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10 October 2012 • 06:45 AMT
HTC shifting away from Samsung for smartphone components?

Rumor has it that HTC has begun ordering the CMOS sensors for its smartphone cameras from OmniVision and Sony.

10 October 2012 • 06:35 AMT
U.S. officials offer detailed description of Benghazi tragedy

Christopher Stevens’ death and confusion over the attack has become the subject of fierce partisan debate in Washington.

10 October 2012 • 06:32 AMT
U.S. sees no problem in Russia-Iraq arms deal – spokeswoman

The Russian government stated that Russia and Iraq signed a number of arms deals worth some $4.2 billion earlier this year.

10 October 2012 • 06:23 AMT
China finance officials to miss IMF, WB meetings in Tokyo

The dispute over the uninhabited islands in the East China Sea has triggered widespread protests in China.

09 October 2012 • 17:47 AMT
Motorola scraps LapDock peripheral

Motorola’s LapDock enabled Atrix users to carry out many of the functions of a portable PC via the Webtop application.

09 October 2012 • 17:26 AMT
Toshiba rolls out App Studio campaign

The best ideas, chosen by a panel of app developers as well as Toshiba and Microsoft, will have their concept brought to retail.

09 October 2012 • 17:06 AMT
“Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2” to premiere at Rome Film Fest

Rome’s Alice in the City lineup also includes Disney’s animated comedy Wreck-It Ralph and U.S. /Irish co-production Babygirl.

09 October 2012 • 16:54 AMT
Charles Schulz’s “Peanuts” film release date announced

Steve Martino, whose credits include Ice Age: Continental Drift and Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!, will direct the untitled feature.

09 October 2012 • 16:31 AMT
Tunisian kids’ mag to be prosecuted over “Molotov cocktail” article

The latest edition of Qaws Quzah featured an article about the history of petrol bombs, including instructions and a diagram.

09 October 2012 • 16:13 AMT
Body of killed Mexico drug cartel leader stolen

The body was stolen from funeral parlour by an armed group after he was killed in a shootout with authorities in northern Mexico.

09 October 2012 • 16:00 AMT
Iraq approves $100 mln oil contract with Russia’s LUKoil

Lukoil and Inpex were awarded block 10, located 70 miles (120 km) west of Basra during a licensing auction in late May.

09 October 2012 • 15:50 AMT
Israel deploys missile defense unit at Lebanese border

An army spokesman said the Patriot missile defense battery has been stationed in the northern city of Haifa.

09 October 2012 • 15:36 AMT
Suicide bombers strike security compound in Damascus

Syrian warplanes also bombed areas near the town of Um al-Asafir on the edge of Damascus, and artillery pounded the suburb of Artous.

09 October 2012 • 15:28 AMT
Spain’s Red Cross appeals for donations amid economic crisis

The country has the highest unemployment rate – 24.3% – in the EU, while 51.5% of young people are out of work.

09 October 2012 • 15:13 AMT
Residents evacuated as Russia’s ammo disposal site explodes

The incident is the latest in a series of blasts involving munitions disposal sites and firing ranges in Russia in the last few years.

09 October 2012 • 14:56 AMT
Paul Dano joins Hugh Jackman in “Jersey Boys” thriller

The story centers on a small-town carpenter (Jackman) whose young daughter and her best friend are kidnapped.

09 October 2012 • 14:45 AMT
“Fifty Shades of Grey” movie scribe named

“Fifty Shades of Grey” has become one of the most-talked-about movie projects since it was first announced earlier this year.

09 October 2012 • 14:34 AMT
Protesters clash with police as Merkel visits Greece

Merkel is visiting Greece for the first time since Europe’s debt crisis erupted here three years ago to deliver a message of support.

09 October 2012 • 14:24 AMT
India may seek $100 fine from Russia over carrier delay

The carrier – already years past its original 2008 delivery date – was supposed to have been handed over on December 4, 2012.

09 October 2012 • 14:16 AMT
Hungarian intellectuals in Yerevan to apologize for Safarov extradition

Four Hungarian intellectuals arrived in Armenia to apologize for the extradition of Azerbaijani criminal Ramil Safarov.

09 October 2012 • 14:09 AMT
Oscar winner Bernardo Bertolucci to get European Film Academy award

Bertolucci’s resume begins in film as an assistant director to Pier Paolo Pasolini before going on to direct his first feature film.

09 October 2012 • 13:58 AMT
Lady Gaga visits Julian Assange at London’s Ecuadorian embassy

Although Ecuador granted Assange’s request for asylum, British police said they would arrest him should he leave the embassy.

09 October 2012 • 13:45 AMT
French police use teargas to disperse job protesters

France’s unemployment rate stands above 10 percent and the number of jobless has topped 3 million for the first time in 13 years.

09 October 2012 • 13:32 AMT
U.S., India officials meet to talk lowering trade, investment barriers

The two sides also discussed further cooperation in fighting money laundering and terror financing as well as tax issues.

09 October 2012 • 13:27 AMT
NSC secretary congratulates Georgian Dream coalition leader

Arthur Baghdasaryan issued a congratulatory address to Georgian Dream coalition leader Bidzina Ivanishvili.

09 October 2012 • 13:11 AMT
Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” premieres at New York Film Fest

It has been one of the wildcards in the Oscar conversation, with the nomination buzz for the picture louder now than ever.

09 October 2012 • 12:55 AMT
Anne Hathaway to join “Low Self Esteem of Lizzie Gillespie” romcom?

Hathaway is considering the title role of Lizzie, a casting assistant who wants to be a dramaturge, but has low self esteem.

09 October 2012 • 12:47 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 406,33 Oct. 9

Market average rate of USD on October 9 totaled AMD 406,33 decreasing by 0.26 point compared to October 8.

09 October 2012 • 12:47 AMT
Georgia parliamentary elections not free or fair, MP says

Ivanishvili’s troubling remark about Armenians came as a result of political inexperience, Shirak Torosyan said.

09 October 2012 • 12:39 AMT
U.S.-based publisher urges to demand for justice in Genocide issue

Harut Sassounian assessed Armenia’s Genocide recognition campaign as a steady one, without major failures or achievements.