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09 February 2012 • 17:48 AMT
Syria’s top envoy to leave Libya within 72 hours

Libya is expelling Syria’s top envoy and his staff from the country to protest Damascus’ crackdown on dissent.

09 February 2012 • 17:40 AMT
Turkey pleased with Azerbaijan’s stance on Genocide bill

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed satisfaction with Azerbaijani position on the Genocide bill.

09 February 2012 • 17:08 AMT
David Nalbandian to face Florian Mayer at Davis Cup 1st round

David Nalbandian: I’m happy to play Davis Cup. This is one of the competitions that I really like. And I’m happy to be here.

09 February 2012 • 17:06 AMT
Syrian journalist killed in Homs by govt fire

Mazhar Tayyara was a stringer for the Agence France-Presse, and provided video footage for The Guardian and Die Welt.

09 February 2012 • 16:27 AMT
Karen Grigoryan ties game v Pavel Ponkratov at Aeroflot Оpen 3rd round

Meanwhile, Hrant Melkumyan and Vladimir Akopian scored wins over Santosh Vidit (India) and Mikhail Ulibin (Russia) resp.

09 February 2012 • 16:15 AMT
Angelina Jolie added to Oscar presenters line-up

The Academy has also added Cameron Diaz and Halle Berry to the lineup of Oscar presenters, which currently stands at 12.

09 February 2012 • 16:06 AMT
Billy Connolly to play dwarf warrior in Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit”

“Lord of the Rings” director is now in production on “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” and “The Hobbit: There and Back Again.”

09 February 2012 • 16:04 AMT
Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina tops 19th Century Masterpieces list

¬Over a hundred American and British novelists put together their list of the cream of the crop of literary masterpieces.

09 February 2012 • 15:58 AMT
Aeroflot Оpen: Vladimir Akopian wins Mikhail Ulibin

Prior to this game, another Armenian representative Hrant Melkumyan also scored a win over Santosh Vidit (India).

09 February 2012 • 15:54 AMT
Arab League, Russia, China join efforts to end Syria violence

Russia, China blocked a draft UN resolution, which backed an Arab League peace plan that seeks Assad resignation.

09 February 2012 • 15:49 AMT
200,000 to gather for pro-Putin rally Feb 23

The rally will be organized jointly by Putin’s campaign staff and the All-Russia People’s Front, affiliated with United Russia.

09 February 2012 • 15:40 AMT
Putin won’t meet PACE election observers

PACE observers will assess Russia’s electoral legislation and electoral campaigns leading up to the March 4 vote.

09 February 2012 • 15:38 AMT
Kodak to stop production of digital cameras, frames

Once the products are phased out, Kodak said its consumer business will focus on photo printing and desktop inkjet printers.

09 February 2012 • 15:32 AMT
Hrant Melkumyan beats Santosh Vidit in Aeroflot Оpen 3rd round

The three tournaments (A, B, C) of Aeroflot Оpen are held in 9 rounds in line with contenders’ ranking points.

09 February 2012 • 15:28 AMT
CNN suspends commentator over anti-gay Twitter remarks

“CNN today took a strong stand against anti-LGBT violence and language that demeans any community,” a statement said.

09 February 2012 • 15:22 AMT
Apple to hold ‘iPad 3’ event in early March – report

The rumored date comes as a flurry of pictures claim to show components for Apple’s third-generation iPad.

09 February 2012 • 15:20 AMT
Schwarzenegger to join Stallone for “The Tomb” thriller

Schwarzenegger previously had a cameo in Stallone’s action hit “The Expendables” and also appears in its upcoming sequel.

09 February 2012 • 15:16 AMT
Greece reaches deal on austerity cuts

Greece needs a bailout by Mar 20 so it will have enough money to redeem euro14.5 billion worth of bonds coming due.

09 February 2012 • 15:01 AMT
Tsaghkadzor hosts Armenian skiing championships

Sergey Mikaelyan finished first in the10km distance race, winning champion’s title at Armenian skiing championships

09 February 2012 • 14:50 AMT
Stuart Pearce appointed England’s temporary head coach

The Under-21 boss will take temporary charge of the national side as the search for Fabio Capello’s successor begins.

09 February 2012 • 14:44 AMT
French senator says France’s stance on Karabakh issue remains unchanged

André Reichardt noted that there is a real possibility for abolishment of the bill penalizing the Armenian Genocide denial.

09 February 2012 • 14:33 AMT
PepsiCo cuts 8,700 jobs to boost market spending

The makers of Pepsi, Lipton, Doritos and Lay’s, expect to save $1.5 bln and channel some of the money into advertising.

09 February 2012 • 14:30 AMT
Pinochet judge Garzon convicted for illegal wiretapping

Baltasar Garzon is also accused of exceeding his authority by wanting to investigate Franco-era disappearances.

09 February 2012 • 14:29 AMT
Vodafone revenues hit by eurozone crisis

Revenue from existing customers rose 0.9% in the final three months of 2011, compared with forecasts of 1.1%.

09 February 2012 • 14:27 AMT
European Central Bank retains 1% interest rate

The European Central Bank kept interest rates on hold and altered its assessment of risks to the economic outlook.

09 February 2012 • 14:03 AMT
German court rejects Apple bid to block Galaxy Tab 10.1N sales

Apple’s battle with Samsung is especially bitter, with Galaxy devices seen as biggest challengers to Apple’s mobile products.

09 February 2012 • 14:01 AMT
Siri may gain support for Japanese, Mandarin, Russian soon

The source told DoNews that internal testing has already begun and should result in a public product by next month.

09 February 2012 • 13:51 AMT
Iranian Supreme Leader: Iran can destroy Israel in 9 minutes

Ali Khamenei’s strategist provided the legal and religious justification for the annihilation of Israel and the Jewish people.

09 February 2012 • 13:49 AMT
Daimler profits hit record 29% rise

Vehicle sales rose 11% to 2.11 mln, with Daimler saying that Mercedes had “never performed better than in 2011”.

09 February 2012 • 13:42 AMT
Somalia car bomb blast leaves 15 dead

The attack is the latest of a series of suicide attacks staged by the al-Qaeda-linked group in Mogadishu.