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01 July 2013 • 06:44 AMT
Rumored low-cost iPhone image leaks online

Chinese blogger 7mob released a picture of the unconfirmed device, which appears to show the rear plastic casing in green.

01 July 2013 • 06:36 AMT
Apple supplier Foxconn developing own smartwatch device – report

The wearable tech product is intended for use in conjunction with an iPhone, but will be different to Apple’s rumoured iOS-powered watch.

01 July 2013 • 06:28 AMT
Australia’s new Prime Minister unveils cabinet lineup

The foreign affairs, defence and home affairs ministers remained unchanged; the new cabinet was sworn in on July 1.

01 July 2013 • 06:20 AMT
At least 28 killed in Pakistani bomber attack

Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a militant group which has carried out many attacks on Hazaras in Quetta, said it was behind the bombing.

01 July 2013 • 06:09 AMT
Melissa McCarthy, Sandra Bullock comedy “The Heat” off to sizzling start

Sony’s “White House Down” was running fourth, just behind “World War Z” and ahead of “Man of Steel.”

01 July 2013 • 05:54 AMT
Almodovar comedy “I’m So Excited” starts strong at indie box office

However, the result is not as strong as the opening for his last film, “The Skin I Live In,” which averaged $37,187 at five theaters.

01 July 2013 • 05:47 AMT
Croatia becomes 28th member of European Union

Croatia is the first new EU member since Bulgaria and Romania joined in 2007. It is 10 years since it applied.

01 July 2013 • 05:42 AMT
Russian military inspectors to make surveillance flights over Norway

Under the Open Skies Treaty Russian experts will conduct the flights on board an Antonov An-30B (Clank) aircraft betwen July 1 & 6.

01 July 2013 • 05:34 AMT
Personal data leaked from S. Korean presidential site, report says

The compromised information includes names, birth dates, identification numbers, offline addresses and Internet Protocol addresses.

01 July 2013 • 05:26 AMT
4 killed, 200 injured as rival groups clash in Egypt

Hundreds of people throwing petrol bombs and rocks attacked the national headquarters of Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood.

30 June 2013 • 16:35 AMT
Kurdish protesters, security forces clash in Turkey

The main pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party, the BDP, has called for marches in at least three major cities.

30 June 2013 • 14:51 AMT
Anti-Morsi protests staged across Egypt

Thousands spent the night in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, focus of protests which brought down ex-leader Hosni Mubarak.

30 June 2013 • 14:24 AMT
Senior European lawmakers say shocked by U.S. bugging reports

They also called for existing U.S.-EU agreements on the exchange of bank transfer and passenger record information to be canceled.

30 June 2013 • 13:28 AMT
Gulf states slam Hezbollah involvement in Syria conflict

Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah earlier admitted the militia group was involved in the Syrian armed conflict.

30 June 2013 • 13:20 AMT
China banking system stable despite fears, regulator says

China has been trying to impose more discipline on its banks amid fears of bad loans impacting on its economy.

30 June 2013 • 12:02 AMT
N. Korea reportedly deploys artilleries at border with South

North Korea is deploying improved artilleries with a longer range at its front-line military units, a government source said.

30 June 2013 • 11:48 AMT
Powerful blast kills at least 17 in Pakistan

Peshawar is on the edge of Pakistan’s semi-autonomous tribal region – the main militant haven from which attacks are often launched.

30 June 2013 • 11:28 AMT
Iran confirms detaining Slovak nationals

Abbas Araghchin said the Slovaks entered Iran as tourists, “but they had unconventional behavior and instruments.”

30 June 2013 • 10:55 AMT
Kerry makes no breakthrough in Abbas talks: official

“There is some progress but we can’t say there’s a breakthrough,” Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said.

30 June 2013 • 09:06 AMT
Swedish museum to digitize its mummy collection in 3D

The museum visitors will be able to zoom into very high resolution to see details like carving marks on a sarcophagus.

30 June 2013 • 08:55 AMT
Universiade Village officially opens in Kazan

The Universiade Village premises also house the main restaurant for participants, with an area of 12,500 square meters.

30 June 2013 • 08:48 AMT
Minecraft for Xbox 360 hits 7 million sales

Mojang did not break down the numbers to indicate whether it was combined sales of the XBLA download and the disc sales.

30 June 2013 • 08:30 AMT
WHO recommends earlier HIV drugs to save lives

“We are raising the bar to 26 million people,” said Gottfried Hirnschall, the WHO’s HIV/AIDS department director.

30 June 2013 • 08:21 AMT
Death toll from India floods may reach 10,000

“As per my information and bodies being seen by the people, I can say the figure can cross the 10,000 mark,” Kunjwal said.

30 June 2013 • 08:08 AMT
Italian astrophysicist Margherita Hack dies at 91

An atheist who decried Vatican influence on Italian politicians, Hack helped fight a successful battle to legalize abortion.

30 June 2013 • 07:58 AMT
Syrian govt. forces launch offensive against Homs

Elsewhere in Syria rebels have claimed some victories, reportedly making gains in fighting in the southern city of Deraa in recent days.

29 June 2013 • 13:59 AMT
Chechen shootout leaves 1 police officer dead

Police are currently conducting an operation in the mountainous and heavily forested Shatoi district to destroy militant groups.

29 June 2013 • 13:54 AMT
Assad’s forces launch major offensive against rebels in Homs

Activists said jets and mortars pounded rebel-held areas of the city which have been under siege by Assad’s troops for a year.

29 June 2013 • 13:43 AMT
Javakhk unrest: 26 released, excluding activist Chakhalyan brother

26 out of 30 people detained over Javakhk unrest have already been set free, Multinational Georgia NGO chair said.

29 June 2013 • 13:33 AMT
Envoy: improvement of Iran-Armenia ties will promote Karabakh settlement

“Good relations between Yerevan and Tehran prevented the conflict from assuming a religious nature,” Mohsen Pak Ayeen said.