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30 June 2014 • 14:34 AMT
Armenia posts 4.0% inflation rate in 1st halfyear

Price increase for consumer products amounted to 2.2%, foodstuff – 1.7%, alcoholic beverages and cigarettes – 7.4%, non-foods 2.4%, services – 8.2%.

30 June 2014 • 14:11 AMT
“Audition” cult Japanese horror to get English-language adaptation

“Audition” is a novel by Ryu Murakami about a lonely widower who puts out a fake casting call to find a new girlfriend.

30 June 2014 • 14:05 AMT
Andy Serkis joins “Avengers: Age of Ultron”

Serkis was originally hired for the Marvel sequel to help with advances in motion capture technology and to assist Ruffalo with his role as The Hulk.

30 June 2014 • 13:49 AMT
NATO updates its cyber defense policy

The new policy has been approved by NATO defense minister and will be endorsed at its Wales summit in September.

30 June 2014 • 13:12 AMT
Turkey’s top oppositionist refused entry to Armenian church

Germany-based Armenians refused to meet with the Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader who was visiting Cologne.

30 June 2014 • 13:03 AMT
OSCE organizes simulated court proceedings for Armenian students

“I welcome initiative to raise awareness on legal frameworks and court proceedings among young people at schools,” Davit Avetisyan said.

30 June 2014 • 12:47 AMT
Mortar shells kill 14 in Syrian northern city: state media

The state-run SANA news agency said mortars shells fell on several parts of Idlib, including a residential area and a market.

30 June 2014 • 12:15 AMT
Italy discovers 30 bodies in migrant boat

The fishing boat was carrying about 600 migrants and is now being towed to the town of Pozzallo, southern Sicily.

30 June 2014 • 12:11 AMT
Colin Firth, Emma Stone in Woody Allen’s “Magic in the Moonlight” pics

The romantic comedy is set in the south of France in the 1920s and stars Firth as an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle.

30 June 2014 • 11:49 AMT
Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams big winners at BET Awards

In the movie nominations, “12 Years a Slave” also performed well, picking up the award for Best Movie, as well as Best Actor and Best Actress.

30 June 2014 • 11:47 AMT
Radical Islamists in Netherlands become ‘elusive swarm’: spy agency

AIVD said in its latest assessment of the threat posed by underground jihadist groups that they were stronger and more self-confident.

30 June 2014 • 11:34 AMT
Russian navy docks at French harbor for warship training

The Russian ship Smolniy docked just behind the warship Vladivostock in the Atlantic coastal port of Saint-Nazaire.

30 June 2014 • 11:31 AMT
“No one goes quietly” in HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” Season 5 teaser

The teaser warns that “all empire falls.” Nucky is featured saying, “Tricksters stay alive long enough to cash out.”

30 June 2014 • 11:23 AMT
Armenia adopts Human Rights Action Plan

“We applaud this first attempt to bring a wide range of human rights issues under one umbrella,” the organizations said.

30 June 2014 • 10:58 AMT
Russia, U.S. insincere in Karabakh settlement efforts: Turkish Minister

“If members of Minsk Group, the U.S. and Russia really wanted a solution, the conflict would have already been settled”, Chavushoglu said.

30 June 2014 • 10:41 AMT
Eurozone remains flat at low 0.5% in June: stats

The ECB says it’s worried about the low inflation rate but doesn’t expect the currency zone to slide into deflation.

30 June 2014 • 10:25 AMT
“Hercules” epic TV spot features Dwayne Johnson

The film follows Hercules after the completion of his twelve labours, seeking revenge on dark gods who killed his family.

30 June 2014 • 09:58 AMT
Blasts hit near presidential palace in Cairo, police officer killed

Security forces were defusing one makeshift bomb found at a street intersection when a second device exploded.

30 June 2014 • 09:45 AMT
“Transformers: Age of Extinction” named highest grossing debut of year

Landing at the second spot of the domestic box office was “22 Jump Street” which earned an estimated $15.4 million.

30 June 2014 • 09:45 AMT
Israel says at least 14 rockets fired from Gaza

The Gaza Strip remains under de facto Hamas control despite the formation of a Palestinian unity government in early June.

30 June 2014 • 09:40 AMT
Facebook facing criticism over psychology experiment

The test saw Facebook “manipulate” news feeds to control which emotional expressions the users were exposed to.

30 June 2014 • 09:16 AMT
Sony picks up film rights to “Indestructible” WWII book

The book follows the story of an airline pilot whose family was imprisoned by the Japanese in the Philippines at the infamous Santo Tomas Internment Camp.

30 June 2014 • 08:17 AMT
“True Detective” hit series Season 2 may only feature one lead character

The first season of the HBO anthology series stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as two detectives.

30 June 2014 • 08:05 AMT
Japan’s “My Man” wins best film, actor at Moscow Film Fest

Tadanobu Asano (Thor, 47 Ronin) took best actor for his role as a man who becomes romantically involved with his adopted daughter.

30 June 2014 • 05:46 AMT
Russia’s state-owned TV channel cameraman killed in Ukraine

The channel said on its website Anatoly Klyan, 68, was shot in the stomach after his film crew came under fire.

30 June 2014 • 05:39 AMT
N. Korea test fires tactical ballistic rockets

The latest launch likely refers to suspected Scud missile launches that Seoul officials say the North fired a day earlier.

30 June 2014 • 04:51 AMT
LG joins Google’s efforts to bring Android into cars

Google and its Android partners’ efforts come as Apple is also stepping up initiatives in the automotive sector.

30 June 2014 • 04:36 AMT
ISIS declares caliphate in controlled areas of Iraq, Syria

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the group said, would become the leader of the state and would be known as “Caliph Ibrahim”.

30 June 2014 • 04:19 AMT
7,000 killed in Syria rebel infighting, activist group says

In the report, the Observatory said its activists on the ground have the names of 5,641 rebels who have been killed in infighting.

30 June 2014 • 04:11 AMT
Abducted Tunisian embassy workers released in Libya

“The kidnapped victims have been released and they will be with their families shortly,” Ridha Boukadhi said.