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17 July 2012 • 06:51 AMT
Clinton says U.S. will prevent Iran from going nuclear

Clinton arrived in Israel at the tail end of a nine-nation tour, holding talks with top officials including the PM.

16 July 2012 • 12:26 AMT
Amazing Alex enjoys phenomenal success on App Store

Already a global phenomenon, the 99-cent iPhone game is the best-selling iPhone app in no fewer than 35 countries.

16 July 2012 • 12:20 AMT
Morocco asks Syria envoy to leave the country

Tunisia was the first Arab country to withdraw its ambassador from Syria in February to protest the harsh crackdown on the opposition.

16 July 2012 • 12:16 AMT
Oscar-winning American actress Celeste Holm dies at 95

Holm also appeared in numerous television series in the 1970s and 1980s, including Fantasy Island and Falcon Crest.

16 July 2012 • 11:51 AMT
IOC President says heavy security “won’t not spoil the fun”

“There will be an extra input of soldiers and this is something that gives us tranquility,” Rogge said in a conference call.

16 July 2012 • 11:44 AMT
Berlusconi hints at comeback to politics

“If we have now got our national budget in hand, this is to a large part due to my government,” Italy’s former leader said.

16 July 2012 • 11:40 AMT
S. Korea develops military app for Android-based smartphones

The official said the Image View Application contains information, such as the characteristics of the enemy’s uniforms and ranks.

16 July 2012 • 11:30 AMT
African Union elects first female leader after hotly contested election

The run up to the election largely split the continent in two, with West and Francophone Africa firmly behind Jean Ping.

16 July 2012 • 11:18 AMT
Apple tries to mend iOS in-app purchasing mechanism flaw

Blocking the original ‘attack’ route, Borodin sidestepped the authentication issue by migrating the service to a new server.

16 July 2012 • 11:05 AMT
Libya’s Olympic Committee president kidnapped

Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee, said that he had been in contact with the NOC in Libya.

16 July 2012 • 10:54 AMT
Ford recalls 8,000 of its 2013 Escape compact SUVs

Ford dealers will remove the carpet padding and replace the left-side console trim panel free of charge, the NHTSA said.

16 July 2012 • 10:46 AMT
YouTube emerges as major source for news, disaster footage

According to the study, more than a third of the most-watched news videos on YouTube came from citizens.

16 July 2012 • 10:42 AMT
Tehran Mayor announces plans to run for president

Qalibaf came fourth in the country’s 2005 presidential race. Shortly afterwards he was appointed as the mayor of Iran’s capital.

16 July 2012 • 10:17 AMT
Twitter issues report about govt. requests

Between Jan. 1 and June 30, Twitter received 679 requests for information from U.S. authorities pertaining to 948 users.

16 July 2012 • 10:09 AMT
David Nalbandian 41st in ATP rankings

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic keeps lead with 11075 points; Rafael Nadal of Spain comes 2nd with 11000 points.

16 July 2012 • 10:05 AMT
Turkish hacking group vows to disclose identities of police informants

Turkish authorities closed down RedHack’s Twitter account after the incident, which had more than 40,000 followers.

16 July 2012 • 09:44 AMT
Russia says Syria’s Assad should stay

“We have been hearing statements that a key to the Syrian settlement is in Moscow,” he told a news conference.

16 July 2012 • 09:25 AMT
Heavy clashes break out in Damascus, activists say

“There are clashes now in Midan and Zahera, two cars were burned,” said one activist referring to two districts in Damascus.

16 July 2012 • 09:22 AMT
Mladic back in court for genocide trial

The tribunal released a statement Friday saying tests conducted at a Hague hospital showed Mladic was fit to stand trial.

16 July 2012 • 09:17 AMT
Thousand of athletes arriving in London for Olympic

Meanwhile, security firm G4S’s chairman has refused to express support for his chief executive over the guards fiasco.

16 July 2012 • 08:54 AMT
Celebrity Armenian bear relocated, LA officials say

The California Fish and Game Department tweeted that Glen Bearian is “safe and sound asleep in a DFG truck, on his way back to forest.”

16 July 2012 • 08:31 AMT
Iran prepares to export gas to Europe via Turkey

Iran is about to finalize three new contracts for exporting gas supplies to two Persian Gulf littoral states and a European country.

16 July 2012 • 08:16 AMT
Russia encourages its diplomats to use social media

“It’s not enough to just say something once… We should explain our positions again and again,” an official said.

16 July 2012 • 08:10 AMT
Erdogan to seek 4th term as AKP leader

“Everyone has the chance to become a deputy again after taking a one-term break,” the Turkish Prime Minister said.

16 July 2012 • 07:43 AMT
Protesters throw tomatoes, shoes at Clinton motorcade in Egypt

A senior U.S. official said neither Clinton nor her vehicle, which was around the corner from the incident, were hit.

16 July 2012 • 07:35 AMT
U.S. economists increasingly pessimistic about short-term growth

Just 39 percent of the economists surveyed reported rising sales at their companies in July, down from 60 percent in April.

16 July 2012 • 07:26 AMT
N. Korea army chief relieved of all posts

A meeting of top officials from the ruling party took the decision to relieve him of his posts for his illness.

16 July 2012 • 07:15 AMT
Lenovo tends to overtake HP as world’s biggest PC maker

Analysts, however, also warn that Lenovo’s rapid gains in market share have come at the expense of profit margins.

16 July 2012 • 07:09 AMT
Clinton in Israel to discuss Egypt, Iran

She will also sit down with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as well, before returning to Washington.

15 July 2012 • 17:36 AMT
iPhone 5 new details emerge

Manufacturing plants in China have been reported to be getting prepared for the start of production for the iPhone 5.