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27 January 2013 • 15:20 AMT
French President to visit Armenia on April 24 – report

Hollande accepted the invitation of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in November 2012 to visit Armenia in 2013, the report said.

27 January 2013 • 13:54 AMT
Source: French, Malian troops secure Timbuktu in rebel-held north

The French-led military offensive in Mali seized Gao, the largest town in north which had also been held by the rebels.

27 January 2013 • 13:47 AMT
Star Trek ‘tractor’ beam created in miniature by researchers

The microscopic beam, created by scientists from Scotland and Czech Republic, allows a source of light to attract objects.

27 January 2013 • 13:22 AMT
10 killed in Portugal bus accident

The bus was reportedly traveling from the Spanish city of Badajoz to the tourist destination of Santa Maria da Feira.

27 January 2013 • 13:11 AMT
Pussy Riot documentary wins Sundance Festival special award

The group said the “punk prayer” was a political act and was a response to Orthodox Church support for Putin.

27 January 2013 • 13:02 AMT
Djokovic beats Murray to win 3 successive Australian Open titles

The Serb then capitalized on a flagging Murray, who had battled to a five-set win over Roger Federer on Jan 25.

27 January 2013 • 12:50 AMT
Chavez overcomes respiratory infection, minister says

Chavez, 58, has not made a public appearance since undergoing a fourth cancer surgery in Havana six weeks ago.

27 January 2013 • 12:27 AMT
Milos Zeman wins Czech presidential poll

Zeman defeated Karel Schwarzenberg, an aristocratic foreign minister with the TOP09 party, who garnered 45.2%.

27 January 2013 • 12:19 AMT
Murder reported in Armenian army

An Armenian army soldier, staff sergeant Artak Galstyan received a mortal wound by his co-serviceman Yuri Gareginyan.

27 January 2013 • 12:07 AMT
Leading Iowa Democrat, Senator Harkin to retire

In remarks to the Iowa Democratic Party central committee after his announcement, Harkin said he would stay politically active.

27 January 2013 • 11:57 AMT
Roadside bomb kills 10 in Afghanistan’s Kandahar city

In the Kandahar attack, police had driven into a residential neighborhood of the city to inspect a bomb found there.

27 January 2013 • 11:52 AMT
N. Korean leader pledges to take strong action

The Security Council condemned North Korea’s launch of a long-range rocket as a violation of a ban against missile activity.

27 January 2013 • 11:43 AMT
Brazil night club fire kills at least 90, local media say

Reports say there was only one exit and panic spread as people tried to get out. Many victims died from inhaling toxic fumes.

27 January 2013 • 11:38 AMT
Washington to aid French in Mali with aerial refueling

The U.S. has already been helping France by transporting French troops and equipment to the West African nation.

27 January 2013 • 11:28 AMT
Protesters, police clash on 4th day of Egypt violence

Protests have been going in cities across Egypt since Thursday led by opponents of Mursi and his Islamist allies.

27 January 2013 • 11:15 AMT
Obama says gun-control advocates must do more listening

Gun-rights advocates have accused Obama and others of ignoring the Second Amendment rights of Americans.

26 January 2013 • 14:57 AMT
Acer rolls out Liquid E1 smartphone

The handset features a 4.5-inch display with a 960×540-pixel resolution, and runs off a 1GHz processor backed up by 1GB of RAM.

26 January 2013 • 14:51 AMT
Patriot missile batteries in Turkey declared operational

The battery, provided by the Netherlands, is meant to protect the city of Adana by shooting down missiles that could come over the Syrian border.

26 January 2013 • 14:48 AMT
French warships for Russia wont operate in cold temperature – Minister

Russia signed the 1.2 billion euro deal in June 2011 for two of the Mistral ships, which will carry helicopters to support landings by marines.

26 January 2013 • 14:27 AMT
“Black Swan” choreographer Benjamin Millepied to run Paris Opera Ballet

Millepied, who met his wife Natalie Portman on the film, has spent most of his career in the U.S. and founded the L.A. Dance Project last year.

26 January 2013 • 14:18 AMT
HBO unveils “Game of Thrones” new images ahead of season 3

Long-discussed “King Beyond the Wall” Mance Rayder is included, as are Olenna Tyrell and Brynden “The Blackfish.”

26 January 2013 • 14:09 AMT
Iraq’s parliament passes law to block PM Maliki from third term

First elected in 2005, Maliki was re-elected in 2010 in an indecisive ballot that lead to the formation of a fragile power-sharing govt.

26 January 2013 • 13:54 AMT
Lenovo mulls BlackBerry maker RIM partnership – report

Chief financial officer said that the Canadian firm is one of several potential companies they could form ties with to boost their mobile division.

26 January 2013 • 13:47 AMT
Huawei pushes Sony to 4th spot to enter smartphone market top 3

The company, renowned for its budget Android devices, also pushed HTC and LG out of the top five during Q4.

26 January 2013 • 13:43 AMT
Syrian troops raid rebel stronghold near Damascus

Two activist groups reported shelling and air raids of other Damascus suburbs, including areas near the international airport.

26 January 2013 • 13:19 AMT
French forces in Mali seize airport at Islamist rebel-held Gao

The announcement from Paris showed that the French and Malian units were making quick progress in their northeastwards offensive.

26 January 2013 • 13:12 AMT
Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton’s “Hansel & Gretel” tops box-office

Action-thriller “Parker” and comedy “Movie 43” are in a close race with Oscar nominees “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Silver Linings Playbook.”

26 January 2013 • 13:04 AMT
ABC orders “House” creator’s legal drama to pilot

The drama marks his follow-up to House and the second pilot this season from an exec producer on the Hugh Laurie starrer.

26 January 2013 • 12:56 AMT
Abraham, Stieglitz to fight March 23 in Magdeburg?

Arthur Abraham may defend his WBO super middleweight champ title against the man he won it from, Robert Stieglitz.

26 January 2013 • 12:46 AMT
6 killed, 5 injured in Bangladesh garment factory fire

In November, a major fire killed 112 people in another factory in Bangladesh, raising questions about safety standards and treatment of workers.