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14 July 2014 • 09:34 AMT
Renowned conductor Lorin Maazel dies at 84

Maazel conducted more than 150 orchestras in at least 5,000 opera and concert performances during his career.

14 July 2014 • 09:21 AMT
Luc Besson’s action sci-fi “Lucy” clip features Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson gains enhanced mental abilities as a result of her forced work as a drug mule in Taipei.

14 July 2014 • 09:15 AMT
Samsung suspends business with Chinese supplier over child labor

China Labor Watch’s report came shortly after Samsung said its audit found no child labor at hundreds of Chinese suppliers.

14 July 2014 • 09:09 AMT
Neil Young cancels Israel concert over security reasons

Young now plans to make donations to the Louse Tillie Alpert Youth Music Center of Israel and Heartbeat.

14 July 2014 • 08:58 AMT
Heavy fighting erupts near Libyan capital airport

British Airlines and Turkish Airways cancelled their flights, while thick smoke could be seen near the airport, residents said.

14 July 2014 • 08:53 AMT
“Atlas Shrugged: Who is John Galt?” hit book adaptation trailer

The trailer shows a dystopian U.S. where factories are in ruins and jobs are scarce, and a shadowy figure revealing himself as the mysterious John Galt.

14 July 2014 • 08:06 AMT
3 Armenians killed as plane crashes in Russia

Four people, including three Armenian nationals were killed as a small plane crashed in Ryazan region of Russia on July 13.

14 July 2014 • 07:50 AMT
Major differences persist in Iran nuclear talks: Kerry

“Obviously we have some very significant gaps still, so we need to see if we can make some progress,” U.S. Secretary of State said.

14 July 2014 • 07:27 AMT
Artsakh parliament speaker meets young Diaspora Armenians

More than twenty young people represented the Armenian communities of the U.S., Lebanon, Austria, Syria and other countries.

14 July 2014 • 06:13 AMT
Apple says iPhone doesn’t threaten China’s national security

The report mentioned the NSA-Snowden cyberspying revelations and described the databases of U.S. tech companies as a “gold mine”.

14 July 2014 • 05:53 AMT
South Korea says North fired artillery shells into waters near sea border

The shells fired from sites near the heavily fortified land border landed north of the maritime border so S. Korea hasn’t returned fire.

14 July 2014 • 05:32 AMT
Costa Concordia raising starts in huge maritime salvage operation

“It’s a very complex operation,” Franco Gabrielli, the head of the civil protection agency overseeing the salvage, told reporters.

12 July 2014 • 15:53 AMT
Jordan reluctant to host expanded Syria rebel training program: report

The country was widely considered a top choice to host the training due its close security relationship with Washington

12 July 2014 • 14:51 AMT
Jim Belushi to join Keanu Reeves, Renée Zellweger’s “The Whole Truth”

The film will follow Reeves as defense attorney Richard Ramsay, who faces a tough case defending 17-year old murder suspect.

12 July 2014 • 14:36 AMT
Merkel says doubtful U.S. will stop spying on Germany

Germany demanded Washington’s top spy in Berlin leave the country amid a new round of allegations of U.S. espionage

12 July 2014 • 14:16 AMT
Legendary jazz bassist Charlie Haden dies at 76

In the 1960s, Haden played with saxophonist Ornette Coleman and pianist Keith Jarrett, making him known as a founding father of free jazz.

12 July 2014 • 13:53 AMT
Chinese businessman charged with hacking to steal U.S. military data

U.S. authorities allege that he and his co-conspirators have been trying to sell the stolen data to state-owned firms in China.

12 July 2014 • 13:04 AMT
Oscar winner Rachel Weisz to join “Light Between Oceans”

The story follows a lighthouse keeper and his wife who are faced with a moral dilemma when a boat washes ashore with a dead man and a 2-month-old infant.

12 July 2014 • 12:40 AMT
Armenia well-positioned to join Customs Union in 2014: EEC Minister

According to the minister, one of the biggest challenges now are different WTO obligations of Armenia and Russia.

12 July 2014 • 12:07 AMT
400 ceasefire violations by Azeri armed forces reported July 6-12

The NKR defense army continued with their military duty in line with ceasefire principles, taking measures to protect the frontline.

12 July 2014 • 11:54 AMT
UN envoy warns Iraq could plunge into chaos

Nickolay Mladenov said the country could plunge into chaos if its divided parliament fails to move forward on forming a government.

12 July 2014 • 11:34 AMT
Honda to release new sporty motorcycle this fall

Amongst other motorcycles Honda will be releasing this fall, the CB300F is said to be a “light and nimble-handling naked bike”.

12 July 2014 • 11:06 AMT
Gary Oldman, to join Kevin Costner in sci-fi thriller “Criminal”

A criminal finds himself in unfamiliar territory when a dead CIA operative’s skills, secrets and memories are implanted into his brain.

12 July 2014 • 10:57 AMT
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy’s “The Revenant” finds financing

The film, to be directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is a harrowing survival story set in the early 19th century, based on the experiences of fur trapper.

12 July 2014 • 10:06 AMT
“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” conquers box office

Reviews have been outstanding, with “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” receiving a sterling 94% “fresh” score on Rotten Tomatoes.

12 July 2014 • 09:53 AMT
Reese Witherspoon in “Dallas Buyers Club” helmer’s “Wild” trailer

Reese Witherspoon hits the old, dusty trails on a journey of self-exploration in the first trailer for Jean-Marc Vallée’s “Wild.”

12 July 2014 • 09:39 AMT
Azeri saboteur, Armenian officer killed during shootout at Karabakh border

On July 10, Armenian forces curbed a sabotage attempt as Azeris tried to infiltrate the border in the NKR’s Karvachar area.

12 July 2014 • 09:20 AMT
President hails prospects of Armenian-Chilean ties

President Serzh Sargsyan met with his Chilean counterpart Michelle Bachelet during his official visit to the country.

12 July 2014 • 08:51 AMT
Israel to resist foreign pressure to halt Gaza operations: Netanyahu

Israel said it tries to avoid civilian casualties, but says the militants often place their military assets in residential areas.

12 July 2014 • 08:08 AMT
“Game of Thrones” star joins Vin Diesel in “The Last Witch Hunter”

“Witch Hunter” sees a semi-immortal witch hunter (Diesel) wandering the streets of modern New York City forced to partner with a female witch.