Eurozone retail sales up

March 3, 2011 - 16:12 AMT  09:11 GMT
"If the eurozone is to see decent growth in 2011, it really needs consumers to increasingly step up to the plate," Howard Archer said.
FAO: export prices of major grains up at least 70%

FAO: export prices of major grains up at least 70%

March 3, 2011 - 15:48 AMT  09:11 GMT
Global food prices increased for the eighth consecutive month in February, with prices of all commodity groups monitored rising again, except for sugar, FAO said.
Expert: Aliyev not to unleash war in Karabakh to solve domestic problems

Expert: Aliyev not to unleash war in Karabakh to solve domestic problems

March 3, 2011 - 15:47 AMT  09:11 GMT
“If the Azerbaijani leadership launches hostilities in Karabakh, it will be fatal for Aliyev’s clan,” Director of Noravank scientific educational foundation Gagik Harutyunyan said.

ITF revises dead rubber policy for all Davis Cup ties

March 3, 2011 - 15:17 AMT  09:11 GMT
The drawing of Argentina-Romania Davis Cup tie will take place on March 3.
Assange lawyers appeal extradition

Assange lawyers appeal extradition

March 3, 2011 - 15:16 AMT  09:11 GMT
A court official confirmed that it had received the request for an appeal, but no date has yet been set for a hearing.

Analyst forecasts better 3D TV sets sales in 2011

March 3, 2011 - 15:01 AMT  09:11 GMT
According to Tim Renowned, the first wave of buyers of this year's 3D television sets will be the "early adopter" group of men between ages 25 and 40.
UN: drug abuse on rise in southern Caucasus

UN: drug abuse on rise in southern Caucasus

March 3, 2011 - 14:55 AMT  09:11 GMT
The situation with regard to drug trafficking and abuse in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia may continue to deteriorate, according to the INCB report for 2010.

Egypt's Prime Minister resigns

March 3, 2011 - 14:40 AMT  09:11 GMT
A brief statement posted March 3 by the military on its official website said it had chosen former Transport Minister Essam Sharaf as the new Prime Minister.

Armenian church to be built in Baghdad

March 3, 2011 - 14:29 AMT  09:11 GMT
Baghdad Mayor Saber al-Issawi received Head of the Armenian Community in Iraq Archbishop Avak Asadourian, and gave instructions to choose an appropriate land to set up a church.

Google rolls out centralized Profile feature

March 3, 2011 - 14:28 AMT  09:11 GMT
User photos are now more prominently seen in the upper left hand side of the page, and content is presented in a larger right column, broken up by section.
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