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02 May 2013 • 10:54 AMT
Poll: 40% of Palestinians think suicide bombing is justified

In Afghanistan, where suicide bombings against Western targets occur frequently, 39% believed it is a justified means of resistance.

02 May 2013 • 10:45 AMT
UN says April deadliest month in Iraq since June 2008

Casualty tolls in Iraq can vary considerably, with official reports at times differing from accounts from local police and hospital officials.

02 May 2013 • 10:40 AMT
Azeri Deputy FM: Russia has special mission in Karabakh settlement

Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said that the Minsk Group’s inability to reach a result on Nagorno Karabakh was “saddening.”

02 May 2013 • 10:27 AMT
S. Korea offers $272mln in loans for Kaesong firms

A government taskforce will provide the assistance from May 6 in the form of loans with interest rates of 2 percent.

02 May 2013 • 10:17 AMT
Shell oil giant CEO Peter Voser to resign in 2014

The company signed a memorandum with Gazprom, planning to jointly drill for oil and gas on Russia’s continental shelf in the Arctic.

02 May 2013 • 10:03 AMT
New 5 euro bank note in circulation

Old five euro notes will remain legal tender for some time to come and the two notes will be in circulation together.

02 May 2013 • 09:51 AMT
Naomi Watts to join Ben Stiller in “While We’re Young” comedy

The story revolves around a filmmaker and his wife who find their lives loosened up a bit after befriending a free-spirited younger couple.

02 May 2013 • 09:38 AMT
Daniel Radcliffe to star as American crime reporter in “Tokyo Vice”

Radcliffe has recently signed up for 20th Century Fox’s “Frankenstein”, an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel.

02 May 2013 • 09:24 AMT
Deposed Libyan leader Gaddafi’s son appears in court

The current case relates to charges that Saif al-Islam gave information to an ICC lawyer last year that could endanger national security.

02 May 2013 • 09:11 AMT
Local mayor suspended as death toll in Balgladesh building collapse soars

There were about 3,000 people inside the complex, which was built on swampy land, when it collapsed.

02 May 2013 • 08:53 AMT
6 killed in Thailand gun attack amid pace talks with Muslim separatists

More than 5,000 people have been killed since a separatist insurgency reignited in the Muslim-majority region in 2004.

02 May 2013 • 08:44 AMT
Bolivia follows Russia’s suit, expels USAID

President Evo Morales accused USAID of “manipulating” local public groups in order to destabilize Bolivia.

02 May 2013 • 08:33 AMT
Sofia Coppola’s “The Bling Ring” to close Seattle Film Fest

The festival’s centerpiece gala will be the Morgan Neville documentary “Twenty Feet From Stardom.”

02 May 2013 • 08:28 AMT
Early Hollywood star Deanna Durbin dies at 91

Initially performing child roles in which she helped adults solve their problems, Durbin matured into darker roles.

02 May 2013 • 08:12 AMT
NKR, Armenian Foreign Ministers discuss Karabakh settlement

The Ministers exchanged views on current stage of Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement as well as a number of foreign policy issues.

02 May 2013 • 07:56 AMT
Armenia, Bahrain to expand economic ties

The government of Armenia approved signing of an agreement on economic, scientific and technical cooperation with Bahrain.

02 May 2013 • 07:48 AMT
Armenian embassy to open in Sweden

Shavarch Kocharyan: Armenia established diplomatic relations with Sweden in 1992; opening an embassy has long been on agenda.

02 May 2013 • 07:46 AMT
Artsakh President, Armenian Foreign Minister discuss cooperation

Both sides emphasized the importance of intensified and coordinated cooperation between the ministries of Armenia and Artsakh.

02 May 2013 • 07:40 AMT
Armenian Church in Tehran condemns abduction of priests in Aleppo

Tehran Diocese of the AAC urged for the Syria crisis settlement though negotiations and immediate release of those kidnapped.

02 May 2013 • 07:32 AMT
Hamas chief rejects Arab League offer for land swaps

In a statement, Hamas said that Israel “doesn’t want peace, but seeks to impose a fait accompli on our people.”

02 May 2013 • 07:27 AMT
Top Rank chief looking forward to Vic Darchinyan’s fight

Former two-division world champion Vic Darchinyan will face Javier Gallo of Mexico at Uni-Trade Stadium in Laredo, Texas.

02 May 2013 • 07:27 AMT
ANCA opens new branch in Missouri

“We’re thrilled to introduce a new local ANCA in the Midwest,” said Michelle Hagopian, ANCA-ER Executive Director.

02 May 2013 • 07:13 AMT
3 Armenian weightlifters to perform at Junior World Championships

To perform on May 7, 10 and 6 are Andranik Karapetyan, Gor Minasyan, and a female weightlifter Izabella Yailyan.

02 May 2013 • 06:57 AMT
Alicia Keys debuts “New Day” music video

Keys has already completed the U.S. leg of her “Set the World on Fire” tour with Miguel and will soon kick off its UK run on May 18.

02 May 2013 • 06:53 AMT
1st look at Ben Kingsley in “Ender’s Game” sci-fi action film

In the film, 70 years after a horrific alien war, a gifted child is sent to an advanced military school in space to prepare for a future invasion.

02 May 2013 • 06:42 AMT
1 killed, 2 wounded as Pakistani, Afghan forces clash along border

A senior Afghan official said hundreds of additional Afghan troops were sent to a disputed border gate after the exchange of fire.

02 May 2013 • 06:32 AMT
Bird flu in China can become global threat, experts reveal

In the space of one month, the avian strain known as H7N9 has spread through all 31 Chinese provinces and claimed 125 victims.

02 May 2013 • 06:20 AMT
Promate rolls out Android tablet with on-board projector

The LumiTab is capable of beaming images at a resolution of 854 x 480 onto 100-inch diagonal surfaces.

02 May 2013 • 06:16 AMT
HTC M4 mid-range smartphono photo leaks online

PhoneArena posted the image on its website, depicting a device with a near-identical form factor to the flagship HTC One.

02 May 2013 • 06:06 AMT
“Game of Thrones” star to headline James Franco’s “Garden of Last Days”

“The Garden of Last Days” is adapted from the 2008 novel by Andre Dubus III (“House of Sand and Fog”).