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12 July 2012 • 09:57 AMT
No alternative to Karabakh conflict peaceful resolution – OSCE Sec. Gen.

Lamberto Zannier called for stronger monitoring activity, withdrawal of snipers and investigation into the incidents.

12 July 2012 • 09:44 AMT
Rovio launches Amazing Alex for iOS and Android devices

Rovio calls Amazing Alex its “amazing new physics puzzle game” that requires users to create chain reactions to complete each level.

12 July 2012 • 09:36 AMT
Amazon gains over former Microsoft Windows Phone exec

Robert Williams was, until last month, Microsoft’s senior director of business development in the Windows Phone division.

12 July 2012 • 09:25 AMT
Tajikistan wants $250mln rent for Russian military base deployment

Under the current agreements Russia does not pay for its military base, but renders Tajikistan military and technical assistance.

12 July 2012 • 09:17 AMT
At least 5 killed in French Alps avalanche

Two or three people remain missing after the disaster and seven people were slightly injured, the source said.

12 July 2012 • 09:05 AMT
Ottoman-era palace to serve as Turkish president’s office

A detailed restoration process is currently underway in the palace to repair the garden decorations, walls, roof, etc.

12 July 2012 • 08:47 AMT
Gunmen shoot dead 9 Pakistani police prison staff

They then stormed the building in the densely populated area of Ichra, where around 30 police prison staff were sleeping.

12 July 2012 • 08:41 AMT
ADB cuts developing Asia growth forecasts

The report predicts the region’s economies will expand by 6.6 percent this year and 7.1 percent next year.

12 July 2012 • 08:35 AMT
Angry Birds coming to Samsung Smart TVs this month

The app will be available for Samsung’s 000/8000/9000 Smart TV models via the Samsung TV Apps portal.

12 July 2012 • 08:21 AMT
WB provides $10.47bln to Emerging Europe and Central Asia

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) this year continued to maintain a focus on investing in strategic areas.

12 July 2012 • 08:14 AMT
UK puts extra 3,500 military personnel to protect Olympic venues

The government ministry in charge of crime and security said the troops would be ready to be deployed to cover any shortfall.

12 July 2012 • 08:08 AMT
Anti-corruption awareness project officially launched in Armenia

The materials contain a list of telephone hotlines that citizens can call to report problems encountered while accessing Armenia’s borders.

12 July 2012 • 08:02 AMT
AGBU New York Summer Internship Program alumni to gather July 21

The program has provided career and life enhancing opportunities for 25 years to Armenian university students from 21 countries.

12 July 2012 • 07:56 AMT
North Castle town board approves special-use permit for Armenian Seminary

The board voted 4-1 to approve the special use permit at its regular meeting in Armonk, with Cronin being the lone “no” vote.

12 July 2012 • 07:38 AMT
Judge steps away from overseeing privacy lawsuit against Facebook

District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, federal court did not provide a reason for the recusal in a brief order.

12 July 2012 • 07:22 AMT
Astronomers in Chile discover ‘dark galaxies’ evidence

“Our approach to the problem of detecting a dark galaxy was simply to shine a bright light on it,” researcher Simon Lilly said.

12 July 2012 • 07:08 AMT
Breast-fed babies at increased risk of developing nut allergy

“Peanut allergy accounts for two-thirds of all fatal food-induced allergic reactions,” said study author Marjan Kljakovic.

12 July 2012 • 06:48 AMT
Nikon announces longest lens in its current lineup

Nikon is planning to exhibit the lens to the public at the Photokina show in Cologne, Germany this September.

12 July 2012 • 06:41 AMT
Syria’s ambassador to Iraq defects

“I declare that I have joined, from this moment, the ranks of the revolution of the Syrian people,” Nawah al-Fares said.

12 July 2012 • 06:36 AMT
Yahoo security breach yields over 400,000 login credentials

“We hope that the parties responsible for managing the security of this subdomain will take this as a wake-up call,” hackers said.

12 July 2012 • 06:29 AMT
U.S. concerned over Russian NGO bill

“We believe that people everywhere should enjoy the same fundamental freedoms and universal human rights,” Ventrell said.

12 July 2012 • 06:22 AMT
Tiny marine parasite named after Bob Marley

Paul Sikkel says he dubbed the tiny crustacean due to his “respect and admiration” for Marley, who died in 1981.

12 July 2012 • 05:34 AMT
Geneva meeting on Syria yields no result

As expected, the recent meeting in Geneva on Syria yielded no results. No party was eager to assume responsibility for Bashar al-Asad’s dismissal; this provision was never mentioned. The opposition was indeed discontented, its major demand being immediate resignation of the Syrian president and transfer of the power to namely opposition, which has been known so far only by terrorist attacks and persecution of Christians and Shia.

11 July 2012 • 17:55 AMT
Christian Bale, Nicolas Cage poised to star in Nikola Tesla biopic

Christian would play Serbian scientist and physicist Nikola Tesla and Nicolas fellow scientist Thomas Edison in the film.

11 July 2012 • 17:39 AMT
Lebanon’s halts treatment funding for wounded Syrians

The head of Lebanon’s Higher Relief Council said the cost of providing medical care for Syrians had ballooned to over $1 mln a month.

11 July 2012 • 17:24 AMT
Iranian Army completes air-defense exercises

Air defense units in northwestern Iran effectively engaged the mock enemy’s stealth, pilotless aircraft, “after detecting them electronically.”

11 July 2012 • 17:15 AMT
Egypt’s President will seek dialogue to resolve parliament row

Mohamed Mursi said he was “committed to rulings of Egyptian judges and very keen to manage state powers and prevent any confrontation”.

11 July 2012 • 17:08 AMT
Russian parliament passes Internet censorship bill

The bill allows the government to block blacklisted websites, which critics warn could ultimately be used to crack down on dissent.

11 July 2012 • 17:00 AMT
Virgin Group boss Richard Branson will fly into space by end of next year

The space ships can carry 6 passengers and 2 pilots, with passengers able to float around the cabin for a while due to weightlessness.

11 July 2012 • 16:50 AMT
“Up In The Air” star Anna Kendrick to join “Drinking Buddies” indie comedy

Kendrick is one of the voices, along with Casey Affleck and Leslie Mann, in the stop motion animated ParaNorman, out in August.