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17 June 2013 • 07:21 AMT
EBRD Vice President says DIS will be world class school

“I have been very supportive of the initiative to establish a leading international school in Dilijan,” Manfred Schepers said.

17 June 2013 • 07:15 AMT
Turkish police reportedly detain 441 people in Istanbul clashes

Police fired water cannon and tear gas at thousands of anti-government demonstrators seeking to enter Taksim Square.

17 June 2013 • 07:11 AMT
S. Korea, U.S. to hold joint tabletop exercise

The annual anti-bioterrorism exercise named “Able Response 13” will take place from June 19-21 in Seoul.

17 June 2013 • 07:04 AMT
Apple says it received up to 5,000 data requests from U.S. govt.

Microsoft revealed last week that it received 6-7,000 requests implicating 31-32,000 accounts in the last six months.

17 June 2013 • 06:58 AMT
Oil prices fall ahead of U.S. central bank policymakers’ meeting

Some investors worry that long-term interest rates could spike when the Fed pulls back, threatening the economic recovery.

17 June 2013 • 06:17 AMT
Jermuk hosts 6th Karen Asryan Memorial

25 participants, including Armenian GMs Hrant Melkumyan, Robert Hovhannisyan and others, won their first round games.

17 June 2013 • 06:06 AMT
Armenian Foreign Minister leaving for Spain

Minister Edward Nalbandian is scheduled to meet with his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo.

17 June 2013 • 05:57 AMT
Magnitude-5.6 quake hits south of Crete

A magnitude-5.9 quake had struck on June 15 evening, a little south of the current earthquake’s spot and closer to the surface.

17 June 2013 • 05:52 AMT
Egyptian Muslim preacher jailed for 11 years for burning Bible

The video’s depiction of the Prophet Mohammad as a fool and sexual deviant set off anti-American protests across the Muslim world.

17 June 2013 • 05:48 AMT
Iran to send 4,000 Revolutionary Guards to Syria – report

For the first time, all of America’s ‘friends’ in the region are Sunni Muslims and all of its enemies are Shiites, The Independent says.

17 June 2013 • 05:36 AMT
U.S. lawyer to oversee Guantanamo prison closure

An important task for Sloan will be to resolve the fate of low-level detainees from countries with security problems.

17 June 2013 • 05:23 AMT
Netanyahu says Iran nuke program must be stopped by any means

“The greater the pressure on Iran the greater the chances of stopping the Iranian nuclear program,” the Israeli PM believes.

17 June 2013 • 05:21 AMT
Russia to display Yak-130 combat trainer at Paris Air Show

The Russian delegation will be led by the head of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation, Alexander Fomin.

17 June 2013 • 05:12 AMT
Mursi appoints governors, adds to Muslim Brotherhood power

The appointments mean the Brotherhood Brotherhood controls the governorships in 10 out of the country’s 27 provinces.

17 June 2013 • 05:05 AMT
U.S., South Korea respond coolly to North’s talks offer

Last week, planned talks between Pyongyang and Seoul fell through following disagreement over which delegates should attend.

17 June 2013 • 05:02 AMT
Putin: west must not arm fighters who eat human flesh

“Are these the people you want to support? Are they the ones you want to supply with weapons?” the Russian President said.

16 June 2013 • 10:48 AMT
Acer planning to enter wearable technology sector

The wearable tech sector is soon to explode, with the Google Glass headset due to land in the next 12 months.

16 June 2013 • 10:37 AMT
Ecuador’s Foreign Minister to arrive in UK for Assange talks

Assange has been granted political asylum by Ecuador but will be arrested by British authorities if he leaves the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

16 June 2013 • 10:30 AMT
Egypt cuts ties with Syria, shuts embassy

Morsi’s address, particularly his call on Hezbollah to leave Syria points to the increasing perception of the Syrian conflict as sectarian.

16 June 2013 • 10:24 AMT
Oscar winner Tornatore’s “Best Offer” wins big at Italy’s Donatello Honors

The film outshone the latest from Tornatore’s fellow Oscar winners Bernardo Bertolucci, and Gabriele Salvatores.

16 June 2013 • 10:14 AMT
“Rio 2096: A Story of Love & Fury” wins Annecy Animation Fest

The Cristal for best short film went to Oscar-winner Chris Landreth (Ryan) for “Subconscious Password.”

16 June 2013 • 09:57 AMT
Brazilians demonstrate to vent anger over World Cup costs

Demonstrators held up posters reading: “We don’t need the World Cup” and “We need money for hospitals and education”.

16 June 2013 • 09:39 AMT
Earthquake jolts Mexico City, no damages reported

Mexico City Mayor said repair work was under way after electrical services had gone out in parts of the city.

16 June 2013 • 09:26 AMT
Hong Kong rights advocates rally in support of NSA leaker Snowden

Marchers gathered outside the U.S. consulate shouting slogans denouncing alleged spying operations aimed at China and Hong Kong.

16 June 2013 • 09:01 AMT
Pakistani city declares mourning as twin attacks leave 25 dead

No clear motive for the attack has yet been established but a Sunni Muslim militant group is being blamed.

16 June 2013 • 08:49 AMT
“Killing Season” thriller trailer features John Travolta, Robert De Niro

Travolta plays a disgruntled Serbian solider who is on the hunt for Robert De Niro’s head in the Appalachian mountains.

16 June 2013 • 08:42 AMT
Ellen Page, Rosemarie DeWitt in “Touchy Feely” indie trailer

The film follows a massage therapist who is struck by a sudden aversion to bodily contact that makes her incapable of doing her job.

16 June 2013 • 08:35 AMT
At least 27 die in Iraqi attacks on Shi’ite Muslims, sectarian war feared

More than 1,000 people were killed in militant attacks in Iraq in May, according to the United Nations.

16 June 2013 • 08:31 AMT
Russian military inspectors to start monitoring flights over U.S.

The missions will be carried out from the Travis Air Force Base in California and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.

16 June 2013 • 08:25 AMT
North Korea proposes high level nuke talks with U.S.

The move comes five days after South and N. Korea canceled their, citing differences over the rank of chief delegates.