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06 April 2013 • 12:51 AMT
Rebel victory can destabilize Middle East for decades – Assad

The Syrian leader also criticized Turkey’s “foolish and immature” leaders and Arab neighbors he said were arming and sheltering rebel fighters.

06 April 2013 • 12:40 AMT
UK Asian Awards to honor martial arts acting legend Bruce Lee

Previous recipients of the Founders Award include Freddie Mercury for his outstanding contribution to the music industry.

06 April 2013 • 12:29 AMT
“Twilight” star Kellan Lutz to topline “Hercules 3D” epic

The film will focus on Hercules’ passionate love story with the Princess of Crete, who was promised to his older brother.

06 April 2013 • 12:24 AMT
Cairo court drops suit to ban popular comedy TV show

The president’s office said it was not involved in the investigation and recognizes the “importance of freedom of expression.”

06 April 2013 • 12:09 AMT
Islamist groups in Bangladesh rally against bloggers

The marchers set off for the capital soon after Friday prayers from the southern city of Chittagong and other parts of the country.

06 April 2013 • 11:58 AMT
Dozens of candidates excluded from Pakistani elections

Musharraf returned to the country last month after nearly four years in self-imposed exile in a bid to relaunch his political career.

06 April 2013 • 11:43 AMT
New Lebanese PM chosen, asked to form government

Tammam Salam, born in 1945 into a prominent Sunni political dynasty, served as culture minister between 2008 and 2009.

06 April 2013 • 11:26 AMT
20 killed, over 50 wounded in suicide bomber attack in Iraq

A councilman says the bomber detonated his explosives as candidate Muthana al-Jourani was hosting lunch for supporters.

06 April 2013 • 11:10 AMT
4 killed in clashes between Christians, Muslims near Cairo

Four people were reportedly killed and six injured during clashes between Christians and Muslims in a town near Cairo.

06 April 2013 • 11:01 AMT
Black Sabbath rolls out teaser for new album “13”

The much-awaited album features drummer Brad Wilk of Rage Against the Machine who was enlisted by the metal pioneers.

06 April 2013 • 10:57 AMT
Susan Sarandon to star as detective in “The Calling” serial killer pic

Sarandon play a detective who tracks down a serial killer targeting the terminally ill to use as disciples in his own planned resurrection.

06 April 2013 • 10:50 AMT
Fox 2000 nabs film rights to “Half Bad” hit thriller novel

“Half Bad” starts a trilogy taking place in a world inhabited by covert witches; one faction is good and the other evil.

06 April 2013 • 10:34 AMT
Nokia shuts down flagship China store amid waning sales

The Finnish manufacturer has been struggling to compete with market leaders including Apple and Samsung in the territory.

06 April 2013 • 10:29 AMT
Syrian govt. troops clashing with rebels outside Damascus

Rebels have established footholds in neighborhoods on the edge of Damascus and in suburbs to the northeast and south.

06 April 2013 • 10:19 AMT
History Channel renews “Vikings” drama series for Season 2

Vikings follows the lives and adventures of the Dark Age raiders, traders and explorers through the eyes of the Viking society.

06 April 2013 • 10:10 AMT
Bradley Cooper replacing Jude Law in Natalie Portman’s “Jane Got a Gun”

Natalie Portman stars as a woman whose outlaw husband returns home riddled with bullet wounds.

06 April 2013 • 10:07 AMT
Steve Carell to star as paleontologist in HBO’s “Bone Wars” comedy

“Bone Wars” chronicles the real-life rivalry between Marsh and Cope, which led to the discovery of more than 160 dinosaurs.

06 April 2013 • 10:06 AMT
U.S. data shows 11.7 million of unemployed people in March

March’s rise in job creation was half the level of the past six months, when there was an average monthly decline of 196,000.

06 April 2013 • 10:02 AMT
Oscar-nommed Jessica Chastain joins Guillermo del Toro’s “Crimson Peak”

The Oscar-nominee rounds out a top-shelf cast that includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Emma Stone and Charlie Hunnam.

06 April 2013 • 10:01 AMT
50 suspected Auschwitz guards face jail in Germany

The crackdown was enabled by the precedent case of John Demjanjuk, convicted over similar charges in Germany in 2011.

06 April 2013 • 09:56 AMT
British govt. urges UK nationals to leave Somalia

Britain has no diplomatic representation in Somalia and is unable to provide consular assistance in the country.

06 April 2013 • 09:55 AMT
350 instances of Azeri ceasefire violation reported Mar 31– Apr 6

Azerbaijan fired over 1500 shots from various caliber weapons towards Karabakh positions, NKR defense army reports.

06 April 2013 • 09:50 AMT
China stepping up efforts to contain bird flu spread

The human cases of H7N9 have all occurred in eastern China, in Shanghai and its neighboring provinces of Anhui and Zhejiang.

06 April 2013 • 09:47 AMT
Argentina in 1-1 tie with France at Davis Cup quarterfinals

The doubles are set for April 6 with David Nalbandian and Horacio Zeballos facing Michael Llondra and Juliean Benneteau.

06 April 2013 • 09:43 AMT
Staff at embassies in N. Korea still in place despite appeal

“We don’t believe there’s any foreign mission about to leave Pyongyang,” the unidentified official was quoted as saying.

06 April 2013 • 09:38 AMT
Foreign firms boost ticket price to Russia after Armavia bankruptcy

“Air companies who’ve had longstanding partnership with Armenia mustn’t use this situation to reap benefit,” Ara Petrosyan said.

06 April 2013 • 09:20 AMT
Azerbaijani army deaths continue

Azerbaijani soldier Imanov Elman Yaqub oglu was shot dead from his own weapon while on duty in Terter region military unit.

06 April 2013 • 09:11 AMT
Report: ‘Li-Fi’ researchers claim speed breakthrough

Every light source in homes and offices could potentially be a “Li-Fi” router, providing data to smartphones, tablets and PCs.

06 April 2013 • 09:07 AMT
Gabriel Tolmajyan beats Jorge Maysonet Jr. in Apr 5 bout

Lightweight Tolmajyan outworked the previously undefeated Maysonet to win by scores of 77-75, 80-71, 80-71.

06 April 2013 • 08:57 AMT
Azerbaijan to start war after Sochi Olympiad?

An expert at the Association of Military Analysts of Russia believes a war between Armenia and Azerbaijan to be inevitable.