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19 September 2012 • 06:56 AMT
Sony unveils slimmer PlayStation 3 coming later in fall

The company also announced that the list of certified vendors is expanding to include Fujitsu and Sharp.

19 September 2012 • 06:50 AMT
Over 2000 protest Azeri President’s visit to France

The protesters called on the French government to press Aliyev to immediately incarcerate the axe-murderer Ramil Safarov.

19 September 2012 • 06:43 AMT
Oil near $96 as Japan’s central bank eases monetary policy

The Bank of Japan announced it was moving to protect the country’s fragile recovery by extending its monetary easing.

19 September 2012 • 06:34 AMT
Russian navy plans 30 helicopters for each Mistral class ship

A Mistral-class ship is capable of carrying 16 helicopters, four landing vessels, 70 armored vehicles, and 450 personnel.

19 September 2012 • 06:26 AMT
China’s leader-in-waiting wants better military ties with U.S.

“I believe that your visit will be very helpful in further advancing the state-to-state relations,” Xi Jinping said.

18 September 2012 • 19:14 AMT
Apple to build new data center in Hong Kong

The location is apparently in Hong Kong’s “New Territories,” which are the rural, less densely populated region of Hong Kong.

18 September 2012 • 18:45 AMT
Chinese website posts alleged pics of upcoming iPad Mini

The iPad Mini literally looks like a smaller version of the iPad, complete with a 7.85″ display and iOS 6.

18 September 2012 • 18:37 AMT
Over half of people in 39 U.S. states will be obese by 2030 – study

By 2030, medical costs from treating obesity-related diseases are likely to increase by $48 billion, to $66 billion per year.

18 September 2012 • 18:19 AMT
Dropbox releases major update to its iOS app

So far, there’s no word on when the Facebook and Twitter support will be added to the Android app for Dropbox.

18 September 2012 • 18:12 AMT
CSTO officials visit Armenian Genocide Memorial

The CSTO officials laid flowers to the memorial and honored the innocent victims with a minute of silence.

18 September 2012 • 18:05 AMT
Sudan, South Sudan heading toward oil export deal – diplomats

Much could still go wrong, given profound mutual mistrust and failure to fully implement previous agreements, diplomats said.

18 September 2012 • 17:57 AMT
Experts on Caucasus-2012 drills: Russia warns Azerbaijan against war

Azeri experts commented on Russia-hosted Caucasus-2012 large scale military drills to be attended by President Vladimir Putin.

18 September 2012 • 17:57 AMT
USAID to halt activity in Russia following Moscow decision

“We will work with our partners and staff to responsibly end or transition USAID’s programs,” Victoria Nuland said.

18 September 2012 • 17:45 AMT
New secret video reveals Romney vision for Middle East

The Republican candidate tells donors the Middle East will “remain an unsolved problem… and we kick the ball down the field”.

18 September 2012 • 17:35 AMT
No new countries seek CSTO membership – Secretary General

“The Organization only needs reliable partners to promote its growth, rather than hinder its progress,” Nikolai Bordyuzha said.

18 September 2012 • 17:28 AMT
Syrian rebels reportedly clash with Assad forces at Turkish border

The official said a woman was being treated in hospital in the Turkish border town of Akcakale after she was injured by a stray bullet.

18 September 2012 • 17:22 AMT
10 Turkish soldiers killed, 70 injured in PKK attack

The convoy was traveling on the road between Bingöl and Muş when a bus in the convoy was hit by a rocket at around 12:45 pm.

18 September 2012 • 17:17 AMT
Baku blacklists foreign astronauts over Karabakh visit

Charles Duke (U.S) and Claude Nicollier (Switzerland) will be named personae non grate for visiting an Artsakh-hosted scientific conference.

18 September 2012 • 17:16 AMT
U.S. plans no changes for Afghan pullout schedule

“That process continues,” Jay Carney told reporters even as he acknowledged deep U.S. concern about the recent spate of attacks.

18 September 2012 • 17:11 AMT
Two bombs kill at least 4 in Pakistan

Karachi has also been the scene of several bomb and gun attacks in recent years, most blamed on Pakistani Taliban.

18 September 2012 • 17:07 AMT
German FM condemns far-right group plans to show anti-Islam film

German law guarantees freedom of expression but not beyond the point where people feel insulted, said Westerwelle.

18 September 2012 • 17:02 AMT
UK Foreign Secretary doesn’t rule out sending arms to Syrian rebels

Hague warned the situation in Syria is “deteriorating” and vowed to continue pressing Russia to back tougher action against the Assad regime.

18 September 2012 • 16:54 AMT
“The Pirates!,” “Wrinkles” among favorites for European Film Awards win

Judged by commercial performance alone, Pirates! easily swashbuckles through its European competition.

18 September 2012 • 16:33 AMT
Prado Museum launches “Goya en el Prado” virtual gallery

The gallery is exhibiting more than 150 paintings and 600 drawings by the great master that are not usually on display in the museum.

18 September 2012 • 16:23 AMT
IMF mission to inspect Armenia’s fulfillment of economic liabilities

The head of International Monetary Fund Armenia mission noted that Armenia showed positive results in providing economic growth.

18 September 2012 • 15:50 AMT
Egypt to arrest U.S.-based Coptic Christians over Mohammad video

One woman and seven men, including U.S. Christian pastor Terry Jones, are accused of “insulting the Islamic religion.”

18 September 2012 • 15:37 AMT
Iran deploys Tareq Russian-made sub in Persian Gulf

Iran had to conduct the refit itself after the manufacturer nation declined to carry out the work, Vice Admiral Abbas Zamini said.

18 September 2012 • 15:13 AMT
“Game of Thrones” HBO drama scores big at Creative Arts Emmy Awards

HBO is also triumphant through another of its series, “Boardwalk Empire”, which took in three creative awards.

18 September 2012 • 15:01 AMT
Rovio unveils “Bad Piggies” first gameplay trailer

Bad Piggies will be available for iOS, Android and Mac from Sept 27; Windows Phone, Windows 8 and PC versions will follow.

18 September 2012 • 14:52 AMT
Russia writes off 90% of North Korea’s $11 bn debt

Moscow said the remaining $1 bn or so of the debt would go towards energy and education deals as well as development aid.