UN-Arab League envoy meets senior opposition figure in Damascus

UN-Arab League envoy meets senior opposition figure in Damascus

October 29, 2013 - 18:40 AMT  14:40 GMT
The group has called for regime change through peaceful means and is not part of the opposition Syrian National Coalition.
Two injured as military helicopter crashes in Moscow

Two injured as military helicopter crashes in Moscow

October 29, 2013 - 18:33 AMT  14:33 GMT
An Emergency Situations Ministry official said that flames caused by the crash spread across an area of 20 square meters.
Britain may become first non-Muslim country to issue Islamic bond

Britain may become first non-Muslim country to issue Islamic bond

October 29, 2013 - 18:24 AMT  14:24 GMT
Cameron is taking strides to tap the burgeoning interest in Islamic finance, announcing the launch of a new Islamic Market Index in London.
Iraqi PM travels to U.S. to ask for arms to fight militants

Iraqi PM travels to U.S. to ask for arms to fight militants

October 29, 2013 - 17:57 AMT  13:57 GMT
Iraq's security forces are struggling against Sunni Islamist insurgents who have driven the civilian death toll so far this year above 7,000.
Turkey's 90th anniversary: bloody past, uncertain future

Turkey's 90th anniversary: bloody past, uncertain future

October 29, 2013 - 17:55 AMT  13:55 GMT
Ataturk, who massacred the Greek population of Smyrna and dethroned the its last sultan, proclaimed the Turkish Republic in 1923.
Islamists set fire to Armenian church in Syrian town

Islamists set fire to Armenian church in Syrian town

October 29, 2013 - 16:52 AMT  12:52 GMT
Armenians have been living in Tel Abyad since 1915. The Surp Khach church was built in 1932 and reconstructed in 1996.
VivaCell-MTS hosts winners of special draw, gives gifts

VivaCell-MTS hosts winners of special draw, gives gifts

October 29, 2013 - 16:34 AMT  12:34 GMT
The winners were invited to the VivaCell-MTS headquarters to claim their gifts, presented by the company’s General Manager Ralph Yirikian.
Armenia ranked 37th in WB Doing Business 2014 report

Armenia ranked 37th in WB Doing Business 2014 report

October 29, 2013 - 16:18 AMT  12:18 GMT
The Russian Federation was among the global top 10 improvers in the past year, with reforms in five areas tracked by Doing Business.
Apple reports fourth quarter profit of $7.5bn

Apple reports fourth quarter profit of $7.5bn

October 29, 2013 - 16:14 AMT  12:14 GMT
But analysts were disappointed by forward guidance given by the company, which indicated that future profits might continue to slide.
Gunmen attack central bank van in Libya, steal $54mln

Gunmen attack central bank van in Libya, steal $54mln

October 29, 2013 - 16:00 AMT  12:00 GMT
Two days earlier a bomb had exploded in the car of an electoral official in the same neighborhood in Benghazi, damaging five cars.
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