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27 July 2013 • 17:05 AMT
Three Swiss found dead along with plane wreckage in Kenya

Paul Mbugua says the helicopter pilot landed at the scene and confirmed the three occupants of the plane had died.

27 July 2013 • 16:54 AMT
123 people reported killed by rebels in Syrian town

The war – pitting Sunni majority rebels against Assad’s own Alawite sect and Shi’ite Hezbollah – has descended into sectarian hatred.

27 July 2013 • 11:10 AMT
German Finance Minister rejects second writedown of Greek debt

Wolfgang Schaeuble was quoted as saying “it’s certain, however, that there will be no second debt writedown for Athens.”

27 July 2013 • 11:01 AMT
Gunman kills six people in Florida apartment complex

Police said the hours-long standoff, which began at 6.30pm local time, in a five storey building in Hialeah, north of Miami.

27 July 2013 • 10:49 AMT
Bananas thrown at Italy’s first black minister during speech

Cecile Kyenge has angered far-right groups with her campaign to make it easier for immigrants to gain Italian citizenship.

27 July 2013 • 10:29 AMT
China, EU reach deal in solar panel dispute

EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said that he was satisfied with the offer by the Chinese solar panel exporters.

27 July 2013 • 10:20 AMT
Ben Foster in talks to portray Lance Armstrong Working Title’s biopic

The casting is a major move for Foster, an acclaimed actor who has mostly stuck to strong supporting parts or ensemble films.

27 July 2013 • 10:15 AMT
Rupert Grint to make his West End stage debut

Daniel Mays and Downton Abbey’s Brendan Coyle will also star in the black comedy set in a seedy 1950s Soho night club.

27 July 2013 • 10:02 AMT
Les Miserables star Samantha Barks joins Universal’s Dracula

Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless wrote the script while Michael De Luca produces. Alissa Phillips is executive producing.

27 July 2013 • 09:50 AMT
EU foreign policy chief deplores Egypt deaths

“Ashton is following with concern the latest developments in Egypt and deeply deplores the loss of life,” a spokeswoman said.

27 July 2013 • 09:35 AMT
220 ceasefire violations by Azeri armed forces reported July 21-27

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

27 July 2013 • 09:32 AMT
Armenians abducted at Syrian-Turkish border

As spokesman for the Syrian-Armenian community Jirayr Reisian said, four Armenian men and the driver were abducted.

27 July 2013 • 09:08 AMT
Bomb explodes in front of police station in Tunis suburb

“As we were leaving the station for a routine patrol, we saw a suspicious package under the car,” a police officer said.

27 July 2013 • 09:00 AMT
Boeing finishes painting its first 787-9 Dreamliner

With the fuselage stretched by 20 feet, the 787-9 will carry 40 more passengers an additional 300 nautical miles.

27 July 2013 • 08:41 AMT
Protesters attack Muslim Brotherhood offices in Libya

Hundreds took to the streets overnight to denounce the killing of a prominent political activist and critic of the Brotherhood.

27 July 2013 • 08:20 AMT
July 27 marks 30th anniv. of Lisbon 5 attack on Turkish embassy

The men, who came to be known as the Lisbon 5, were forced to set off explosives, destroying the embassy and killing themselves.

27 July 2013 • 07:53 AMT
Instagram users complain of hack attack

Some Instagram users began tweeting that they were locked out of their user profiles after trying to reset their passwords.

27 July 2013 • 07:47 AMT
N. Korea stages huge parade to mark the 60th anniv. of armistice

The TV pictures showed Kim Jong-un walking up to the podium on a red carpet with a military band playing in the background.

27 July 2013 • 07:35 AMT
Death toll from Pakistan twin suicide blasts reaches 57

The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), through one of its front organizations, claimed responsibility for the explosions.

27 July 2013 • 07:24 AMT
Kuwait voters casting ballots in parliamentary election

It found technical flaws in the balloting, but let stand a new system ordered by Kuwait’s ruler for one vote per person.

27 July 2013 • 07:16 AMT
Turkish PM threatens legal action against The Times

The wave of unrest in Turkey was sparked by demonstrations against controversial plans to redevelop Istanbul’s Gezi Park.

27 July 2013 • 07:09 AMT
Liverpool FC rumored to be put up for sale

“Fenway Sports Group has made its position clear, Liverpool Football Club is not for sale,” a club spokesperson said.

27 July 2013 • 06:59 AMT
Magnitude 4.5 quake jolts northwest China province

The epicenter, with a depth of 6 km, was monitored at 33.0 degrees north latitude and 104.9 degrees east longitude.

27 July 2013 • 06:52 AMT
Muslim Brotherhood says 70 killed as Morsi supporters attacked

Al Jazeera’s Egypt television station said 120 had died and some 4,500 had been injured in the early morning violence.

26 July 2013 • 13:55 AMT
Former IMF chief to face trial on pimping charges

Investigating magistrates have decided he should be tried in connection with an alleged prostitution ring at a hotel in Lille.

26 July 2013 • 13:48 AMT
Erdogan says Turkey will warn Syrian Kurds against ‘wrong steps’

“Necessary warnings will be made to them that these steps they are taking are wrong and dangerous,” Turkish PM said.

26 July 2013 • 13:41 AMT
Snowden to stop leaks if given asylum in Russia: spokesman

Putin “expressed a firm intention to not allow” further damage to American interests, spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

26 July 2013 • 12:56 AMT
Syrian govt. troops gain ground in Homs clashes

Assad’s troops captured several nearby rebel-held areas, including the towns of Qusair and Talkalkh near the border with Lebanon.

26 July 2013 • 12:45 AMT
Ozbiliz signs 5-year contract with Spartak Moscow FC

According to championat.com, the 23-year-old player will choose No. 11, which before belonged to Andrey Tikhonov.

26 July 2013 • 12:39 AMT
Japan Prime Minister calls for summit with China

China’s Foreign Ministry said its door was always open for talks, but that the problem lay in Japan’s attitude.