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20 March 2013 • 10:41 AMT
Russia approves military cooperation deal with Armenia

The agreement also stipulates for Armenia and Russia to protect the rights of the countries’ intellectual property.

20 March 2013 • 10:33 AMT
Obama expected to press Netanyahu over Iran

Should all of these diplomatic measures fail, Washington will start preparing a military move to be executed in the fall.

20 March 2013 • 10:31 AMT
Greg Kinnear to star in “Heaven Is for Real” bestseller adaptation

Kinnear, who also will shoot a bit for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, nabbed an Oscar nom for his supporting role in “As Good as It Gets.”

20 March 2013 • 10:25 AMT
Putin nominates aide to head Russia’s Central Bank

Putin first proposed Nabiullina’s candidacy on March 12 at a meeting with incumbent Central Bank chief Sergei Ignatyev.

20 March 2013 • 10:19 AMT
Israeli official says chemical weapons used in Syria war

Yuval Steinitz, who was speaking to Army Radio, did not say how he came to the conclusion that the weapons were used.

20 March 2013 • 10:10 AMT
Researchers complete high quality sequencing of Neanderthal genome

The Leipzig team has already been able to determine which genes the Neanderthal inherited from its mother and which from its father.

20 March 2013 • 09:57 AMT
Jaburyan beats Yukhats 10:00 in Wrestling Championships 1/8 finals

In ¼ finals of the Tbilisi-hosted championship the Armenian wrestler will face Russia’s Artem Gebekov.

20 March 2013 • 09:52 AMT
NATO forces to leave key Afghan province near Kabul

“This solution is what success looks like as we continue the transition to overall Afghan security lead,” Joseph Dunford said.

20 March 2013 • 09:46 AMT
Abraham-Stieglitz March 23 bout referee, judges named

March 23 will see a rematch for Abraham and Stieglitz, who clashed in August 2012, when Abraham beat Stieglitz by unanimous decision.

20 March 2013 • 09:22 AMT
Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow in “Iron Man 3” new poster

In the third installment of “Iron Man” film franchise, Tony Stark/Iron Man is pitted against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds.

20 March 2013 • 09:15 AMT
Eli Roth’s “Hemlock Grove” Gothic horror series debuts teaser

Famke Janssen, Bill Skarsgard, Landon Liboiron, Lili Taylor star as the denizens of a town in which a girl is brutally murdered.

20 March 2013 • 08:45 AMT
S. Korean banks, broadcasters report network crash

While the cause wasn’t immediately clear, speculation centered on a possible North Korean cyberattack.

20 March 2013 • 08:20 AMT
Small bomb explodes near Istanbul state offices

Turkey’s justice ministry and the offices of its ruling AK Party were attacked with homemade bombs in Ankara a day before.

20 March 2013 • 08:15 AMT
New bombing jolts Iraq on U.S.-led invasion anniversary

The attack followed a bloody day in Baghdad when insurgents set off a wave of car bombs and other explosions that killed at least 65.

20 March 2013 • 07:59 AMT
Russia to upgrade Akula class nuclear-powered attack submarines

Akula class submarines feature very low acoustic signatures and can carry up to 12 submarine-launched cruise missiles with nuclear warheads.

20 March 2013 • 07:41 AMT
Oscar nominee to headline “Fault in Our Stars” bestseller adaptation

Woodley still is enjoying a rising wave of interest since her breakout role opposite George Clooney in 2011’s The Descendants.

20 March 2013 • 07:36 AMT
Hitchcock-inspired “Bates Motel” premiere draws record ratings

“Bates Motel” stars Freddie Highmore as killer-in-training Norman Bates and Vera Farmiga as his mother Norma.

20 March 2013 • 07:29 AMT
Pope slow to act against child abuse by clergy – activist group

The pope’s biographer said that before Bergoglio was elected pope that he had drawn an increasingly tough line on clergy abuse.

20 March 2013 • 07:17 AMT
U.S. commander: NATO nations working on contingency plans for Syria

Stavridis, who is retiring soon, said a number of NATO nations are looking at a variety of military operations to end the deadlock.

20 March 2013 • 07:05 AMT
Putin invites Netanyahu to visit Moscow, Israeli official says

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited Moscow where he said he hoped peace talks with Israel would restart this year.

20 March 2013 • 06:59 AMT
Chinese leader willing to promote dialogue between South, North Koreas

Xi Jinping also told South Korea’s president in a telephone call that China hopes all parties work hard to ease tensions.

20 March 2013 • 06:47 AMT
Princess Diana’s iconic dresses auctioned for $1.2 million in London

The dresses sold included the one which the late royal wore while dancing with John Travolta to the classic “Saturday Night Fever” tune.

20 March 2013 • 06:42 AMT
Justin Timberlake premieres “Mirrors” music video

The new music video debut, along with interviews with the singer, was part of the one-hour CW network TV special aired for the occasion.

20 March 2013 • 06:32 AMT
Aronian to face Kramnik in Candidates Tournament round 5

Levon Aronian and Magnus Carlsen have scored 3 points each after Candidates Tournament round 4 to share 1st – 2nd spots.

20 March 2013 • 06:24 AMT
Emmy-winning “Girls” gets Royal Television Society award

“Sherlock,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the detective and Martin Freeman as his sidekick Doctor Watson secures the best drama series gong.

20 March 2013 • 06:19 AMT
Volkswagen to recall over 384 000 cars in China

The closely-watched CCTV program detailed cases in which the gearbox was causing unanticipated changes in speed while driving.

20 March 2013 • 06:14 AMT
The Weinstein Co. nabs Jalil Lespert’s Yves Saint Laurent biopic

The stars Pierre Niney as Saint Laurent and Guillaume Gallienne as his longtime business and personal partner Pierre Berge.

20 March 2013 • 06:14 AMT
Cypriot parliament rejects planned levy on bank deposits

The vote was overwhelming, 36 with against and 19 abstentions, and brings Cyprus to the brink of financial collapse.

20 March 2013 • 06:10 AMT
Fitch affirms top AAA credit rating for European Union

Most of the 55.7 billion euros in outstanding EU loans at the end of 2012 were for the EFSF bailout fund.

20 March 2013 • 06:06 AMT
March 20 celebrates International Day of Happiness

The General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution 66/28 proclaimed March 20 the International Day of Happiness.