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13 February 2014 • 12:48 AMT
Armenia marks holiday of Trndez February 13

The celebration of the Trndez is pagan in origin and was initially connected with sun/fire worship in ancient pre-Christian Armenia.

13 February 2014 • 12:31 AMT
Areximbank-Gazprombank Group to continue social outreach programs

The bank’s strategic development program envisages implementation of actions and social programs tailored to the needs of different population groups.

13 February 2014 • 12:19 AMT
Egyptian military chief meets Russia’s Putin

U.S. officials say aid cuts included halting shipments of F-16 fighter jets, Apache helicopters, M1A1 tanks and advanced anti-ship missiles.

13 February 2014 • 11:38 AMT
Dink Friends: trial shouldn’t become ‘settling accounts with state’

The original prosecutor in charge of the retrial, Muammer Akkaş, was dismissed as part of a wave of purges within the judiciary.

13 February 2014 • 09:44 AMT
Taiwanese firm unveils Android phone for Skype communications

The smartphone features an A20 dual-core 1GHz processor, 4.3-inch 800 by 480 touch screen and 2-megapixel front camera.

13 February 2014 • 09:43 AMT
Baltasar Kormakur starts shooting “Everest” in Nepalese foothills

The action-adventure drama will recap the 1996 multi-expedition assault on Everest that left eight climbers dead.

13 February 2014 • 09:34 AMT
VivaCell-MTS holds draw for MobiDram customers

“This unique e-wallet is a reliable partner both in the country and out of its borders,” said VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian.

13 February 2014 • 09:20 AMT
“Brick Mansions” Paul Walker’s last movie trailer lands online

Directed by Camille Delamarre and produced by Luc Besson, the film is based on Besson’s 2004 French action film “District B13”.

13 February 2014 • 09:01 AMT
ANCA-Eastern Mass. discusses community concerns with Rep. Clark

Just days prior to the introductory meeting, Rep. Clark co-sponsored H.Res.227, the Armenian Genocide Truth and Justice Resolution.

13 February 2014 • 08:26 AMT
Fox greenlights “Last Man on Earth” Will Forte comedy to series

Forte will next be seen opposite Jennifer Aniston in “Life of Crime” and “Squirrels to the Nuts,” starring Aniston and Owen Wilson.

13 February 2014 • 08:23 AMT
Russia submits new Syria draft resolution to UN

Russia submitted the resolution during an informal meeting of the UN Security Council’s five permanent members in New York.

13 February 2014 • 07:57 AMT
Afghanistan releases 65 detainees U.S. calls ‘dangerous’

“We requested a thorough review of each case. Instead, the evidence against them was never seriously considered,” the embassy said.

13 February 2014 • 07:48 AMT
“The Purge” horror sequel unveils new trailer

It follows a couple who gets stranded on their way home after their car ran out of gas on the night of “The Purge.”

13 February 2014 • 07:29 AMT
Visual Effects Society honors “Gravity,” “Desolation of Smaug”

Among TV shows. “Game of Thrones” won three TV awards including outstanding vfx in a broadcast program.

13 February 2014 • 07:13 AMT
Martin Scorsese to shoot Japanese novel “Silence” in Taiwan

Actors signed up to be in the film include Liam Neeson, Andrew Garfield, Ken Watanabe and Adam Driver.

13 February 2014 • 07:08 AMT
Hawaii rejects anti-Armenian measures initiated by Azerbaijan

“There’s nothing in the Legislature now that would directly benefit Azerbaijan, so it passes the ethics concern,” Chairman Takai said.

13 February 2014 • 06:49 AMT
John Singleton to helm Tupac Shakur biopic

The director had firsthand experience with Shakur, who starred in Singleton’s “Poetic Justice” opposite Janet Jackson.

13 February 2014 • 06:47 AMT
Israelis label Natalie Portman’s directorial debut “foreign invasion”

Ultra-Orthodox protesters denounced Portman’s presence as she was filming her directorial debut “A Tale of Love and Darkness.”

13 February 2014 • 06:39 AMT
“The Heat” star Melissa McCarthy in “Tammy” comedy trailer

Tammy (McCarthy) thinks she is living a nice, steady life, until she loses her job and then learns that her husband has been unfaithful.

13 February 2014 • 06:26 AMT
George Clooney to produce “Pioneer” conspiracy thriller remake

The film centered on a man who, along with his brother, is laying pipeline in the North Sea, diving deeper than anyone else had before

13 February 2014 • 06:21 AMT
Apple releases Supplier Responsibility report

In the annual report, the company said it enforced its strict Supplier Code of Conduct through 451 audits, training and education.

13 February 2014 • 06:04 AMT
Powerful bomb kills at least 8 policemen, injures 36 in Pakistani city

“Apparently an explosive-laden car hit the police van transporting officials for security duty,” Muhammad Iqbal, a senior police official, said.

13 February 2014 • 05:47 AMT
Russia to boost oil, gas output in 2014: deputy minister

“We could increase gas production even more, but there are issues with storage, transportation and consumption,” Kirill Molodtsov said.

13 February 2014 • 05:29 AMT
Lenovo posts 30% profit rise on strong smartphone sales

The Motorola acquisition will lift Lenovo from No. 4 among global smartphone makers to No. 3, according to Yang.

12 February 2014 • 15:15 AMT
Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay to topline “45 Years”

Courtenay was Oscar nommed for “The Dresser” and “Doctor Zhivago,” and won a BAFTA for “The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner.”

12 February 2014 • 14:46 AMT
ArmTab as object of envy: Baku to launch own tablet production

ArmTab was developed by an Armenian-American joint venture, Technology and Science Dynamics Inc/Armtab Technologies Company.

12 February 2014 • 14:37 AMT
European Commission urges U.S. to have less control over internet

“We must strengthen the multi-stakeholder model to preserve the internet as a fast engine for innovation,” Neelie Kroes said.

12 February 2014 • 14:06 AMT
Analyst: should Israel demand Ankara to recognize Genocide?

Erdogan demanded a “written protocol” from Israel pledging it will lift the siege over the Gaza Strip as a condition for reconciliation.

12 February 2014 • 13:32 AMT
German govt. raises growth forecast for 2014

The country currently has an unemployment rate of 7.3 percent while others such as Spain and Greece have rates above 25 percent.

12 February 2014 • 13:19 AMT
Karabakh liberation movement: how it happened

February 12, 1988 signaled the start of the Nagorno Karabakh national liberation movement, with Hadrut becoming a stage for a protest rally, the first among many to follow. Participants of the rally, organized by the future chair of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR) Supreme Council Artur Mkrtchyan, members of underground committee Krunk Igor Muradyan, Grigory Hayrapetyan, among others, demanded Karabakh’s reunification with Armenia.