Microsoft brings back ‘Buy a PC, get an Xbox’ student program

Microsoft brings back ‘Buy a PC, get an Xbox’ student program

May 19, 2012 - 12:04 AMT  08:04 GMT
Starting on May 20, the promotion is valid on both desktops and laptops sold through a variety of U.S. retailers.
16 Muslim pilgrims die in India bus crash

16 Muslim pilgrims die in India bus crash

May 19, 2012 - 11:59 AMT  07:59 GMT
Rescuers worked through the night using gas cutting torches to reach victims in the blackened, twisted metal wreck.
Writer tapped for Johnny Depp’s The Night Stalker

Writer tapped for Johnny Depp’s The Night Stalker

May 19, 2012 - 11:53 AMT  07:53 GMT
Depp, currently on screen in Dark Shadows (also based on an old TV show), is producing with Christi Dembrowski.
Eurozone, Iran, Syria to dominate G8 meeting

Eurozone, Iran, Syria to dominate G8 meeting

May 19, 2012 - 11:47 AMT  07:47 GMT
On Iran, leaders agreed that the onus was on the government in Tehran to prove the claim that its nuclear program was peaceful.
Russian-made helicopter crashes in Venezuela, kills 4

Russian-made helicopter crashes in Venezuela, kills 4

May 19, 2012 - 11:29 AMT  07:29 GMT
The Mi-17 is an export version of the Mi-8 Hip. It features powerful turboshaft engines and can transport up to 35 people.
Indonesia stops search for Sukhoi crash victims

Indonesia stops search for Sukhoi crash victims

May 19, 2012 - 11:10 AMT  07:10 GMT
A team of Russian experts will stay at Mount Salak to clear up the wreckage and gather information for the investigation.
Turkey warns companies against Greek Cypriot oil exploration tender

Turkey warns companies against Greek Cypriot oil exploration tender

May 19, 2012 - 10:59 AMT  06:59 GMT
Turkish Foreign Ministry said the exploration was “an abuse of the rights of Turkish Cypriots to the same resources.”
Powerful bomb defused in Russia’s Ingushetia

Powerful bomb defused in Russia’s Ingushetia

May 19, 2012 - 10:41 AMT  06:41 GMT
Militant attacks targeting security forces and officials are common in Ingushetia, Dagestan and Chechnya.
Japan says ready to help in stemming eurozone debt crisis

Japan says ready to help in stemming eurozone debt crisis

May 19, 2012 - 10:34 AMT  06:34 GMT
“In order to help the Europeans solve the European debt crisis, Japan is ready to extend its assistance," Naoko Saiki said.
73-year-old Japanese woman climbs Mount Everest

73-year-old Japanese woman climbs Mount Everest

May 19, 2012 - 10:27 AMT  06:27 GMT
Tamae Watanabe had climbed Everest in 2002 at the age of 63 to become the oldest woman to scale the mountain.
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