesuit priest abducted in Syria

Paolo Dall’Oglio was kidnapped while he was walking in the city which recently fell under the control of Islamist brigades.

30 July 2013 • 07:02 AMT
EU foreign policy chief meets ousted Egypt President

Ashton is on her second visit to Cairo in 12 days as one of the few outsiders able to speak to both sides in Egypt’s political crisis.

30 July 2013 • 06:58 AMT
Manning sentence can prompt Snowden fate: Russian MP

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

30 July 2013 • 06:32 AMT
Mkrtchian, Galojan ties games at European Individual Championship

Anna Hairapetian scored a victory over Jovana Vojinovic while Maria Kursova suffered a defeat by Elizaveta Bronnikova.

30 July 2013 • 06:20 AMT
15 workers missing after Florida gas plant blast

At least seven people were injured and several have been flown to nearby hospitals. Another two escaped unhurt.

30 July 2013 • 06:16 AMT
26 injured, driver killed as two trains collide in Switzerland

Police said 46 people were on the two trains, one of which was heading to Lausanne, the other was going to Payerne.

30 July 2013 • 06:14 AMT
Multiple explosions hit Christian area in Nigerian city

At least one blast appeared to come from a Mercedes Benz car parked beside a kiosk selling alcohol and soft drinks.

30 July 2013 • 06:09 AMT
Israeli-Palestinian talks start in U.S.-brokered effort

“It is no secret this is a difficult process. If it were easy, it would have happened a long time ago,” John Kerry said.

30 July 2013 • 05:48 AMT
Armenian leader to attend Iran President’s inauguration

In the June 14 election, Hassan Rohani, a centrist cleric, won an outright majority, receiving more than 50 percent of the vote.

30 July 2013 • 05:34 AMT
Italy supreme court convenes to rule on Berlusconi case

The court has three choices: convict Berlusconi, acquit him or send the case back to the appeal court because of legal errors.

30 July 2013 • 05:21 AMT
Taliban militants assault Pakistani jail, over 240 prisoners escape

Dera Ismail Khan is the main city in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, in Pakistan’s restive, mountainous tribal region.

29 July 2013 • 19:34 AMT
Sony, Panasonic team up to develop 300GB optical disc

The companies plan to market the new disc format to businesses looking to store hefty amounts of data for long periods of time.

29 July 2013 • 19:16 AMT
BMW announces all-electric i3

The i3 has an electric range of 80-100 miles, and the battery can be charged with a standard system in about three hours.

29 July 2013 • 17:25 AMT
Rosneft reports $4bn net profit in Jan-June 2013

The Russian state oil giant said its revenues in the reporting period grew 34 percent to 1.988 trillion rubles ($61 billion).

29 July 2013 • 17:14 AMT
Obama welcomes upcoming Middle East peace talks

The President spoke after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry named a former U.S. ambassador to Israel as the lead negotiator.

29 July 2013 • 16:58 AMT
Armenian MFA confirms teenagers abduction at Syrian-Turkish border

Spokesman for the RA Foreign Ministry Tigran Balayan has confirmed that two Armenian teenagers were kidnapped.

29 July 2013 • 16:52 AMT
FBI arrests 150 across U.S. over child prostitution

“We are trying to take this crime out of the shadows and put a spotlight on it,” said FBI Assistant Director Ronald Hosko.

29 July 2013 • 16:00 AMT
Estimate of Cannes jewelry heist raised more than twice to $136mln

“He took a bag containing a briefcase and a small box, and then fled by another French door on the inside,” Vique said.

29 July 2013 • 15:49 AMT
Two Armenian teenagers kidnapped at Syrian-Turkish border

“The women who accompanied them were released and allowed to cross the border into Turkey,” Jirayr Reisian said.

29 July 2013 • 13:00 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net news service upgrades its format

Starting from September 2013, PanARMENIAN.Net changes its format of the news presentation and distribution.