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26 January 2013 • 12:41 AMT
Egypt soccer violence verdict riot leaves 16 dead

Earlier, an Egypt court had sentenced 21 people to death over a soccer stadium disaster that killed 74 last year.

26 January 2013 • 12:33 AMT
Obama administration seeks extra $32 million to train Mali troops

France has some 2,400 forces in the West African nation but says it wants African nations to take the lead in fighting the extremists.

26 January 2013 • 12:23 AMT
“Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome” TV premiere date released

“Blood & Chrome” is set during the first Cylon war and centers on young William Adama (Luke Pasqualino).

26 January 2013 • 12:18 AMT
“Mood Indigo” trailer features “Amelie” star Audrey Tautou

Audrey Tautou and Romain Duris fall in love, marry, and endure a most unusual illness in Michel Gondry’s first French-language feature.

26 January 2013 • 11:33 AMT
Anonymous hijack U.S. Sentencing Commission website

The hackers say they’ve infiltrated govt. computer systems and copied secret information that they now threaten to make public.

26 January 2013 • 11:14 AMT
Merrimack Valley to join efforts to aid Syrian Armenians

A visual aid presentation titled “Armenia Unseen: Among the Mountains, Valleys, and Villages,” will be given.

26 January 2013 • 11:02 AMT
2 Egyptian policemen shot dead after soccer case verdict

Soccer supporters had demanded the death penalty for the accused and threatened violence if justice was not done.

26 January 2013 • 10:51 AMT
Apple’s Wozniak slams “jOBS” clip “very wrong”

The clip features the fictional Wozniak being dismissive of public’s interest in his operating system with Jobs persuading him otherwise.

26 January 2013 • 10:49 AMT
Harmick Hacobian awarded Medal of Order of Australia

In 2010, Harmick Hacobian was awarded the Medal of Honor by the Armenian Hamazkaine International Committee.

26 January 2013 • 10:44 AMT
Azeri ex-president Aliyev’s statue removed from Mexico City center

Baku warned earlier of damage to Azerbaijan’s relations with Mexico if the statue is removed, including potential cuts to investments.

26 January 2013 • 10:36 AMT
Brazil to record inventory of Amazon trees

The Brazilian government made a commitment in 2009 to reduce deforestation in the Amazon by 80% by the year 2020.

26 January 2013 • 10:34 AMT
Russia’s armed forces ready for major war – military chief

“No one rules out the possibility of a major war, and it cannot be said that we are unprepared,” Valery Gerasimov said.

26 January 2013 • 10:33 AMT
Azeri air drills held along contact line with Artsakh

200 instances of Azeri ceasefire violation were reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan from January 20-26.

26 January 2013 • 10:18 AMT
Aronian climbs to 2nd spot after Tata Steel Group A round 11

Norway’s Magnus Carlsen is leading the tournament with 8,5 points, with world champion Viswanathan Anand of India 3rd 7 points.

26 January 2013 • 10:05 AMT
Another Armenian attacked in Istanbul

On January 27, Istanbul district of Samatya will host a mass rally against increasing attacks on Armenians.

26 January 2013 • 10:03 AMT
Dozens killed, 70000 displaced by flooding in Mozambique

Overall, nearly 85,000 people have been affected by the floods and 67,995 have been temporarily displaced, the UN said.

26 January 2013 • 09:53 AMT
World marks Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27

As a day of remembrance, January 27 is tied to the arrival in 1945 of Soviet troops at the Auschwitz concentration camp.

26 January 2013 • 09:49 AMT
Antigua seeks permission to run ‘pirate’ website

Mendel added that just because Antigua had permission to run the site did not mean it would go on to set it up.

26 January 2013 • 09:41 AMT
Expert predicts no breakthrough in Karabakh settlement in 2013

“2013 will be a year of a pause in Karabakh conflict settlement efforts, with Armenia facing presidential elections,” Alexey Vlasov said.

26 January 2013 • 09:32 AMT
Turks’ enthusiasm about EU membership waning

Twenty percent of respondents support the idea that Turkey should abandon its work toward a full EU membership.

26 January 2013 • 09:30 AMT
Several injured as minibus overturns in Yerevan

According to Emergency Situations Ministry, the Ministry employees arrived at the site, with investigation under way.

26 January 2013 • 09:18 AMT
Algeria assessing siege mistakes – FM

Algeria’s decision to refuse foreign help and send the military to fire on vehicles full of hostages drew widespread international criticism.

26 January 2013 • 09:14 AMT
Princess Diana youth photo auctioned for $18,000

It was acquired by a British newspaper just after her engagement to the Prince of Wales, but someone at the paper wrote “not to be published” across it.

26 January 2013 • 09:08 AMT
“Amour,” “Camille Redouble,” “Holy Motors” top France’s Cesar noms

This year’s ceremony will take place in Paris at the Theatre du Chatelet on Feb. 22, two days before the Oscars.

26 January 2013 • 09:03 AMT
Egypt sentences 21 to death over soccer stadium disaster

The court was ruling in the case of 73 people charged with involvement in the February 1, 2012 disaster.

26 January 2013 • 08:57 AMT
Fitch downgrades Cyprus further into junk status

The move would drive the country’s debt load to over 140 percent of its annual gross domestic product.

26 January 2013 • 08:50 AMT
Chavez begins new treatment course after cancer surgery

On Jan 9, Venezuela’s Supreme Court ruled to postpone Chavez’s inauguration until he has completed his latest round of treatment.

26 January 2013 • 08:45 AMT
UK to provide extra £21 million in Syria aid

Half of the new tranch of aid (£10 million) will be used to help Jordan deal with the influx of refugees.

26 January 2013 • 08:40 AMT
“A Good Day to Die Hard” trailer features Bruce Willis

The fifth installment of the franchise places John McClane in foreign territory, where he helps his son take down Russian terrorists.

26 January 2013 • 08:23 AMT
IFC Films nabs “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” Sundance film

The film stars Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck as married bandits in 1970s Texas who set their sights on a local sheriff, played by Ben Foster.