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08 December 2012 • 10:03 AMT
Poland to host next round of UN climate talks

The participants of the Doha conference failed to yield a global climate pact to curb emissions of greenhouse gases.

08 December 2012 • 09:54 AMT
Egypt’s Mursi to authorize army to keep order

The opposition was staging protests around Mursi’s official palace, where clashes with his Islamist supporters killed 7 people.

08 December 2012 • 09:49 AMT
Samsung Galaxy S3 to get Premium Suite upgrade pack

The Reader Mode, meanwhile, is now capable of changing text size, as well as giving users the ability to share web pages.

08 December 2012 • 09:26 AMT
Karzai says Afghan intelligence chief attack planned in Pakistan

Karzai said Khalid was recovering from the wounds he sustained when the bomber detonated the explosives hidden inside his body.

08 December 2012 • 09:12 AMT
Burma’s govt. apologizes to Buddhist monks

Eight people have been charged in connection with the protests. They are being held in Insein prison in Rangoon.

08 December 2012 • 09:06 AMT
Implications of Electoral Code amendments ahead of vote

Ahead of any elections, Armenia, as well as Israel, countries whose Diaspora is far larger than the population living in the homeland, face debate on the need to involve the Diaspora in the presidential or parliamentary voting. Armenians and Jews living in other countries amount to 2/3 of their total number, with approximately 3 millions of Armenians living in Armenia and about 6 millions of Jews in Israel. These figures make 7 and 14 millions worldwide, respectively. If all of them have the right to vote, the outcome of elections in our countries could be absolutely different and even unpredictable for either the politicians or experts of Armenia and Israel.

08 December 2012 • 08:57 AMT
Armenian presidential election set for February 18, 2013

The election is held 50 days before the term of the current president’s office expires. The election day is declared a day off.

08 December 2012 • 08:47 AMT
Bahrain’s Crown Prince renews calls for dialogue with opposition

The Crown Prince said Bahrain must continue political and judicial reforms seen as inadequate by the opposition.

08 December 2012 • 08:40 AMT
Obama requests $60bn for Sandy recovery

The scale of the request was welcomed by the governors of the two worst-hit states, New York and New Jersey.

08 December 2012 • 08:37 AMT
HRW says Israel “violated the laws of war” with Gaza strikes

Initial reports from the Israeli army spokesperson said the strike’s target was Yahia Abayah, a Hamas officer.

08 December 2012 • 07:52 AMT
Platini sure Messi will beat record of three Ballon d’Or wins

Messi has also received the prestigious award three times but is the favorite for this year’s edition and is still only 25.

08 December 2012 • 07:40 AMT
Czech lawmakers vote to allow marijuana for medical use

Czech lawmakers were told how the use of marijuana can help some people with debilitating medical conditions.

08 December 2012 • 07:20 AMT
Psy apologizes for participating in anti-U.S. protests

The singer’s participation in the protests was no secret in South Korea but unknown in the U.S. until recently.

08 December 2012 • 07:19 AMT
Philippine search and rescue operations suspended

“We are having a hard time finding guides. Entire families were killed and the survivors are still in shock,” municipal spokesman said.

08 December 2012 • 06:59 AMT
ANCA: OSCE MG impose false symmetry on Karabakh situation

“The Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries do a disservice to the cause of peace,” Hamparian said.

08 December 2012 • 06:39 AMT
Tens of thousands expected to join Hams rally in Gaza

Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal is due to address the crowd during his first ever visit to the territory.

08 December 2012 • 06:30 AMT
Guatemalan judge grants stay of McAfee deportation

McAfee remains in an immigration detention center in Guatemala City but could be released as early as next week, the lawyer said.

08 December 2012 • 06:28 AMT
U.S. drone attack kills senior al Qaeda commander

Zaid replaced Abu Yahya al-Libi as one of al Qaeda’s most powerful figures in June after Libi was killed by a U.S. drone strike.

08 December 2012 • 06:17 AMT
Apple, Google reportedly join forces to buy Kodak patents

A spokeswoman for Mountain View, California- based Google, said the company doesn’t comment on rumor or speculation.

08 December 2012 • 06:09 AMT
Toni Braxton hospitalized in Los Angeles

The R&B performer says in a Tweet that she’s been hospitalized because of “minor health issues” related to Lupus.

08 December 2012 • 06:03 AMT
Nurse involved in Duchess of Cambridge hoax call found dead

Scotland Yard said officers were called after reports of a woman found unconscious at an address in Weymouth Street.

08 December 2012 • 05:39 AMT
Report: U.S. military detained over 200 Afghan teenagers during war

A few are still confined at the Detention Facility in Parwan, which will be turned over to the Afghan government, the report said.

08 December 2012 • 05:29 AMT
IMF chief calls on U.S. leaders to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’

Obama wants to see tax rises on wealthy Americans, but Republicans object, calling instead for larger government spending cuts.

08 December 2012 • 05:01 AMT
U.S. lawmaker says Clinton will testify on Benghazi report

Republicans have criticized the Obama administration for its flawed early public explanations of the attack.

07 December 2012 • 18:25 AMT
Armenia wipes the floor with Azerbaijan in Dublin

Armenian FM: It has become habitual for Baku to backtrack even on agreements to which it had previously consented to.

07 December 2012 • 17:15 AMT
U.S. unemployment rate at 7.8% in November

The increase in unemployment in November is a change from the positive momentum seen in recent months.

07 December 2012 • 16:54 AMT
OSCE chair calls for rapid settlement of Karabakh conflict

Eamon Gilmore: the OSCE position calls for conflict settlement through the negotiations between the conflicting parties.

07 December 2012 • 16:46 AMT
Hungarian Deputy PM suspected of plagiarizing thesis

Semjen is the head of the Christian Democratic Peoples’ Party, which is in an alliance with PM Viktor Orban’s ruling Fidesz.

07 December 2012 • 16:40 AMT
Australian police seize over 130kg of cocaine

They have since charged five men over the importation of the cocaine, for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment.

07 December 2012 • 16:39 AMT
Prosperous Armenia rep. denies Tsarukyan’s departure for U.S.

Prosperous Armenia leader didn’t depart for the U.S. on December 5, the party’s parliamentary group secretary said.