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17 March 2013 • 13:40 AMT
Syrian opposition says 12 candidates nominated for PM

Saleh spoke from Istanbul, Turkey, where the opposition is choosing a prime minister. The vote is to be completed on March 19.

17 March 2013 • 13:29 AMT
Obese cardiac patients less likely to die – study

One explanation is that doctors treat the disease more aggressively, the University College London team said.

17 March 2013 • 13:24 AMT
Another French soldier killed in Mali

The 24-year-old from the 1st Marine infantry regiment of Angouleme was killed and three other soldiers wounded.

17 March 2013 • 13:13 AMT
Netanyahu chooses new defense minister

Outgoing Environmental Protection Minister, Gilad Erdan, has accepted the Home Front Security and Communications portfolios.

17 March 2013 • 13:05 AMT
Iran launches home-built destroyer in Caspian Sea

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated the guided-missile destroyer Jamaran-2 in the port city of Anzali.

17 March 2013 • 12:56 AMT
Cyprus parliament postpones session on bailout deal

Opposition leader George Lillikas said the president – who was elected last month – had “betrayed the people’s vote”.

17 March 2013 • 11:21 AMT
Car bomb at bus terminal kills 9 in Iraq’s south

Another car bomb went off in a carpark for government offices in the city of Basra itself, wounding two people, police said.

17 March 2013 • 11:14 AMT
Ozbiliz to miss Armenia v. Czech Republic qualifier

Armenian national team and Kuban FC midfielder Aras Ozbiliz is currently undergoing treatment in the Netherlands.

17 March 2013 • 10:49 AMT
Al-Qaeda in Iraq claims responsibility for ministry assault

The group, the Islamic State of Iraq, claimed to have killed up to 60 people, the U.S.-based SITE Monitoring Service said.

17 March 2013 • 10:43 AMT
Russian opposition to hold two mass rallies in April, May

The first rally is scheduled for April 6 on Pushkin Square and the second will be held under the slogan “For Freedom!” on May 6.

17 March 2013 • 10:30 AMT
Indian police detain 20 in Swiss woman gang-rape probe

Castelmur said he was “most distressed” by the incident and has assured the couple of the Swiss government’s help and support.

17 March 2013 • 10:25 AMT
Syrian army general reportedly defects to opposition

“It is not possible for anyone to accept any of the ideas of this regime unless they have achieved special interests,” Gen Khalouf said.

17 March 2013 • 10:15 AMT
Chinese Premier says economic growth top priority

We may also have to confront some protracted problems. This is because we will have to shake up vested interests,” said Li.

16 March 2013 • 15:54 AMT
Kenya’s Odinga challenges election loss in supreme court

Odinga’s complaint threatens to prolong the period of uncertainty shadowing east Africa’s largest economy.

16 March 2013 • 15:53 AMT
Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne “good” after seizure fears

In October the star, who won 4Grammy awards in 2008, reportedly suffered seizures while on his private jet.

16 March 2013 • 15:32 AMT
Zimbabweans vote on constitution to clip presidential powers

The new constitution would set a maximum two five-year terms for the president, starting with the next election.

16 March 2013 • 15:31 AMT
Swiss woman gang-raped in India

A photo showed the woman, her identity concealed with a hood, walking while being escorted by police to the hospital.

16 March 2013 • 15:20 AMT
New pope wants “poor Church, for the poor”

Pope said he chose the name Francis after 12-13th Century St Francis of Assisi, who represented “poverty and peace”.

16 March 2013 • 15:00 AMT
Julio Iglesias: happy to explore my Armenian friends’ homeland

Iglesias said that in the past 45 years he met many Armenians who promoted their culture worldwide.

16 March 2013 • 14:34 AMT
Billboards with Artsakh sights to be installed in Yerevan

Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan met with Stepanakert Mayor Suren Grigoryan, as part of his visit to Artsakh.

16 March 2013 • 14:09 AMT
Armenian, Greek FMs sign memorandum of cooperation

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with the speaker of the Greek parliament Vangelis Meimarakis.

16 March 2013 • 13:47 AMT
Greek President to visit Armenia

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with Greek President Karolos Papoulias, a s part of his official visit to Greece.

16 March 2013 • 13:27 AMT
FIFA’s medical boss against 2022 Qatar World Cup

FIFA’s medical chief is against holding the 2022 World Cup in the summer heat of the desert nation Qatar.

16 March 2013 • 13:13 AMT
3 Armenian boxers drop out of Grand Prix Usti nad Labem

Narek Abgaryan (52 kg) and Aram Avagyan (56 kg) lost to Mai Inxigxian and Enrico la Cruz respectively.

16 March 2013 • 12:46 AMT
Armenian parliament speaker visits Heritage leader

Parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan visited Heritage leader Raffi Hovannisian, who went on hunger strike on March 10.

16 March 2013 • 12:20 AMT
Raffi Hovannisian refuses to undergo medical examination – ministry

Healthcare Minister urges Mr Hovannisian to stop the hunger strike, warning him of the problems it may cause in the future.

16 March 2013 • 12:07 AMT
Artsakh President visits Martakert province

Head of regional administration Vladik Khachatryan and chiefs of different departments delivered reports.

16 March 2013 • 11:58 AMT
North Korea test-fires short-range missiles

The news comes a day after Kim Jong-Un oversaw a live-fire artillery drill near the disputed Yellow Sea border with South Korea.

16 March 2013 • 11:51 AMT
Martirosyan to top Heritage list during Yerevan City Council polls?

Armen Martirosyan didn’t rule out the reports suggesting he may lead the party’s list during Yerevan City Council elections.

16 March 2013 • 11:49 AMT
S. African cardinal: pedophilia mental illness, not criminal condition

“Don’t tell me that those people are criminally responsible like somebody who chooses to do