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Armenian-born soldier killed in Syria

Armenian-born soldier killed in Syria

March 17, 2013 - 19:40 AMT  15:40 GMT
Vazgen Isahak Taghlian was killed during a battle in one of Damascus suburbs. The funeral took place in Surp Sarkis Cathedral.
PKK member sentenced to 32 lifetime imprisonments

PKK member sentenced to 32 lifetime imprisonments

March 17, 2013 - 18:03 AMT  14:03 GMT
Barzan allegedly participated in an attack that killed 12 soldiers in the southeastern province of Hakkari on Oct 21, 2007.
Egyptian court delays elections appeal hearing

Egyptian court delays elections appeal hearing

March 17, 2013 - 17:44 AMT  13:44 GMT
Last month President Mohamed Mursi called elections to run from April 22 until late June under a revised electoral law.
Syrian opposition says 12 candidates nominated for PM

Syrian opposition says 12 candidates nominated for PM

March 17, 2013 - 17:40 AMT  13:40 GMT
Saleh spoke from Istanbul, Turkey, where the opposition is choosing a prime minister. The vote is to be completed on March 19.
Obese cardiac patients less likely to die – study

Obese cardiac patients less likely to die – study

March 17, 2013 - 17:29 AMT  13:29 GMT
One explanation is that doctors treat the disease more aggressively, the University College London team said.
Another French soldier killed in Mali

Another French soldier killed in Mali

March 17, 2013 - 17:24 AMT  13:24 GMT
The 24-year-old from the 1st Marine infantry regiment of Angouleme was killed and three other soldiers wounded.
Netanyahu chooses new defense minister

Netanyahu chooses new defense minister

March 17, 2013 - 17:13 AMT  13:13 GMT
Outgoing Environmental Protection Minister, Gilad Erdan, has accepted the Home Front Security and Communications portfolios.
Iran launches home-built destroyer in Caspian Sea

Iran launches home-built destroyer in Caspian Sea

March 17, 2013 - 17:05 AMT  13:05 GMT
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated the guided-missile destroyer Jamaran-2 in the port city of Anzali.
Cyprus parliament postpones session on bailout deal

Cyprus parliament postpones session on bailout deal

March 17, 2013 - 16:56 AMT  12:56 GMT
Opposition leader George Lillikas said the president - who was elected last month - had "betrayed the people's vote".
Car bomb at bus terminal kills 9 in Iraq's south

Car bomb at bus terminal kills 9 in Iraq's south

March 17, 2013 - 15:21 AMT  11:21 GMT
Another car bomb went off in a carpark for government offices in the city of Basra itself, wounding two people, police said.
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