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11 August 2012 • 07:13 AMT
U.S. slaps sanctions on Syrian company over Iran oil supply

The new penalties come after the firm delivered $36 million worth of gasoline to Iran in April, department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said.

11 August 2012 • 07:06 AMT
Jordanian, Syrian troops fighting in border area

The fighting occurred in the Tel Shihab-Turra area after a number of Syrian refugees attempted to cross into Jordan, the activist said.

10 August 2012 • 17:44 AMT
Mitt Romney Wikipedia page locked down over a comedian joke

The measures were taken after comedian Stephen Colbert suggested on US TV that viewers should edit the pages.

10 August 2012 • 17:29 AMT
Microsoft drops “Metro” term, replaces with “Windows 8”

This means that what was formerly called the “Metro style user interface” will now be the “Windows 8 user interface.”

10 August 2012 • 17:16 AMT
1st look of Russell Crowe in Darren Aronofsky’s “Noah”

The Biblical epic’s supporting cast features Crowe’s A Beautiful Mind co-star Jennifer Connelly as Noah’s wife Naameh.

10 August 2012 • 17:10 AMT
Rachel Weisz, Jude Law -starrer “360” to open Brazil’s Gramado Film Fest

The ensemble thriller looks at the intersecting relationships of an array of characters from different social backgrounds.

10 August 2012 • 17:00 AMT
Syrian troops repel rebel attack on Aleppo airport – report

“A courageous unit of the army confronted a group of mercenary terrorists who tried to attack Aleppo international airport,” SANA said.

10 August 2012 • 16:45 AMT
EU may pull all envoys from Belarus after Swedish ambassador expulsion

A diplomatic row erupted last week when Belarus refused to renew Eriksson’s accreditation over a July 4 incident.

10 August 2012 • 16:26 AMT
Renault: cuts at S. Korean unit Samsung Motors may affect 80% of staff

The programme “concerns all salaried staff at Renault Samsung Motors except for the 1,000 in research and development, and design.”

10 August 2012 • 16:10 AMT
Turkish aircraft not shot down by Syria, probe reveals

The detailed report rejected the possibility of any involvement of Syrian air defense, based on the chemical and physical analysis.

10 August 2012 • 15:58 AMT
U.S. imposes new sanctions on Hezbollah for backing Assad govt.

The Treasury Department’s latest actions against Syria will freeze any assets Hezbollah may have under U.S. jurisdiction.

10 August 2012 • 15:51 AMT
Steve Pink to remake “About Last Night,” “Think Like A Man” producers attached

Pink, who directed Accepted and Hot Tub Time Machine, is separately in talks to helm the Bad Santa sequel.

10 August 2012 • 15:36 AMT
Heather Graham to reprise her role in “Hangover Part III”

The actress is reprising her character, the lovable stripper named Jade, in the film, being made by Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures.

10 August 2012 • 15:29 AMT
Zynga rolls out “Gems With Friends” new title

The game consists of three rounds in which players combine three or more numbered gems together to create a higher-numbered gem.

10 August 2012 • 15:15 AMT
Rare 1st generation iPhone on sale on eBay for $10,000

The first generation iPhone was launched by Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007, and went on sale six months later.

10 August 2012 • 15:07 AMT
Denzel Washington’s “Flight” to close NY Film Fest

Last year, the festival closed with Alexander Payne’s “The Descendants,” which went on to receive several Oscar nominations.

10 August 2012 • 14:58 AMT
“Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” helmer dies at 83

Mel Stuart was nominated for an Oscar in 1965 for his documentary, Four Days in November, about the assassination of John F Kennedy.

10 August 2012 • 14:49 AMT
Libya Assembly elects Pro-Islamist leader

Mohamed al-Megaryef is a founding member of Libyan National Salvation Front, which grouped exiled opponents of the now slain dictator.

10 August 2012 • 14:35 AMT
U.S. preparing new Syria sanctions

The new sanctions target Syria and other entities supporting President Bashar al-Assad’s government, a senior U.S. official said.

10 August 2012 • 14:31 AMT
Will Ferrell, Steve Carell to star in Justin Theroux’ “Swear To God” comedy

In the two-hander comedy, Will Ferrell will play a narcissistic hedge fund manager who thinks he has seen God.

10 August 2012 • 14:20 AMT
Sean Penn returns to directing with “Crazy for the Storm”

Will Fetters adapted the book, and if Penn officially signs on, it would mark his first directing gig since “Into the Wild.”

10 August 2012 • 14:13 AMT
Pinterest makes membership available to everyone

Pinterest climbed to 11.7m users in January 2012, after becoming the fastest website in history to break through the 10m unique visitors mark.

10 August 2012 • 14:08 AMT
iOS 6 new feature to run data through Wi-Fi, cellular networks

The new feature was discovered by Apple Insider through the iPhone’s system options when running iOS 6.

10 August 2012 • 14:02 AMT
China’s Great Wall collapses amid heavy rains

Experts have cleared the fallen section, which extends 36 meters, and reinforced other loose sections to prevent further collapses.

10 August 2012 • 13:43 AMT
Freestyle wrestler Mihran Jaburyan fails to reach Olympic semifinals

Armenian freestyle wrestler Mihran Jaburyan (55 kg) lost to Japan’s Yumoto Shinichi in Olympic ¼ finals.

10 August 2012 • 13:40 AMT
U.S. will continue strengthening missile defense in Gulf – State Department

Patrick Ventrell: threat from ballistic missiles to our deployed forces, and partners in the region is growing, and this threat is likely to increase.

10 August 2012 • 13:32 AMT
Boxer David Hayrapetyan wins Olympic bronze

David Hayrapetyan (Russia) lost to Thailand’s Kaeo Pongprayoon in Olympic men’s 49 kg boxing semifinals.

10 August 2012 • 13:25 AMT
Armenian soldier lost in Syria, sources say

Situation in Aleppo is very serious, with Syrian Armenian families hiding in the cellar of their houses to escape shelling.

10 August 2012 • 13:21 AMT
Lack of cabinet support keeps Israeli ministers from attacking Iran – Israeli media

“Were it up to Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak, an Israeli military strike on the nuclear facilities in Iran,” Yedioth Ahronoth said.

10 August 2012 • 12:58 AMT
Kenya’s David Rudisha sets new world record, wins Olympic track gold

The 23-year-old Kenyan stormed to victory in his debut Olympic final to become the 1st man inside 1 minute 41 seconds, clocking 1:40.91.