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22 March 2013 • 08:23 AMT
Student protesters clash with Chavez backers in Caracas

The students were demanding the government not interfere in politics ahead of an April 14 vote to replace Chavez.

22 March 2013 • 08:14 AMT
Chinese President embarks on 1st visit to Russia

Xi Jinping is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the two likely to discuss energy and investment deals.

22 March 2013 • 08:08 AMT
Assad vows to rid Syria of extremists

The statement came hours after the explosion ripped through a mosque in the heart of Damascus, killing Sheikh Mohammad Said Ramadan al-Buti.

22 March 2013 • 08:05 AMT
Death toll soars in Myanmar riots between Buddhists, Muslims

The violence was the latest sectarian unrest after clashes in western Rakhine state last year left more than 200 dead.

22 March 2013 • 07:54 AMT
Yahoo buys Jybe social media startup

Jybe is a personalised recommendations engine that helps users find relevant information based on what is trending in their social circles.

22 March 2013 • 07:50 AMT
Samsung to launch Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Tab 3 in Sept – report

Previous rumours have said that the Galaxy Note 3 will have an OLED screen measuring between 5.9 inches and 6.3 inches.

22 March 2013 • 07:18 AMT
Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham to guest star in CBS’ “Elementary”

The actor – who won an Academy Award for his work in 1984’s “Amadeus” – will appear in a May episode of the Jonny Lee Miller drama.

22 March 2013 • 07:04 AMT
Gary Oldman joins Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace in “Child 44” thriller

The “Child 44” dealmaking comes just weeks after the actor landed a major role in “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.”

22 March 2013 • 06:57 AMT
U.S. official doubtful about improving relations with Venezuela

Anti-U.S. rhetoric was used frequently, and often effectively, by Chavez to rally domestic support during his 14-year rule.

22 March 2013 • 06:57 AMT
Aronian: I thought I should pose some problems for Radjabov

“I should say that till the very last moment he was defending very well. Only through luck I managed to break his resistance,” said Aronian.

22 March 2013 • 06:50 AMT
Last surviving member of 1953 Everest expedition dies

George Lowe’s widow, Mary, said he died March 20 at a nursing home in Ripley, central England, after an illness.

22 March 2013 • 06:38 AMT
Madonna rolls out trailer to promote her “secret project”

Madonna is coming off her enormously successful “MDNA” tour, which brought her to the top of the list of highest-grossing concert tours for 2012.

22 March 2013 • 06:27 AMT
“Kings Of Summer” coming-of-age Sundance film release date moved

The film follows three friends as they decide to spend their summer building a house in the woods and living off the land.

22 March 2013 • 06:26 AMT
Putin: BRICS should turn into full-fledged cooperation mechanism

“The mechanism that will enable to seek jointly solutions for key issues in the world politics,” Vladimir Putin said.

22 March 2013 • 06:23 AMT
Oscar-nommed “Royal Affair” helmer to remake Hitchcock’s “Rebecca”

The original “Rebecca,” based on the Daphne Du Maurier novel, starred Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine, and it won the Best Picture Oscar.

22 March 2013 • 06:09 AMT
Olympus unveils VH-520 compact digital camera

Zoom is fairly high at 10x optical zoom with a digital boost to 20x, and image stabilization is achieved in the form of lens-shift.

22 March 2013 • 06:09 AMT
“The Exorcist” helmer’s “Sorcerer” gets re-release

The film, a remake of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s “The Wages of Fear,” nearly sank Friedkin’s career when it hit theaters in 1977.

22 March 2013 • 06:07 AMT
Kate Winslet to star in “Divergent” bestselling novel adaptation

Veronica Roth’s futuristic novel is set in a world where people have been separated into factions based on their personalities.

22 March 2013 • 06:03 AMT
Three Australian government ministers quit

Former PM Kevin Rudd decided against running, although his supporters say the result of a ballot would have been close.

22 March 2013 • 05:56 AMT
Oil prices mixed in Asia on fears of possible default by Cyprus

Sentiment was further dented by data showing private business activity across the eurozone hitting a four-month low in March.

22 March 2013 • 05:52 AMT
Aronian beats Azeri opponent in Candidates Tournament round 6

The Armenian grandmaster will be facing Russia’s Alexander Grischuk after the rest day of March 22.

22 March 2013 • 05:46 AMT
Sarkozy under formal investigation over party funding

Sarkozy, who hinted he could make a political comeback, repeatedly has denied taking campaign funds from Bettencourt.

22 March 2013 • 05:38 AMT
UN sets up inquiry into human rights abuses in N. Korea

The resolution, which was presented by Japan and the European Union, was approved by all 47 members of the council.

22 March 2013 • 05:31 AMT
Pepsi to introduce new bottle shape

“We started with single serve, because it is the package you’re seen drinking and holding,” explained Angelique Krembs.

22 March 2013 • 05:18 AMT
U.S. drone strike kills 3 suspected militants in Pakistan

Two Pakistani intelligence officials say a U.S. drone targeting a vehicle has killed three suspected militants near the Afghan border.

22 March 2013 • 05:12 AMT
Mosque blast kills pro-govt. Muslim cleric in Damascus

“The death toll from the suicide bombing of the Iman Mosque in Damascus is 42 martyrs and 84 wounded,” the ministry said.

21 March 2013 • 17:40 AMT
Oscar-nommed “Kon-Tiki” helmers to direct “Beatles”

Based on the best-selling book by a Norwegian author, the 1960s-set coming-of-age story follows four teenage boys living in Oslo during Beatlemania.

21 March 2013 • 17:26 AMT
Ryan Gosling’s “Only God Forgives” features new pics

Ryan Gosling plays an Englishman living in Bangkok who runs a boxing club as a front for his family’s drug smuggling operation.

21 March 2013 • 17:18 AMT
Russia to study new missile shield proposals in detail – official

Chuck Hagel announced last week that plans for the final stage of Central European-based missile shield are to be scrapped.

21 March 2013 • 17:15 AMT
Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn in “Internship” comedy trailer

The actors star as two out-of-work travelling salesmen, who decide to kick-start their new careers by applying for an internship at Google.