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24 August 2012 • 11:53 AMT
Syrian opposition possibly ready for dialogue – Russian official

“The opposition is beginning to realize the need to find a way out of the impasse of military confrontation,” Gatilov said.

24 August 2012 • 11:45 AMT
Twin blasts kill 3, wound 6 in Baghdad

The first bomb detonated beside the pulpit, while a preacher was leading prayers at an outdoor mosque in the mainly-Shi’ite neighborhood.

24 August 2012 • 11:38 AMT
Amazon starts accepting promo images from app developers

“We encourage you to submit your promotional image now to take advantage of these new marketing opportunities,” Amazon said.

24 August 2012 • 11:24 AMT
Swiss lab gets go ahead for testing Arafat remains for polonium

The Palestinian Authority also approved the probe, which was requested by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.

24 August 2012 • 10:51 AMT
Dozens of Egyptians protest against new President

The organizer said they planned to march towards the presidential palace to demand the resignation of Mohamed Mursi.

24 August 2012 • 10:32 AMT
UK Foreign Office delivers letter to Ecuador embassy

While Assange remains out of reach of British authorities inside the embassy, he has no clear way of getting to Ecuador.

24 August 2012 • 10:01 AMT
German, French leaders send tough message to Greece

“We want, I want, Greece to be in the euro zone, it’s a desire we have expressed since the start of the crisis,” Hollande said.

24 August 2012 • 09:54 AMT
U.S. drone attack kills 12 suspected militants in Pakistan

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said each of the three compounds was hit by two missiles.

24 August 2012 • 09:47 AMT
Google releases fresh beta of Chrome with better mouse control

The feature is aimed at gamers, and sees Google adopting the Pointer Lock Javascript API, or mouse lock.

24 August 2012 • 09:24 AMT
Haiti scared as Storm Isaac gathers strength

About 400,000 residents of the western hemisphere’s poorest country were dangerously exposed to Isaac’s gathering fury.

24 August 2012 • 08:59 AMT
Aram I, MECC discuss humanitarian assistance to Syrian Armenians

They also decided that they would ask other ecumenical organizations in the country to continue their activity.

24 August 2012 • 08:49 AMT
Mass killer Breivik found sane, jailed for 21 years

Breivik, 33, will be kept in isolation inside Ila Prison on the outskirts of Oslo inside relatively spacious quarters.

24 August 2012 • 08:39 AMT
Rembrandt etching worth up to $8,600 in mail

“Using a courier or special insurance is quite expensive so we have used regular mail until now,” the gallery’s chairman said.

24 August 2012 • 08:28 AMT
Kyrgyz President dismisses government

Kyrgyzstan is a parliamentary republic led by the Prime Minister, nominated by coalitions with a parliamentary majority.

24 August 2012 • 08:20 AMT
RWB concerned over aggressive Turkish paper campaign

The demands of Turkey’s Kurdish minority continue to be one of the most sensitive issues for the Turkish media to cover.

24 August 2012 • 08:07 AMT
Taste of Armenia event to be held in Illinois

“It’s a leisurely afternoon for families of all ethnic backgrounds,” said event co-chairman Gary Rejebian of Evanston.

24 August 2012 • 07:44 AMT
Fund for Syrian-Armenian Relief established

The formation of a coordinating committee, with representation from each organization, will be announced imminently.

24 August 2012 • 07:14 AMT
Kodak to sell businesses as part of recovery plan

Kodak is moving away from the consumer market and will instead focus on commercial packaging and printing products.

24 August 2012 • 06:59 AMT
North Korean leader seeks ice-breaking China trip

“It will be a state visit. This was one of the most important missions of Jang Song-thaek’s visit,” the source said.

24 August 2012 • 06:46 AMT
S. Korea rules Apple, Samsung infringed patents, imposes sales ban

The decision comes as a jury in California is deliberating on a patent trial between the two firms in the U.S.

24 August 2012 • 06:37 AMT
Oil prices go down amid pessimism about U.S. economy

James Bullard said that the minutes from the Fed’s meeting were “stale” because the economy had picked up since then.

24 August 2012 • 06:32 AMT
Norwegian mass killer Breivik sentence due Aug 23

Norway’s penal code does not have the death penalty or life in prison, and the maximum prison term for Breivik’s charges is 21 years.

24 August 2012 • 06:26 AMT
Lance Armstrong to be stripped of 7 Tour de France titles

“There comes a point in every man’s life when he has to say, ‘Enough is enough.’ For me, that time is now,” Armstrong said.

23 August 2012 • 18:48 AMT
China to give $4.7mln in humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees

China donated $2 million in aid to Syrians in March through the International Committee of the Red Cross.

23 August 2012 • 18:37 AMT
Google makes Gmail autocomplete search available in 47 new languages

According to Google, the next update will include Chinese, Korean, Japanese and right-to-left languages.

23 August 2012 • 18:24 AMT
Facebook rolls out long-awaited update for its iOS application

Additional improvements include a new banner that allows users to quickly tap to see more stories without refreshing.

23 August 2012 • 18:00 AMT
Paper: Oskanian’s nomination for presidential race removed from agenda?

Ex-minister Oskanian’s nomination for presidential elections was removed from Prosperous Armenia party’s agenda.

23 August 2012 • 17:39 AMT
Syrian army recaptures Aleppo’s three Christian areas

Free Syrian Army seized nearby neighborhood of Sulamaniyeh, most of whose inhabitants are Armenian Christians.

23 August 2012 • 17:26 AMT
Alexandr Dolgopolov beats David Nalbandian at Winston-Salem

World No. 15 Alexandr Dolgopolov advanced to the quarterfinal after taking out former World No. 3 David Nalbandian.

23 August 2012 • 17:13 AMT
U.S., Turkish officials meet to hasten Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow

The meeting is expected to coordinate military, intelligence and political responses to the crisis in Syria.