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08 February 2013 • 06:20 AMT
UYA to commemorate Gurgen Margaryan, Sumgait massacre

Unified Young Armenians calls upon the Armenian community to be there and amplify our call for justice and fairness.

08 February 2013 • 06:11 AMT
Magnitude 6.6 aftershock rocks tsunami-hit Solomon Islands

A magnitude 8.0 earthquake on Feb 6 triggered a tsunami that flattened several villages on the western coast of Santa Cruz Island.

08 February 2013 • 06:07 AMT
Syrian govt. bombards Damascus ring road to halt rebel advance

Activists said 46 people have died, mostly from heavy army bombardment on the contested neighborhoods of Jobar and Zamalka.

08 February 2013 • 06:05 AMT
Police kill 2 suspected militants in Dagestan

The Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years.

08 February 2013 • 05:54 AMT
Tunisia to bury murdered opposition leader amid soaring tension

Protests saw police fire tear gas at protesters in Tunis and the central town of Gafsa, as a political crisis deepened.

08 February 2013 • 05:45 AMT
China boosts Tibetan burnings crackdown, detains 70

The protesters are calling for Beijing to allow greater religious freedom and the return from exile of the Dalai Lama, who lives in India.

08 February 2013 • 05:39 AMT
Turkish parliament approves anti-terrorism financing law

Turkey is on a “grey list” of countries drawn up by the 36-member Financial Action Task Force a money-laundering watchdog.

08 February 2013 • 05:30 AMT
Arianespace obits Azeri, Spanish satellites

The Ariane 5 delivered a total calculated mass of 10,317 kilograms into geostationary transfer orbit, according to Arianespace.

07 February 2013 • 18:09 AMT
MSF urges Lebanon to boost aid for Syrians

Lebanese authorities should set up more reception centers and group shelters to cope with the influx, Doctors Without Borders said.

07 February 2013 • 18:05 AMT
Cameron reiterates EU should cut budget plans

European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso has urged leaders to negotiate “in a spirit of responsibility”.

07 February 2013 • 17:42 AMT
System Of A Down to headline Jurassic Rock Fest in Finland

The festival lineup includes Flogging Molly, Wiz Khalifa, Soilwork, Apulanta, Kotiteollisuus, Stam1na, Stella, Cheek.

07 February 2013 • 17:27 AMT
Bankside Films boards Debbie Isitt’s “Belly Dancing For Beginners” comedy

British comedy writer’s “Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!” was a British box office success story raking in nearly $16 million.

07 February 2013 • 17:16 AMT
Russian Foreign Ministry comments on Stepanakert airport

Alexander Lukashevich: OSCE MG c-chairs were assured by the sides as to their intention to refrain from use of force against civil planes.

07 February 2013 • 16:57 AMT
Azeri writer stripped of awards, stipend over book about Armenians

The book details eyewitness accounts of the atrocities perpetrated against Armenian population in 1919 and in 1990s.

07 February 2013 • 16:55 AMT
Philip Morris Int’l reports 11% net income growth

Looking forward, Philip Morris International said it expects full-year adjusted earnings to between $5.68 and $5.78 per share.

07 February 2013 • 16:37 AMT
Over 90% of U.S. voters support gun buyer background checks

By a margin of 92 percent to 7 percent, voters supported background checks, the Quinnipiac University telephone poll showed.

07 February 2013 • 16:33 AMT
Earth-like alien planet may reside 13 light-years away

In the new study, the research team used this information to find out how far from Earth we need to go to find planets like our own.

07 February 2013 • 16:32 AMT
Raffi Hovannisian visits Karabakh frontline

At an official meeting, NKR President Bako Sahakyan and Hovannisian discussed issues of strategic and diplomatic importance.

07 February 2013 • 16:10 AMT
Charlize Theron, Channing Tatum added to Oscar presenters lineup

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Daniel Radcliffe will also be taking part in the Seth MacFarlane-hosted ceremony.

07 February 2013 • 16:02 AMT
“Lawless” star Tom Hardy to topline “Locke” thriller

Locke tells the story of one man’s life unraveling in a tension-fuelled, 90-minute race against time.

07 February 2013 • 15:35 AMT
Militants issue death threats against Iraq election commission

The April 20 vote is the first nationwide ballot since 2010 and an important test for embattled prime minister Nouri al-Maliki.

07 February 2013 • 15:28 AMT
Colombian drug lord arrested in Peru

The Urabenos gang controls much of the drug trade in northern Colombia, with many ex-paramilitaries in its ranks.

07 February 2013 • 15:19 AMT
Muslim leaders support Mali govt., omit France

The omission of any mention of France reflected embarrassment over the recourse to a former colonial power in a Muslim country.

07 February 2013 • 15:12 AMT
Russian celebs ask Putin to allow U.S. families complete adoptions

Russian officials justified the adoption ban by blaming US parents for the deaths of at least 19 adopted Russian children.

07 February 2013 • 15:03 AMT
“Life of Pi” beats “The Hobbit” at Visual Effects Society Awards

Pixar’s “Brave” was the big winner on the animated front, winning four awards and sweeping the VES animated categories.

07 February 2013 • 14:59 AMT
John Corbett to headline “NCIS: Los Angeles” spinoff as special agent

A former NCIS Special Agent forced to retire from active service, Quaid (Corbett) now works as an analyst.

07 February 2013 • 14:48 AMT
Henrikh Mkhitaryan voted Shakhtar Player of the Month

184 (10.98%) voted in favor of a newcomer, Brazilian footballer Taison, followed by vice-captain Fernandinho of Brazil 149 (8.89%).

07 February 2013 • 14:38 AMT
Candidates on hunger strike: Harutyunyan fulfills promise

As Harutyunyan noted, his own withdrawal statement will be submitted to the CEC chair upon completion of a strike.

07 February 2013 • 14:18 AMT
Hague urges Libya to hand over Gaddafi ex-spy chief

ICC said Libya must extradite Abdullah al-Senussi over his alleged role in orchestrating reprisals against the protesters in the 2011 uprising.

07 February 2013 • 14:14 AMT
Tunisian police fires teargas at protesters

Demonstrators were throwing stones and chanting slogans calling on Prime Minister Hamdi Jebali to resign.