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20 December 2013 • 17:26 AMT
Iran, six world powers extend expert-level talks

The countries need to decide when the agreement goes into effect and to work out aspects of how Iran will suspend its nuclear work.

20 December 2013 • 15:46 AMT
Witness of Armenian-Turkish soldier murder admits giving false testimony

Ekşi now says that he was forced to change his witness testimony after being threatened by Ağaoğlu’s relative, Bülent Kaya.

20 December 2013 • 15:29 AMT
OSCE MG Co-chair: we are not asking people to make sacrifices

“No one wants war. That’s the thing. And we are in a situation now when there is neither peace nor war,” James Warlick said.

20 December 2013 • 14:33 AMT
S&P strips European Union of top credit rating

A lack of cohesion and solidarity among EU member states, particularly regarding the budget process, poses a credit risk, S&P said.

20 December 2013 • 13:56 AMT
Obama says South Sudan on ‘precipice’ of civil war

Sudan suffered a 22-year civil war that left more than a million people dead before the South became independent in 2011.

20 December 2013 • 13:36 AMT
Russia’s ex-tycoon Khodorkovsky flies to Germany after release

Khodorkovsky’s lawyers said they had been informed of his release by prison officials, but did not know his current whereabouts.

20 December 2013 • 13:27 AMT
Aram Khachaturian’s works digitized

The set produced on the occasion of the 110th birth anniversary of the great composer will come up in 1000 copies.

20 December 2013 • 13:14 AMT
BlackBerry posts $4.4bn Q3 net loss, announces partnership with Foxconn

Chen says the partnership with Foxconn demonstrates BlackBerry’s commitment to making devices over the long term.

20 December 2013 • 13:03 AMT
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” trailer features stellar cast

The follow-up to Oscar-nominated “Moonrise Kingdom,” revolves around the “theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting.”

20 December 2013 • 12:49 AMT
Cameron Diaz plots revenge in “The Other Woman” comedy trailer

The film centres around a successful lawyer who discovers that the man she has fallen for (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) has a wife.

20 December 2013 • 12:34 AMT
3-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep to receive Palm Springs Fest Icon Award

Streep is on the awards radar again this year for her role as the matriarch of a Midwestern family in “August: Osage County.”

20 December 2013 • 12:18 AMT
“Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond” series to premiere Jan 29

From the director of BAFTA-nominated “The Road to Guantanamo,” Mat Whitecross, the series star Dominic Cooper and Lara Pulver.

20 December 2013 • 12:07 AMT
Zac Efron, Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne in “Neighbors” comedy trailer

The trailer focuses on Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne’s married couple and how they end up fighting with the frat next door.

20 December 2013 • 11:50 AMT
Daft Punk, Imagine Dragons added to Grammy Awards performers lineup

According to MTV, Imagine Dragons will team up with rapper Kendrick Lamar for their upcoming appearance.

20 December 2013 • 11:36 AMT
2015 Honda Fit to debut at Detroit Auto Show in January

Honda promises the 2015 model will build on the current Fit’s packaging, flexible cargo capability, and fun to drive character.

20 December 2013 • 11:32 AMT
Average salary grows by 6,1% in Armenia

5,4% and 8,1% growth was recorded in salaries of budgetary and private organizations in November 2013 against 2012 results.

20 December 2013 • 11:27 AMT
Japan govt. to increase Fukushima cleanup spending

Originally, TEPCO was to be liable for all costs stemming from the 2011 meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant.

20 December 2013 • 11:14 AMT
Ameriabank promotes hotel business development in Armenia

Ameriabank invested AMD 9 million in construction of Hyatt Place Yerevan hotel, a world-known Hyatt Place hotel chain subsidiary.

20 December 2013 • 10:36 AMT
Verizon says will reveal number of U.S. govt. data requests

The letters are legal orders allowing the government to demand financial and phone records without prior court approval.

20 December 2013 • 10:28 AMT
Armenia posts 10,3% economic activity drop in November

А 7,1% industry growth was reported in Jan-Nov 2013 against the same period in 2012, with a month-on-month drop of 2,9% reported.

20 December 2013 • 10:00 AMT
Author Rosemary Cohen to present her book ‘The Survivor’ in Glendale

Dr. Cohen is also the founder and director of the Liana Cohen Foundation, a non-profit organization encouraging youth to study music.

20 December 2013 • 09:27 AMT
OSCE Minsk Group’s artificial even-handedness inexcusable: ANCA

Costa’s comments follow statements issued earlier this week by the Congressmen Adam Schiff and Brad Sherman condemning the attack.

20 December 2013 • 09:21 AMT
Peru signs $400mln deal to buy Russian transport helicopters

The deal will also include a flight simulator and establishment of a Russian-operated maintenance center in Peru by 2016.

20 December 2013 • 09:07 AMT
Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers may meet soon

The Co-Chairs met with Azerbaijani President Aliyev on Dec 15 in Baku, and with Armenian President Sargsyan on Dec 16 in Yerevan.

20 December 2013 • 09:05 AMT
“The Expendables 3” new stellar lineup introduced in teaser

Sylvester Stallone’s Barney Ross and his old crew line up for duty along with his younger generation of mercenaries.

20 December 2013 • 08:43 AMT
“China Heavyweight” most widely screened doc in Chinese history

The documentary debuted at Sundance in January 2012 and earned the Taiwan Golden Horse award for best documentary in 2013.

20 December 2013 • 08:14 AMT
Samsung’s own operating system Tizen screenshots leaked

Samsung is expected to reveal the first Tizen-powered handsets in February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

20 December 2013 • 07:51 AMT
WhatsApp reaches landmark of 400 million users

The messaging app claims its growing success is partly because it chooses not to use “annoying” and “distracting” adverts.

20 December 2013 • 07:27 AMT
EU leaders urge to beef up bloc’s defense capabilities

NATO chief, who attended the talks, said military operations had also shown a need for more European heavy transport planes.

20 December 2013 • 07:14 AMT
1st trailer for “Bethlehem” Israel’s Oscar entry

The film focuses on an Israeli Secret Service officer and his Palestinian informant, the younger brother of a sought-after militant.