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11 March 2013 • 07:33 AMT
Levon Aronian to participate in Alekhine Chess Memorial

French Louvre and Russian museum in St. Petersburg will host Alekhine Chess Memorial, with Levon Aronian to participate.

11 March 2013 • 07:23 AMT
Yura Movsisyan: I scored 1st hat-trick in my career

Yura Movsisyan commented on the match of the 20th round of the Russian Championship against FC Terek Grozny.

11 March 2013 • 06:56 AMT
Dehli gang rape suspect kills himself in jail

Singh’s lawyer and his family alleged foul play in his death and said he had been assaulted in jail prior to his death.

11 March 2013 • 06:49 AMT
Over 2,200 pigs found dead in Shanghai water source

The carcasses were probably dumped in the Huangpu river in Zhejiang province and the total number was expected to increase.

11 March 2013 • 06:27 AMT
ISAF chief slams claim of U.S.-Taliban collusion as false

“President Karzai has never said to me that the United States was colluding with the Taliban,” said Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford.

11 March 2013 • 06:21 AMT
Douglas Adams birthday celebrated with Google doodle

While Adams continued to do some writing, his career took off after he got an opportunity to work with the BBC as a radio producer.

11 March 2013 • 06:13 AMT
Princess Lilian of Sweden dies aged 97

Princess Lilian was born Lilian Davies in Swansea in August 1915 and moved to London aged 16 to follow a modeling career.

11 March 2013 • 06:09 AMT
Oil prices fall after U.S. jobs growth report

A stronger dollar makes oil a less enticing investment for traders using those other currencies, since oil is traded in dollars.

11 March 2013 • 06:01 AMT
Russian helicopter crashes in DR Congo, crew fate unknown

The helicopter, which belonged to Russian airline UTair, worked in the central African country under a UN contract.

11 March 2013 • 05:52 AMT
Japan marks devastating quake, tsunami anniversary

More than 18,000 people were left dead or missing in the disaster, which also caused the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

11 March 2013 • 05:46 AMT
Pakistani president to break ground on new Iran pipeline

The Pakistanis say they are pushing ahead with the project despite American pressure to meet their energy demands.

11 March 2013 • 05:25 AMT
Apple close to solving Brazilian iPhone trademark dispute

At the time, Apple had not yet come out with its iPhone device, and only the iPod and iTunes were known entities in Brazil.

11 March 2013 • 05:15 AMT
Samsung claims top stop in Chinese smartphone market

According to the data, Nokia saw its market share tumble in China last year, while Chinese smartphone makers made strides.

11 March 2013 • 05:09 AMT
Amazon’s first smartphone release might be delayed

Based on current production schedule, Ensky is unlikely to begin volume production of the smartphone in June, said the sources.

11 March 2013 • 05:04 AMT
S. Korea, U.S. start drills amid tensions with North

Pyongyang has strongly condemned the exercises, threatening to scrap the armistice that ended the Korean War.

10 March 2013 • 17:07 AMT
Raffi Hovannisian goes on hunger strike

“Each victory starts with a seed. We sowed the seeds and now it’s time to reap the harvest,” Heritage party leader said.

10 March 2013 • 14:29 AMT
Italy backs Nigerian militant group’s hostage killing claims

The hostages – from Italy, Britain, Greece and Lebanon – were captured in a raid on a construction site in the northern state of Bauchi.

10 March 2013 • 14:20 AMT
Syrian govt. bombs rebel-held city, activists say

A video posted online from Raqqa city showed the dead bodies of seven people scattered in a street with destroyed buildings nearby.

10 March 2013 • 14:10 AMT
Apple eyes move into wireless charging – report

Samsung is widely expected to adopt the Qi wireless charging standard – from the Wireless Power Consortium – in its next flagship phone.

10 March 2013 • 14:03 AMT
Venezuela’s presidential election set for April 14

Acting president Nicolas Maduro will run as the ruling party candidate; Henrique Capriles is expected to run again for the opposition.

10 March 2013 • 13:56 AMT
“The Croods” animated comedy final trailer released

“The Croods” is a prehistoric comedy adventure that follows the world’s first family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime.

10 March 2013 • 13:51 AMT
The Used rock band premieres “Hands and Faces” music video

The song is the third single lifted off their fifth studio album entitled “Vulnerable”, which was released in 2012.

10 March 2013 • 13:38 AMT
Germany could ban Google Maps over patent row

Google is accused of violating Microsoft’s patent for a “computer system for identifying local resources and method therefore”.

10 March 2013 • 13:34 AMT
UK planes in Nigeria to aid French intervention in Mali

An Islamic extremist group in Nigeria partially blamed the presence of the planes as an excuse for claiming that it killed 7 foreign hostages it had taken.

10 March 2013 • 13:28 AMT
Mexico Tourism Minister fatally shot

Local political and police officials are often targets of assassinations in Mexico, but rarely tourism officials.

10 March 2013 • 13:19 AMT
Azeri police fire rubber bullets at protesters rallying against army abuse

The protest is one of a series triggered by the sudden death of a soldier, Jeyhun Gubadov, on January 7 at a military barracks.

10 March 2013 • 13:10 AMT
Chris Pine, Benedict Cumberbatch in “Star Trek Into Darkness” teaser

The latest trailer for J.J. Abrams next entry in the Star Trek series ditches the ominous tone of previous teasers in favor of rollicking action.

10 March 2013 • 13:06 AMT
“Game of Thrones” 14-minute recap special hits the web

The video includes co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and much of the cast walking their way through the events of the second season.

10 March 2013 • 12:58 AMT
Armenians detained at Rome’s airport lacked documents – Foreign Ministry

46 Armenian citizens were allowed to continue their trip after the interference of the Armenian embassy in Italy.

10 March 2013 • 12:49 AMT
President condoles on acclaimed painter Hakob Hakobian’s death

Hakobian revealed a new Armenia and secured a permanent place in the history of Armenia’s art, Serzh Sargsyan’s letter said.