UNESCO urged Italy to restrict the access of cruise ships to Venice in the wake of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster.

UK lawmakers are discussing how to manage the tilting Big Ben – and even whether to sell the building to save cash.

Aronian leads the tournament, with the game between his main contender Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin under way.

“The global recovery is threatened by intensifying strains in the euro area and fragilities elsewhere,” the global crisis lender said.

“The Armenian Genocide bill legitimacy is out of discussion,” French National Assembly President said.

“I am sure you know the conditions set by Turkey for the normalization of relations between the two countries,” Cemil Çiçek said.

A rare cast of the death mask of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin has been sold to an anonymous bidder at an auction in Shropshire.

The anger of survivors has concentrated on captain Francesco Schettino, who is under house arrest at his home.

With global economic outlook dominated by eurozone crisis, fears are increasing for business growth to become even more difficult.

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi said that the draconian laws will remain applicable to crimes committed by “thugs.”

McDonald’s reported fourth-quarter profit of $1.38 billion, or $1.33 per share, up from $1.24 billion, or $1.16 a share, a year earlier.

File-sharing site The Pirate Bay is expanding its reach into letting users pass one another physical objects to download.

Akhundzade Mamedbagryu Talib-oglu, Jr. sergeant of the Azeri army, yielded himself prisoner to NKR forces.

Public sector borrowing, excluding financial interventions such as bank bailouts, fell £2.2 billion to £13.7 billion in the month.

The incredible happened: French Senate passed the bill criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide. The bill passed with 127 votes for, 86 against, with the total number of voters being 213. The bill renders denial punishable with a year in jail and a fine of 45,000 euros. It shall come into force upon being signed by President Sarkozy, who is hardly probable to change his mind at the last moment.

Over 400 prisoners in Kyrgyzstan have sown their lips together in protest at conditions in the Central Asian state’s jails.

“It’s not a given that Greece’s default would have a domino effect in the euro zone,” S&P official John Chambers said.

Azeri citizen wore a uniform and had a military card written in the name of Jr. sergeant Akhundzade Mamedbagryu Talib-oglu.

The main missions of the four Mi-8 helicopters were to transport UN military observers and participate in rescue operations.

Preparations by fan groups in the run-up to this summer’s UEFA EURO 2012 finals in Poland and Ukraine were highlighted.

On January 24, Bako Sahakyan visited the Stepanakert airport, familiarizing himself with the ongoing work on site.

“Hugo,” Scorsese’s ode to early days of moviemaking, earned most nominations with 11 overall, “The Artist” had 10 nominations.

Ken Hachikian noted passage of the Genocide bill by the French Senate as a major victory by Armenians worldwide.

Tel Aviv landed a staggering 43% of the vote, way ahead of runner-up New York’s 14% and third-placed Toronto with 7%.

The Spanish judge went on trial for probing right-wing atrocities during and after civil war that brought Gen. Franco to power.

Refinery profitability has been squeezed as operating expenses and cude oil cost rose faster than the value of the products.

Turkiston newspaper described Valentine’s Day as the work of “forces with evil goals bent on putting an end to national values.”

If the carriers are sitting on huge stockpiles of the Nokia smartphones things aren’t as good as they might seem, a report says.

Alain Juppé: Turkey is a great country, a great economic power, a great political power. We need to have good relations with it.

Head of Hay Dat French office: President of France will sign the draft law which will take effect in the nearest future.