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10 December 2012 • 10:21 AMT
Gazprom will always be Gazprom

Relations between Russia and Turkey have always based on gain, both now and during the Ottoman Empire epoch. However, political disagreements sometimes prevail over the economic ones – to some extent, though. Russia is already Turkey’s second largest trade partner, and it strives to achieve annual turnover worth $100 bln. In 2012, the turnover will hit $35 bln.

10 December 2012 • 10:17 AMT
Abbas urges settlement freeze during talks with Israel

Negotiations should start from the point where they ended during the era of former prime minister Ehud Olmert in 2008, Abbas said.

10 December 2012 • 10:01 AMT
Another Azeri soldier reported dead, this time from disease

A newly enlisted Azerbaijani army soldier, Rashad Mirzaliyev, 22 was beeing treated in a military hospital.

10 December 2012 • 09:56 AMT
Opel to end car production at German plant

Opel said employees at the Bochum plant in northwestern Germany that vehicle production there will end.

10 December 2012 • 09:52 AMT
Several global investment banks to move jobs out of London

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. plans to move about 1,000 jobs to Bournemouth in the UK, and an equal number of jobs to Asia.

10 December 2012 • 09:52 AMT
“Skyfall,” Rise of the Guardians” top weekend box office

Three-time defending champ “Breaking Dawn 2” and DreamWorks’ “Lincoln” were in a battle for third.

10 December 2012 • 09:40 AMT
Rolling Stones kick off 50th anniv. tour with New York show

During the two-and-a-half hours show in Brooklyn, the Stones performed 20 of their greatest hits and gave 3 encore performances.

10 December 2012 • 09:34 AMT
Andy Serkis talks Gollum role: “Not as easy as it seems”

Playing Gollum in Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy had changed Andy Serkis’ life as an actor.

10 December 2012 • 09:29 AMT
Russian hackers demand ransom from Australian clinic

Nigel Phair says this latest attack is a “wake-up call” with businesses around Australia hacked five to 10 times a week.

10 December 2012 • 09:05 AMT
IBM makes chip to speed up internet services

Details of the development are to be presented at the International Electron Devices Meeting in San Francisco later.

10 December 2012 • 09:01 AMT
Bouadla: Dec 15 fight against Abraham won’t be easy

Mehdi Bouadla will be traveling to Nuremberg, Germany to take on WBO Super-Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham.

10 December 2012 • 08:48 AMT
Geminids meteor shower fast approaching to peak Dec 13

During this years shower maximum the meteors will seem to be emanating from the bright star Castor in the Gemini constellation.

10 December 2012 • 08:48 AMT
Taliban suicide bombers attack police station in Pakistan

“Three suicide bombers blew themselves up, while one was shot by police before he could blow himself up,” an intelligence source said.

10 December 2012 • 08:44 AMT
Macedonia to offer citizenship to foreign investors

Currently, foreign owners of Macedonian real estate can remain in the country with a tourist visa for just three consecutive months.

10 December 2012 • 08:35 AMT
Yerevan’s First Christmas Market participants to be named after Dec 11

Every possible Christmas treats and decorations will be featured at the Market, with festive concerts as the highlight of the event.

10 December 2012 • 08:27 AMT
Artsakh celebrates Independence Referendum and Constitution Day

“Our nation thus reaffirmed its commitment to the fundamental principles of democracy and universal values,” Sahakyan said.

10 December 2012 • 08:26 AMT
“The Attack” drama wins top honors at Marrakech Film Fest

“A Hijacking,” Tobias Lindholm’s dramatic thriller about the capturing of a Danish merchant ship by Somali pirates, was also a big winner

10 December 2012 • 08:20 AMT
U.S. envoy urges prosecution for Bahrain crackdown initiators

Posner says Bahrain’s Sunni rulers need to take steps to open credible talks with the country’s Shiite opposition groups.

10 December 2012 • 08:17 AMT
Avetik Grigoryan finishes 1st at Pavlodar Open 2012

107 players from nine countries, among them 21 grandmasters and 40 title-holders, competed in the 10-rounds Swiss event.

10 December 2012 • 08:15 AMT
EU to receive 2012 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo

In the end it was decided that the award was for all Europeans, but it will be picked up by the heads of the EU’s three main institutions.

10 December 2012 • 08:07 AMT
Gor Minasyan wins silver at European U-20 Weightlifting Championships

Minasyan has lifted a total of 421 kg, falling a mere 3 kilos behind a gold winner Magomed Abuyev of Russia.

10 December 2012 • 07:59 AMT
German airports security personnel stage strike

Ver.di says it took the step after talks with employers on conditions for some 15,000 workers failed to produce results last month.

10 December 2012 • 07:52 AMT
Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” opens Dubai International Film Fest

The Dubai line-up includes several high-profile titles, among them the Anthony Hopkins/Helen Mirren starrer “Hitchcock.”

10 December 2012 • 07:44 AMT
Kristen Stewart joining Ben Affleck in “Focus” con-artist comedy

The project starts filming in April, and Stewart plays an inexperienced con artist who hooks up with the more seasoned Affleck.

10 December 2012 • 07:38 AMT
Hrant Melkumyan wins gold at London Chess Classic

Melkumyan won a prize of £2500 with £1500 and 750 awarded to 2nd and 3rd spot winners respectively.

10 December 2012 • 07:27 AMT
Russia to make surveillance flights over Portugal, Spain

Russian experts will conduct the flights over the Portuguese and Spanish territories in a Tupolev Tu-154 M/LK-1 aircraft.

10 December 2012 • 07:26 AMT
Rufus Norris’ “Broken” named Best British Independent Film

Best Director went to Strickland for horror pic “Berberian Sound Studio” for which Toby Jones was also named Best Actor.

10 December 2012 • 07:11 AMT
Bill Murray’s “Hyde Park on Hudson” tops indie box office

Sony Pictures Classics expanded Jacques Audiard’s “Rust and Bone,” starring Marion Cotillard, from two to four theaters and got a big bump.

10 December 2012 • 07:08 AMT
Haneke’s “Amour” wins L.A. Film Critics’ Award

Jennifer Lawrence of “Silver Linings Playbook” and Emmanuelle Riva of “Amour” tied for best actress.

10 December 2012 • 07:06 AMT
Instagram totally removes photos from inside of Twitter

Twitter Cards is the microblogging service’s push into creating a more media-centric experience for users.