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28 June 2012 • 17:55 AMT
Google adds offline editing to Google Docs

Google added the ability to locally cache documents for reading on Chromebooks several months ago, but not editing.

28 June 2012 • 17:49 AMT
Google Chrome reaches 310 million active users

That number is up from some 160 million in 2011, demonstrating growth of almost double the active users in one year.

28 June 2012 • 17:46 AMT
Report: Apple to dominate smartphone market in 2013

Earlier this month, IDC predicted that Google’s Android will likely maintain its smartphone OS dominance in the next 5 years.

28 June 2012 • 17:35 AMT
Portugal’s FM offers official Lisbon’s help in Karabakh settlement

Foreign Minister Paulo Portas urged to intensify efforts for Karabakh conflict settlement mediated by OSCE Minsk Group.

28 June 2012 • 17:28 AMT
Great Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens’ birthday

Rubens is well known for his Counter-Reformation altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, and history paintings of mythological subjects.

28 June 2012 • 17:19 AMT
BMW ends fuel cell cooperation talks with GM

BMW and Toyota are set to expand their cooperation to fuel cells and components for electric-powered cars.

28 June 2012 • 17:11 AMT
Facebook, LinkedIn agree to boost international privacy teams

Facebook’s Ireland office, with approximately 400 employees, handles all its users outside the United States and Canada.

28 June 2012 • 17:06 AMT
South Korean firm pressured to stop certifying Iranian ships

U.S. lobby group urges the firm to stop verifying safety standards for Iran’s biggest shipping companies.

28 June 2012 • 16:54 AMT
Syria-downed plane Turkish provocation, expert says

“Turkey is still interfering with Syria affairs through supporting anti-regime rebels,” Turkish Studies expert Levon Hovsepyan said.

28 June 2012 • 16:54 AMT
New S-400 long-range missile to enter service – Russian official

By 2020, Russia is to have 28 S-400 regiments, each comprised of two battalions, mainly in maritime and border areas.

28 June 2012 • 16:14 AMT
Armenian Language Department to open at Moscow’s Institute of African Studies

Moscow State University’s Institute of Asian and African Studies is the leading center for training experts in Oriental Studies.

28 June 2012 • 16:13 AMT
“The Amazing Spider-Man” reveals series of action-packed clips

The film tells “the untold story” of Peter Parker, who, like most teenagers his age, is trying to figure out who he is.

28 June 2012 • 15:59 AMT
Medieval Italian village goes up for sale on eBay for Euro 2,5 million

Blessed with stunning views over the Casentino valley, the medieval village of Pratariccia has stood empty for 50 years.

28 June 2012 • 15:56 AMT
Christie’s contemporary art sale in London breaks records

Record prices were set for Yves Klein’s Le Rose du Bleu ($36.7 mln) and Jean-Michel Basquiat 1981 painting ($20.1 mln.)

28 June 2012 • 15:30 AMT
50 injured in a clash between Serbs, Kosovo police

Authorities in Kosovo deported a group of Serbs who accused police of shooting at them, leaving one with life-threatening injuries.

28 June 2012 • 15:27 AMT
Iran’s Ahmadinejad plans to attend London Olympics

However, according to Iran’s Olympic Committee report, it remains unclear whether the President will attend the opening ceremony.

28 June 2012 • 15:00 AMT
“Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” tops home video sales

“Project X”, a teen-party-gone-wild comedy, debuted at No. 2, followed by “Big Miracle” drama with Drew Barrymore.

28 June 2012 • 14:46 AMT
Oskanian: Armenia was wrong in agreeing to maximum concessions in Karabakh talks

“The official Yerevan made a similar mistake during a rapprochement attempt with Turkey,” ex-FM Vartan Oskanian said.

28 June 2012 • 14:28 AMT
7 Pakistani soldiers killed, 2 wounded in bomb attack

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the military is battling the Pakistani Taliban and their allies in Khyber.

28 June 2012 • 14:26 AMT
Estonia seeks to contribute to Karabakh conflict settlement

Juhan Parts: Estonia supports peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict based on international principles and UN Security Council resolutions.

28 June 2012 • 14:22 AMT
Russia has the world’s largest number of illegal migrants

The United States has an illegal migrant population estimated at 3.5 percent of the workforce, the OECD’s report said.

28 June 2012 • 14:17 AMT
Jennifer Lopez teams up with Moonshark for iPad dance app

The game looks like a mini-version of Dance Dance Revolution, in which dancers attempt to follow dance routines to score points.

28 June 2012 • 14:15 AMT
Uzbekistan suspends Collective Security Treaty Organization membership

Uzbekistan has sent a note about the suspension of its participation in the activities of the Organization.

28 June 2012 • 14:13 AMT
President, MEPs discuss Armenia’s European integration

Serzh Sargsyan is in Brussels to attend European People’s Party session; a meeting with EPP President is on Armenian leader’s agenda.

28 June 2012 • 14:02 AMT
Kevin James, Salma Hayek’s “Here Comes the Boom” comedy trailer released

Through cage matches, dislocated limbs, a high school biology teacher teaches his students a lesson about not being a quitter.

28 June 2012 • 14:01 AMT
Karadzic acquitted of one genocide charge he faces

Radovan Karazdic’s trial will continue later this year on the 10 remaining counts and he will begin his defense on Oct. 16.

28 June 2012 • 13:53 AMT
Egypt’s ex-minister to spend 15 years in jail over gas deal

They were accused “of exporting gas to Israel at below market value” undermining the interests of Egypt, the source said.

28 June 2012 • 13:43 AMT
Beckham says he wasn’t selected for UK’s London Olympics team

Beckham says that as a Londoner he was “really proud” to have played a “small part” in bringing the games to his home town.

28 June 2012 • 13:32 AMT
Russian armed forces to get first home-made drone in 2014

The source did not reveal the details of the weapons load as they are classified, but said the drone will weigh about a ton.

28 June 2012 • 13:22 AMT
Franco-German clash over eurozone recovery tactics rules out defining deal

Talks in Paris failed to bridge gulf between Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande over the balance between austerity and growth.