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06 August 2012 • 09:40 AMT
6 worshippers killed at Wisconsin’s Sikh temple

The incident in Wisconsin comes just 16 days after 12 people were killed in a mass shooting at a movie theatre in Colorado.

06 August 2012 • 09:14 AMT
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” new trailer released

This clip focuses on the recruitment of Bilbo Baggins by the wizard Gandalf and a glimpse of what’s in store, once he decides to go.

06 August 2012 • 09:04 AMT
Iran key ministries to go offline to escape cyber attacks

The latest announcement follows upheaval wreaked by Stuxnet and Flame, both of which believed to be developed jointly by U.S. and Israel.

06 August 2012 • 08:49 AMT
Red Cross building attacked in Libya’s Misrata

Red Cross said the attack meant it was forced, “with considerable regret”, to suspend its work in Misrata and eastern city of Benghazi.

06 August 2012 • 08:29 AMT
Natalie Portman marries “Black Swan” choreographer Benjamin Millepied

Millepied choreographed Darren Aronofsky’s psychological thriller, also starring Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel and Winona Ryder.

06 August 2012 • 08:12 AMT
Pipeline explosion knocks out Iraqi oil flows to Turkey, officials say

The blast occurred in Mardin province, north of Turkey’s border with Syria, the officials said on condition of anonymity.

06 August 2012 • 08:05 AMT
Wildfires rage across western Spain, Canary Islands

About 300 holidaymakers had to be evacuated from a campsite in the heavily wooded hills of the Sierra de Gata area near the Portuguese border.

06 August 2012 • 07:52 AMT
Bomb hits Syrian state TV in Damascus – report

Rebel forces took over several areas of Damascus in recent weeks, but the army has since regained control of the city.

06 August 2012 • 07:28 AMT
Curiosity NASA rover lands on Mars

It’s the latest chapter in the long-running quest to find out whether primitive life arose early in the planet’s history.

06 August 2012 • 07:07 AMT
General Motors’ China sales surge to record high in July

For the first seven months of this year, the auto giant sold more than 1.6 million vehicles in China, up 11.7 percent year-on-year.

06 August 2012 • 07:02 AMT
Islamists kill 15 Egyptian police, Israeli air strike hits Gaza gunmen

“Whoever intends to attack us must know that our long arm will find him,” Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement via Twitter

06 August 2012 • 06:47 AMT
Syria troops threaten “decisive battle” for Aleppo

In Damascus, militiamen appeared to step up guerrilla-like forays in central districts that were once firmly in the regime’s hands.

04 August 2012 • 14:55 AMT
Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt featured in new “Looper” poster

Willis and Gordon-Levitt star as the same character at different ages in the upcoming sci-fi/action project from Rian Johnson.

04 August 2012 • 14:48 AMT
Prosecution of 3 ANC activists continues, no official notice given

According to Saturday, August 4 report, Special Investigation Service announced decision to halt prosecution of ANC activists.

04 August 2012 • 14:17 AMT
48 Iranian pilgrims abducted in Syria’s Damascus

The pilgrims were seized by “armed groups” on the Damascus airport road as they returned from a religious shrine.

04 August 2012 • 14:04 AMT
Great Britain 3rd in Olympic gold tally; China, U.S. lead

Britain’s 1st medal came as the men’s four of Andy Triggs Hodge, Pete Reed, Andy Gregory and Tom James led from the start to win gold.

04 August 2012 • 13:38 AMT
“Great Expectations” new pics feature Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes

The big-screen adaptation of Charles Dickens’s novel stars War Horse’s Irvine as Pip, and The Borgias star Holliday Grainger as Estella.

04 August 2012 • 13:37 AMT
Turkey retires 40 generals jailed on Ergenekon conspiracy charge

New commander of Second Army, which oversees Turkey’s defenses against any prospective attack by Syria, Iran and Iraq was appointed.

04 August 2012 • 13:14 AMT
iPhone 5 September release rumors gain speed

Sharp, a key display supplier to Apple, recently stated that it will start shipping the new iPhone screens in August.

04 August 2012 • 12:49 AMT
“Dark Knight” star Christian Bale to join “Creed of Violence” Mexican revolution flick?

The story focuses on an unlikely duo which consists of small-time assassin Rawbone and young Bureau of Investigation agent John.

04 August 2012 • 12:33 AMT
1 killed, 15 injured in Iran petrochemical plant fire

The blaze at the Bandar Imam petrochemical complex, in the southwestern city of Mahshahr, was caused by a gas leak in a feeding line.

04 August 2012 • 12:20 AMT
Pakistan jails 5 top officers over links to banned group

The most senior of the five, Brig Ali Khan, was handed a 5-year prison sentence; the others received sentences of 18 months to 3 years.

04 August 2012 • 12:09 AMT
Mila Kunis’ “Ted” comedy beats “Dark Knight Rises” in foreign box office

In Germany, Ted opened #1 on its first day ahead of TDKR and grossed $1.2M on Aug 2, a 2012 record best for Universal in this market.

04 August 2012 • 12:01 AMT
Libya’s Tripoli sees 1st car bomb blast since Gaddafi fall

Several violent incidents have rocked Libya in recent days but these have been mostly confined to the eastern city of Benghazi.

04 August 2012 • 11:53 AMT
Belarus expels Swedish ambassador

Eriksson, who was in Sweden when the expulsion was announced, had previously met with opposition activists in Belarusian capital.

04 August 2012 • 11:42 AMT
“Nobody Walks” Sundance drama trailer released

Nobody Walks centers on a young New York artist who moves to LA and stays with a local family while completing her art film.

04 August 2012 • 11:29 AMT
Samsung Aug 15 event teases “New Way”

The invitation doesn’t say specifically what’s going to be unveiled, but the illustration appears to show the outline of a tablet.

04 August 2012 • 11:26 AMT
Expert: liberated territories must be resettled

Narek Galstyan says Baku has repeatedly accused Nagorno Karabakh authorities of resettling the liberated territories.

04 August 2012 • 11:15 AMT
Renowned Romanian pianist Mihaela Ursuleasa dies at 33

Ursuleasa began playing the piano at five under the guidance of her gypsy jazz musician father in then communist Romania.

04 August 2012 • 11:05 AMT
N. Korea flood leaves 169 dead, 212000 homeless

The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) says it is sending emergency food aid to North Korea after it asked for aid.