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21 January 2012 • 08:19 AMT
Turkish opposition leader calls Dink widow

“I know that the court decision doubled your pain,” Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of Turkey’s Republican People’s Party said.

21 January 2012 • 08:08 AMT
Iran takes over UNCTAD presidency

The 13th conference of UNCTAD during Iran’s 6-month long chairmanship of the UN body for Asia will be held in Qatar.

21 January 2012 • 07:53 AMT
Hollywood victim was not Armenian, name disclosed

“We don’t want to give out too much information because the investigation is ongoing,” police Cmdr. Andrew Smith said.

21 January 2012 • 07:53 AMT
Armenia to participate in European Taekwondo Qualification Tournament

On Jan. 24-30, Kazan will host European Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for London 2012 Olympic Games.

21 January 2012 • 07:33 AMT
Apple’s iPad textbook program helps students improve math scores

The Algebra I digital textbook is touted as the world’s first full-curriculum algebra application developed exclusively for Apple’s iPad.

21 January 2012 • 07:27 AMT
Turkish journalists slam court ruling on Dink case

Mehmet Ali Birand: also, if I will be sued for what I am going to write here, I will be far from resentful.

21 January 2012 • 07:02 AMT
Russian billionaire vows to sell business if elected president

“If I become president, I will sell all of my assets to spend most of the money on charity,” Mikhail Prokhorov said.

21 January 2012 • 07:00 AMT
Petrosian, Hovhannisyan lead Armenian men’s chess championship

Zaven Andriasian- Samvel Ter-Sahakyan game also ended in a draw, with Andriasian coming 3rd with 5 points.

21 January 2012 • 06:42 AMT
Darchinyan-Yamanaka bout date set

“My heart and soul will be poured into this training camp and I’m going to be in the best shape of my life,” Darchinyan said.

21 January 2012 • 06:41 AMT
“The Birds of America” book sold for $7.9 million at Christie’s

Christie’s said the book was purchased by William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, the fourth Duke of Portland.

21 January 2012 • 06:37 AMT
Aronian’s game v Gashimov named best in round 6

Norway’s Magnus Carlsen has 4 points after tying the game v David Navara. In round 7, Aronian will face Vassily Ivanchuk.

21 January 2012 • 05:31 AMT
Maral Dink: we thank people who came to honor Dink’s memory

“This lets us hope that the authorities will keep their promise to closely follow the developments in the murder case,” she said.

21 January 2012 • 05:27 AMT
Sir Paul McCartney may perform at London 2012 Olympics

Paul McCartney: I’m not sure what they want me to do, but I might be doing something in the Olympics.

21 January 2012 • 04:47 AMT
Anonymous hacks French presidential website

The slogan “We Are Legion,” the group’s online rallying cry, was inserted into the navigation bar of the official Elysee site’s.

21 January 2012 • 04:24 AMT
U.S. may close embassy in Syria

The department said the administration has asked Syria to take additional security measures to protect the U.S embassy.

20 January 2012 • 19:05 AMT
U.S. offers condolences to France over troops killing

Navy Captain John Kirby, a Pentagon spokesman, said it was up to France whether to bring its forces home from Afghanistan early.

20 January 2012 • 18:30 AMT
White House launches official Google+ page

Last week, First Lady Michelle Obama joined Twitter, several months after the White House signed up for Foursquare.

20 January 2012 • 18:21 AMT
EU reading unprecedented sanctions against Iran

Foreign ministers from the 27-nation bloc meeting in Brussels are expected to agree to sanction Tehran’s central bank.

20 January 2012 • 17:47 AMT
Blues legend Etta James dies at 73

She died from complications from leukemia with her husband, Artis Mills, and her sons by her side, De Leon said.

20 January 2012 • 17:30 AMT
Hollywood body parts identified, name kept secret

Dozens of police searched 7 acres of brush in the park for two days after discovery of a man’s head in a plastic grocery bag.

20 January 2012 • 17:11 AMT
Three ships collide in Marmara Sea

Strong winds caused the ships to crash.The sinking ship, identified as a cargo carrier, has been anchored but is leaking fast.

20 January 2012 • 16:47 AMT
South Sudan may halt oil production

South Sudan says it may shut down oil production as neighboring Sudan is seizing southern oil flowing through its pipelines.

20 January 2012 • 16:45 AMT
Aronian beats Gashimov in Tata Steel round 6

With 4,5 points, Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian keeps lead at Tata Steel Chess Tournament.

20 January 2012 • 16:39 AMT
What are secrets behind ‘peace-loving’ Baku?

What is the secret behind such an unexpected shift of Azerbaijan’s position? In secret pledges by one of the negotiators?

20 January 2012 • 16:37 AMT
PIPA, SOPA postponed amid major protests

Opponents of SOPA, PIPA object to the bill, arguing it would impose a huge, unmanageable burden on Internet companies.

20 January 2012 • 16:26 AMT
Salman Rushdie withdraws from India’s literary fest, fears assassination

The author said he had been told by sources that Muslim assassins “may be on the way to Jaipur to kill me”.

20 January 2012 • 16:21 AMT
Ukraine’s Security Service Chief appointed new Finance Minister

Valery Khoroshkovsky, 43, served as economy minister in 2002-2004 and president of Russian steel company EvrazHolding LLC.

20 January 2012 • 16:10 AMT
Thailand recognizes Palestine as independent state

The move comes as Palestine pushes for full membership at UN, a bid U.S. opposes before settlement with Israel is reached.

20 January 2012 • 16:09 AMT
Street in Palestinian city named after Medvedev

The Palestinian president, currently on a visit to Russia, handed President Medvedev a certificate confirming the honor.

20 January 2012 • 16:02 AMT
Baku uncertain over OSCE MG activity

Baku repeatedly issues statements claiming ineffectiveness of OSCE MG format to settle Karabakh conflict.