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24 September 2012 • 06:30 AMT
Foxconn closes plant after brawl among workers

The cause of the brawl is unknown, but Foxconn said local authorities were now conducting an investigation into the incident.

23 September 2012 • 14:00 AMT
12 killed in Yemen’s sectarian clashes

Tensions have long existed between Salafi Islamists, who are Sunni Muslims, and former Hawthi rebels, who are Shiite Muslims.

23 September 2012 • 13:58 AMT
Libya to disband “illegitimate” militias

The move is designed to assert state authority amid violence including an assault on U.S. Consulate in that killed the U.S. ambassador.

23 September 2012 • 13:53 AMT
ABC picks up Ben Stiller’s semi-autobiographical comedy

Loosely based on Stiller’s life, Please Knock revolves around Mitch Fuller, an A-list actor who realizes he’s losing touch with reality.

23 September 2012 • 13:37 AMT
Opposition boycotts Belarus parliamentary polls

The two main opposition parties, United Civic and the BPF, pulled out of the parliamentary election a week ago.

23 September 2012 • 13:22 AMT
Israel won’t reevaluate its peace deal with Egypt, PM says

In a bid to restore security to increasingly lawless Sinai peninsula, Israel and Egypt have agreed to temporarily waive limits on troops.

23 September 2012 • 13:11 AMT
Bank of America Merrill Lynch loses $10 mln over “operational error”

The loss was due to an “operational error” in handling of stock option trades known as dividend trades by the company’s Merrill Pro unit.

23 September 2012 • 13:00 AMT
Iranian ex-President Rafsanjani’s daughter jailed

Faezeh Rafsanjani, a former member of parliament was taken to prison to serve a 6-month sentence for “spreading anti-state propaganda.”

23 September 2012 • 12:54 AMT
Ang Lee‘s “Life Of Pi” international trailer released

The film follows an Indian boy who finds himself in the company of a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific.

23 September 2012 • 12:41 AMT
Ex-heavyweight champ Corrie Sanders shot dead

The southpaw stunned the boxing world in 2003 by ripping the WBO title from Wladimir Klitschko’s grasp.

23 September 2012 • 12:39 AMT
China cancels events to mark 40 years of Japan ties amid territorial row

The relations between the two countries have recently plummeted to their worst level over a chain of islands claimed by both countries.

23 September 2012 • 12:26 AMT
Himalayas avalanche claims 9 lives

The climbers were caught at 7,000m (22,960ft) as they were preparing to head toward the summit, which is 8,156m high.

23 September 2012 • 12:23 AMT
Iran accuses Germany’s Siemens of nuke sabotage

German industrial giant Siemens was accused of placing explosives in equipment that forms the backbone of the country’s nuclear program.

23 September 2012 • 12:17 AMT
“Promised Land” trailer features Matt Damon

John Krasinki (of “The Office” fame) also stars as a skeptical local alongside Hal Holbrook, who plays the wise town elder.

23 September 2012 • 12:02 AMT
Australia’s Catholic Church admits to hundreds of child abuse cases

The inquiry into the Roman Catholic Church ‘s activity was sparked after 40 suicides occurred in the state of Victoria.

23 September 2012 • 11:52 AMT
3 killed in Baghdad minibus bombing

Violence has ebbed in Iraq, but insurgents carry out frequent attacks in an attempt to shake the people’s trust in the Shiite-led govt.

23 September 2012 • 11:45 AMT
Russia, Iran envoys attend Syrian opposition meeting in Damascus

The rare opposition gathering in a regime-held city was to discuss peaceful ways to end Syria’s raging civil war.

23 September 2012 • 11:42 AMT
Pakistani minister offers $100,000 bounty to kill anti-Islam filmmaker

A spokesman for Pakistan’s prime minister said the government disassociated itself from the minister’s statement.

22 September 2012 • 15:55 AMT
Armenia’s Independence Day celebrated in U.S.

Armenian community of the U.S. West Coast held a celebration of the 21st anniversary of RA independence.

22 September 2012 • 15:44 AMT
Armenian FM to depart for U.S.

Eduard Nalbandian will deliver a speech at Los Angeles World Affairs Council and meet with local Armenian community.

22 September 2012 • 15:43 AMT
60 injured, 11 arrested as fans riot at MTV event in Madrid

Police said that once the theatre was full, scuffles broke out in the street outside and people began throwing bottles.

22 September 2012 • 15:22 AMT
Finland’s parliament speaker to pay official visit to Armenia

Armenian National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan met with his Finnish counterpart Eero Heinäluoma.

22 September 2012 • 15:02 AMT
Armenian, Austrian parliament speakers pledge to develop inter-parliamentary ties

Barbara Prammer expressed confidence that inter-parliamentary cooperation will contribute to deepening of inter-state ties.

22 September 2012 • 15:01 AMT
Envoy: Armenia committed to Karabakh peaceful settlement, despite Safarov case

Armenian ambassador to Czech Republic Tigran Seyranyan met with the head of the Czech Senate Milan Štěch.

22 September 2012 • 14:40 AMT
Andranik Karapetyan sets records at European Weightlifting Championships

Russia’s Artem Lefler ended the competition with a bronze medal in the snatch and silver in the clean and jerk.

22 September 2012 • 14:21 AMT
Armenian NA speaker briefs European parliament heads on Safarov pardon

Hovik Abrahamyan attached great importance to extradition and pardon of Azerbaijani murderer Ramil Safarov.

22 September 2012 • 14:08 AMT
Ahmadinejad heads for New York to speak at UN General Assembly

The Iranian President said he would also hold bilateral meetings on the assembly’s sidelines and give media interviews.

22 September 2012 • 14:04 AMT
Two British soldiers die in Afghanistan

The death of a soldier from the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers at Camp Bastion, Helmand, emerged first.

22 September 2012 • 14:01 AMT
Syrian rebels move command center from Turkey to Syria

The FSA has been the most prominent of the rebel groups trying to remove President Bashar Assad from power.

22 September 2012 • 13:47 AMT
Artsakh President appoints new government members

Karlen Petrosyan was appointed chairman of the state committee of real estate cadastre adjunct to the government.