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24 June 2012 • 13:54 AMT
Syria kills “terrorists” infiltrating from Turkey

Syrian state news agency said the incident occurred near a Syrian border post in the province of Latakia; it didn’t give further details.

24 June 2012 • 13:52 AMT
Mia Wasikowska poised to join “The Hunger Games” sequel

To be directed by Francis Lawrence, “Catching Fire” is slated for a November 22, 2013 release in the United States.

24 June 2012 • 13:39 AMT
Apple faces e-book price fixing trial

CBS Corp’s Simon & Schuster, Hachette and News Corp’s HarperCollins agreed to settle out of court after the govt. filed suit.

24 June 2012 • 13:33 AMT
Elvis Presley tomb pulled from auction

More than 10,000 fans signed a petition against the sale of the tomb at Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee.

24 June 2012 • 13:25 AMT
Turkey strikes 9 Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq

Turkish soldiers and Kurdish militants clashed last week in one the most intense battles this year of the separatist conflict.

24 June 2012 • 13:20 AMT
Ecuadorian envoy returns to home country for Assange asylum talks

WikiLeaks founder arrived at the Embassy on June 19 in a dramatic twist to his fight to avoid extradition to Sweden.

24 June 2012 • 13:07 AMT
Rob Reiner to helm “You Belong to Me” psychological thriller

Reiner’s recent movies include drama Flipped and The Bucket List, starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman.

24 June 2012 • 12:55 AMT
Turkey calls NATO meeting over Syria-downed plane

Earlier, Turkey’s foreign minister said the F-4 Phantom was in international airspace when it was shot down.

24 June 2012 • 12:37 AMT
Greek PM won’t attend EU summit due to eye surgery

Newly appointed Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos will attend the June 28-29 summit in Mr Samaras’s place.

24 June 2012 • 12:28 AMT
85 arrested in Tel Aviv’s “social protest”

The Israeli social movement erupted after youths angry at the cost of housing pitched tents in the middle of Rothschild Boulevard.

24 June 2012 • 12:18 AMT
Russia’s St. Petersburg to host UNESCO World Heritage Committee session

During the session, UNESCO World Heritage Committee will consider including 31 sites in its World Heritage List.

24 June 2012 • 12:05 AMT
“The Bourne Legacy” spy flick release rescheduled

The film stars Jeremy Renner, Edward Norton, Rachel Weisz, Albert Finney, Joan Allen, Scott Glenn and Stacy Keach.

24 June 2012 • 11:59 AMT
Chinese spacecraft in 1st manual docking

Astronauts on the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft docked with the Tiangong-1 lab module without relying on an automated system.

24 June 2012 • 11:47 AMT
4 soldiers killed in Afghanistan – NATO

The alliance said one service member died in an insurgent attack and another in a bomb blast on Saturday, June 23.

24 June 2012 • 11:45 AMT
Turkey accuses Syria of downing plane in international airspace

Ahmet Davutoglu: according to our conclusions, our plane was shot down in international airspace, 13 nautical miles from Syria.

24 June 2012 • 11:41 AMT
Extra security forces deployed in Cairo ahead of presidential vote results

The June 16-17 runoff vote between Mohammed Morsi and Ahmed Shafiq left Egyptians with nerve-wrecking uncertainty.

23 June 2012 • 16:53 AMT
At least 40 killed in latest violence across Syria – watchdog

In northwest province of Idlib, two people were killed in regime shelling targeting the town of Maaret al-Numan, the Observatory said.

23 June 2012 • 16:36 AMT
New Egyptian President to be announced June 24

A delay in announcing the result was explained by officials as required to deal with appeals over local voting irregularities.

23 June 2012 • 16:31 AMT
Syria says downing Turkish plane accident, not hostile act

Makdisi was quoted as saying that Syria did not realize the plane was Turkish, and “there was no enmity against Turkey.”

23 June 2012 • 15:54 AMT
Armenian parliament speaker meets outgoing German ambassador

Hovik Abrahamyan thanked the envoy for contribution to Armenian-German inter-state and inter-parliamentary ties.

23 June 2012 • 15:39 AMT
Mischo Erban smashes world skateboard record

Erban grew up in the Silver Star ski resort, but learned to longboard during his first year at the University of B.C.

23 June 2012 • 15:32 AMT
French envoy visits Erebuni Fortress in Yerevan

Erebuni Historical & Archaeological Museum-Reserve head said an exhibition titled “Erebuni before and now” is planned.

23 June 2012 • 15:05 AMT
Paper: will media accreditation order be toughened for parliament’s fall session?

Majority of MPs have already complained to the government of the large number of journalists, Yerkir paper reports.

23 June 2012 • 15:04 AMT
Paper says Tsarukyan would back any PM candidate but not Tigran Sargsyan

Different predictions are made regarding face-to-face meeting between Prosperous Armenia leader and Prime Minister.

23 June 2012 • 14:19 AMT
Georgia fears Turkey can seize Adjara

As Georgian opposition MP Jondi Bagaturia noted, 25 thous. Turks gained Georgian citizenship for the past 2 years.

23 June 2012 • 14:04 AMT
Georgian FM says Karabakh war renewal detrimental to region

Grigol Vashadze: third party takes active efforts to prevent achievement of progress and maintain tensions.

23 June 2012 • 13:53 AMT
Paper says ARFD ready to cooperate with Prosperous Armenia

MP from Dashnaktsutyun Vahan Hovhannisyan voiced readiness to cooperate with Prosperous Armenia in some issues.

23 June 2012 • 13:52 AMT
Nature Protection Minister denies info on PM’s role in his reappointment- paper

Aram Harutyunyan refuted rumors on Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan having contributed to his reappointment.

23 June 2012 • 13:16 AMT
Paper says Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan already in Facebook

Another presidential candidate, Artsakh National Assembly member Vitali Balasanyan has also joined the network.

23 June 2012 • 12:44 AMT
GM David Harutyunyan still leads 5th Karen Asryan Memorial

The Chess Giants tournament, which was stopped over Armenian grandmaster Karen Asryan’s death, was later named after him.