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12 November 2012 • 07:48 AMT
“Gangnam Style” wins Best Video at MTV Europe Music Awards

Before the show began, performers on the red carpet included rapper Ludacris, who debuted his new video “Rest of My Life.”

12 November 2012 • 07:41 AMT
Israeli Defense Forces to hold drills in country’s north

The IDF Spokesman’s Office noted that the drill was planned ahead of time and is taking place as part of yearly training.

12 November 2012 • 07:35 AMT
Oil prices drift as traders worry about threat to U.S. economy

Economists say the cuts could cost up to $800 billion, cost 3 million jobs and plunge the U.S. back into recession.

12 November 2012 • 07:28 AMT
Vanes Martirosyan says Lara ‘a pretty dirty fighter’

The strategy of each fighter proved to be effective, though also made for a scoring nightmare for the ringside officials.

12 November 2012 • 07:20 AMT
Armenian minister, Iranian parliament speaker discuss cooperation

“The leaders of the two countries are determined to advance their cooperation in different fields,” Tovmasyan said.

12 November 2012 • 05:21 AMT
Gunman in Afghan army uniform shoots dead British soldier

The UK Ministry of Defense confirmed that the insider attack killed a British soldier from The Royal Scots Borderers.

12 November 2012 • 05:09 AMT
Palestine’s Abbas tells Obama he will press ahead with UN bid

Mahmoud Abbas explained his decision to Obama in a phone conversation, according to Abbas aide Nabil Abu Rdaineh.

12 November 2012 • 05:06 AMT
Egyptian authorities confiscate $2bn from Mubarak allies

Among those who had to return money and other property to the state were leading members of National Democratic Party.

12 November 2012 • 05:02 AMT
Paraguay anti-drug agents seize 1,700kg of cocaine

President Federico Franco congratulated the 40 agents who took part in the operation near the city of Salto del Guaira.

12 November 2012 • 05:00 AMT
Greek lawmakers approve 2013 austerity budget

“Greece has done what it was asked to do and now is the time for the creditors to make good on their commitments,” Samaras said.

12 November 2012 • 04:58 AMT
Polish riot police, protesters clash on national day

Young men with their faces covered by scarves chanted nationalist slogans and railed against supposed Jewish conspiracies.

12 November 2012 • 04:49 AMT
Japan economy shrinks amid global economic slowdown

Faced with slowing external and domestic demand, Japan’s central bank has taken various steps to try and spur growth.

12 November 2012 • 04:47 AMT
Merkel to visit Portugal to endorse govt.’s austerity measures

A government proposal to raise social security contributions prompted the country’s biggest demonstrations in years.

11 November 2012 • 13:50 AMT
Mads Mikkelsen to star in “Our Kind of Traitor” spy film?

The film tells the story of a young English couple who bond with a millionaire Russian businessman after a chance encounter on vacation.

11 November 2012 • 13:40 AMT
EgyptAir to allow stewardesses to wear Islamic headscarves

It follows a similar move to allow presenters on state television’s flagship news broadcasts to wear the hijab.

11 November 2012 • 13:33 AMT
Cinedigm nabs Colin Firth’s “Arthur Newman” comedy

The movie is the story of the mid-life crisis of a man who stages his own death and then takes on a new identity.

11 November 2012 • 13:24 AMT
Yahoo trying out radical touch-optimized overhaul

Codenamed ‘Project Homerun’, the redesign is being tested with tablet devices and smartphones with larger displays in mind.

11 November 2012 • 13:17 AMT
“Little Miss Sunshine” scribe to write “Star Wars: Episode VII”

The film is slated to be released in 2015 and will launch a new trilogy under Disney, which acquired Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion.

11 November 2012 • 13:14 AMT
Apple, HTC settle “patent war”

The two firms also signed a 10-year licence agreement that will extend to current and future patents held by one other.

11 November 2012 • 13:02 AMT
CIA, FBI, White House face questions about Petraeus scandal

Petraeus had been scheduled to appear before congressional intelligence committees to testify on what the CIA knew about Benghazi attacks.

11 November 2012 • 12:51 AMT
Israel fires warning shots at Syria after Golan shelling

The incident highlighted international fears that Syria’s civil war could ignite wider regional conflict.

11 November 2012 • 12:40 AMT
BBC’s director general resigns amid child abuse broadcast scandal

Mr Entwistle had admitted a report, which led to Thatcher-era Tory Lord McAlpine being wrongly implicated, should not have been aired.

11 November 2012 • 12:35 AMT
2 Palestinian militants killed in Israeli strike on Gaza

Israeli military launched a series of air raids on Gaza City after militants fired an anti-tank missile at an Israeli jeep.

11 November 2012 • 12:27 AMT
Slovenia votes in presidential elections

Incumbent President Danilo Turk was leading the polls ahead of the balloting, followed by Borut Pahor and Milan Zver.

11 November 2012 • 12:17 AMT
Iran’s parliament to investigate blogger’s death

Amnesty International said blogger Sattar Beheshti had complained of being threatened the day before his arrest.

11 November 2012 • 12:06 AMT
Jordan’s ex-intelligence chief sentenced to 13 years in prison

The rare case against a senior official is meant to show Jordan’s seriousness in efforts to tackle graft and corruption.

11 November 2012 • 11:55 AMT
Bomb kills Afghan family of 6, including newly born baby

Roadside bombs are by far the deadliest weapon deployed by Taliban insurgents in the war against NATO and Karzai government.

11 November 2012 • 11:41 AMT
Fighting flares on Turkish border as Syrian opposition debates new deal

Fighting flared again on the Turkish border as Syrian troops and rebel fighters battled for the key northeastern frontier zone of Ras al-Ain.

11 November 2012 • 11:26 AMT
5 dead as strong quake jolts Myanmar

The 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck around 60 km (37 miles) northwest of Mandalay, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

10 November 2012 • 16:30 AMT
Azerbaijani mercenaries fighting in Syria

Azeri mercenaries were said to undergo special training in Turkey’s province of Hatay before getting to Syria.