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25 July 2014 • 10:37 AMT
Idea of arming Armenian border villagers gains support (updated)

The border security got special attention, causing hot debate regarding a possibility of arming the residents of border villages.

25 July 2014 • 09:57 AMT
Islamic State issues guidelines on ‘how women should dress’

“The hands and feet must be covered. Wear shapeless clothes that don’t hug the body. No perfume,” the statement said.

25 July 2014 • 09:42 AMT
Militant leader killed as Israel strikes 30 houses in Gaza

The Israeli military confirmed dozens of sites were hit, including what it said were Hamas command posts, but did not elaborate.

25 July 2014 • 09:31 AMT
Report on neonatal care presented in Yerevan

VivaCell-MTS and BirthLink launched the project in September 2009 at a conference in the Medical University in Yerevan.

25 July 2014 • 07:44 AMT
IAEA says needs €1mln in extra funding for Iran nuclear monitoring

The request was made in a note to member states of the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) dated July 24.

25 July 2014 • 06:43 AMT
Google launches ambitious health project

Google said the information from Baseline will be anonymous and its use will be limited to medical and health purposes.

25 July 2014 • 06:20 AMT
Pasadena concert to bring awareness to Armenian Genocide Memorial

LA-based Echocell is comprised of Istanbul-born singer/songwriter Belinda Kazanci and songwriter/keyboardist Adam Beltran.

25 July 2014 • 06:08 AMT
American Jewish Congress says Erdogan ‘spewing dangerous rhetoric’

An American Jewish organization is demanding that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan return an award it gave him.

25 July 2014 • 05:53 AMT
UN sends first aid convoy into Syria without govt. consent

The trucks entered northern Syria from the Bab al-Salam crossing on the border with Turkey, the UN said.

25 July 2014 • 05:48 AMT
Fatih Akin’s“The Cut” to premiere at Venice Film Fest

The film is in English, and runs for 138 minutes, although the version that will premiere in Venice is dubbed over in German.

25 July 2014 • 05:41 AMT
Venezuela announces plans to buy more Russian, Chinese weapons

In 2005-2009, Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport signed over 30 contracts with Venezuela on weapons supplies.

25 July 2014 • 05:35 AMT
Peres ends his term as President of Israel

Peres handed the ceremonial but high-profile presidency over to Reuven Rivlin, a legislator from the hawkish Likud Party.

25 July 2014 • 05:20 AMT
U.S. general: Russian military likely reluctant participant in Ukraine

Dempsey said that instead of de-escalating, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has “actually taken a decision to escalate.”

25 July 2014 • 05:06 AMT
Air Algerie plane wreck found in Mali

The French president’s office said that troops were on their way to secure the site, about 50km from the Burkina Faso border.

24 July 2014 • 18:02 AMT
Erdogan says Israel should be tried at international criminal court

“It is beyond comprehension that Israel is still defended by the West and the world is silent about it,” Turkish PM said.

24 July 2014 • 15:14 AMT
“Game of Thrones” star in “Another Me” psychological horror trailer

Rhys Ifans, Gregg Sulkin and Jonathan Rhys Meyers co-star in director Isabel Coixet’s adaptation of Cathy MacPhail’s novel of the same name.

24 July 2014 • 14:57 AMT
Komitas Museum to be built in Yerevan

The construction will be sponsored by Pyunik Human Resource Development Fund founded by Syrian Armenian benefactor Gabriel Jemberjian.

24 July 2014 • 14:48 AMT
Jake Gyllenhaal as job-obsessed crime journalist in “Nightcrawler” trailer

Gyllenhaal tries to convince a TV boss that he is a driven man and a perfect candidate for the night job.

24 July 2014 • 14:40 AMT
Govt. approves partial handover of Nairit assets to Vorotan Cascade

The draft resolution stipulates for handover of 53.3% of Nairit-2 CJSC’s assets of AMD 7320.8 mln and 3.6% of Nairit Plant’s assets of AMD 983.4 mln.

24 July 2014 • 14:19 AMT
Two Ukrainian parties leave parliamentary coalition

Politicians and activists have complained that while Ukraine has a new president, it has yet to elect a new parliament.

24 July 2014 • 13:46 AMT
Locarno Film Fest to honor Italian thesp Giancarlo Giannini

Lina Wertmuller directed Giannini in 9 films, the most memorable of which “Seven Beauties,” for which Giannini was Oscar-nominated in 1977.

24 July 2014 • 13:30 AMT
Two Finnish aid workers shot dead in Afghanistan

The two women were riding in a taxi when they were shot dead by two men on a motorcycle, said the chief of staff of the Herat governor.

24 July 2014 • 13:29 AMT
Jessica Biel to guest star in “New Girl” hit series Season 4 premiere

The wife of singer/actor Justin Timberlake will play the “hottest scientist in the world” named Kat.

24 July 2014 • 12:55 AMT
1st look at Chris Evans, Alice Eve in “Before We Go” indie romantic drama

“Before We Go” follows Eve’s character lost in the dark underbelly of New York at night with nothing and no one after missing her train to Boston.

24 July 2014 • 12:48 AMT
Weird Al Yankovic’s “Mandatory Fun” debuts atop Billboard 200

The record marks the first comedy album to hit No. 1 since 1963’s “My Son, the Nut” by Allan Sherman.

24 July 2014 • 12:34 AMT
OPCW says almost 32% of Syria’s chemical weapons destroyed

“Destruction activities are now underway in all locations,” Ahmet Üzümcü told the OPCW Executive Council in The Hague.

24 July 2014 • 12:18 AMT
Chloe Grace Moretz faces dilemma in “If I Stay” drama trailer

In the film, Moretz is an aspiring cellist with a world of opportunity who falls in love with a rock musician, portrayed by Jamie Blackley.

24 July 2014 • 12:08 AMT
Disney’s “Big Hero 6” animation to open Tokyo Film Fest

2014 is turning out to be quite a year for Disney in Japan with the massive success of “Frozen” and “Maleficent.”

24 July 2014 • 11:59 AMT
Polish envoy-to-be talks Armenia’s foreign policy priorities

Polish parliament committee for foreign affairs approved the candidacy of Jerzy Marek Nowakowski for an ambassador to Armenia.

24 July 2014 • 11:42 AMT
60 dead as gunmen attack prisoner convoy in Iraq

The ensuing battle left 52 prisoners and eight soldiers dead, with another eight soldiers and seven prisoners wounded, officials said.