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26 January 2012 • 07:15 AMT
Baku protests: no French songs on Azeri radio

Tural Aliyev: the ban will remain valid unless the French Senate annuls the law stipulating punishment for genocide denial.

26 January 2012 • 07:04 AMT
China: sanctions on Iran are not constructive

China has consistently opposed the use of sanctions, and advocates resolving disputes through “dialogue and consultation” instead.

26 January 2012 • 07:01 AMT
Levon Aronian hopes to keep lead at Tata Steel

On January 27, in the 11 round of the tournament Armenian grandmaster will face off against David Navara.

26 January 2012 • 06:49 AMT
Medvedev says ready to die for his ideals

“Are you ready to stand a popular trial and defend each of your decisions and ideals?” a student asked the Russian President.

26 January 2012 • 06:48 AMT
2013 Oscar voting will be electronic

E-ballots results could be tabulated much faster than paper ballots, which take a considerable amount of time.

26 January 2012 • 06:35 AMT
Hyundai Motor says earnings reached a record high in 2011

Company officials said in a telephone conference that sales increased in countries such as the United States and China.

26 January 2012 • 06:31 AMT
Cameron on Genocide bill: we must live in the present

“My country also enacted laws directed to the past, but I believe that we must live in the present,” British PM said.

26 January 2012 • 06:27 AMT
UK PM says Turkey should join EU

“We must think out the ways of living together and ensure that Muslim Turkey joins the EU,” David Cameron said.

26 January 2012 • 06:23 AMT
France cast doubt on its impartiality, Turkish Deputy PM says

According to Bulent Arinc, Paris “has marred its reputation as unbiased mediator of the OSCE Minsk Group for Karabakh settlement.”

26 January 2012 • 06:12 AMT
The more votes for Prosperous Armenia, the smoother way to parliament

Wealthy party members having influence in the nearby provinces are pleased with this decision and consider it quite fair.

25 January 2012 • 19:04 AMT
Actor James Farentino dies at 73

Farentino’s movie roles included comedy “The Pad and How to Use it” for which he received a Golden Globe Award.

25 January 2012 • 18:50 AMT
Suspect jailed in Megaupload case, name not released

New Zealand police arrested four other suspects last week, including Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom.

25 January 2012 • 18:33 AMT
People flee homes to escape floodwaters in Malawi

Army helicopters and motorboats were deployed to the southern district of Nsanje to rescue marooned villagers.

25 January 2012 • 18:26 AMT
Police, anti-government protesters clash in Bahrain

An opposition figure said protesters clashed with security forces in at least four Shiite villages, leaving several of them injured.

25 January 2012 • 18:20 AMT
Right-to-left languages coming to Twitter

Twitter will become fully available in those four languages later this spring, once volunteer translators have completed their work.

25 January 2012 • 18:02 AMT
IMF warns of damaging deflation

Should growth turn out lower than expected, there is a risk that very large output gaps would lead to deflation in some countries.

25 January 2012 • 17:34 AMT
Portrait from Elizabeth Taylor’s living room sold for $2mln

“Portrait of a Man,” painted in the early 1630s, went to a buyer bidding by phone at Christie’s sale of Old Masters.

25 January 2012 • 17:33 AMT
Baku to host 2012 Eurovision final on May 26

On Jan. 25, capital of Azerbaijan Baku hosted semi-final allocation draw for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.

25 January 2012 • 17:24 AMT
Nissan to invest $2bln to build new manufacturing complex in Mexico

The complex, the company’s third factory in Mexico, will be built in Aguascalientes and is scheduled to begin operations in late 2013.

25 January 2012 • 17:20 AMT
UN: fish stocks depleted by years of overfishing

Cutting pollution would help fish stocks and fishermen’s catches to rebound, deputy executive director of the UN program said.

25 January 2012 • 17:14 AMT
NSC Secretary hopes other states to follow France’s suit

Artur Baghdasayran: France reaffirmed its adherence to universal human values and democratic principles.

25 January 2012 • 17:08 AMT
Kalashnikov rifle sales soar 57.4% in 2011

Civilian weapon sales rose 25% and a similar increase is expected this year, Izhmash press secretary Yelena Filatova said.

25 January 2012 • 17:05 AMT
NY police mulls enabling drones for surveillance

The craft are typically equipped with high-resolution cameras capable of capturing a high-level of detail in real time.

25 January 2012 • 17:02 AMT
EU launches bid to enable Internet users’ control of personal data

The bid would force all companies to get explicit consent from customers to collect their data, allowing users to totally erase their information.

25 January 2012 • 16:54 AMT
Arab Red Crescent head reportedly killed in Syria

Hicham Hassan, an ICRC spokesman in Geneva, says Abdulrazak Jbero was heading by car to Idlib from Damascus when he was shot.

25 January 2012 • 16:50 AMT
2012 Eurovision motto: Light your fire!

Along with the slogan, the theme art for the contest was presented in a spectacular show coming live from Baku, Azerbaijan.

25 January 2012 • 16:43 AMT
Russian billionaire registered as official presidential candidate

The four other registered candidates are Vladimir Putin, Sergei Mironov, Vladimir Zhirinovsky and Gennady Zyuganov.

25 January 2012 • 16:02 AMT
Levon Aronian beats Anish Giri in Tata Steel round 10

Meanwhile, the Armenian grandmaster’s main contender Magnus Carlsen tied the game with Hikaru Nakamura.

25 January 2012 • 15:57 AMT
Marijuana legalization to be discussed at German parliament

The Left party’s proposal is to allow Germans to open exclusive cannabis clubs, where members will be able to grow marijuana plants.

25 January 2012 • 15:52 AMT
NASA’s Opportunity rover marks 9th year on Mars

The roving robot touched down in Eagle Crater on the Red Planet on January 25, 2004, three weeks after its twin Spirit.