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16 February 2012 • 06:01 AMT
Pedophile Serop Der-Boghossian to be moved to Canada: paper

Businesswoman says Serop Der-Boghossian convicted for sexual abuse will undergo further treatment in Canada.

16 February 2012 • 05:43 AMT
Moody’s may cut credit ratings of 17 global financial institutions

“Capital markets firms are confronting evolving challenges, such as more fragile funding conditions,” the agency said.

16 February 2012 • 05:35 AMT
Armenian police chief calls his employees devils – paper

Vladimir Gasparyan is known as ardent supporter of the Armenian Apostolic Church and often speaks of God and quotes Bible.

16 February 2012 • 05:21 AMT
Brazil postpones World Cup bill

World Cup bill is unlikely to reach the lower chamber and the Senate by the end of March, as expected by FIFA.

15 February 2012 • 19:09 AMT
Maradona: every time I set foot in Italy I feel persecuted

“I’ve never stolen anything from Italy or Italians, all I did was give them joy and pleasure on the pitch,” Maradona said.

15 February 2012 • 19:03 AMT
U.S. downplays Iran’s announcement of nuclear progress

“We frankly don’t see a lot new here. This is not big news. In fact it seems to have been hyped,” Victoria Nuland said.

15 February 2012 • 18:49 AMT
Cisco to challenge Microsoft’s takeover of Skype at EU’s top court

Cisco has called on the European Commission to introduce open standards similar to those used for mobile phones.

15 February 2012 • 18:25 AMT
Symantec releases Norton 360 6.0 to be joined by brand new product

Norton 360 offers the same security engine as Norton Internet Security 2012, but also includes backup and system tuneup tools.

15 February 2012 • 17:09 AMT
Apple asks bankruptcy judge for permission to sue Kodak

Apple requests express authority from this court before it initiates the actions out of an abundance of caution, the lawyers said.

15 February 2012 • 17:06 AMT
Russia launches Dutch SES-4 telecoms satellite

SES-4 was designed to provide various satellite services to customers in Middle East, Europe, Africa and Latin America.

15 February 2012 • 16:38 AMT
World Bank president Zoellick leaves office in June

Under Zoellick’s leadership the bank provided more than $247 bln to help developing countries overcome poverty.

15 February 2012 • 16:12 AMT
IKEA poised to build $50 mln furniture plant in Russia

IKEA Swedish home furnishing giant ‘s overall investment in Russia, where it has 28 outlets, amounts to $3.3 bln.

15 February 2012 • 16:07 AMT
Burning car reported at Yerevan Municipality

No specific info was provided; according to witnesses, the fire started because of car cylinder combustion.

15 February 2012 • 15:56 AMT
Afghan govt instructs women TV presenters to wear headscarves

Govt was pressured into decision by the Ulema council, the country’s highest religious body of Islamic scholars.

15 February 2012 • 15:36 AMT
China looks to boost oil imports from Russia

Beijing is in talks with Moscow to purchase all 30 mln tons of oil shipped on the Eastern Siberia Pacific Ocean pipeline.

15 February 2012 • 15:30 AMT
“Hannibal” series gets 13-episode order from NBC

The series, which will feature Lecter and his protege, FBI agent Will Graham, will be written by Bryan Fuller.

15 February 2012 • 15:27 AMT
“House” medical drama finale set for May 21

A Fox rep confirmed that “House” will end its run with a one-hour episode in the show’s regular Monday night timeslot.

15 February 2012 • 15:22 AMT
Traffic disruption looms at Frankfurt airport over strike

About 200 ground controllers, who guide planes in and out of their parking spots, are to stop work in pursuit of pay raises.

15 February 2012 • 15:21 AMT
TV report: Iranian President unveils nuke projects

Insertion of Iran’s 1st home-made nuclear fuel rods into a medical reactor as well as 2 projects at Natanz plant were aired on TV.

15 February 2012 • 15:15 AMT
Slovakia makes excuses for ex-MP Miklosko’s visit to Artsakh?

“A former MP and politician, Mr Miklosko occupies no official posts at present,” the Embassy statement said.

15 February 2012 • 15:03 AMT
Iran’s Oil Ministry denies cutting oil exports to EU

Iran’s Press TV had earlier said Tehran stopped exporting oil to France, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Netherlands and Spain.

15 February 2012 • 14:48 AMT
Orinats Yerikir joined coalition to prevent Azeri attack – party leader

Artur Baghdasaryan: decision to join ruling coalition was prompted by concern for national security after March 1 events.

15 February 2012 • 14:20 AMT
The Woman in Black tops UK box office chart

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe topped UK box office with horror film about a lawyer haunted by vengeful ghost.

15 February 2012 • 14:07 AMT
Jonny Lee Miller to star as Sherlock Holmes in US TV update

The British Trainspotting star will play the sleuth in a pilot episode of proposed CBS show Elementary.

15 February 2012 • 13:58 AMT
Ukrainian cheese imports banned in Russia

Russian consumer rights watchdog imposed the ban over violations of Russian milk and milk product standards.

15 February 2012 • 13:51 AMT
Dutch artist Karel Appel’s lost works recovered

The artist, who died in 2006, received Unesco prize and was one of the founders of avant-garde movement Cobra.

15 February 2012 • 13:48 AMT
Experts: Dubai’s will grow due to trade, tourism

Growth in the gross domestic product of the debt-laden emirate is expected to be over 4.5 percent this year.

15 February 2012 • 13:37 AMT
Russia, Vietnam to make Uran anti-ship missiles

Uran [SS-N-25 Switchblade] missile has a range of 250 kilometers and carries a 145-kilogram high explosive warhead.

15 February 2012 • 13:35 AMT
Gazprom to double European gas storage

Russian energy giant will invest 300 mln euros to double EU gas storage facilities for uninterrupted supplies.

15 February 2012 • 13:32 AMT
Rio Olympic organizers expect $750 mln. revenue for local business

The organizing committee say at least 150 companies are interested in becoming licensees for official products of Olympics.