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31 July 2014 • 09:47 AMT
Dutch, Australian experts try to reach Ukraine plane crash site

“The goal is to reach the spot where MH17 crashed and evaluate safety on the route from Donetsk,” the Dutch team said.

31 July 2014 • 09:13 AMT
Israel calls up another 16,000 reservists amid heavy attacks

Gaza health official Ashraf al-Kidra said at least 15 people were wounded, with three of them in critical condition.

31 July 2014 • 09:00 AMT
UK MPs say NATO is ‘poorly prepared for attack from Russia’

The MPs also warned NATO “may not have the collective political will to take concerted action to deter attack”.

31 July 2014 • 08:36 AMT
Ani, abandoned city of 1000 churches: News.com.au

Ani lay on several trade routes and grew to become a walled city of more than 100,000 residents by the 11th century.

31 July 2014 • 08:05 AMT
4 ethnic Armenians killed, 5 injured in Aleppo

those killed were identified as Sona Palkian, Azniv Arushian, her sister Araksi Arushian-Khachaturian and Gevorg Gelemchian.

31 July 2014 • 07:27 AMT
Shazam launches new Mac app to bring more options for users

Once it has detected a song, the users will get a notification with the name, artist, and more of the music being played.

31 July 2014 • 07:07 AMT
OSCE Mission to monitor NKR-Azerbaijani contact line

The NKR authorities expressed readiness to assist in conducting the monitoring and to ensure the security of the Mission members.

31 July 2014 • 07:02 AMT
Cyprus President rebuffs as IMF says more spending cuts needed

Anastasiades said the authorities “emphatically” turned down the IMF’s recommendation for more cuts during bailout talks.

31 July 2014 • 06:41 AMT
Samsung Q2 profits fall 20%, hurt by smartphone sales slowdown

Samsung is the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones and the handset division accounts for the bulk of its profits.

30 July 2014 • 14:40 AMT
Israel offers 4-hour truce for humanitarian purposes in Gaza

An Israeli military spokeswoman said militants had fired mortar bombs from the vicinity of the school and troops shot back in response.

30 July 2014 • 14:33 AMT
Iraqi PM pledges $850mln to assist those displaced by militants

“I say to the people of these areas, your participation in clearing these areas has become essential and necessary,” said al-Maliki.

30 July 2014 • 14:20 AMT
The European Times publishes interviews with Artsakh officials

The Nagorno Karabakh Republic has held 5 parliamentary and 5 presidential elections since it declared independence in 1991.

30 July 2014 • 13:49 AMT
U.S. business spending grows by 14% in April-June

The report was strong enough to ensure that the U.S. central bank will continue to trim its monthly bond buying purchases.

30 July 2014 • 13:15 AMT
Turkish women protest after deputy PM urges ‘no laughing in public’

“The woman should have chastity … She should not laugh in front of everyone and not be inviting in her behavior,” Arinc said.

30 July 2014 • 13:01 AMT
UN chief calls to struggle against human trafficking

“Most of those trafficked are vulnerable women and children deceived into a life of suffering,” Ban Ki-moon said.

30 July 2014 • 11:50 AMT
Technical glitch halts U.S. visa processing worldwide

The problems began when the U.S. State Department’s computer system for processing passport and visa applications crashed.

30 July 2014 • 11:39 AMT
French, British nationals evacuated from Libya

Dozens of people have been killed in the fighting in recent weeks, which has centered on the city of Benghazi.

30 July 2014 • 10:05 AMT
$6.75mln stolen from Albania’s central bank

The Bank of Albania did not provide further details, but insisted that the its operations had not been affected.

30 July 2014 • 09:45 AMT
Fatih Akin gets Douglas Sirk Award as his film on Genocide screens

“His films, which are strongly rooted in Hamburg, have put the city on the world map of cinema,” Albert Wiederspiel said.

30 July 2014 • 09:31 AMT
Armenian guests artists to join Brooklyn Academy of Music program

The program is an international exchange initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

30 July 2014 • 08:42 AMT
Gazprom Armenia named country’s largest taxpayer

Alex Grig llc (belonging to the family of parliament member Samvel Aleksanyan) is third with AMD 9 bn 606 mln 466 thous paid.

30 July 2014 • 07:34 AMT
EU, U.S. announce new Russia sanctions

“If Russia continues on this current path, the costs on Russia will continue to grow,” U.S. President Barack Obama said.

30 July 2014 • 07:23 AMT
Hamas commander says his soldiers ‘eager for death’

Most of Palestinian deaths have been civilians, and 6,700 have been injured, according to the Gaza health ministry.

30 July 2014 • 07:14 AMT
Toyota remains No. 1 in global vehicles sales

Sales in Japan were strong because of a rush to beat the rise in the consumption tax that kicked in from April 1, according to Toyota.

30 July 2014 • 07:06 AMT
Barclays reports 7% drop in profits

The adjusted profit figures did not include £900mln that the bank said it had set aside for PPI mis-selling claims.

30 July 2014 • 06:53 AMT
New documentary video on Armenia released

Medzorian tells a story of Armenia, an ancient nation with a rich Christian heritage, constantly under persecution by its neighbors.

30 July 2014 • 06:34 AMT
Canadian employment minister in Armenia to further bilateral ties

ANCC members Sam Manougian and Vahe Poladian were supposed to accompany Minister Jason Kenney at various meetings.

29 July 2014 • 14:13 AMT
Tor network received over $1.8m from U.S. govt. in 2013: report

Meanwhile, Russia has offered 3.9m rubles ($110,000) in a contest seeking a way to crack the identities of users of the network.

29 July 2014 • 13:29 AMT
Erdogan returning award given by American Jewish Congress

President of the American Jewish Congress described Erdogan as “arguably the most virulent anti-Israel leader in the world.”

29 July 2014 • 12:58 AMT
Fresh clashes in Libya leave at least 30 dead

Fierce fighting in Benghazi and battles between rival militias in the capital, Tripoli, have pushed Libya deeper into chaos.