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03 July 2012 • 12:08 AMT
Apple’s stores in Italy can be shut for 30 days

Italian authorities made the threat because it said Apple was not promoting a standard free two-year warranty.

03 July 2012 • 11:59 AMT
Armenian TV idealizes people behaving as murderers, expert says

TV series also provoked increase in the number of crimes committed in Armenia, according to Vahram Mirakyan.

03 July 2012 • 11:51 AMT
Turkmen leader gifts luxury Cadillac car to grain growers

“Lebap’s courageous workers put in a big contribution to our country, which is moving ahead,” Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov said.

03 July 2012 • 11:40 AMT
Formula One female driver injured in test crash

The accident happened at the end of her first installation run and involved an impact with the team’s support truck.

03 July 2012 • 11:28 AMT
Syria’s Assad regrets downing Turkish jet

“We will not allow the tensions to turn into open combat between the two countries,” the Syrian President has said.

03 July 2012 • 11:11 AMT
Galleries, museums shutting down across UK

More institutions face closure or reduced opening times in the months ahead as pressures on council budgets continue.

03 July 2012 • 10:47 AMT
Russian President orders new arms production

Putin noted that research and development for the ground forces accounted for just ten percent of their equipment budget.

03 July 2012 • 10:34 AMT
HRW: media freedoms in Afghanistan under serious threat

“Press freedom has been one of Afghanistan’s most important success stories since 2001,” said Asia director at HRW.

03 July 2012 • 10:26 AMT
“The Hobbit: Unexpected Journey” image features Bilbo in peril

The image takes place in Mirkwood Forest, where Martin Freeman’s Bilbo Baggins is forced to face giant spiders.

03 July 2012 • 10:18 AMT
Lebanon says Israel remotely detonates spying devices in south

Lebanese and UN officials have accused Israel in the past of detonating similar spying devices planted in south Lebanon.

03 July 2012 • 10:13 AMT
Madonna’s truck overturns in Sweden, blocks highway traffic

1 was injured and 3 passenger cars damaged; it was not clear if the incident will affect Madonna’s concert in Goteborg.

03 July 2012 • 10:09 AMT
Political Science Association of Armenia slams military doctor beating

The Association urges Ruben Hayrapetyan resign his MP position on his own initiative, as well as stop his political activity.

03 July 2012 • 10:06 AMT
Paper: serviceman beaten up in Armenia’s Berkashat village

According to well-informed sources, the incident occurred on July 30 in one of Russian border troops’ regiments in Armenia.

03 July 2012 • 09:53 AMT
MP Ruben Hayrapetyan’s bodyguards beat up another person – paper

Zhoghovurd: the bodyguard forbade the driver to seek medical aid; even his colleagues haven’t heard from him since.

03 July 2012 • 09:51 AMT
App Store to be updated with new “Food & Drink” category

The new category will include “apps that help users cook and bake, mix drinks, manage recipes, find new restaurants, etc.

03 July 2012 • 09:39 AMT
Car bomb kills 25, wounds 40 in Iraqi market

Earlier in the day, two roadside bombs targeting Shi’ite pilgrims killed 4 people and wounded 21 near the city of Kerbala.

03 July 2012 • 09:33 AMT
Boeing expects sale of 34,000 new airplanes over next 20 years

Boeing says the most planes will be sold in the Asia Pacific region. The next biggest market is Europe. North America is third.

03 July 2012 • 09:30 AMT
EFSE-funded firm in Bosnia & Herzegovina to provide debt counseling services

“Plus” provides debt counseling services as well as mediation services between indebted citizens and financial institutions.

03 July 2012 • 09:27 AMT
Comic-Con to feature “Saw” helmer’s “Devil’s Carnival” horror musical

The carnival-atmosphere show combines the hourlong Carnival film with burlesque and live performances, a costume contest.

03 July 2012 • 09:08 AMT
Microsoft to take $6.2bln write-down of aQuantive ad service

As a result, it’s expected that when Microsoft releases its latest financial results for the quarter, any profit will be nullified.

03 July 2012 • 09:07 AMT
Ron Perlman joins “Tbilisi, My City” feature film cast

Hatched by David Agiashvili, melding of fiction and documentary is written and directed by natives of the republic of Georgia.

03 July 2012 • 09:00 AMT
Armenian musicians to perform at New Rochelle Public Library

Aszmara, an internationally-renowned oriental dancer and belly dance instructor, will present a number of traditional dances.

03 July 2012 • 08:56 AMT
Facebook rolls out same-sex marriage icons

A number of anti-gay Facebook users expressed outrage at new symbols, proposing boycott on the page of One Million Moms.

03 July 2012 • 08:40 AMT
Yahoo to premiere Tom Hanks’ “Electric City” animated web series

Series, released in 4 to 6 minute videos, will be paired with Jump Games’ iOS and Android apps, to offer role-playing game.

03 July 2012 • 08:17 AMT
Russian space corp. in talks with Boeing, Lockheed Martin

“We are in talks with Boeing and Lockheed to make unified interfaces for our products,” Energia head Vitaly Lopota said.

03 July 2012 • 08:05 AMT
Hyundai Heavy Industries wins $1.2bln shipbuilding order in Greece

“These orders are noteworthy considering the current sluggish shipbuilding market,” the South Korean company said.

03 July 2012 • 07:55 AMT
U.S. inclined to cut number of nuclear weapons

Obama said he believes the U.S. has more nuclear weapons than it needs. Cutting their numbers could save billions of dollars.

03 July 2012 • 07:47 AMT
Turkey says 25 PKK militants killed in clashes

25 rebels were killed and 23 were wounded in an aerial attack in the Mount Kandil area, where the main PKK base is located.

03 July 2012 • 07:40 AMT
7.85-inch iPad Mini coming in October, analyst claims

Andy Hargreaves went on to claim that the iPad Mini will probably cannibalize some of the larger iPad sales.

03 July 2012 • 07:25 AMT
Bird flu outbreak reported in northwestern China

The last reported outbreak in mainland China was in April, when about 95,000 chickens were killed in the northern region of Ningxia.