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16 April 2013 • 09:27 AMT
Japanese court rejects petition to close down Ohi nuke reactors

The country’s new nuclear regulator is still investigating whether the suspected fault under the station is active.

16 April 2013 • 09:20 AMT
Bleacherreport.com sees Mkhitaryan’s possible transfer to Chelsea

With no contract currently offered to veteran midfielder Frank Lampard, the future of the 34-year-old is uncertain.

16 April 2013 • 09:05 AMT
Syria’s Assad issues general amnesty

“Syrians who joined a terrorist organization will only have to serve a quarter of their sentences,” said the decree.

16 April 2013 • 08:41 AMT
Pakistani Taliban deny any role in Boston Marathon bombings

The Times Square attacker has admitted to getting training from the Pakistani Taliban in the country’s tribal region.

16 April 2013 • 08:33 AMT
UN agencies’ heads issue joint appeal on Syria

The UN says at least 70,000 people have been killed and 1.2 million left homeless since the conflict began.

16 April 2013 • 08:21 AMT
DNA tests reportedly show most horsemeat in France

In Britain150 official tests carried out as part of the EU-funded program returned no positive results for horsemeat.

16 April 2013 • 08:14 AMT
Russian Deputy PM says U.S. missile shield ‘a bluff’

“The missile shield is nothing for us, it’s a bluff,” Dmitry Rogozin said during his speech at the Russian embassy in London.

16 April 2013 • 08:07 AMT
Guillermo del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” sci-fi 1st TV spot unveiled

Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi sees the Earth attacked by aliens that come from underneath the ocean, rather than from outer space.

16 April 2013 • 08:03 AMT
French journalist urges Armenians to register Genocide victims’ names

In 2005, French journalist Jean Eckian started a www.inhomage.com website dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Genocide.

16 April 2013 • 07:48 AMT
Beetroot juice can lower blood pressure, researchers say

Researcher Dr Amrita Ahluwalia said: “We were surprised by how little nitrate was needed to see such a large effect.”

16 April 2013 • 07:46 AMT
“50 Shades of Grey” lands 4th on Most Offensive Book List

The erotic novel landed No. 4 on the list of last year’s offensive literature published in “The State of America’s Libraries Report.”

16 April 2013 • 07:32 AMT
Artsakh marking Day of Police

“The Day of Police is a holiday which represents another occasion for evaluating the past,” President Bako Sahakyan said.

16 April 2013 • 07:31 AMT
PSY’s “Gentleman” sets new YouTube record

The pop star’s “Gangnam Style” currently stands at an astonishing 1.5 billion views and holds the record for being the most watched video.

16 April 2013 • 07:23 AMT
Council of Europe Secretary General to visit Armenia

Meetings with President Serzh Sargsyan and the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II are on the CoE chief’s visit agenda.

16 April 2013 • 07:23 AMT
U.S. military helicopter crashes near N. Korean border

The U.S. official described the crash as a “hard landing” in Cheolwon county, which touches on the border with North Korea.

16 April 2013 • 07:07 AMT
UEFA launches branding for EURO 2016, 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

The heart shape conveys the brand’s essence of ‘Play with heart’ – and ultimately transmits the vision that UEFA has for the European qualifiers.

16 April 2013 • 07:00 AMT
“The Orphan Master’s Son” by Adam Johnson wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction

The prize jury praised the “exquisitely crafted novel” for carrying the reader “on an adventuresome journey.”

16 April 2013 • 06:58 AMT
Google Glass Mirror API available for developers

“Glassware” will interact with Glass over the cloud-based API, and will not require any code to be run on the Glass hardware.

16 April 2013 • 06:50 AMT
Kate Upton to join Cameron Diaz in “The Other Woman” comedy

Nick Cassavetes is directing the comedy, which centers on a woman (Diaz) who finds out that she is “the other woman” in an affair.

16 April 2013 • 06:48 AMT
Twitter close to reaching partnerships with television networks

The partnerships would let Twitter stream videos on its site and split the resulting ad revenue with the networks.

16 April 2013 • 06:44 AMT
Tom Cruise to star in “Yukikaze” sci-fi novel adaptation for Warner Bros.

The actor is in the middle of an international rollout for Oblivion, the sleek post-apocalyptic movie from Universal and Joseph Kosinski.

16 April 2013 • 06:39 AMT
“Star Trek Into Darkness” new footage premieres at CinemaCon

The thrilling 3D sequences included a daring rescue of Spock from an erupting volcano, as well as a scene featuring Capt. Kirk.

16 April 2013 • 06:34 AMT
Heather Graham joins “Californication” series

The upcoming seventh season of “Californication” begins production later this month for a 2014 premiere.

16 April 2013 • 06:31 AMT
China’s poultry sector records losses of over $1.6bn

Authorities have slaughtered thousands of birds and closed live poultry markets in Shanghai and Beijing.

16 April 2013 • 06:25 AMT
Oil falls below $88 as prospects of weaker demand raise

Analysts have warned that China’s recovery from its deepest slump since the 2008 global crisis is weak.

16 April 2013 • 05:58 AMT
South Korean president to meet Obama for North talks

South Korea’s new president, Park Geun-hye, will meet President Barack Obama on May 7 at the White House.

16 April 2013 • 05:51 AMT
Protesters clash with police as Venezuela govt. rejects vote recount

Venezuela’s electoral authority formally declared Maduro the winner of the election, saying he won 50.8% of the vote, against 49.0% for Capriles.

16 April 2013 • 05:39 AMT
White House calls Boston twin bombings “act of terror”

White House official said it would have to be determined whether the attack came from a foreign or domestic source.

16 April 2013 • 05:19 AMT
3 killed, scores injured in Boston Marathon explosions

The annual Boston Marathon this year had a field of about 23,000 runners and was watched by hundreds of thousands of spectators.

15 April 2013 • 17:55 AMT
1st look at Ben Stiller in “Secret Life of Walter Mitty”

Stiller stars as the eponymous LIFE Magazine proofreader who, incapable of standing up for himself in the real world, retreats to a fantasy.