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10 February 2012 • 18:11 AMT
Joao Soares concerned over law enforcement raid in S. Ossetia

“I call on the authorities in South Ossetia to respect the rule of law and human rights,” OSCE PA special rep said.

10 February 2012 • 17:38 AMT
Nissan recalls 39,000 vehicles in Canada, U.S. over gear shift problem

The recall affects some 36,600 2012 Nissan Versa vehicles in the United States and 2,400 in Canada.

10 February 2012 • 17:38 AMT
Megadeth founder Dave Mustaine rejoins Metallica onstage

Mustaine was a founding member of Metallica in 1981 with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, but he was kicked out 2 years later.

10 February 2012 • 17:25 AMT
Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood: I turned down Led Zeppelin

Ronnie Wood had been invited to join Led Zeppelin rockers in the 60s, but cast them off as a “bunch of farmers”.

10 February 2012 • 17:11 AMT
Obama to announce compromise to defuse row over access to birth control

Obama had not compromised on the core issue in the dispute – providing contraceptive care to all women free of charge.

10 February 2012 • 17:00 AMT
“Friends” star Courtney Cox to direct TV movie

The Cougar Town actress will helm murderous internet love story “Tall Hot Blonde” for network Lifetime.

10 February 2012 • 16:58 AMT
London Paralympic Games venue completed

Organizers also announced they would give Paralympics tickets to every retired British Paralympics athlete.

10 February 2012 • 16:58 AMT
In 1828 Russia finally rooted in South Caucasus

184 years ago Turkmanchay peace treaty was signed between the Russian Empire and the Qajar (Persian) Empire, which was the logical culmination of the Russian-Persian war of 1826-1828. The treaty confirmed the territorial gains of Russia by the Treaty of Gulistan in 1813 and gave the Russian Empire control over the territory of Karabakh.

10 February 2012 • 16:44 AMT
3 men accused of 2003 assassination of Serbia’s PM arrested in Spain

The statement said Bojovic, 39, was wanted in connection with 20 murders in Serbia, the Netherlands and Spain.

10 February 2012 • 16:27 AMT
Fidel Castro, Bob Marley highlighted at Cuba book fair

Castro’s book “Fidel Castro: Guerrilla of Time,” recounts stories from his childhood, explaining how he became a revolutionary.

10 February 2012 • 16:16 AMT
Two more Greek ministers resign over austerity

A total of 4 deputy ministers, all belonging to the small LAOS coalition party have now resigned over austerity cuts.

10 February 2012 • 16:06 AMT
Hungary closes Danube, brings shipping to standstill

Shipping was ordered stopped overnight because of conditions created by icing along the Hungarian part of the river.

10 February 2012 • 16:02 AMT
Berlinale features Stephen Daldry’s 9/11 drama

The director of “The Hours” and “The Reader” said “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” was sensitive to make.

10 February 2012 • 15:59 AMT
Beyonce turns her baby’s name into a brand

Beyonce and husband Jay-Z filed an application to protect the name of their one-month old daughter, Blue Ivy.

10 February 2012 • 15:50 AMT
Greek deputy minister quits over austerity cuts

Deputy Employment Minister said he won’t support the “painful” measures that would hurt working Greeks.

10 February 2012 • 15:26 AMT
Mass killer Breivik to undergo new psychiatric appraisal

Breivik admitted to detonating a bomb in a government district in Oslo that killed 8 people, and later shooting dead 69.

10 February 2012 • 15:08 AMT
Armenia’s Zvartnots Airport resumes flights

Planes bound for Moscow, Krasnodar, Athens and Dubai took off from Armenia’s Zvartnots International Airport.

10 February 2012 • 15:01 AMT
Lady Gaga launches social media site

The LittleMonsters.com is currently in beta stage, and available for membership on an invitation-only basis.

10 February 2012 • 14:59 AMT
Syrian opposition groups release 7 Iranian engineers

The seven engineers were all contractors of the Iranian Energy Ministry and working on a power plant project in Homs.

10 February 2012 • 14:56 AMT
Singapore extradites 4 to U.S. over Iran exports

Four people will face conspiracy charges related to the smuggling of radio control devices to Iran.

10 February 2012 • 14:48 AMT
World Press Photo award goes to Arab Spring shot

The photo features an image of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms after a demonstration in Yemen.

10 February 2012 • 14:32 AMT
Israel tests missile defense system

Arrow missile defense system was developed with U.S. and designed to intercept projectiles that might be fired at Israel.

10 February 2012 • 14:19 AMT
Naomi Watts to star in new Princess Diana movie

Called “Caught in Flight” movie is 1st big screen film about last 2 years of Diana’s glamorous life that ended in tragedy.

10 February 2012 • 14:11 AMT
Belarusian MPs to visit Armenia

Armenia-Belarus interparliamentary group members will meet with Armenian National Assembly speaker and vice-speaker.

10 February 2012 • 14:05 AMT
Brazilian police go on strike ahead of carnival

Salvador, Brazil’s third largest city, has already been hit by a crime wave since police walked off the job there last week.

10 February 2012 • 13:55 AMT
Armavia hopes non-flying weather will clear by evening

Delay of a number of flights to Moscow, Dubai, Athens and Novosibirsk is conditioned by non-flying weather.

10 February 2012 • 13:53 AMT
Switzerland, Serbia to hold OSCE Chairmanships in 2014-2015

The decision was taken in a so-called ‘silence procedure’, which ended on Feb 10 with no country voicing objection.

10 February 2012 • 13:47 AMT
Vatican dismisses Pope murder claim as “unbelievable”

The Archbishop of Palermo allegedly expressed concern that Benedict had “only another 12 months left to live.”

10 February 2012 • 13:41 AMT
Azeri FM calls for immediate settlement of Karabakh conflict

Elmar Mammadyarov: if France continues to back Armenia, its membership in OSCE Minsk Group will cease making sense.

10 February 2012 • 13:15 AMT
Germany refuses to sign ACTA amid protests

Many fear that under anti-piracy treaty, even non-commercial breaches of copyright will become punishable.