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Christie's to auction portrait by Francis Bacon

Christie's to auction portrait by Francis Bacon

January 15, 2014 - 15:39 AMT  11:39 GMT
A portrait by Francis Bacon of his lover and muse is going up for auction, with an estimated price of 30 million pounds.
Turkish human rights activist Zarakolu to live in Sweden for 2 years

Turkish human rights activist Zarakolu to live in Sweden for 2 years

January 15, 2014 - 15:28 AMT  11:28 GMT
The director and owner of Belge Publishing House, Ragip Zarakolu has been subject to a lifetime of harassment from the Turkish authorities.
Poland to speed up withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan

Poland to speed up withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan

January 15, 2014 - 15:01 AMT  11:01 GMT
Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said the previous plan had been to reduce the Polish troops presence to 1,000 by the end of this year.
Azerbaijan suspends gas supplies to Russia

Azerbaijan suspends gas supplies to Russia

January 15, 2014 - 14:43 AMT  10:43 GMT
Azerbaijan has cut off gas supplies to Russia for technical reasons, Russia’s state-run gas monopoly Gazprom said.
Voting in Egypt’s constitutional referendum enters 2nd day

Voting in Egypt’s constitutional referendum enters 2nd day

January 15, 2014 - 14:32 AMT  10:32 GMT
Polling stations are scheduled to close at 21:00 local time, although it remains unclear when results will be announced.
Series of bombings kill at least 12 in Baghdad

Series of bombings kill at least 12 in Baghdad

January 15, 2014 - 14:01 AMT  10:01 GMT
Police say three civilians were killed and eight were wounded by a bomb in another market in the eastern Maamil area.
Party chairman says Syria Kurds want to be at Geneva conference

Party chairman says Syria Kurds want to be at Geneva conference

January 15, 2014 - 13:55 AMT  09:55 GMT
Al Qaeda and other groups prevent aid from reaching the Kurdish region, because they are fighting against the Kurds,” Demirtas said.
Israeli Defense Minister apologizes for Kerry criticism

Israeli Defense Minister apologizes for Kerry criticism

January 15, 2014 - 13:41 AMT  09:41 GMT
Kerry has in recent months attempted to inject momentum into Israeli-Palestinian peace talks re-launched last July.
Kuwait emir pledges $500mln in Syria aid

Kuwait emir pledges $500mln in Syria aid

January 15, 2014 - 12:54 AMT  08:54 GMT
Ban has previously expressed regret that not all of promised donations have been received from the last meeting, with 20-30% still lacking.
SocialDocumentary.net selects Ara Oshagan as featured photographer

SocialDocumentary.net selects Ara Oshagan as featured photographer

January 15, 2014 - 12:18 AMT  08:18 GMT
In 2001, Oshagan received a California Council on the Humanities Major Grant to photograph the Armenian experience of Los Angeles.
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Turkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.
Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.
Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.
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