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18 February 2012 • 07:59 AMT
Milan striker launches first interactive biography app

Based around his best-selling book, aptly titled “I am Zlatan,” the app includes the full text of his story.

18 February 2012 • 07:55 AMT
Greek football league to be suspended for a week over new law

Greek football league says the games scheduled for February 25-26 will not be played to protest a new law.

18 February 2012 • 07:51 AMT
Motorola notified of Apple’s FRAND abuse complaint

FRAND commitments are vital to the establishing of industry standards, especially within the wireless industry.

18 February 2012 • 07:51 AMT
China agrees to open its market to more American movies

Chinese box office revenue grew to $2.1 billion last year, with much of that coming from 3D titles, a rapidly growing sector.

18 February 2012 • 07:45 AMT
Angry Birds Space to be launched March 22

“One small fling for a bird. One quantum leap for birdkind,” reads the blurb on the new game’s website.

18 February 2012 • 07:40 AMT
Chinese envoy calls on all sides in Syria to stop violence

China this week voted against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning human rights violations in Syria.

18 February 2012 • 07:23 AMT
Yerkrapah Volunteer Union 9th meeting kicks off in Yerevan

After the results of the Union’s 2-year activity are summed up, the governing bodies and chairman will be elected.

18 February 2012 • 07:21 AMT
David Nalbandian ousted from Brasil Open

The Argentine has confirmed his participation in the Copa Claro 2012 in Buenos Aires on February 18-26, 2012.

18 February 2012 • 07:16 AMT
The Help collects three prizes at the NAACP Image Awards

Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer have collected armloads of accolades for their work in the film about black maids.

18 February 2012 • 06:57 AMT
Vardanants Day celebration in U.S. highlights Artsakh

The event featured Robert Avetisyan, Representative of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic to the United States of America.

18 February 2012 • 06:47 AMT
Franz Werfel stamp issued by Raoul Wallenberg Foundation

The Foundation’s program aims at issuing commemorative stamps to promote exemplary behaviors during the Holocaust.

18 February 2012 • 06:40 AMT
Vietnam plans to strengthen ties with Iran

Nguyen Tan Dung expressed hope that the Iran-Vietnam relations will expand in all fields, especially economy and trade.

18 February 2012 • 06:33 AMT
Moroccan man arrested near U.S. Capitol on terror suspicions

Amine El Khalifi told acquaintances in January 2011 that he agreed the “war on terrorism” was a “war on Muslims”.

18 February 2012 • 06:30 AMT
World Bank expected to select new president by April 20

The WB said nominations will be accepted through March 23; candidates can come from any of the Bank’s 187 member countries.

18 February 2012 • 06:25 AMT
Russia launches construction of new corvette

The Steregushchy class corvette can be deployed to destroy enemy surface ships, submarines and aircraft.

18 February 2012 • 05:23 AMT
Armenian Foreign Ministry team wins PM Brain Ring Cup

Team of the Foreign Ministry beat the Healthcare Ministry 5:0 in the tournament bringing together 24 teams.

17 February 2012 • 17:44 AMT
Poland, Slovenia reject ACTA

The countries said they won’t ratify an international copyright agreement, acknowledging misgivings about the deal.

17 February 2012 • 17:43 AMT
Twitter’s new rollout available online

The new version of Twitter was designed to make it easier for new users to start interacting on the site.

17 February 2012 • 17:37 AMT
7.5 mln. U.S. kids have alcoholic parent – study

The researchers said children living with alcoholics were at greater risk of suffering from mental health problems.

17 February 2012 • 17:35 AMT
FM: Turkey won’t allow Israel to use NATO radar system

Turkey’s relations with Israel plunged into deep crisis in 2010 when Israeli forces killed 9 Turks in a raid on Turkish ferry.

17 February 2012 • 17:20 AMT
Google accused of circumventing Apple’s Safari privacy protections

Safari is designed to block tracking by default, but specially-crafted cookies allowed Google to watch over user activity.

17 February 2012 • 17:09 AMT
Cirque du Soleil to perform at Oscar show

The three-minute performance at the Oscars on February 26 will be among the international troupe’s biggest yet.

17 February 2012 • 16:59 AMT
Pakistan vows support to Iran in case of U.S. attack

“Pakistan and Iran need each other and no foreign pressure should hinder their ties,” Asif Ali Zardari said.

17 February 2012 • 16:52 AMT
$6 trillion of fake U.S. T-bonds seized in Switzerland

The operation, co-ordinated by prosecutors from Italian city of Potenza, was carried out by Italian and Swiss authorities.

17 February 2012 • 16:34 AMT
Armenia sets record, climbs 41st in FIFA rankings

Football: Armenia climbed 4 positions to be placed 41st with 639 points in the FIFA rankings released on February 15.

17 February 2012 • 16:33 AMT
Libya seizes rockets on anti-Gaddafi uprising anniversary

Authorities tightened security across the country for fear that Gaddafi loyalists would mount terror attacks to mar festivities.

17 February 2012 • 16:21 AMT
Russia’s Transaero to buy six Superjet 100 planes

$1.3 billion deal with Boeing made Transaero the 1st airline in CIS and East European countries to operate Boeing-747-8.

17 February 2012 • 16:16 AMT
Sudan, S. Sudan agree to mark borders

South Sudan broke off from its northern neighbor in July under a 2005 peace deal that ended decades of conflict.

17 February 2012 • 15:50 AMT
France, Britain condemn Syria “massacre”, rule out intervention

“We have to recognize there are different circumstances in Syria to those that applied in Libya,” British PM said.

17 February 2012 • 15:47 AMT
Dutch Prince seriously injured in Austria avalanche

Prince was in critical condition in an Innsbruck hospital after an avalanche buried him while skiing in Austrian Alps.