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17 January 2012 • 17:54 AMT
James Bond car exhibit opens at Beaulieu Motor Museum

Called Bond In Motion, the exhibition features well known and best loved cars featured in 007’s adventures over the years.

17 January 2012 • 17:41 AMT
FIFA urges Brazilian legislation reforms ahead of 2014 World Cup

FIFA general secretary Jérôme Valcke is visiting Brazil amid continued concerns over alcohol-selling laws in stadiums.

17 January 2012 • 17:20 AMT
Iran to send toy model of captured drone to U.S.

Toy model of the RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drone will be sent to the White House in response to a formal request from Washington.

17 January 2012 • 17:11 AMT
Baku buys another expensive toy, this time F-16

Azerbaijan is getting ready… but she herself doesn’t know what for: either for a war against Iran, which will never be, or for the “return of territories”, which is not foreseen for the near future, either. And for distant future, as well. In Azeri implementation, this preparation shows itself in just another purchase of arms, this time American F-16 fighters.

17 January 2012 • 17:03 AMT
Iran’s Ahmadinejad orders to boost nuclear scientists’ protection

Iran is giving its nuclear scientists more security following the assassination of scientist Mustafa Ahmadi Roshan last week.

17 January 2012 • 16:57 AMT
EU, OSCE joint project to promote democratic elections in Armenia

EU, OSCE agreed on a joint 1,7 mln project to be financed by the EU and implemented by the OSCE Office in Yerevan.

17 January 2012 • 16:43 AMT
Romania’s health official returns to post after protests in his support

Earlier, Raed Arafat publicly clashed with the government over a controversial law allowing for privatization of emergency services.

17 January 2012 • 16:24 AMT
Baku to oversee democracy in Congo, Korea – who’ll monitor Azeri democracy?

Azerbaijan, constantly slammed for democracy setbacks will chair the UN Security Council for Democratic Republic of the Congo.

17 January 2012 • 15:44 AMT
Suspect in Dink murder gets life term, Dink family lawyer slams ruling

Fethiye Çetin: state tradition of political murders was deliberately left intact failing to deal with accusations of state involvement.

17 January 2012 • 15:25 AMT
At least 51 killed in South Sudan latest ethnic clashes

Armed men stormed the village of Duk Padiet in northern Jonglei, with most of those killed women, children and the elderly.

17 January 2012 • 15:12 AMT
U.S. presidential candidate draws Turkey’s ire

Rick Perry said Turkey was ruled by “Islamic terrorists,” and questioned the country’s NATO membership.

17 January 2012 • 14:57 AMT
World Bank: Russia capital flight to reverse after polls

Nearly half of Russia’s $84.2 bln in capital outflows last year occurred in the 4th quarter before and after parliamentary election.

17 January 2012 • 14:40 AMT
Zappos.com hacked with 24 mln accounts at risk

The potentially exposed information included names, addresses, phone numbers and the last four digits of credit card numbers.

17 January 2012 • 14:22 AMT
Turkish military training plane goes missing

The plane lost contact with the Cigli Air Force Base in the western province of Izmir after taking off on Monday afternoon.

17 January 2012 • 14:21 AMT
UK police officer loses Olympics security docs

The papers contain accounts of meetings where security measures were discussed, and details of contingency plans for the Olympics.

17 January 2012 • 14:04 AMT
India doesn’t seek U.S. waiver, will buy oil from Iran

U.S. sanctions penalising financial institutions dealing with Iran’s central bank, could make it difficult for India to pay Iran for oil imports.

17 January 2012 • 14:01 AMT
Windows 8 tablets price may soar

The estimated $600 to $900 Windows 8 tablets pricing for would be well over the $500 minimum for a 16GB iPad 2.

17 January 2012 • 13:50 AMT
Hundreds rally in Istanbul as Dink murder trial resumes

The prosecutor is demanding life imprisonment for seven men accused of involvement in the killing of Hrant Dink.

17 January 2012 • 13:34 AMT
Upper Lars to be blocked for 6 days

Armenian Ministry of Transport and Communication calls on drivers to avoid passing through the check point during the reporting period

17 January 2012 • 13:28 AMT
Oracle releases 78 software patches

Oracle’s list of patches makes for a busy January for IT departments, following Adobe and Microsoft announcements.

17 January 2012 • 13:27 AMT
Varuzhan Nersessian appointed as assistant to President

Prior to the appointment to the post, Nersessian was Deputy Chief of Mission at the Armenian Embassy in Washington DC.

17 January 2012 • 13:25 AMT
Microsoft’s youngest professional dies at 16

Arfa Karim Randhawa rose to fame when she became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional at the age of 9.

17 January 2012 • 13:23 AMT
Minister: Tehran negotiates talks date with world powers

“Mr. Jalili and Ms. Ashton are still continuing their consultations,” Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said.

17 January 2012 • 13:02 AMT
Extreme Islamism named major threat in Norway

Norway’s security service says threats from lone-wolf types have increased following the July massacre that left 77 dead.

17 January 2012 • 12:58 AMT
Russian scientists label U.S. radar involvement theory “exotic”

Viktor Savorsky: the electronic equipment is usually protected very well against radiation and sheltered against external fields.

17 January 2012 • 12:50 AMT
Armenia to participate in 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku

A few minutes ago Eurovision official website presented the list of participating countries, Armenia among them.

17 January 2012 • 12:49 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 388,82 Jan 17

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 388,82 on Jan. 17, decreasing by 0.18 point compared to Jan. 16.

17 January 2012 • 12:46 AMT
Kazakh opposition gathers to protest election results

At the rally, the leaders of the All-National Social Democratic Party set fire to printouts of official vote counts.

17 January 2012 • 12:44 AMT
UK armed forces to cut 4,200 jobs

UK defense secretary justified the decision by insisting he had “no choice” because of appalling state of military finances.

17 January 2012 • 12:39 AMT
EU, Russia may ease visa requirements for short-term stays

Earlier, José Manuel Barroso warned that the lifting of EU visa requirements for Russians was still years away.