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04 February 2012 • 09:10 AMT
Iran launches naval maneuvers near Hormuz

The maneuvers come after U.S. forces boosted naval presence in the Gulf led by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.

04 February 2012 • 09:03 AMT
Armenian cathedral to be built in Ukraine

On Feb. 3, Kiev hosted joint sitting of Union of Armenians of Ukraine and Armenian Community in Kiev NGOs.

04 February 2012 • 08:52 AMT
EU presses Google to halt new rules

A group of European regulators said they needs to investigate whether the proposals sufficiently protect users’ data.

04 February 2012 • 08:37 AMT
ANCA: Turkey retaliation threats hollow

Trade data shows that, contrary to Ankara’s threats, Turkey expands trade with countries after they recognize the Genocide.

04 February 2012 • 08:19 AMT
Pakistan PM travels to Qatar to talk Afghan peace

The trip comes amid unease in Kabul and Islamabad over the decision by the Taliban to open the Qatar office.

04 February 2012 • 08:10 AMT
BBC accuses Iran of intimidating Persian staff

Mark Thompson: BBC employees’ relatives have been detained and “urged to ‘cooperate’ with Iranian intelligence officials.”

04 February 2012 • 08:07 AMT
Syria state media denies Homs massacre, blames “terrorists”

“This is an ongoing distortion, falsification and instigation media campaign by some satellite channels,” SANA said.

04 February 2012 • 07:55 AMT
Syria embassies worldwide attacked over Homs massacre

Rallies broke out at Syria’s embassies in Germany, Spain, Sweden, US, Egypt, Kuwait, London according to reports.

04 February 2012 • 07:38 AMT
At least 217 killed in Syria’s Homs “massacre”

Tweets claiming to be by residents of Homs spoke of a city that “is bleeding” and under heavy bombardment.

04 February 2012 • 07:36 AMT
“9 1/2 Weeks”, “Wild Orchid” director dies at 70

Producer, director and screenwriter Zalman King died at his Santa Monica home following a six-year battle with cancer.

04 February 2012 • 07:25 AMT
Micron CEO Steve Appleton dies in plane crash

Appleton’s death i major loss for U.S. memory chipmaker struggling with sluggish computer sales and declining prices.

04 February 2012 • 07:21 AMT
Poland puts anti-piracy pact ratification on ice

Plans to ratify an international online anti-piracy accord were frozen after massive off-and-online protests in Poland.

04 February 2012 • 07:15 AMT
U.S. Congressmen press Clinton to renounce her recent remarks on Genocide

At a recent department-wide meeting, Secretary of State mischaracterized the Armenian Genocide as a “historical debate.”

04 February 2012 • 07:05 AMT
U.S. Reps. Wolf, Chu commemorate Armenian massacre in Azerbaijan

“Between 1988 and 1990, the Armenian population was the target of racially motivated pogroms in Azerbaijan,” Judy Chu said.

03 February 2012 • 20:08 AMT
Armenian place of worship demolished in Turkey

Malatya Mayor Ahmet Çakır gave verbal permission for building the place of worship on orders by Malatya Governor Ulvi Saran.

03 February 2012 • 19:42 AMT
Lebanese Armenian MP thanks French envoy for genocide bill adoption

Shant Janjanian a thank-you letter to the French envoy to Lebanon, Denis Pietton, for the bill that recently passed the Senate.

03 February 2012 • 19:32 AMT
Puerto Rico to export iguana meat

The island has roughly 4 million iguanas, which is a little more than the population of the U.S. Caribbean territory itself.

03 February 2012 • 19:25 AMT
Apple, Samsung to have lion share of smartphone profit in 2012

Maynard Um believes Apple and Samsung will combine to account for more than half of smartphone industry revenues in 2012.

03 February 2012 • 19:09 AMT
Panetta calls for unity on tough sanctions against Iran

“We’ve a tremendous amount of pressure on Iran to isolate Iran from the rest of the world,” U.S. Defense Secretary said.

03 February 2012 • 18:53 AMT
Russia rejects latest bid for UN action on Syria

“We are ready to continue work on modifying it, taking into consideration and based on our principled positions,” Gatilov said.

03 February 2012 • 17:09 AMT
French senators opposing Genocide bill to visit Baku

In the framework of the visit the senators will conduct meetings within Azerbaijani parliament and a number of ministries.

03 February 2012 • 16:36 AMT
Motorola’s ban on iPad, iPhone sales suspended in Germany

Motorola Mobility had forced Apple to remove several iPad and iPhone models from its online store earlier on February 3.

03 February 2012 • 16:25 AMT
Americans kidnapped in Egypt released

Kidnappings have become increasingly common in the turbulent year since Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak was overthrown.

03 February 2012 • 16:22 AMT
Malev Hungarian airline folds amid crisis

European Commission ordered Malev to repay various forms of state aid, amounting to a sum equal to its entire 2010 revenue.

03 February 2012 • 16:10 AMT
Russia plans 2 space-defense missile plants construction

The holding will work on projects for the ADS unified strategic command combining air, missile and space defenses.

03 February 2012 • 15:59 AMT
Arab world sinking into tribal feud

The scuffle on the football field at Port Said was not something unexpected, at large. Egypt, like all the other countries of the “Arab Spring” came to be involved in the chaos currently on in Libya, Tunisia, and outlined in Syria. Just a reason was necessary for starting the war «all against all», and this football match was just a finest occasion.

03 February 2012 • 15:57 AMT
Overflowing rivers isolate 10,000 in Australia

The cotton farming town of Moree in Australia’s south-east was cut off in the region’s worst flooding in over 30 years.

03 February 2012 • 15:53 AMT
Colosseum closed amid snowstorm

Temperatures in the Alpine region of Piedmont in northern Italy meanwhile went as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius.

03 February 2012 • 15:48 AMT
Turkish human rights defender may get Nobel Prize

Swedish MPs have applied to the Nobel Peace Committee to nominate Ragıp Zarakolu for the peace prize.

03 February 2012 • 15:42 AMT
8 Pakistani soldiers killed, 4 abducted in Taliban raid

A large group of Islamist militants attacked a Pakistani army checkpoint in Kurram region, near the Afghan border.