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17 May 2013 • 11:32 AMT
Turkey detains main suspect in car bombings near Syrian border

A total of 16 people were in detention in relation to the bombings, Lekesiz said, four of whom had been formally arrested.

17 May 2013 • 11:21 AMT
CBS unveils exclusive look at Stephen King’s “Under the Dome”

While the series boasts an impressive cast that includes “Breaking Bad” vet Dean Norris, the true star of this advance look is the titular dome.

17 May 2013 • 11:13 AMT
Image Entertainment nabs Oscar winner Michael Caine’s “Last Love”

Caine plays a lonely American widower in Paris, who learns to love life again after a chance encounter with a beautiful young woman.

17 May 2013 • 11:12 AMT
Russia hopes for Syria chemical weapons int’l inspections

Ban Ki-moon said the UN is urging Syria to allow experts into the country to investigate possible use of chemical weapons.

17 May 2013 • 11:04 AMT
Cyrus Nowrasteh to helm film on Soviet dissident Solzhenitsyn

Solzhenitsyn won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970, was expelled from the former Soviet Union in 1974, and lived in exile in Vermont.

17 May 2013 • 11:04 AMT
Bombs explode outside mosques in Pakistan, 13 dead

The Taliban recently launched a series of attacks in the run-up to national elections in an attempt to derail the vote.

17 May 2013 • 10:55 AMT
Aronian to face Topalov in Norway Chess 2013 round 8

Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is currently 3rd with 4 points, Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov is 7th with 3 points.

17 May 2013 • 10:53 AMT
New car sales across Europe rise in April

Although the figure was an improvement on last year, in absolute numbers it was the third lowest total for April on record.

17 May 2013 • 10:40 AMT
Amman to “Friends of Syria” host meeting next week

Earlier this week, Rafei said the gathering would “follow up on previous meetings in Istanbul and Abu Dhabi.

17 May 2013 • 10:34 AMT
EBRD awards Ameriabank with confirming bank status

“The newly-awarded status will promote increase of export and accessibility of export credits and bank guarantees,” Suren Kocharyan said

17 May 2013 • 10:27 AMT
Egypt’s Mursi may join Erdogan for Gaza visit

Earlier, Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Kandil announced that the doors are “wide open” for Erdogan to visit Gaza via Sinai.

17 May 2013 • 10:07 AMT
CIA head pays unannounced visit to Israel

Brennan’s trip comes amid Israeli concerns about weapons transfers from Syria to the Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah.

17 May 2013 • 10:05 AMT
IPGA condemns Azeri suppression of freedom of speech

“The amendments are designed to silence all those who continue to speak out despite the increasingly repressive climate,” IPGA said.

17 May 2013 • 10:01 AMT
Syrian refugees number surpasses 1.5 million: UNHCR

“Refugees tell us the increased fighting and changing of control of towns and villages,” UNHCR said in a statement.

17 May 2013 • 09:58 AMT
Russian high-tech company CEOs arrested over embezzlement

The commercial companies involved are the Space Instrument Making research and production association and Synertech.

17 May 2013 • 09:50 AMT
“300” star Gerard Butler to topline “The Raven”

Butler recently led FilmDistrict’s action movie “Olympus Has Fallen” to an impressive $131 million gross worldwide.

17 May 2013 • 09:46 AMT
“Girl with a Pearl Earring” helmer to direct “Happy Camp” noir thriller

“Happy Camp” follows a drug-addled ex-Deputy Sheriff searching for his missing daughter amongst the complex politics of a rural community.

17 May 2013 • 09:40 AMT
Dell reports 79% slide in net profit

In its quarterly results, Dell said that revenue from new technologies, services and software, rose 12% to $5.5 billion.

17 May 2013 • 09:34 AMT
Azeri FM reiterates suggestion to downgrade OSCE office status

The Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov, addressed representatives of the 57 OSCE participating States in Vienna.

17 May 2013 • 09:23 AMT
FIFA president says summer Qatar World Cup “irrational”

Air-conditioned stadia have been planned, but the Swiss has expressed concerns about the implications for people outside the venues.

17 May 2013 • 09:15 AMT
UN chief says Syria conference needed as soon as possible

“There is a high expectation that this meeting should be held as soon as possible,” he said after talks with Sergei Lavrov.

17 May 2013 • 09:09 AMT
New security robots to be used is Brazil-hosted Confederations Cup

The company iRobot says the 30 robots would be delivered by the end of the year, along with spares and other support gear.

17 May 2013 • 08:58 AMT
Tyson, Holyfield may meet as spectators for Klitschko bout

“Absolutely definitely I will make an offer to Mike Tyson to come,” the fight’s organizer Andrei Ryabinsky said.

17 May 2013 • 08:47 AMT
Oil prices go down after U.S. economic recovery signs

“The US is the only major advanced economy to have achieved steady growth since 2009,” analysts at Capital Economics said.

17 May 2013 • 08:46 AMT
Picasso, El Greco works on display in Moscow ahead of Sotheby’s

In addition, a number of noteworthy Russian artworks valued in their entirety at $30 million will be on display.

17 May 2013 • 08:32 AMT
Andy Garcia joins “Let’s Be Cops” action comedy

The story centers on two friends who impersonate police officers using rented uniforms, giving their lives a boost and some fun.

17 May 2013 • 08:20 AMT
Michelle Yeoh to return to “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon II”

Ang Lee who directed the first film will be replaced by “The Matrix” and “Kill Bill” fight choreographer Yuen Wo Ping.

17 May 2013 • 08:03 AMT
Brazilian police unmask human trafficking gang

About 80 workers have been lured by their own countrymen with promises of earning up to $1,500 a month.

17 May 2013 • 07:48 AMT
Women barred from running for president in Iran

A clerical member of the Guardian Council Mohammad Yazdi said that the “law does not approve” of a woman in the presidency.

17 May 2013 • 07:33 AMT
Israel will not be deterred from further attacks on Syria – official

Israel has long said that it is willing to act to prevent sophisticated weapons falling into the hands of its long-standing enemy, Hezbollah.