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04 March 2013 • 05:46 AMT
37 killed in Pakistani Shiite mosque bomb blast

Sunni militant groups have stepped up attacks in the past year against Shiite Muslims who make up about 20% of Pakistan’s population.

04 March 2013 • 05:41 AMT
Baby born with HIV cured – scientists

Doctors’ fast action apparently knocked out HIV in the baby’s blood before it could form hideouts in the body.

04 March 2013 • 05:25 AMT
Vatican launches Papal vote preparations

High on the agenda will be Church governance after last year’s Vatileaks scandal exposed corruption and rivalries.

04 March 2013 • 05:20 AMT
Germany to prevent Bulgaria, Romania entering Schengen zone – magazine

German Interior Minister said Bulgaria and Romania, which joined the EU in 2007, needed to tackle corruption more decisively.

03 March 2013 • 18:43 AMT
Hovannisian to go to Constitutional Court to appeal election results

On the same day, the spokesperson of Raffi Hovannisian’s headquarters and lawyers will give a press conference at the CC premises.

03 March 2013 • 15:57 AMT
Britain may provide arms to Syrian rebels in future – Foreign Secretary

“If countries like Iraq and Lebanon and Jordan are going to be destabilized, it’s not something we can ignore,” Hague said.

03 March 2013 • 15:49 AMT
Iran using nuke talks to buy time, Netanyahu says

Israel has threatened to launch preemptive war on Iran, possibly in the coming months, if it deems diplomacy a dead end.

03 March 2013 • 15:35 AMT
22 injured in Macedonia ethnic clashes

The protests were started by ethnic Macedonians angry at the appointment of a new defense minister – an ethnic Albanian.

03 March 2013 • 15:25 AMT
4 killed as blasts hit Iraq’s Shiite areas

Violence has ebbed across Iraq, but insurgents frequently attack security forces and civilians in an attempt to undermine the Shiite-led govt.

03 March 2013 • 15:15 AMT
“Sinister” hit horror sequel finds scribes

“Sinister” centered on a true crime novelist struggling to find his next big story who finds a box of home videos in his attic.

03 March 2013 • 15:00 AMT
Pedro Almodovar talks “I’m so Excited” upcoming star-studded comedy

The ensemble cast features Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, Paz Vega, Javier Camara, Cecilia Roth, and Pepa Charro, among others.

03 March 2013 • 14:55 AMT
“The Intouchables” star Omar Sy joins “X-Men: Days of Future Past”

The follow-up to 2011’s “X-Men” flick will reunite castmembers James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult.

03 March 2013 • 14:44 AMT
Egypt’s Mubarak retrial set for April 13

Earlier, the court agreed to hold a retrial for Mubarak who appealed against his life sentence for involvement in the killing of hundreds of protesters.

03 March 2013 • 14:30 AMT
30 injured as 5.5 magnitude quake jolts southwest China

The earthquake has flattened 1,400 homes and damaged more than 6,000 others, China’s TV channels said.

03 March 2013 • 14:20 AMT
Bangladesh violence soars after Islamist leader’s death sentence

Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, of Jamaat-e-Islami, was sentenced on charges including murder, rape and torture during the war of independence in 1971.

03 March 2013 • 14:16 AMT
Rebels capture Syria police academy near Aleppo – activists

Almost 200 fighters had been killed on both sides over eight days, UK-based activist group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

03 March 2013 • 14:03 AMT
Tony Iommi-written “Lonely Planet” picked as Armenia’s Eurovision entry

The dates set for the two Eurovision semi-finals are 14 May and 16 May 2013, with the final taking place on the evening of 18 May 2013.

03 March 2013 • 13:50 AMT
Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko in “To the Wonder” drama 1st clip

In Malick’s film – which premiered last year at the 69th Venice Film Festival – Affleck falls for Kurylenko when the two meet in France.

03 March 2013 • 13:41 AMT
Oscar-nommed Liam Neeson lends voice to “Nut Job” animated comedy

Neeson joins a voice cast that already includes Katherine Heigl, Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Stephen Lang, Sarah Gadon and Jeff Dunham.

03 March 2013 • 13:34 AMT
King of Spain in hospital for spine surgery

It will be Juan Carlos’ fourth operation in 12 months, and the 12th time he has undergone surgery during his lifetime.

03 March 2013 • 13:29 AMT
Libya gas exports to Italy halted over militant clashes

The unrest was just the latest instance of tribal clashes disrupting efforts to bring Libya under control of the central government.

03 March 2013 • 13:21 AMT
Third French soldier killed in Mali fighting

Chad’s army said this week that it killed two regional al Qaeda commanders in the area: Mokhtar Belmokhtar and Adelhamid Abou Zeid.

03 March 2013 • 13:14 AMT
Iran building 3,000 uranium-enrichment centrifuges – reports

Iran announced earlier this year that it would install the new-generation centrifuges at its Natanz uranium enrichment plant.

02 March 2013 • 17:45 AMT
Egypt’s need for IMF deal “paramount”, Kerry says

The Muslim Brotherhood government of President Mohamed Mursi agreed the loan in principle last November.

02 March 2013 • 17:37 AMT
Italian composer Armando Trovajoli dies at 95

Widow Maria Paola Trovajoli announced the death, saying her husband died a few days ago but declining to give the exact date.

02 March 2013 • 17:15 AMT
Al Qaeda releases English-language magazine for militants

An editorial in the magazine warned France to end its intervention in Mali, citing U.S. experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq.

02 March 2013 • 16:05 AMT
Hayazn party condemns violence against student protesters

Hayazn party urged protest participants and other politically active students to effectively coordinate their future actions.

02 March 2013 • 15:40 AMT
Hovannisian rallies for March 11-25 authorized

Yerevan Municipality has authorized former presidential candidate Raffi Hovannisian to hold rallies from March 11-March 25.

02 March 2013 • 15:37 AMT
Maharishi Vedic City Mayor to give meditation course in Armenia

Master of transcendental meditation, Maharishi Vedic City (MVC) Mayor Dr. Robert G. Wynne has arrived in Armenia.

02 March 2013 • 15:10 AMT
Raffi Hovannisian to announce future plans on March 4

Raffi Hovannisian will decide March 3 on the possibility of disputing election results in the Constitutional Court.