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04 September 2012 • 10:13 AMT
Sean Penn’s “This Must Be The Place” hot trailer released

Penn plays a bored ex-rock star who at age 50 lives off his royalties in Dublin until family drama starts him on a quest across America.

04 September 2012 • 10:07 AMT
Hungary’s references to Baku’s Safarov promises non-persuasive, ex-envoy says

Alexander Bozhko: prior to Safarov’s transfer to Azerbaijan, Hungarian government should have initiated consultations.

04 September 2012 • 10:03 AMT
Samsung says no child labor at supplier’s factories

Nevertheless, the company says it does intend to stamp out some of the inadequate working conditions seen by its investigators.

04 September 2012 • 09:48 AMT
French far-right party leader to campaign against European treaty

Le Pen, who advocates abandoning the euro currency, told the station: “The euro was an error. It’s time to fix it.”

04 September 2012 • 09:42 AMT
Karabakh recognition bill put into circulation at Armenian parliament

By the adoption of bill, put into circulation by Zaruhi Postanjyan, Armenia will de jure recognize the de facto status of Artsakh.

04 September 2012 • 09:39 AMT
Putin submits bill to allow top officials stay in office till 70

In order to keep highly experienced top staff in the civil service, the draft envisages extending the maximum civil service age to 70.

04 September 2012 • 09:24 AMT
Pirate Bay founder to be deported in copyright violation case

Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was sentenced to one year in prison in 2009 and ordered to pay 30 million kronor for copyright violations.

04 September 2012 • 08:25 AMT
Israel Defense Forces report 51 terrorist attacks in August

There was a rise in terror activity in Jerusalem and in terror attacks launched against Israel from the Sinai Peninsula.

04 September 2012 • 08:16 AMT
ICRC chief holds talks with Syria’s Assad

Peter Maurer held 45 minutes of talks with the Syrian leader, spokesman Hicham Hassan said, without giving details.

04 September 2012 • 08:10 AMT
UK PM begins major changes to his government team

David Cameron is not expected to switch key ministers, retaining Treasury chief George Osborne to lead economic policy.

04 September 2012 • 07:57 AMT
Lufthansa cancels 190 flights at Frankfurt airport over strikes

The cabin crew union wants a 5 percent pay increase and guarantees against outsourcing and the use of temporary workers.

04 September 2012 • 07:50 AMT
UK retail sales lower in August due to Olympics

In terms of fashion, the autumn-winter ranges in women’s wear did not attract many shoppers, the British Retail Consortium said.

04 September 2012 • 07:36 AMT
Bahraini court upholds sentences against 20 uprising leaders

The verdicts, originally issued by a military court, include eight life sentences. Defense lawyers said the decision may be appealed.

04 September 2012 • 07:11 AMT
Thatcher suits fetch £73,000 at London sale

The jade green wool outfit worn for her Tory coronation in February 1975 proved to be the prize lot at the Christie’s auction.

04 September 2012 • 07:02 AMT
Vandals spray anti-Christian graffiti on Israeli monastery

“Police have opened a special investigation into the incident,” Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.

04 September 2012 • 06:49 AMT
Weaker dollar boosts oil prices

While a substantial amount of oil and gas production remains offline, production is coming back as expected.

04 September 2012 • 06:45 AMT
Hackers release 1 million of UDIDs from Apple iOS devices

The file that was found was said to contain over 12 million device records, including Apple UDIDs, usernames and addresses.

04 September 2012 • 06:37 AMT
Hungarian envoy describes Azerbaijan’s actions as ‘cheating’

Hungarian ambassador to Norway Géza Jeszenszky agreed to receive two representatives of the protesters to discuss their concerns.

04 September 2012 • 06:11 AMT
BBC iPlayer update allows offline viewing on mobile devices

“This fundamentally changes one of the most annoying restrictions about viewing programs,“ Daniel Danker said.

04 September 2012 • 05:53 AMT
Tropical Storm Leslie gains strength in the Atlantic

The storm was expected to continue to move very slowly while possibly strengthening further over the next couple of days.

04 September 2012 • 05:50 AMT
Colombian “queen of cocaine” shot dead

Blanco was one of the first Colombians to smuggle cocaine from Colombia to the U.S. on a large scale in the 1970s and 80s.

04 September 2012 • 05:44 AMT
Moody’s warns EU rating at risk of downgrade

The new bond-buying program would be primarily aimed at Spain and Italy, where bond yields rose to unsustainable levels in July.

04 September 2012 • 05:38 AMT
Hezbollah: Iran could hit U.S. bases in response to Israeli strike

“A decision has been taken to respond and the response will be very great,” Hezbollah’s Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said.

04 September 2012 • 05:26 AMT
Philippine speeds up repatriations from Syria

Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said that the Philippine government has now obtained waivers from employers.

04 September 2012 • 05:23 AMT
Actor Michael Clarke Duncan dies at 54

Clarke died at a Los Angeles hospital where he had been since having the heart attack more than seven weeks ago.

04 September 2012 • 05:18 AMT
U.S. close to $1bn deal with Egypt’s new govt. in debt relief

U.S. diplomats and negotiators for Egypt’s new Islamist president Mohamed Mursi were working to finalize an agreement.

03 September 2012 • 18:39 AMT
Armenia to face Azerbaijan in World Chess Olympiad round 7

Armenian men’s team scored 6 victories over Bolivia, Bangladesh, Spain, Philippines and Ukraine in previous rounds.

03 September 2012 • 18:31 AMT
Nokia Lumia 920 coming Sept 5, with impressive hardware specifications

According to sources familiar with the company’s Windows Phone plans, Nokia is packaging wireless charging with its Lumia 920.

03 September 2012 • 18:16 AMT
Clinton says China, neighbors should refrain from threats

Other disputes over maritime territory involving China and key U.S. allies South Korea and Japan have also sharpened.

03 September 2012 • 18:04 AMT
Safarov extradition biggest shame in our history, Hungarians say

Hungarian readers posted a number of messages apologizing for their country’s extradition of Azeri assassin Ramil Safarov.