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01 July 2014 • 14:26 AMT
Armenian forces thwart Azeri sabotage attempt

Azerbaijan opened fire at the villages of Barekamavan, Aygepar and Movses in Armenia’s Tavush province on June 27.

01 July 2014 • 14:13 AMT
FX orders “Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll” comedy into series

Denis Leary created and also stars in this new series, which revolves around middle-aged rocker Johnny Rock.

01 July 2014 • 14:06 AMT
Militants capture key Syrian town near Iraqi border

The group says its Islamic state stretches from northern Syria to the Iraqi province of Diyala northeast of Baghdad.

01 July 2014 • 13:59 AMT
“Red Queen” hotly anticipated novel writer talks the book story

The YA fantasy is set in a world divided by blood color — red for ordinary people, silver for elites with supernatural abilities.

01 July 2014 • 13:51 AMT
“Twilight” star to adapt “Life and Death of America’s First Spy”

Hale was executed at the age of 21 in 1776 by the British after being discovered as a spy during the Revolutionary War.

01 July 2014 • 13:29 AMT
Putin says Ukrainian president veered off road to peace

Russia cut off gas supplies to Ukraine last month after it missed a deadline to pay back $1.95 billion of what it owes Moscow for gas.

01 July 2014 • 11:47 AMT
UK MP brands Azeri President as braggart and bully

“Aliyev’s vast oil wealth is being used to seduce the world and convince us of his bottomless virtue,” Paul Flynn says.

01 July 2014 • 11:43 AMT
Polanski plans to shoot Dreyfus Affair film in Poland, seeks assurances

Polanski has dual French and Polish nationality, which should make him safe from extradition to the U.S., where he is wanted for a 1977 sex crime conviction.

01 July 2014 • 11:26 AMT
ECHR upholds French ban on full-face veil

A court said the ruling also “took into account the state’s submission that the face played a significant role in social interaction.

01 July 2014 • 11:26 AMT
Kino Lorber nabs Jean-Luc Godard’s “Goodbye to Language”

The film follows a couple whose relationship breaks down, with the second half of the movie being told from the point of view of a dog.

01 July 2014 • 11:12 AMT
First float for Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena unveiled

The float will feature themes and images representing the Armenian culture and the contributions Armenians made in the world.

01 July 2014 • 11:09 AMT
PSRC raises electricity tariffs amid public protests

According to the commission, additional AMD 20 billion are required for energy enterprises to ensure financial stability.

01 July 2014 • 10:57 AMT
Nora Nadjarian represents Cyprus at Poetry World Cup 2014

The poetess has been awarded local and international prizes as a sign of recognition for her short stories and poems.

01 July 2014 • 10:39 AMT
Tom Hardy joins Leonardo DiCaprio in Inarritu’s “Revenant”

Based on Michael Punke’s novel, the film centers on a 19th century fur trapper who is mauled by a grizzly bear and left for dead.

01 July 2014 • 10:32 AMT
Beyonce tops 2014 Forbes Celebrity 100 list

The “Single Ladies” singer knocks Oprah Winfrey out of the first place this year as the media mogul sits at No. 4.

01 July 2014 • 10:22 AMT
Tina Fey’s “Taliban Shuffle” gets “Crazy, Stupid, Love” comedy team

The film is Paramount’s adaptation of journalist Kim Barker’s wartime memoir, telling of Barker’s arrival as a fish out of water in Kabul.

01 July 2014 • 10:18 AMT
Netherlands’ oldest man, ethnic Armenian, celebrates 108th birthday

Serop Mirzoyan fragile health means the birthday celebrations will be kept small, but Amersfoort mayor Lucas Bolsius will be there.

01 July 2014 • 10:12 AMT
“Whitey Bulger” Johnny Depp gangster flick release date set

The project is based on the book “Black Mass: Whitey Bulger,” the FBI and a Devil’s Deal, by Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neill.

01 July 2014 • 10:06 AMT
Argentine journalist gets Hrant Dink certificate of honor

Reynaldo Sietecase said that being a human rights advocate he could never remain indifferent to the struggle for justice.

01 July 2014 • 09:37 AMT
Over 2,400 Iraqis killed in June, UN says

The United Nations said “acts of violence and terrorism” killed at least 2,417 Iraqis and wounded 2,287 more in June.

01 July 2014 • 09:33 AMT
Turkey’s PM Erdoğan to run for president: AKP

The announcement comes just two days after President Abdullah Gül confirmed that he would not seek a second term.

01 July 2014 • 09:10 AMT
Iraqi Kurdistan to hold independence referendum within months

The Kurds have long striven for an independent state but they remain divided between Syria and Turkey, Iran and Iraq.

01 July 2014 • 08:58 AMT
Hamas member killed after discovery of Israeli teens’ bodies

Hamas, which has kidnapped Israelis in the past, has praised the abduction of the teenagers but not taken responsibility for it.

01 July 2014 • 06:56 AMT
Former French President Sarkozy held for questioning: report

Sarkozy arrived to be quizzed by investigators at their offices in Nanterre, west of Paris, after his lawyer was held for questioning.

01 July 2014 • 06:41 AMT
U.S. Congressman calls for coordinated assistance to Javakhk

Margvelashvilli expressed his willingness to coordinate assistance to the region, and added a new sense of urgency to the issue.

01 July 2014 • 05:58 AMT
Russia urges UN to prevent Syrian oil sale by terrorist groups

The draft statement notes that oilfields in control of terrorists generate one of their main sources of income.

01 July 2014 • 05:50 AMT
Ukraine President ends ceasefire, vows ‘to attack’

“The decision not to continue the ceasefire is our answer to terrorists, militants and marauders,” Poroshenko said.

01 July 2014 • 05:22 AMT
Iraqi MPs to form new govt. to keep country from splitting

In another move to beef up its military presence in Iraq, the United States said it was sending 300 more troops to Iraq.

01 July 2014 • 05:08 AMT
Swedish-Armenian Committee for Justice and Democracy formed

A ceremonial event announcing the formation of the organization was attended by the Armenian ambassador to Sweden Artak Apitonian.

30 June 2014 • 15:08 AMT
Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig as suicidal siblings in “Skeleton Twins” trailer

The film stars Bill Hader and Kristen Stewart as the titular siblings, who are drawn back together after Hader’s character tries to commit suicide.