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12 January 2013 • 13:41 AMT
Lenovo debuts mobile touchscreen monitor

Dubbed ThinkVision LT1423p, the display boasts a 13.3-inch viewable image and weighs slightly less than 1.6 pounds.

12 January 2013 • 13:23 AMT
Erdogan urges Hollande to explain meeting with dead Kurd activist

French President told reporters he and other politicians knew one of the three women, who all had ties to the PKK.

12 January 2013 • 12:35 AMT
Beijing air pollution reaches dangerous levels

In Beijing, authorities have blamed foggy conditions and a lack of wind for the high concentration of air pollutants.

12 January 2013 • 12:30 AMT
ODIHR, ICES to monitor presidential polls in Armenia

The two organizations were accredited in Central Election Committee to monitor the February 18 presidential polls in Armenia.

12 January 2013 • 12:20 AMT
Vietnam admits deploying bloggers to back ruling party

The bloggers also take part in online discussions, where they fiercely attack anybody who they see as critical of the regime.

12 January 2013 • 12:15 AMT
“Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III” red band trailer

The film stars Charlie Sheen as a successful graphic designer whose fame and fortune have made him irresistible to women.

12 January 2013 • 11:58 AMT
HBO releases cryptic promo for “Game of Thrones 3”

The promo features a three-eyed raven which flies over modern-day cityscapes noting, “Their world returns to ours.”

12 January 2013 • 11:46 AMT
Layer confirms Chakhalyan release possibility under amnesty law

Parliamentary Chairman Davit Usupashvili signed on January 12 an amnesty bill into law authorizing release of 3,000 prisoners.

12 January 2013 • 11:39 AMT
Iraqi PM supporters stage rally in Baghdad

About 2,000 people are demonstrating in the rally held in downtown Baghdad, some holding pictures of the Shiite PM.

12 January 2013 • 11:26 AMT
World Cup 2013 to host Levon Aronian, Vladimir Akopian

FIDE has published the first list of qualifiers for the World Cup 2013, scheduled for August 10 to September 5, 2013 in Tromso, Norway.

12 January 2013 • 11:16 AMT
PC sales down as Windows 8 fails to excite buyers

Microsoft says it feels good about the progress of Windows 8, as sales hit 60 million this week after 10 weeks on the market.

12 January 2013 • 11:07 AMT
Echoes of Genocide: Who’s hunting Armenians in Istanbul?

İlker Şahin (40), a computer science teacher at Aramyan Uncuyan Primary School, was found dead in his home.

12 January 2013 • 10:47 AMT
Dropbox rolls out Android app’s photo sharing update

A newly posted refresh lets photographers mass-select whole albums’ worth of images quickly to share with anyone.

12 January 2013 • 10:47 AMT
Baby girl born aboard Yerevan-Novosibirsk flight

Air hostess Hasmik Ghevondyan helped deliver the baby, with the newborn further named after her.

12 January 2013 • 10:38 AMT
Anonymous want DDoS attacks as legal form of protest

The petition has garnered a little over 2,000 of the 20,000 signatures that it needs to gain the attention of the Obama administration.

12 January 2013 • 10:37 AMT
IFFHS names Henrikh Mkhitaryan most popular European player

The midfielder was followed by Edin Džeko (Bosnia), Miroslav Klose (Germany), and Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) among others.

12 January 2013 • 10:22 AMT
French soldiers, hostage killed in Somali raid

Two other French soldiers and 17 Somalian fighters were killed in the fighting, the ministry said in a statement.

12 January 2013 • 10:03 AMT
Pakistani Shiites refuse to bury bomb victims in anti-govt. protest

The Shiites are protesting to condemn security lapses they say are responsible for twin bombings that killed 86 people.

12 January 2013 • 09:53 AMT
Apple’s senior exec rules out ‘cheap’ iPhone

Earlier in the week, The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple’s rumoured plans for a “lower-end” iPhone were accelerating and the handset.

12 January 2013 • 09:44 AMT
Iran to tell different viewpoint in own version of “Argo”

“Argo” was condemned by Iran as being anti-Iranian; some in Iran accused Affleck of “promoting ‘Islamophobia.’”

12 January 2013 • 09:24 AMT
Beyonce’s “Life Is But a Dream” documentary teases new trailer

Beyonce Knowles offers an intimate look at her life as a mom and an entertainer in HBO documentary “Life Is But a Dream.”

12 January 2013 • 09:19 AMT
John F Kennedy nephew supports conspiracy theory

“The evidence at this point is convincing that it wasn’t a lone gunman,” Robert F Kennedy Jr said.

12 January 2013 • 08:52 AMT
Windows 8 sells 60 million licenses

The figure, which includes both Windows 7 upgrades and new installations, has risen by around 20 million since November.

12 January 2013 • 08:42 AMT
Greek parliament approves 42% tax hike to boost revenues

The changes are part of an overall package approved in November to allow Greece to qualify for further bailout funds.

12 January 2013 • 08:34 AMT
“Catch Me If You Can” scribe to pen “Pirates of the Caribbean 5”

Johnny Depp is set to reprise his role as the iconic pirate; it is unknown whether the original cast members will return to the new film.

12 January 2013 • 08:25 AMT
“Zero Dark Thirty” beats “Gangster Squad” for top spot at box office

Box-office observers say Zero Dark Thirty – about the decadelong hunt for Osama bin Laden -could gross $23 to 24 million for the weekend.

12 January 2013 • 08:14 AMT
French forces attack Islamist militant base in Somalia

French commandos were trying to rescue a kidnapped military advisor who they were tipped off was being held there.

12 January 2013 • 08:06 AMT
29 die in Nepal bus accident

In July, more than 40 people, most of them Hindu pilgrims, were killed in two deadly bus crashes in as many days.

12 January 2013 • 08:00 AMT
Obama: U.S. mission in Afghanistan to shift to support role

Obama, Karzai met at the White House on the future of the U.S. role in Afghanistan and the 66,000 American troops serving there.

12 January 2013 • 07:54 AMT
iPotty gadget unveiled at CES 2013

The gadget is essentially a potty with a purpose-built stand for the tablet to sit on while the child answers their call of nature.