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28 March 2014 • 15:12 AMT
EU Advisory Group initiates roundtable discussion at National Assembly

The policy paper on the relevant topic was prepared as a background document and distributed to participants of the discussion.

28 March 2014 • 14:24 AMT
Google says number of data requests up 120% in past four years

The majority of requests come from the U.S. – but the figures do not include bulk surveillance carried out by the country’s NSA.

28 March 2014 • 14:03 AMT
Four suicide bombers attack ‘office of foreigners’ in Kabul: official

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said insurgents attacked a “guest house of foreigners and a church of foreigners.”

28 March 2014 • 13:54 AMT
AGBU to join Armenian Genocide commemoration events in Turkey

The appeal calls upon all Europeans to join in these commemorations in a spirit of “recognition, solidarity, justice, and democracy”.

28 March 2014 • 13:37 AMT
Yerevan hosts training course for law enforcement professionals

The course was aimed at professionals who successfully completed the Basic Criminal Intelligence Analysis Course in February 2014.

28 March 2014 • 12:37 AMT
Fox nabs Chris Pratt, Anna Faris comedy “Vacation Friends”

Pratt and Faris, who are married off screen, will play a crazy wild couple that bonds with a straight laced couple on vacation in Mexico.

28 March 2014 • 12:32 AMT
Fukushima cleanup halted after worker dies in incident

“In the three years since the disaster, we had not had any worker deaths caused by work inside the plant,” Tepco spokesman said.

28 March 2014 • 12:10 AMT
Wong Kar-wai’s “The Grandmaster” dominates Asian Film Awards

The film claimed seven wins at the AFAs. They included best picture, best director for Wong and best actress for Zhang Ziyi.

28 March 2014 • 12:07 AMT
Libyan state TV airs video showing Gaddafi son apologizing to nation

The Libyan government is preparing to prosecute him for his alleged role in trying to suppress the uprising against Gaddafi’s rule.

28 March 2014 • 11:43 AMT
Mark Wahlberg to star opposite Oscar Isaac in William Monahan’s “Mojave”

Wahlberg and Monahan have a long history together, as Monahan wrote Wahlberg’s movies “The Departed” and “The Gambler.”

28 March 2014 • 11:34 AMT
Top Russian govt. officials to file personal income declarations

“No doubt, all the documents will be filed within the established term and published after the data is compiled,” Dmitry Peskov said.

28 March 2014 • 11:28 AMT
“The Purge: Anarchy” hit horror sequel unleashed

Frank Grillo plays a man who joins the purgers at an annual 12-hour period, when all criminal activities become legal, to seek revenge for his son’s death.

28 March 2014 • 11:11 AMT
VivaCell-MTS continues support to children with autism

“We believe that more positive results and progress can be reached if these children feel that they are surrounded with care,” Yirikian said.

28 March 2014 • 11:05 AMT
Maddison Brown joins Nicole Kidman in “Strangerland” drama

Story follows a couple whose lives unravel after their two teenage children go missing in the harsh Australian desert.

28 March 2014 • 10:41 AMT
Madonna to direct “Adé: A Love Story” bestseller adaptation

Oscar winner Bruce Cohen (“American Beauty”) is producing under his Bruce Cohen Productions banner.

28 March 2014 • 10:28 AMT
George R.R. Martin posts excerpt from new “Game of Thrones” book

“Game of Thrones” season 4, based on the second half of “A Storm of Swords”, will premiere Sunday, April 6 at 9:00 P.M. on HBO.

28 March 2014 • 10:05 AMT
German, UK finance ministers view European reform ‘with optimism’

One of Cameron’s key negotiating demands ahead of the referendum is that the interests of non-eurozone states must be protected.

28 March 2014 • 09:47 AMT
Sony appoints new chief financial officer

Kenichiro Yoshida joined the company in 1983 and previously worked for So-net, a Japanese Internet service provider owned by Sony.

28 March 2014 • 09:33 AMT
Armenian American community urges U.S. govt. to take action on Kessab

Located in the northwestern of Syria, near the border with Turkey, Kessab had, until very recently, evaded major battles in the conflict.

28 March 2014 • 08:56 AMT
“Wuthering Heights” helmer to head Cannes’ Critics’ Week jury

Andrea Arnold’s first two feature films, “Red Road” in 2003 and “Fish Tank,” won both the jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

28 March 2014 • 08:52 AMT
Militants threaten workers building security wall in Egypt’s Sinai

The group has claimed responsibility for many attacks on Egyptian targets in Sinai and on the mainland, including in Cairo.

28 March 2014 • 08:39 AMT
“Boyhood” Richard Linklater time-lapse drama release date set

The film, starring Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette and Lorelei Linklater, premiered at the Sundance Film Fest in January.

28 March 2014 • 08:34 AMT
Petition launched for opening of Canadian embassy in Armenia

The petitioners hope the presence of a Canadian chargé d’affaires would eventually be followed by full diplomatic relations and an ambassador.

28 March 2014 • 08:30 AMT
Czech, Indian, French films to be showcased at Los Angeles festivals

Films screening in LA include “Don Juans,” from veteran director Jiri Menzel; Milan Cieslar’s “Collette”; Zdenek Tyc’s “Like Never Before.”

28 March 2014 • 07:57 AMT
U.S. Congressmen condemn attacks on Armenian civilians in Kessab

“The Syrian civil war has been a disaster for all of Syria’s people, but especially vulnerable minority populations,” Rep. Schiff said.

28 March 2014 • 07:51 AMT
Samuel L Jackson says will return for “The Incredibles 2” animated comedy

Samuel L Jackson reprises his role of Nick Fury in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” which hits screens in the U.S. on April 4.

28 March 2014 • 07:41 AMT
Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore win CinemaCon Star of the Year awards

Shailene Woodley was named Female Star of Tomorrow on heels of the box office success of her young adult movie “Divergent”.

28 March 2014 • 07:34 AMT
Andy Serkis talks directing “Jungle Book” for Warner Bros.

This will mark Serkis’ feature directorial debut after directing second unit on Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” trilogy.

28 March 2014 • 07:08 AMT
Apple passes 500 million sold iPhones milestone

The handset range took seven and a half years to reach the landmark figure, having released its first model back in 2007.

28 March 2014 • 07:00 AMT
Billboard partnering with Twitter for new real-time music charts

The Charts will roll out in the next several weeks, and provide up-to-date rankings of songs and artists’ popularity based on social media conversations.