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06 February 2013 • 07:51 AMT
UN chief criticizes Israeli settlement policy in West Bank

“Settlement activity is a major obstacle to the two-State solution and must cease immediately,” Ban Ki-moon said.

06 February 2013 • 07:44 AMT
Pasadena City Council candidate backs Genocide Memorial project

“I have reviewed the final Design Proposal selected by the Armenian Genocide Memorial Committee,” said Kennedy.

06 February 2013 • 07:40 AMT
Samsung rolls out F8500 LED smart TV line

The high-end sets, unveiled at the firm’s European Forum, are powered by quad-core processors and come in 55 and 46-inch models.

06 February 2013 • 07:25 AMT
1st look at Robert Pattinson in “The Rover” futuristic western

“Rover” tells the story of Eric, who has left everything behind him, as he’s forced to join an injured gang member.

06 February 2013 • 07:17 AMT
Meryl Streep, Jean Dujardin, Octavia Spencer among Oscar presenters

Streep snatched the Best Actress gong in 2012 thanks to her portrayal of Margaret Tatcher in “The Iron Lady.”

06 February 2013 • 07:05 AMT
Samsung officially announces Galaxy Fame, Galaxy Young

Internal storage of 4 GB is included, which can be expanded up to 64 GB via a microSD slot, joined by a 1,300 mAh battery.

06 February 2013 • 06:58 AMT
Pinterest revamps app for iPhone, iPad devices

Version 2.2 of the application features swifter navigation and enables subscribers to update pin descriptions.

06 February 2013 • 06:50 AMT
Armenian philanthropist donates $100,000 to Zoryan Institute

“The Institute has just completed thirty years of service to the academic community and to our people,” George Shirinian said.

06 February 2013 • 06:44 AMT
4oD app for Android devices unveiled

The application allows users to catch up on Channel 4, E4 and More4 programming, with a 30-day window for recent content.

06 February 2013 • 06:40 AMT
Dell strikes $24.4 billion deal to go private

Dell executives played down speculation that Dell might spin off the low-margin PC business on which it made its name.

06 February 2013 • 06:38 AMT
“Shine” helmer to adapt “Fallen” gothic bestseller

“Fallen” follows a 17-year-old girl, who is sent to a reform school, after she is accused of starting a fire that leaves a young boy dead.

06 February 2013 • 06:31 AMT
“Suburgatory” star Jane Levy to topline “In a Dark Place” horror

In the film, a young American woman who moves to England to become the governess of a porcelain doll, which the family treats as its own son.

06 February 2013 • 06:15 AMT
U.S. presses EU to ban Hezbollah as terrorist organization

New Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the issue during talks with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.

06 February 2013 • 06:12 AMT
“Django Unchained” Oscar-nommed original screenplay featurette

Quentin Tarantino won his only Oscar in 1995 as a co-writer on the original screenplay “Pulp Fiction.”

06 February 2013 • 06:09 AMT
Fitch cuts Netherlands outlook to negative

Investors often ignore ratings, evidenced by the rally in Treasuries after the U.S. lost its top grade at S&P in 2011.

06 February 2013 • 06:06 AMT
DreamWorks’ “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” release date moved

The film is based on Jay Ward’s cartoon which centers on Mr. Peabody, the world’s smartest person who happens to be a dog.

06 February 2013 • 06:04 AMT
No prospects of Syrian crisis settlement seen yet – Russian official

Russia has faced strong international criticism over its refusal to back UN sanctions against Syria, its last ally in the Arab world.

06 February 2013 • 06:00 AMT
“Moneyball” star Chris Pratt to headline “Guardians of Galaxy”

Marvel and parent company Disney hope that “Guardians” can be a comic book franchise to rival the $1.5 billion grossing “The Avengers.”

06 February 2013 • 05:58 AMT
Walt Disney reports 6% net income drop

Earnings fell 5 percent at Disney’s studios, which it attributed to a stronger slate a year earlier powered by Cars 2.

06 February 2013 • 05:54 AMT
Disney planning “Star Wars” spin-off movies

The Disney head said that Lawrence Kasdan is working on one script for the films and Simon Kinberg is working on another.

06 February 2013 • 05:51 AMT
MPs approve same-sex marriage in England, Wales

MPs were given a free vote on the bill, meaning they were not ordered to vote a particular way by party whips.

06 February 2013 • 05:47 AMT
Syrian opposition wants to open offices in NYC, Washington

Najib Ghadbian will head both offices of the National Alliance and commute between the two cities, diplomats said.

06 February 2013 • 05:41 AMT
France plans to start Mali pullout in March

“I think that from March, if everything goes according to plan, the number of French troops should fall,” Laurent Fabius said.

06 February 2013 • 05:35 AMT
18 arrested in huge U.S. credit card fraud probe

Once they obtained the cards, they started making small charges and paying off the cards to raise their credit limits, authorities said.

06 February 2013 • 05:17 AMT
Powerful quake, tsunami hit Solomon Islands

Lata is the main town on Nendo, also known as Santa Cruz Island, which is the largest island in the Santa Cruz island chain.

05 February 2013 • 17:53 AMT
Tokyo resumes its place as world’s most expensive city

This comes despite a fall in the relative cost of living in Tokyo (against the base city of New York) due to Japanese deflation.

05 February 2013 • 17:53 AMT
Charlize Theron may headline “Dark Places” bestseller adaptation

“Dark Places” tells the story of a woman whose testimony as a seven-year-old girl put her brother away in prison for the murder.

05 February 2013 • 17:38 AMT
Russian MPs to monitor presidential polls in Armenia

Representatives of Russian State Duma will monitor the elections in Armenia as a part of CIS observer mission.

05 February 2013 • 17:24 AMT
Karabakh settlement progress Ukraine’s priority – OSCE chair

The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara, met the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group.

05 February 2013 • 17:12 AMT
Russian Air Force to receive 48 Il-476 heavy transport planes

The Russian military has not received significant numbers of new large transport planes in the past 20 years.