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18 March 2012 • 17:48 AMT
IMF: global economy stepped back from brink of danger

In a separate talk on the same day, Lagarde said that China’s yuan could become a reserve currency in the future.

18 March 2012 • 17:40 AMT
Belarus executes 2nd convict in subway bombing

Human rights activists condemned the hasty executions, saying they deprived society of the opportunity to learn the truth.

18 March 2012 • 17:36 AMT
“Fat Kid Rules the World” wins SXSW film fest award

Based on the young adult novel by K.L. Going, it concerns an overweight teen drawn into the world of punk rock.

18 March 2012 • 17:28 AMT
“Occupy” protesters arrested at anniversary rally in New York

In Sept 2011, activists sparked a wave of protests, targeting U.S. financial policies for yawning income gap between rich and poor.

18 March 2012 • 17:12 AMT
59 killed in Pakistani air strikes, clashes over past week

Most of Pakistani northwest is in Taliban hands and is the scene of frequent clashes between security forces and Islamist militants.

18 March 2012 • 17:02 AMT
Warplane bombs Islamist militants in southern Yemen

The raid comes after a spate of attacks by Partisans of Islamic Law, deadliest of which killed at least 110 conscripts last week.

18 March 2012 • 16:40 AMT
Student who hurled an egg at Turkish EU Minister faces 5 years in jail

The minister’s bodyguards tried to protect him using umbrellas, but one of the eggs hit him, leaving the minister with egg on his face.

18 March 2012 • 14:56 AMT
MegaUpload founder may get his seized property back

The police realized their “procedural error” and refiled the correct forms while listing property already in their possession.

18 March 2012 • 14:21 AMT
Turkish PM holds unexpected talks with intelligence chief

Erdoğan said that Turkey may consider creating a buffer zone after recent Syrian assaults in towns near the Turkish border.

18 March 2012 • 13:34 AMT
Heritage approves parliamentary candidates list

Stepan Safaryan, Zaruhi Postanjyan, Armen Martirosyan, Ruben Hakobyan, Gagik Margaryan were nominated among others.

18 March 2012 • 13:03 AMT
Russia’s Roman Andreev wins Facebook’s Hacker Cup

Participants were given three problems of varying difficulty to solve in three hours and will be judged on speed and accuracy.

18 March 2012 • 12:56 AMT
Norah Jones performs entire new album at SXSW film fest

“Little Broken Hearts” album is something of a departure for Jones and another step in her evolution away from jazzy sound.

18 March 2012 • 12:45 AMT
Britain accuses Tehran of blocking “UK for Iranians” website

FM Hague said the website and the use of social media were an attempt to engage with Iranians and explain British policy.

18 March 2012 • 11:58 AMT
Egypt’s Coptic Christian Pope Shenouda dies at 88

The Pope was criticized in early days of popular uprising that forced Mubarak to resign for urging protesters to end rallies.

18 March 2012 • 11:41 AMT
Iran concerned over escalating tensions in Karabakh

Iran’s position on Karabakh issue remains unchanged, with the country continuing to urge for peaceful settlement of the conflict.

17 March 2012 • 19:37 AMT
Samsung Galaxy S III image, reveal date probably leaked

Samsung has previously said it intends to officially announce the new phone sometime in the first half of this year.

17 March 2012 • 18:58 AMT
Iraq agrees to pay $408 million to Egyptian workers

Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian workers are still owed back pay after fleeing Iraq following Saddam’s invasion of Kuwait.

17 March 2012 • 18:54 AMT
UN team to visit Syria March 19

“I hope they will have all the access that is necessary,” international envoy Kofi Annan told a press conference in Geneva.

17 March 2012 • 18:45 AMT
Facebook holding 2nd annual Hacker Cup

The company describes the event as “an annual algorithmic programming contest open to engineers from around the world.”

17 March 2012 • 18:38 AMT
Nokia releases new app for Windows Phone-based Lumia devices

There’s no word yet if Creative Studio will be released for any other Windows Phone devices in the future.

17 March 2012 • 14:01 AMT
North Korea to invite observers to satellite launch

The U.S. says any launch would be a serious provocation and would violate UN Security Council resolution 1874.

17 March 2012 • 13:55 AMT
Heritage member: what hampered party programs implementation?

Ruben Hakobyan underscored the importance of political will in implementation of reforms and changes in the country.

17 March 2012 • 13:53 AMT
Saudi sends military equipment to Free Syrian Army

Saudi Arabia is delivering military equipment to Syrian rebels in an effort to stop bloodshed by President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

17 March 2012 • 13:49 AMT
Armenia, France strengthen cooperation in cinematography

Paris hosted a signing ceremony of convention on cooperation in the field of cinematography between Armenia and France.

17 March 2012 • 13:18 AMT
Heritage member calls for turning words into actions

Ruben Hakobyan further noted that time will show who will truly struggle for conduction of free and fair elections.

17 March 2012 • 12:54 AMT
Armenia, Tuvalu establish diplomatic ties

Tuvalu is a Polynesianisland nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia.

17 March 2012 • 12:24 AMT
Armenian, Artsakh universities to deepen cooperation

Artsakh Republic President met with delegation led by Armenian Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan.

17 March 2012 • 12:08 AMT
Former Nazi guard convicted for role in killing 28,000 Jews dies at 91

Demjanjuk denied the charges, saying he was drafted into the Soviet army in 1941 and then taken prisoner by the Germans.

17 March 2012 • 11:52 AMT
Iran makes internal email servers

Head of Iran’s Cyber Defense Headquarters said that the body also shoulders the responsibility to promote culture and education.

17 March 2012 • 11:40 AMT
Murdoch stepping down from Sotheby’s board

James Murdoch decided not to stand for re-election in order to focus on his role as News Corp.’s deputy chief operating officer.