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Plane reportedly carrying Brazilian presidential candidate crashes

Plane reportedly carrying Brazilian presidential candidate crashes

August 13, 2014 - 21:26 AMT  17:26 GMT
According to Air Force officials, air traffic control lost contact with the plane after it could not land in Guaruja due to bad weather.
Samsung unveils new smartphone with metal frame

Samsung unveils new smartphone with metal frame

August 13, 2014 - 19:46 AMT  15:46 GMT
Samsung Electronics saw a 20% year-on-year drop in its last quarter's profit. It blamed "slow global sales of smartphones".
Iran's supreme leader dismisses value of direct talks with U.S.

Iran's supreme leader dismisses value of direct talks with U.S.

August 13, 2014 - 19:26 AMT  15:26 GMT
Khamenei criticized the U.S., saying direct talks with its diplomats didn't help reduce sanctions or decrease its animosity toward Tehran.
Armenia’s national brand to be unveiled before yearend: official

Armenia’s national brand to be unveiled before yearend: official

August 13, 2014 - 18:59 AMT  14:59 GMT
Armenia’s Economy Ministry says a correct national brand will help attract more tourists in the country within few years.
Egypt’s ex-President Mubarak denies he ordered killing of protesters

Egypt’s ex-President Mubarak denies he ordered killing of protesters

August 13, 2014 - 18:10 AMT  14:10 GMT
Sisi, who went on to win a presidential election, vowed that Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood would cease to exist under his rule.
Fields Medal maths prize won by woman for first time

Fields Medal maths prize won by woman for first time

August 13, 2014 - 17:54 AMT  13:54 GMT
Mirzakhani is the first woman to win the prize, widely regarded as the "Nobel Prize of mathematics," since it was established in 1936.
AP video journalist, Palestinian translator killed in Gaza blast

AP video journalist, Palestinian translator killed in Gaza blast

August 13, 2014 - 16:29 AMT  12:29 GMT
Camilli is the first foreign journalist killed in the conflict, which took over 1,900 Palestinian lives and 67 on the Israeli side.
France to supply arms to Iraqi Kurds ‘in the coming hours’

France to supply arms to Iraqi Kurds ‘in the coming hours’

August 13, 2014 - 15:56 AMT  11:56 GMT
The political leader of Iraq's Kurds earlier appealed for international military aid to help defeat the Islamist militants.
The Huffington Post: Aliyev clan runs Azerbaijan as personal bank account

The Huffington Post: Aliyev clan runs Azerbaijan as personal bank account

August 13, 2014 - 15:11 AMT  11:11 GMT
“Aliyev continues to lie to his people about the causes of the ongoing Nagorno Karabakh conflict,” Christopher Atamian says.
Oil prices mixed after IEA slashes demand outlook for 2014, 2015

Oil prices mixed after IEA slashes demand outlook for 2014, 2015

August 13, 2014 - 14:33 AMT  10:33 GMT
Cutting its demand outlook for this year and next, the IEA said "the oil market today looks better supplied than expected".
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