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13 February 2012 • 07:03 AMT
Argentina makes it to Davis Cup quarterfinals

David Nalbandian and partner Eduardo Schwankfell fell behind two sets, then rallied to seal the win in five.

13 February 2012 • 07:00 AMT
Whitney Houston’s daughter taken to hospital

“She was having some anxiety and she was transported to Cedars-Sinai,” a spokesman for the Beverly Hills Police Department said.

13 February 2012 • 06:40 AMT
RPA candidate Aram Danielyan wins Hrazdan mayor race

Aram Danielyan has garnered 13079 votes, while ANC opposition bloc member Sasoun Mikaelyan gained 11506 votes.

13 February 2012 • 06:01 AMT
“The Artist” sweeps Bafta awards

Pedro Almodovar’s “The Skin I Live In” won in Film Not in English Language category over the Iranian film “A Separation”.

13 February 2012 • 05:54 AMT
Iran accuses Azerbaijan of collaboration with Mossad

The United States condemned the killing and denied any involvement. Israel has neither denied nor admitted blame.

13 February 2012 • 05:50 AMT
Adele rules Grammy Awards 2012

Skrillex grabbed two for Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites: Best Dance/Electronica Album and Best Dance Recording.

13 February 2012 • 05:39 AMT
Erdoğan discharged from hospital after second surgery

57-year-old Turkish Prime Minister vanished from public life for nearly a month after an initial surgery in November.

13 February 2012 • 05:37 AMT
Water found Whitney Houston lungs

Authorities believe Houston may have fallen asleep or lapsed into unconsciousness in the bathtub and drowned.

13 February 2012 • 05:26 AMT
Oil rises to $100 after Greek parliament approves austerity measures

“To be bullish from here, one would need to believe a supply disruption is coming,” Morgan Stanley said in a report.

13 February 2012 • 05:25 AMT
Greek parliament votes to approve austerity reforms package

In addition to securing parliamentary approval, the government needs to identity another €325 million in spending cuts.

12 February 2012 • 16:00 AMT
Whitney Houston autopsy to be performed in the next 24 hours

Houston was found dead in a room at the Beverly Hilton hotel hours before she was set to attend a pre-Grammys gala.

12 February 2012 • 15:20 AMT
George Clooney to babysit for Brad Pitt’s kids if loses Oscar bet

Both men are in the running for coveted leading actor Academy Award – Brad for Moneyball and George for The Descendants.

12 February 2012 • 15:18 AMT
Boeing to boost Dreamliner production

The US aircraft maker delivered the first 787 Dreamliners to Japan’s All Nippon Airways last year.

12 February 2012 • 15:16 AMT
Arab League chief says Russia’s stance on Syria “might have changed”

Nabil Al-Arabi quoted FM Lavrov as having said Russia would be ready “to expand the observer mission” in Syria.

12 February 2012 • 14:54 AMT
Bafta to highlight Margaret Thatcher, Marilyn Monroe flicks

The event is the biggest movie bash of the year in the UK and is seen as an accurate pointer for Oscar success.

12 February 2012 • 14:50 AMT
Johnny Depp says “uncomfortable being a product”

Johnny Depp, went from relative obscurity in “A Nightmare on Elm Street” to being an object of hysteria.

12 February 2012 • 14:00 AMT
Arab Mission chief quits, Syria crisis envoy proposed

Abdel Elah al-Khatib, ex- Jordanian minister and U.N. envoy to Libya, was proposed as special envoy to Syria.

12 February 2012 • 13:53 AMT
All-Qaeda beheads 3 alleged spies in Yemen

A militant group with links to al-Qaeda Sunday, beheaded 3 people in southern Yemen allegedly for spying for U.S.

12 February 2012 • 13:52 AMT
The Phantom of the Opera: 10,000th performance on Broadway

The show made a record $1.5 million in its best week last year, in December, and has made $845 million overall.

12 February 2012 • 13:45 AMT
Thousand march across Europe to protest ACTA

The treaty has to date been signed by 22 EU members, including UK, but has yet to be ratified by European Parliament.

12 February 2012 • 13:30 AMT
Turkmenistan votes in presidential election

Incumbent President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov is seen as the most likely candidate to win another term.

12 February 2012 • 13:28 AMT
Israeli strike on Gaza leaves 1 killed, 2 injured

Israel Defense Forces said the strike was in response to attacks by Hamas against communities in southern Israel.

12 February 2012 • 13:01 AMT
Al-Qaeda leader urges further revolt against Syria’s Assad

Ayman al-Zawahiri urged Syrians to go ahead with their “uprising and anger” to install an Islamic government.

12 February 2012 • 12:55 AMT
Gaddafi son under house arrest in Niger over “uprising” remarks

Al-Saadi Gaddafi, who took refuge in Niger in September, said that an “uprising is growing every day” in Libya.

12 February 2012 • 12:54 AMT
Japanese Emperor to undergo heart bypass surgery

Akihito had undergone an angiogram which showed that blood vessels had narrowed over the past year.

12 February 2012 • 12:50 AMT
Turkish planes strike Kurdish rebel bases in N. Iraq

The planes returned to base without incident and did not give any details on possible casualties on the rebel side.

12 February 2012 • 12:24 AMT
Saudi writer may face death penalty over Prophet Mohammed tweets

Malasia deported Kashgari, who faces possible death sentence for charges of apostasy, despite human rights groups’ pleas.

12 February 2012 • 12:01 AMT
Death toll in Philippine quake rises to 41

The magnitude-6.9 earthquake in central Philippines destroyed over 5000 houses, with damages estimated at $8 mln.

12 February 2012 • 11:42 AMT
Apple seeks injunction to block U.S. sales of Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus

The patents in question include “unified search,” slide-to-unlock, data tapping and word completion technologies.

12 February 2012 • 11:37 AMT
Jennifer Hudson to perform tribute to Whitney Houston at Grammys

However, viewers won’t see the show turn into a “full-blown tribute,” according to the show’s executive producer.