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07 July 2012 • 09:04 AMT
Hitler intervened to save Jewish comrade-in-arms, letter reveals

A letter appears to show Hitler wanted Erich Hess to be spared persecution because the two had served in the same German army unit.

07 July 2012 • 08:54 AMT
Oliver Stone’s “Savages” losing to “Amazing Spider Man” at box office

“Savages” marks Stone’s return to more violent fare and stars Taylor Kitsch, John Travolta, Benicio Del Toro and Salma Hayek.

07 July 2012 • 08:40 AMT
Ukraine bus crash leaves 14 Russian pilgrims dead

The bus was carrying 45 passengers from Central Russia’s Pskov Region to Ukraine’s Pochayiv Lavra monastery.

07 July 2012 • 08:32 AMT
7 killed in Iraqi suicide bomber attack

The attack is the latest targeted killing in Iraq, which has seen a surge in violence six months after the last American troops withdrew.

07 July 2012 • 08:26 AMT
Prof. Hawking’s brainwaves may be converted into speech

The fear is that Prof Hawking could lose the ability to communicate by body movement, leaving his brain effectively “locked in” his body.

07 July 2012 • 08:12 AMT
U.S. grants special security status to Afghanistan

Hillary Clinton: please know U.S. will be your friend and your partner; we are not even imagining abandoning Afghanistan.

07 July 2012 • 08:08 AMT
“Rise Of The Guardians” animated film trailer released

When the Boogieman launches an assault on Earth, several mythic beings team up to stop to stop the evil spirit from taking over the world.

07 July 2012 • 07:57 AMT
U.S. drone attack kills 21 militants in Pakistan

U.S. has rejected calls from Pakistan to stop drone strikes, insisting that spy planes are effective in eliminating Al Qaida.

07 July 2012 • 07:50 AMT
Russia says Friends of Syria group “immoral”

Alexander Lukashevich: U.S. and its allies’ “friendship” with Syrian opposition could further deepen the bloody 17-month-long conflict.

07 July 2012 • 07:42 AMT
Libyans cast first post-Gaddafi vote

Libya has not seen elections since the era of late monarch King Idris, whom Gaddafi deposed in a bloodless coup in 1969.

07 July 2012 • 07:32 AMT
Facebook, Yahoo agree to settle patent dispute

The settlement involves no exchange of money and comes after a months-long patent squabble between the two internet icons.

06 July 2012 • 13:55 AMT
Romanian President Traian Basescu faces impeachment

Traian Basescu faces allegations of encroaching on the prime minister’s role and violating citizens’ rights.

06 July 2012 • 13:32 AMT
First look at Matt Damon in “Elysium” sci-fi thriller unveiled

Set in 2159, the movie centers on a govt. agent’s efforts to enforce anti-immigration laws over concerns about over-population.

06 July 2012 • 13:30 AMT
Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom takes to Twitter as “freedom fighter”

The German national has amassed more than 56,000 followers in less than three weeks since he began tweeting on June 19.

06 July 2012 • 12:59 AMT
Mexico vote count confirms Pena Nieto as president

With almost every vote counted, Mr Pena Nieto had 38.2%, with second placed Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on 31.5%.

06 July 2012 • 12:47 AMT
Amy Winehouse posthumous albums planned

Amy’s first posthumous release “Lioness: Hidden Treasures” came out in December 2011 and was well received by fans.

06 July 2012 • 12:35 AMT
Facebook gearing up for social commerce push with new features

Using official Facebook channels to share this information would open up a lot of opportunity for merchants or game developers.

06 July 2012 • 12:19 AMT
Top Syrian official from Assad’s inner circle flees to Turkey

Brigadier General Manaf Tlass’s departure comes as around diplomats meet in Paris at a so-called Friends of Syria conference.

06 July 2012 • 12:04 AMT
Clinton says Russia, China “must pay price” for backing Syria’s Assad

Hillary Clinton: I ask you to reach out to Russia and China and demand that they support legitimate aspirations of Syrian people.

06 July 2012 • 11:50 AMT
Japan’s govt. could run out of money by October

Japan may halt all state spending including salaries and pensions because of standoff in parliament that blocked bill to finance deficit.

06 July 2012 • 11:39 AMT
“The Simpsons” debuts “The Longest Daycare” theatrical short

Directed by David Silverman, a new short entitled “The Longest Daycare” is set to premiere in front of Ice Age: Continental Drift.

06 July 2012 • 11:30 AMT
Armenian peacekeepers leave for Kosovo

In the city of Uroševac, the peacekeepers will start the NATO-led six-month shift peace mission as part of Multinational Battle Group East.

06 July 2012 • 10:51 AMT
Google faces copyright infringement charges over YouTube sharing

CamUp claims Google unlawfully implemented “watch with your friends” button concept after a meeting in 2011.

06 July 2012 • 10:41 AMT
Council of Europe to launch 3-year Action Plan for Armenia

The Euro 15 million program will focus on promoting the country’s reforms in human rights, democracy and legislation.

06 July 2012 • 10:25 AMT
Russian Foreign Minister to meet Syrian opposition next week

Sergei Lavrov is set to hold talks with the Syrian National Council, the country’s largest opposition group, on July 11.

06 July 2012 • 10:20 AMT
Former Argentine dictators get decades in jail over baby theft

Human rights groups say that during military rule, known as the “Dirty War”, some 30,000 people were killed or made to disappear.

06 July 2012 • 10:12 AMT
Dozens of “early Caravaggio” sketches discovered

The drawings are in the collection of works attributed to Simone Peterzano and kept in Milan’s Sforzesco Castle, a tourist site.

06 July 2012 • 10:01 AMT
“Why Stop Now” Sundance comedy trailer hits the web

When a piano prodigy tries to check his mother into rehab, he is taken hostage by her drug dealer and swept along on a wild adventure.

06 July 2012 • 09:54 AMT
Samsung predicts 80% profit leap

Samsung’s revenue for 2nd quarter was expected to come in between 46-48 trillion won, up around 19% from year-earlier period.

06 July 2012 • 09:43 AMT
Premier League to use newly-approved goal-line technology

The move follows cases of referees allowing so-called “ghost goals” or disallowing seemingly legitimate strikes.