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01 November 2012 • 07:05 AMT
Israeli police arrest mob boss suspected of kidnapping

The rabbi and his son, who are suspected of ordering the kidnapping from Abutbul, were also arrested, the report says.

01 November 2012 • 06:56 AMT
China tests its new fifth-generation J-31 jet fighter

The Chinese are also developing the J-20 fighter jet, first tested in January 2011, which also features stealth technology.

01 November 2012 • 06:45 AMT
AI reports widespread abuses by Nigerian security forces

The rights group says in a report that abuses include extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearance and torture.

01 November 2012 • 06:40 AMT
Industrial building in Saudi capital destroyed by explosion

Al Arabiya television reported that the blast was caused by a fuel truck exploding at a petrol station.

01 November 2012 • 06:32 AMT
China fund buys 10% stake of London’s Heathrow Airport

In January, CIC bought 8.7 percent of London’s water company, the Thames Water Utilities Ltd., for 276 million pounds.

31 October 2012 • 18:01 AMT
Azerbaijan mocking OSCE MG, UN and international community

Baku urges OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs to take more efforts in the settlement of Nagorno Karabakg conflict.

31 October 2012 • 17:44 AMT
Experts: Russian troops to shield Armenia’s frontier in case of new Karabakh war

Russian military experts offered forecasts and scenarios for possible conflicts Moscow could become drawn into.

31 October 2012 • 17:36 AMT
Western Union shares tumble to their lowest in 3 years

Western Union also announced that the Stewart Stockdale, president of global consumer financial services, has left the company.

31 October 2012 • 17:28 AMT
Poor grape harvest to cause global wine shortage – OIV

Global thirst for wine is growing, especially in the developing world, and demand is expected to outstrip production this year.

31 October 2012 • 17:21 AMT
Germany raises tax income forecast for this year

The overall tax revenue for the central government, state administrations and municipalities is predicted to total €602.4 billion.

31 October 2012 • 17:14 AMT
Merkel tells Erdogan EU will pursue accession talks

Turkey’s talks to join the bloc, launched in 2005, have all but ground to a halt due to an intractable dispute over Cyprus.

31 October 2012 • 17:08 AMT
Paul Giamatti, Billy Bob Thornton cast in John F Kennedy biopic

The film will be based on Vincent Bugliosi’s book Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F Kennedy.

31 October 2012 • 17:05 AMT
Baghdad International Fair to welcome Armenian entrepreneurs

The event will host a number of Armenian companies including Vedishin, Eurostan Uyut, Carolina Group, Artfood, Euroterm.

31 October 2012 • 17:01 AMT
Europe’s oldest prehistoric town unearthed in Bulgaria

Nikolov and his team have worked since 2005 to excavate the Provadia-Solnitsata settlement, located near Varna.

31 October 2012 • 16:52 AMT
Eurozone unemployment jumps to fresh high in Sept

The lowest youth unemployment rate of 8% was recorded in Germany, where 5.4% of the overall workforce is out of work.

31 October 2012 • 16:37 AMT
Lionsgate to adapt “When First We Were Gods” sci-fi pic

In the short story, humanity has achieved immortality, but it is only available to an extraordinarily wealthy elite

31 October 2012 • 16:36 AMT
Russia wants to deploy reconnaissance planes at French base

The plane can fly at a maximum speed of 650 km/h. It has a range of 9,500 km and service ceiling of 10,000 meters.

31 October 2012 • 16:21 AMT
Star-studded “Les Misérables” international poster revealed

Hugh Jackman has described the adaptation, directed by The King’s Speech helmer Tom Hooper, as feeling “immediate and real.”

31 October 2012 • 16:11 AMT
Green Day rock band debut “The Forgotten” video from “Breaking Dawn”

The “Breaking Dawn Part 2” soundtrack is slated to hit stores on November 13 while the movie plays in theaters Stateside on November 16.

31 October 2012 • 15:59 AMT
Anonymous hackers attack Greek Finance Ministry website

“More than 439,000 underage children are living below poverty level in Greece due to the ongoing crisis,” the message said.

31 October 2012 • 15:55 AMT
“The Guilt Trip” Barbra Streisand-Seth Rogen comedy’s release date moved

The pic tells the story of an inventor who hits the road with his mother on a cross-country adventure as he tries to sell his new product.

31 October 2012 • 15:55 AMT
Data-storage equipment maker EMC opening Labs in Israel

The first project will focus on learning storage behavior in order to foresee the storage needs of various systems.

31 October 2012 • 15:49 AMT
Curiosity finds Mars dust similar to Hawaiian volcanic basalt

“Roughly half the soil is non-crystalline material, such as volcanic glass or products from weathering of the glass” Bishn said.

31 October 2012 • 15:46 AMT
“Kill Bill” star Michael Madsen to lead “The Lost Tree” indie horror

The film centers on a guilt-ridden man who travels to an isolated cabin in search of peace only to learn of dangerous surroundings of the area.

31 October 2012 • 15:45 AMT
NBC names premiere date for Eva Longoria’s “Ready for Love” series

The network also announced the premiere date for the drama “Deception,” which was formerly known as “Infamous.”

31 October 2012 • 15:41 AMT
Latvia’s Defense Ministry computer system hacked

Ministry specialists said the hackers cracked passwords and attempted to access the ministry’s email system.

31 October 2012 • 15:35 AMT
Ankara’s “Armenian Genocide phobia” looms large, expert says

Earlier, Turkish journalist Enver Aysever made a statement suggesting that in 2015, UN will recognize the Genocide.

31 October 2012 • 15:35 AMT
Obama plans to return to campaign trail Nov 1

Campaign officials say Barack Obama will make stops in Green Bay, Wis., Las Vegas and Boulder, Colo.

31 October 2012 • 15:33 AMT
Olivia Wilde to star in “The Keeping Room” civil war drama

The film follows 3 Southern women who, left without men in the dying days of the Civil War, are forced to defend their home.

31 October 2012 • 15:31 AMT
Vatican may limit visitors to protect Sistine Chapel

Every year some five million people, as many as 20,000 a day in summer, enter the chapel, crane their necks upwards.