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09 March 2013 • 10:23 AMT
Bomb explodes in Sunni mosque in Pakistan

The Pakistani military has carried out several operations in the area, but intermittent terrorist attacks continue.

09 March 2013 • 09:59 AMT
Uhuru Kenyatta appears to win Kenya presidential election

After all the votes were counted he had polled 50.03% of the vote, 4,109 votes over the threshold required for outright victory.

09 March 2013 • 09:41 AMT
Author Armineh Ohanian speaks at Oxford about her latest novel

“It is a book that talks about the journey of the life of a Christian woman born and raised in pre-Islam Iran,” Ohanian said.

09 March 2013 • 09:13 AMT
Hundreds rally in Japan to demand end to atomic power

160,000 people have left their homes around the plant while entire sections of nearby communities are still ghost-towns.

09 March 2013 • 08:56 AMT
Greece favors Kosovo joining European Union

The Greek minister also announced the opening of a trade office in Athens to promote collaboration with Kosovo.

09 March 2013 • 08:53 AMT
Syrian activists report lull in fighting where UN troops held

Rami Abdul-Rahman says the rebels are no longer linking the peacekeepers’ release to a regime withdrawal from the area.

09 March 2013 • 08:36 AMT
Egyptian court confirms death sentences on soccer fans

The stadium deaths occurred in February 2012 at the end of a match between Cairo’s Al-Ahly and Al-Masry, the local side.

09 March 2013 • 08:30 AMT
Renowned Armenian artist Hagop Hagopian dies at 89

Chairman of the Armenian Artists’ Union confirmed the death, saying that Hagopian died of a heart attack at a hospital.

09 March 2013 • 08:22 AMT
Armenian opposition parties hold talks

Members of the ANC didn’t attend the gathering, although they stand for creation of a common opposition list for the election.

09 March 2013 • 08:14 AMT
China’s new leader expected to visit Russia

Yang said China hopes to “inject new and strong impetus to the growth of the comprehensive strategic partnership” with Russia.

09 March 2013 • 08:07 AMT
Heritage party, ANC negotiating for second straight day

Orinats Yerkir party also announced joining the elections, with Emergency Minister Armen Yeritsyan heading the list.

09 March 2013 • 07:52 AMT
Police officers in several Egyptian cities go on strike

In several cities officers have refused to protect the Muslim Brotherhood saying they do not want to favor any particular faction.

09 March 2013 • 07:43 AMT
Long-awaited transfer of U.S. jail to Afghans delayed again

Organizers told journalists that the ceremony had been canceled. Afghan officials declined to give a reason for the cancellation.

09 March 2013 • 06:38 AMT
Turkey says Syrian rebels at disadvantage as not properly armed

Ahmet Davutoglu said he discussed the embargo barring delivery of all arms to Syria with Britain and Germany.

09 March 2013 • 06:32 AMT
China’s foreign minister rejects U.S. hacking accusations

Although he did not address specific accusations, Yang described the claims as a politically motivated smear campaign.

09 March 2013 • 06:24 AMT
Sudan, South Sudan to withdraw troops from demilitarized zone

Signed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the deal was brokered by former South African President Thabo Mbeki.

09 March 2013 • 06:20 AMT
U.S. state to allow teachers carry guns in school

The law’s backers say it will prevent mass school shootings like a December massacre in Connecticut that killed 26.

09 March 2013 • 06:14 AMT
French forces seize ‘tons of heavy weapons’ in Mali

Beyond combing through their weapons, French forces are using DNA tests to identify some of the slain Islamist fighters.

09 March 2013 • 06:01 AMT
European Commission approves Rosneft’s purchase of TNK-BP

“This question was ultimately left open as the proposed acquisition did not give rise to competition concerns,” the Commission said.

09 March 2013 • 05:48 AMT
Malta holding national election

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, 59, also has promised more education and health spending and lower income taxes.

09 March 2013 • 05:37 AMT
Judge okays Apple’s Siri patent lawsuit vs. Samsung

The case in question concerns search technology patents that are different than the one that went to trial in California.

09 March 2013 • 05:13 AMT
Maduro sworn in as Venezuela’s acting president

Hugo Chavez, who died on March 5 after a long battle with cancer, had named Nicolas Maduro as his chosen successor.

09 March 2013 • 05:07 AMT
Blast heard in Kabul during Pentagon new chief visit

The explosion was heard near the Afghan Defense Ministry. An ISAF spokesman said Hagel was nowhere near the explosion.

08 March 2013 • 15:31 AMT
Mozilla releases Firefox 19.0.2 version

The new version is a 39.6 megabyte download. It requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 or later to install and run.

08 March 2013 • 15:18 AMT
Russia not in Syria regime-change game: Lavrov

“We’re not in the regime-change game. We are against interference in domestic conflicts,” Russian Foreign Minister said.

08 March 2013 • 14:45 AMT
McDonald’s February sales fall 1.5 percent

In Europe, comparable sales fell 0.5 percent, roughly in line with analysts’ target of a 0.46 percent decline.

08 March 2013 • 14:23 AMT
Italy’s Berlusconi treated for eye inflammation

Berlusconi’s personal physician, Dr. Alberto Zangrillo, said Berlusconi had bilateral uveitis, an inflammation of the eyes.

08 March 2013 • 14:16 AMT
U.S. economy creates 236,000 jobs in February

Employment growth has risen by an average of 195,000 per month in the last three months, figures showed.

08 March 2013 • 14:09 AMT
India set to halt all crude imports from Iran – report

India is Iran’s second-largest buyer, taking around a quarter of its oil exports worth around $1 billion a month.

08 March 2013 • 08:34 AMT
Syrian rebels want Red Cross “to escort UN peacekeepers out of area”

The UN and the Philippine government condemned the seizure of the peacekeepers and called on the rebels to release them immediately.