Sarkozy threatened to withdraw forces ahead of the 2014 deadline after an Afghan soldier shot and killed four French soldiers.

The decision of EU Member States on imposing an embargo on Iranian oil imports will especially hit Europe and, certainly, not Iran. The EU states have clearly forgotten that main consumers of Iranian oil are China and India, so these sanctions will only further embitter Tehran, which is about to cut off oil supplies to the EU. Moreover, Iran can put pressure on her OPEC partners, so that they raise the price for a barrel, thus putting Europe in a complete dependence not from Iran, but from all the major suppliers.

The quake epicenter was near Parma; residents in Milan said they felt the temblor that lasted about 10-15 seconds.

Iraq expressed outrage at American justice system for allowing U.S. Marine convicted in the killings to avoid prison.

The figure fell short of expectations as spending by consumers, businesses and governments came in below economists’ projections.

The Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center also held a recruitment contest for potential cosmonauts last year.

Also, according to acting UNICEF deputy executive director, about 380 children have been detained, “some less than 14 years old.”

Rios Montt is accused of genocide against the Ixil ethnic group during the Central American country’s civil war.

The data comes from a survey asking 1,010 Americans ages 16 – 25 to identify the greatest innovator of all time.

In the northern province of Idlib, a car bomb exploded near an army checkpoint killing at least 1 soldier and wounding others.

Sen. John McCain: the cuts will leave U.S. forces too small to respond effectively to events that may unfold over the next years.

Completing the top 5 list of most-visited newspaper websites were USA Today, Tribune newspapers and the Guardian.

Also speaking at Davos, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, suggested the U.S. may be prepared to play a role.

It’s not clear how long the mining company had been discharging the chemical into the river or how much had been released.

Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan met with Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Eric Rubin.

Apple was dealt a blow by a Dutch court that found the Galaxy Tab 10.1 to not infringe on the iPad’s industrial design.

Zafer Caglayan says that French companies provide majority of Turkish citizens with employment opportunities.

Halil Ekşi: Sevag wasn’t killed by chance, as Agaoglu claims; Agaoglu loaded his weapon before pulling the trigger.

FBI system will be able to automatically search “publicly available” material from Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites.

Apart from 20 candidates from the pre-selection, two artists got wildcards. There will be 22 contestants in the national final.

Google-commissioned study assumes that in 4 years 3bn people will be using the internet, or nearly 50% of the world’s population.

Activists: Syrian regime forces had pounded the Bab Seba neighbourhood with heavy artillery and rocket fire.

The Spanish figures show more than half of all 16-24 year-olds in the country are jobless – 51.4% compared with 45.8% before.

From Dec 16-22, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 20.6 bln, while USD loans amounted to 35.6 mln.

Armenian National Assembly hosted an event dedicated to 20th anniversary of the Armenian armed forces.

The 15-nation Security Council has been unable to agree on a resolution on Syria’s repression of the anti-government protests.

Codacons, a consumer group that did not sign the agreement, recommended that passengers not accept the settlement.

Among the people who may have emerged from the Altai region are the predecessors of the first Native Americans.

The market average rate of USD on January 27 totaled AMD 386,63 decreasing by 0.40 point compared to January 26.

Italian TV investigation said a top official was transferred against his will after complaining of irregularities in awarding contracts.