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06 October 2012 • 07:49 AMT
Facebook says $15bn privacy lawsuit should be dismissed

The complaint suffers from an “utter lack of allegations of any injury to these particular named plaintiffs,” Matthew Brown said.

06 October 2012 • 07:41 AMT
Mozilla to urge users to update plugins

“Old plugin versions can cause stability problems and are potentially insecure,” Mozilla said in a post on its official blog.

06 October 2012 • 07:25 AMT
Turkey, Iran vow to strengthen ties amid Syria tensions

Rahimi, who also met with PM Erdogan, said the Iranian administration is committed to deepening relations with Turkey in all areas.

06 October 2012 • 07:16 AMT
Pakistanis launch motorcade march to protest U.S. drone strikes

The two-day march — in reality a long vehicle convoy — is being led by Imran Khan, the former cricket star-turned-politician.

06 October 2012 • 07:08 AMT
Prague airport renamed after ex-President Havel

The ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by dignitaries and family took place on what would have been his 76th birthday.

06 October 2012 • 06:46 AMT
N. Korean soldier kills 2 officers, defects to S. Korea

More than 24,000 North Koreans have arrived in the South since the 1950-53 Korean War ended in a cease-fire, not a peace treaty.

06 October 2012 • 06:25 AMT
Russian aircraft takes off to deliver humanitarian aid to Syria

In Sept, the ministry delivered to Syria some 80 metric tons of humanitarian assistance, including canned food, sugar, etc.

06 October 2012 • 06:13 AMT
U.S. unemployment unexpectedly falls to 7.8% in Sept

The last time the unemployment rate was that low was in January 2009, the month President Barack Obama was inaugurated.

06 October 2012 • 06:04 AMT
WB body rules Ecuador owes $1.8bn to Occidental

Occidental filed a claim alleging its property was confiscated illegally when Ecuador canceled its operating contract in May 2006.

06 October 2012 • 05:49 AMT
Thousands of Foxconn’s iPhone 5 plant workers go on strike

The strike could not be immediately confirmed, and nor was it clear whether the stoppage was over or continuing.

06 October 2012 • 05:41 AMT
Vatican court expected to deliver butler verdict

Paolo Gabriele is accused of stealing and copying the Pope’s documents and leaking them to an Italian journalist.

06 October 2012 • 05:34 AMT
Panetta says Afghan leader should be thankful to allied forces

Panetta last met with Karzai in May when he traveled to Afghanistan to meet with commanders and visit troops before the holidays.

05 October 2012 • 17:55 AMT
“Hitchcock” new pics feature Scarlett Johansson in character

Alfred Hitchcock biopic centres around the director’s struggle to get the now legendary Psycho into production.

05 October 2012 • 17:45 AMT
Turkey returns fire after Syria shelling – TV

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had warned Syria earlier at a large rally in Istanbul that the countries were “not far” from war.

05 October 2012 • 17:36 AMT
Entertainment One nabs “Twice Born” Penelope Cruz-starrer

The film, which bowed in Toronto ahead of a screening in San Sebastian, stars Cruz and Hirsch as conflicted lovers in war-torn Sarajevo.

05 October 2012 • 17:28 AMT
Facebook adding “likes” on users’ behalf – report

A U.S. security expert discovered that sending a web address to a friend automatically adds two likes to that page.

05 October 2012 • 17:05 AMT
Turkey warns Syria against picking up fight, says “not far” from war

Tayyip Erdogan warned the Assad government it would be making a fatal mistake if it picked a fight with Turkey.

05 October 2012 • 16:48 AMT
Amplats platinum giant fires 12,000 S. African miners amid strike

South African mining has been hit by a wave of wildcat strikes, in which miners and officials have been killed.

05 October 2012 • 16:30 AMT
Putin slams NATO as Cold War throwback

“Russia would like NATO to stay within the bounds of its statutory activity and not strive for global status,” President Putin said.

05 October 2012 • 16:16 AMT
“A Good Day to Die Hard” trailer features Bruce Willis

In the fifth installment of the “Die Hard” film franchise, John McClane heads to Moscow since his son lands in jail for something he did.

05 October 2012 • 16:02 AMT
U.S. accuses Iran of jamming broadcasts

The Broadcasting Board of Governors said the jamming is coming from inside Iran and violates international telecommunications regulations.

05 October 2012 • 15:45 AMT
Renowned Armenian composer Edvard Mirzoyan dies at 92

Mirzoyan’s compositional output was relatively small but quite distinguished, combining graceful lyricism with intense drama.

05 October 2012 • 15:35 AMT
Syrian warplanes pounding Homs

Homs has been one of the flashpoints of the 18-month-old uprising against president Bashar Assad’s regime.

05 October 2012 • 15:07 AMT
Bosnia’s National Museum closes over lack of funds

The museum dates back to 1888, when Bosnia-Hercegovina was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

05 October 2012 • 14:57 AMT
Kim Basinger joins Mila Kunis, Olivia Wilde in “Third Person” drama

The Third Person drama is about the interconnected love stories of three couples who live in three different cities.

05 October 2012 • 14:50 AMT
Yerevan hosts 2nd stage of free trade agreement talks

The 3rd stage of free trade agreement talks, due December 3-5 in Brussels will focus on discussion of trade services, state purchases, settlement of disputes.

05 October 2012 • 14:26 AMT
UK court to rule on radical cleric, terrorist suspects’ extradition

Abu Hamza al-Masri turned London’s Finsbury Park Mosque into a training ground for radical Islamists and is wanted in the U.S.

05 October 2012 • 14:14 AMT
Israel ready for any scenario, Defense Minister says

“We have Hezbollah still rampant, and of course Iran’s shadow in the distance,” Defense Minister Ehud Barak said.

05 October 2012 • 14:01 AMT
Sacha Baron Cohen to star in fact-inspired “Lesbian” comedy?

The film is inspired by a Hong Kong billionaire who offered $65 mln to any man who succeeded in marrying his lesbian daughter.

05 October 2012 • 13:48 AMT
Another Azeri soldier shoots himself

Togrul Aleshraf oglu Guliyev who wounded himself “through negligence in handling of a weapon” was taken to a hospital.