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02 February 2012 • 07:49 AMT
Ferry sinks in Papua New Guinea, 200 rescued

The MV Rabaul Queen, operated by PNG company Star Ships, was traveling between the towns of Kimbe and Lae.

02 February 2012 • 07:47 AMT
Oscars Ballots 2012 are already in the mail

The CIM Group, which owns the complex, has begun negotiations to keep the ceremony at the same location beyond 2013.

02 February 2012 • 07:46 AMT
Armenian halfback Edgar Malakyan on try-out with Spartak Nalchik

The player has already left for Antalya to participate in team practice session with Russia’s Spartak Nalchik FC.

02 February 2012 • 07:44 AMT
Maxim Matlakov beats Avetik Grigoryan in Moscow Open round 5

In round 6, Grigoryan, 7th with 2,5 points will face off against Russia’s Alexey Reshetnikov who’s 5th with 2,5 points.

02 February 2012 • 07:41 AMT
French court orders Google to pay 500,000 euro fine

A French commercial court has found Google guilty of abusing the dominant position of its Google Maps application.

02 February 2012 • 07:34 AMT
Polish Nobel Prize-winning poet Wislawa Szymborska dies at 88

The cause was lung cancer, said David Goldfarb, the curator of literature and humanities at the Polish Cultural Institute in NY.

02 February 2012 • 07:31 AMT
At least 74 people killed after soccer game in Egypt

The melee was the worst case of soccer violence in Egypt and the deadliest worldwide since 1996.

02 February 2012 • 07:06 AMT
U.S. treasure hunters find sunken steamer with platinum valued at $3bln

The Port Nicholson was sailing from Halifax in Canada to New York when it was torpedoed and sank in 1942.

02 February 2012 • 07:04 AMT
iPhone record sales make Apple third-largest handset vendor

The growth was, however, significantly lower than the third quarter of 2011, which saw 9.3 percent growth.

02 February 2012 • 06:58 AMT
Panetta: U.S. to end combat role in Afghanistan in 2013

All NATO members in November 2010 endorsed a plan to keep forces in Afghanistan until the end of 2014.

02 February 2012 • 06:58 AMT
Gibraltar Chess Festival last round to kick off Feb 2

GM Varuzhan Akobian (U.S.) lost to Shakhriyar Mammadyarov (Azerbaijan) to drop to the 25th place with 6 points.

02 February 2012 • 06:56 AMT
Erdoğan slams American author for criticizing Turkey

The Turkish PM also criticized Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for backing Auster.

02 February 2012 • 06:53 AMT
Burial place of Armenians possibly killed during Genocide found in Turkey

About 56.166 Armenians lived in Diyarbakır in 1914. According to archives, 97 percent of Armenians “disappeared” in a year.

01 February 2012 • 22:56 AMT
UN sets new Iran visit date

“The agency is committed to intensifying dialogue. It remains essential to make progress on substantive issues,” IAEA Director said.

01 February 2012 • 18:44 AMT
France hopes for compromise on Syria

“For us there is no question of intervention … and that’s what we are trying to get our Russian friends to see,” Juppe said.

01 February 2012 • 18:31 AMT
Brazil becomes second most-represented country on Twitter

Japan is followed by the UK and Indonesia, which have 23.8 million and 19.5 million accounts, respectively.

01 February 2012 • 18:23 AMT
ODIHR director hails human rights advocate release in Kazakhstan

Yevgeniy Zhovtis, a member of the ODIHR Panel of Experts on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly, was convicted in Sept 2009.

01 February 2012 • 18:11 AMT
WikiLeaks may move servers offshore

One possible location is the Principality of Sealand, a former anti-aircraft platform off the coast of England.

01 February 2012 • 17:57 AMT
Apple fails to get ban on Samsung Galaxy 10.1N sales in Germany

The decision comes a day after a Dusseldorf appeals court upheld Apple’s request to ban sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1.

01 February 2012 • 17:56 AMT
50 dead, 600 injured over Japan heavy snowfall

The worst snowstorm in 6 years dumped more than 10 feet of snow in the hardest-hit regions, causing a bridge to collapse.

01 February 2012 • 17:52 AMT
Pfizer recalls 1 mln birth control pills over mix-up

Pfizer uncovered packaging error that could raise the risk of accidental pregnancy due to inadequate dose.

01 February 2012 • 17:50 AMT
Google+ to hit 100.8 million users Feb 1 – analyst

Allen predicted that Google+ will hit 400 million users by year’s end. That’s half the number that Facebook currently claims.

01 February 2012 • 16:50 AMT
U.S. firm ordered to return sunken treasure to Spain

Florida firm that salvaged $500 mln in gold and silver coins from ocean bed will be forced to hand the treasure over to Spain.

01 February 2012 • 16:02 AMT
Sarkozy will redraft Genocide bill in case of council rejection

After French Senate approval, Genocide law was put on hold after politicians demanded that its constitutionality be examined.

01 February 2012 • 15:18 AMT
Famous TV figure Don Cornelius found dead

Cornelius died of a gunshot wound to the head, which appeared to be self-inflicted; there were no signs of foul play.

01 February 2012 • 15:01 AMT
FIFA mulls allowing 4th sub in additional time

IFAB are looking to protect players from injury whilst also maintaining the quality of the game right up until the 120th minute.

01 February 2012 • 14:48 AMT
Microsoft launches Kinect for Windows commercial program

Independent software developers and hobbyists have had access to the Kinect for Windows SDK since last June.

01 February 2012 • 14:36 AMT
Samsung Galaxy S III not coming this month

The next evolution in Samsung’s Galaxy brand will be unveiled within the next four months, but it won’t happen this month.

01 February 2012 • 14:29 AMT
Cairo clashes leave 43 injured

Clashes erupted in front of Egyptian parliament building between supporters of Muslim Brotherhood and anti-govt protesters.

01 February 2012 • 14:13 AMT
England may celebrate Black Sabbath day

Birmingham may create a Black Sabbath Day to highlight the legendary rock band’s contribution to music.