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01 November 2012 • 11:56 AMT
Myanmar’s parliament approves foreign investment bill

“These changes were initiated by the president, so I am sure he will sign the bill when it is sent to him,” a lawmaker said.

01 November 2012 • 11:34 AMT
Tsarukyan’s spokesperson comments on possible meeting with ANC leader

Iveta Tonoyan said the members of the party’s parliamentary group and political council had gathered for a working meeting.

01 November 2012 • 11:30 AMT
ANC will stop at nothing to bring Ter-Petrossian to power – expert

Manvel Sargsyan: ANC members are ready to resort to deception and completely neglect the interests of the state or people.

01 November 2012 • 11:22 AMT
Restart of U.S. refineries helps lift oil prices

The largest refinery by capacity, Philadelphia Energy Solutions, was in excellent condition and awaiting crude shipments.

01 November 2012 • 11:17 AMT
China’s manufacturing activity rises to multi-month high in Oct

“China’s industrial activity continues to bottom out following a modest pickup last month,” HSBC economist said.

01 November 2012 • 11:01 AMT
Zimbabwe PM reaches out-of-court settlement with former lover

“We have managed to settle the matter but my client is not at liberty to disclose the terms of the agreement,” a lawyer said.

01 November 2012 • 10:52 AMT
Paper: no opposition force can win presidency, NKR ex-FM says

Arman Melikyan: that doesn’t mean that everything is already predetermined with Sargsyan to retain presidency for 5 more years.

01 November 2012 • 10:44 AMT
Sri Lankan Chief Justice faces impeachment

President Mahinda Rajapakse’s UPFA party has enough seats for the impeachment to succeed, but the process could take months.

01 November 2012 • 10:28 AMT
Google loses control of services for 6 minutes on Halloween

A check on Twitter showed that the problem was a wide one, and that people were panicking about it, the report says.

01 November 2012 • 10:15 AMT
Tsarukyan will meet Ter-Petrossian if necessary, paper says

Prosperous Armenia leader failed to mention his further steps for upcoming presidential elections, a daily said.

01 November 2012 • 10:12 AMT
Paper: President Sargsyan has no serious competitors, NA speaker says

Hovik Abrahamyan: I hope Prosperous Armenia will back Sargsyan’s candidacy for him to become re-elected with majority of votes.

01 November 2012 • 10:01 AMT
Britain wants a cut in European Union budget – minister

“We will not accept a deal unless it is good for the British taxpayer,” Finance Minister George Osborne said.

01 November 2012 • 09:50 AMT
Russian anti-drug police find radioactive drug lab

“We have taken an underground amphetamine lab out of operation,” the Russian Federal Security Service said.

01 November 2012 • 09:29 AMT
Savile estate frozen in response to sex abuse claims

The bank, which is acting as the late DJ’s executor, said: “Given the claims raised, distribution of the estate has been put on hold.”

01 November 2012 • 09:15 AMT
3 girls dead in Madrid Halloween party stampede

The incident recalled a mass panic at the German music festival Love Parade that killed 19 people in July 2010.

01 November 2012 • 09:02 AMT
Intel to invest $5mln in Israeli high schools project

“We want to invest wisely and to strengthen the Israeli economy,” Chief Executive Officer Paul Otellini has said.

01 November 2012 • 08:57 AMT
Khamenei says U.S. administration “most hated government in the world”

“The most hostile anti-human rights measures are taken with the U.S. support,” Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution said.

01 November 2012 • 08:42 AMT
Turkish military denies U.S. army officials visited air base near Syria

Turkish General Staff dismissed claims, saying that there were no U.S. military officials in Diyarbakır Air Base.

01 November 2012 • 08:31 AMT
New plea hearing scheduled for Briton in Iran missile case

Christopher Tappin had pleaded not guilty after his extradition from the United Kingdom in February.

01 November 2012 • 08:26 AMT
Russia sends humanitarian aid to hurricane-hit Cuba

The Emergencies Ministry reported that it intended to send a total of three aircraft with rescuers and humanitarian aid to Cuba.

01 November 2012 • 08:24 AMT
Clinton says opposition SNC not “visible leader”

The Assad regime “did not suspend its use of advanced weaponry against the Syrian people for even one day,” she said.

01 November 2012 • 08:05 AMT
Sony records $193mln loss for July-September

Bravia TVs and the PlayStation 3 game machine maker remains in deep trouble as does much of the Japanese electronics industry.

01 November 2012 • 07:59 AMT
Shell blames profits drop on lower oil, gas prices

Shell said that it saw stronger margins in its oil refining division, but these were outweighed by lower crude prices during the quarter.

01 November 2012 • 07:53 AMT
Sailors kidnapped off Nigerian coast released

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said that the Russian sailors were “feeling well” and that they would soon return home.

01 November 2012 • 07:43 AMT
LG introduces Touch 10 monitor for Windows 8

The Touch 10 monitor will be available in Korea next month followed by markets in Europe and elsewhere.

01 November 2012 • 07:39 AMT
Tour guide, 3D imagery available on Google Earth 7

With this feature, desktop users can now see detailed three-dimensional flyovers of many of the world’s biggest cities.

01 November 2012 • 07:31 AMT
Kim Dotcom unveils Me.ga domain for upcoming download service

The original Megaupload attracted as many as 50 million daily visitors before it was shut down by authorities earlier this year.

01 November 2012 • 07:22 AMT
8 killed, thousands displaced after storm hits India’s southeast

Weather officials also predicted a storm surge that was likely to inundate low-lying areas, mainly along Tamil Nadu’s coast.

01 November 2012 • 07:19 AMT
iTunes accepting Red Cross donations for Sandy relief efforts

iTunes will transfer 100% of all donations directly to the American Red Cross without sending users’ names or contact information.

01 November 2012 • 07:12 AMT
Sharp increases full-year operating loss forecast

Sharp posted a July-September operating loss of 74.8 billion yen, compared with a profit of 30.1 billion yen a year ago.