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02 July 2012 • 06:23 AMT
Enrique Peña Nieto projected winner of Mexico presidential race

Representative samples from polling stations gave Peña Nieto the lead, with between 37.93% and 38.55% of votes.

02 July 2012 • 05:59 AMT
Guinness declares Philippine crocodile largest in captivity

About 100 people led by Elorde pulled the crocodile from a creek using a rope and then hoisted it by crane onto a truck.

02 July 2012 • 05:53 AMT
Five million “test tube babies” born around the world

About 1.5 million cycles of IVF, and similar techniques, are performed every year, resulting in 350,000 babies, Icmart said.

02 July 2012 • 05:34 AMT
U.S. to face confrontation over arms trade treaty

More than 150 countries have sent delegations to the UN for the special month-long session that begins on July 2.

02 July 2012 • 05:21 AMT
Spain smash Italy 4-0 in Euro 2012 final

Accused in some quarters of having lost their ability to excite, Spain produced a thrilling demonstration of attacking football.

02 July 2012 • 05:13 AMT
Apple agrees to pay $60mln to China’s Proview to settle iPad case

Proview hoped for more money but felt pressure to settle because it needs to pay debts, said a lawyer for the company.

01 July 2012 • 18:05 AMT
Egypt signs $1b deal with Islamic Development Bank

Egypt has been negotiating for several months a $3.2-billion-dollar loan from the International Monetary Fund.

01 July 2012 • 17:53 AMT
Greece must fulfill reforms”100 percent”, ECB official says

“The so-called mix of measures – in other words, how do I reach the target – one can talk about that,” Joerg Asmussen said.

01 July 2012 • 13:21 AMT
Iran vows to confront oil sanctions

“We have not remained passive. To confront the sanctions, we have plans in progress,” Central bank governor Mahmoud Bahmani said.

01 July 2012 • 13:13 AMT
16 killed, dozens wounded in Kenya church attacks

Nairobi has blamed similar attacks on members or supporters of Somalia’s Al-Qaeda linked Shebab insurgents.

01 July 2012 • 12:16 AMT
Armenian officer detained over attempt to blow up Harsnakar restaurant

Police officers, who arrived at the scene, discovered two grenades, cartridges and explosives, presumably belonging to Samvelyan.

01 July 2012 • 11:44 AMT
Israeli Foreign Minister on 3-day visit to Italy

Lieberman will also discuss a range of “developments in the Middle East, and the continuation of sanctions against Iran.”

01 July 2012 • 11:33 AMT
Meebo to shut down all services by July 11

Meebo will be closing all of its services, including Meebo Messenger, Sharing on Meebo, Meebo Me, and all mobile apps.

01 July 2012 • 11:04 AMT
Japanese researches make thinnest screen from soap bubble

For example, an image of a ball projected onto the bubble could be customized with the guise of a rough or smooth ball.

01 July 2012 • 10:45 AMT
Syrian opposition groups reject Annan transition plan

A spokesperson for the Syrian National Council opposition umbrella group, Bassam Kodmani, says the agreement is “ambiguous”.

01 July 2012 • 10:36 AMT
Hamas militant sentenced to life in Israel

Ibrahim Hamed led Hamas’s military wing in the occupied West Bank until his arrest in 2006, six years after the uprising began.

01 July 2012 • 10:16 AMT
Attacks in Iraq kill at least 282 people in June

While violence in Iraq has declined dramatically since its peak in 2006-2007, attacks remain common across the country.

01 July 2012 • 09:49 AMT
Japan restarts 1st nuke reactor after Fukushima disaster

All 50 of Japan’s working reactors were gradually turned off in the wake of last year’s massive earthquake and tsunami.

30 June 2012 • 18:14 AMT
Google reportedly faces FTC probe over Motorola patents

The person didn’t know if the Justice Department has issued information demands in connection with its review of Samsung.

30 June 2012 • 17:55 AMT
Annan: world powers agreed on Syria transition plan

“I would doubt that Syrians… would select people with blood on their hands to lead them,” the international envoy said.

30 June 2012 • 14:33 AMT
Platini suggests Euro 2020 may be held across Europe

“There will be meetings with national federations and the decisions will be taken in December or January,” he said.

30 June 2012 • 14:28 AMT
Tour de France 99th edition kicks off

Defending champion Cadel Evans of Australia will be the last to start on the route through the streets of Liege, Belgium.

30 June 2012 • 14:24 AMT
ARFD rep. in talks to with Prosperous Armenia to appoint relative as Talin Mayor – paper

Artsvik Minasyan tried to see Gagik Tsarukyan to secure his support as well as arrange a meeting with parliament speaker.

30 June 2012 • 14:14 AMT
Tehran calls for extraordinary OPEC meeting

“We have asked the secretary general to set up an extraordinary meeting as prices have become irrational,” Qasemi said.

30 June 2012 • 14:07 AMT
Egypt’s new President pledges support to Palestinians

Mohammed Morsi was sworn in as Egypt’s first freely elected president and the Arab world’s first Islamist head of state.

30 June 2012 • 13:37 AMT
Family Guy scribes release “Robots Feel Nothing” best Tweets collection

Rounding out the volume are illustrations by Joe Vausx and Dominic Bianchi, who draw for Family Guy.

30 June 2012 • 13:32 AMT
Tumblr launches new pinned posts feature

At the time of launch some Tumblr users are reporting difficulties unpinning posts or having them reappear after a page refresh.

30 June 2012 • 13:25 AMT
Prosperous Armenia rep. says Oskanian’s running for president a surprise – paper

MP Aragats Akhoyan didn’t comment whether Prosperous Armenia party’s planning to nominate its own candidate.

30 June 2012 • 13:07 AMT
Turkish jet was downed in Syrian airspace, U.S. officials indicate

Damascus has said it shot down the plane with an antiaircraft battery with an effective range of about 1.5 miles.

30 June 2012 • 12:57 AMT
First look at Adam Levine, Keira Knightley in “Can a Song Save Your Life?”

In the film, a dejected music business executive forms a bond with a young singer-songwriter new to Manhattan.