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27 November 2012 • 08:01 AMT
Robust U.S. retail sales help boost oil prices

Carl Larry of Oil Outlooks and Opinions said all that gift-buying bodes well for energy demand, which in turn pushes up prices.

27 November 2012 • 07:58 AMT
Google links Play Store to Google+ to improve quality of reviews

Google appears to be in the process of rolling the feature out, as new reviews simply revert back to the original page.

27 November 2012 • 07:51 AMT
Beyoncé to helm own documentary for HBO

The film will shed light on Beyoncé’s childhood and capture the demands of prepping for live performances, running a business.

27 November 2012 • 07:44 AMT
Mexican 20-year-old beauty queen dies in shooting

The slender, 5-foot-7-inch brunette was voted the 2012 Woman of Sinaloa in a beauty pageant in February.

27 November 2012 • 07:38 AMT
“Moonrise Kingdom” wins top prize at Gotham Film Awards

“Silver Linings Playbook” lost in the Best Ensemble Performance category to Emily Blunt, Rosemarie Dewitt for “Your Sisters Sister.”

27 November 2012 • 07:30 AMT
Rosneft secures $30bn in loan pledges for TNK-BP purchase

Under the terms of the deal, Rosneft will buy the whole of TNK-BP for $45.1 billion in cash and 12.84 percent of its stock.

27 November 2012 • 07:26 AMT
Eurozone finance ministers, IMF clinch deal on Greece

Ministers committed themselves to take further steps to lower Greece’s debt to “significantly below 110 percent” in 2022.

27 November 2012 • 07:13 AMT
Picasso photographer’s camera auctioned for record €1.7m

The 96-year-old photojournalist was a close friend of Picasso and published hundreds of exclusive photos of him.

27 November 2012 • 07:02 AMT
Senior Czech diplomat beaten, robbed in Serbia

Ronald Frank, the 66-year-old attaché of the Czech Embassy in Serbia, was hospitalized after the attack with a head injury and bruises.

27 November 2012 • 06:57 AMT
Palestine submits status draft resolution to UN General Assembly

The U.S. Congress decided to stop funding any other UN organization that the territory joins as a result of its upgraded status.

27 November 2012 • 06:40 AMT
EU lifting asset freeze on Egyptian, Tunisian funds

“The EU will spare no effort to help return this money to the people of these two countries,” Catherine Ashton said.

27 November 2012 • 06:33 AMT
Brazil-England not sanctioned yet due to doubts over stadium

The fixtures are part of the FA’s 150th anniversary celebrations in which the Three Lions will also take on the Republic of Ireland.

27 November 2012 • 06:28 AMT
Syrian Kurdish parties agree to unite, push for federalism

“We agreed to adopt federalism as a working draft,” said Aldar Khalil, a member of another council that presides over the PYD.

26 November 2012 • 17:54 AMT
Aivazovsky’s canvas fetches $1.62 mln in London

Ivan Aivazovsky’s “View of Venice. San Giorgio Maggiore” has fetched USD 1.62 mln at an auction in London.

26 November 2012 • 17:43 AMT
Artsakh participates in Youth in Action project

Artsakh Youth Development Center NGO representatives participated on Switzerland-hosted Youth in Action project.

26 November 2012 • 17:22 AMT
Armenia to host CIS meeting on book publishing

The meeting will bring together representatives from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Russia.

26 November 2012 • 17:15 AMT
Coach: Armenian Greco-Roman wrestlers to start trainings Dec 12

Levon Julfalakyan says the strongest participants of Armenian championships will perform at international tournaments.

26 November 2012 • 16:45 AMT
Prosperous Armenia rep. for establishment of March 1 committee

Tigran Urikhanyan said meeting of Armenian NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Issues is also due Nov 28.

26 November 2012 • 16:28 AMT
Establishment of Armenian-Lebanese chamber of commerce discussed

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati as part of his official visit to Beirut.

26 November 2012 • 16:14 AMT
Heritage leader says no Armenian remains in current-day Baku

Raffi Hovannisian: I came to Baku with a different, dialogue-driven spirit and intent, but have faced unparalleled xenophobia.

26 November 2012 • 15:46 AMT
Armenia, Lebanon lift visa requirement for diplomatic passport holders

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with his Lebanese counterpart Michel Suleiman on November 26.

26 November 2012 • 15:38 AMT
President: Yerevan continues efforts at establishment of regional peace

Serzh Sargsyan says Armenia is committed to peaceful resolution of Karabakh problem in the framework of OSCE MG.

26 November 2012 • 15:16 AMT
FIFA, FIFPro shortlist 15 midfielders for World XI 2012

The three shortlists will be completed by the list of 15 forwards to be announced and published on FIFA.com on Nov 29.

26 November 2012 • 15:10 AMT
French journalist gets finger wag over question to Armenian President?

As French newspaper “La Tribune de Lyon” reported, the Armenian president disliked the journalist’s questions.

26 November 2012 • 15:05 AMT
Peter Jackson discusses Bilbo Baggins role in “The Hobbit”

Peter Jackson: Martin Freeman is brilliant at juggling the tone, that ability to have one foot in dramatic world and one in comedic world.

26 November 2012 • 14:50 AMT
Isla Fisher talks her “dream role” in Baz Luhrmann’s “Great Gatsby”

“The Wedding Crashers” star plays Myrtle Wilson in Baz Luhrmann’s lavish big-screen adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel.

26 November 2012 • 14:37 AMT
EU Special Representative for South Caucasus to visit Yerevan

The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, Philippe Lefort< will visit Yerevan.

26 November 2012 • 14:32 AMT
Defense Minister to visit Armenian military units in Afghanistan

Meetings with Afghanistan Defense Minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi as well as ISAF officials are on Seyran Ohanyan’s visit agenda.

26 November 2012 • 14:27 AMT
PM says Iran sanctions adversely affect Armenian economy

Tigran Sargsyan: the sanctions nullify Armenia’s cooperation opportunities with Iran, including transit transportations.

26 November 2012 • 14:16 AMT
Mail.Ru Group doesn’t plan to extend Google contract – report

Currently Mail.Ru’s own search engine processes 40% of queries, while the rest is left to Google, Izvestia said.