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02 December 2013 • 06:07 AMT
Iran, Russia discuss plans to build new nuke plant at Bushehr

Ali Akbar Salehi told state broadcaster IRIB that Iran was negotiating with Russia a deal to produce 4,000 megawatts of electricity.

02 December 2013 • 05:58 AMT
Karzai: U.S. cut military supplies to force Afghanistan into security deal

Afghan President said last week he might refuse to sign the deal until after Afghanistan’s presidential election in April 2014.

02 December 2013 • 05:43 AMT
China launches first moon rover mission

If the mission goes as planned, the Chang’e 3 will become China’s first spacecraft to soft land on the surface of an extraterrestrial body.

02 December 2013 • 05:40 AMT
50 killed in air strikes near Aleppo

President Assad’s forces have relied heavily on air power in the last year to regain control of opposition-held territory.

02 December 2013 • 05:33 AMT
Ukraine braces for govt-opposition talks as pro-EU protests continue

Protesters took to the streets over President Viktor Yanukovych’s refusal to sign a deal on closer EU ties.

02 December 2013 • 05:26 AMT
Draft Egyptian constitution opens way for presidential election first

The constituent assembly also adjusted the provision that outlines the voting rules for the parliamentary election.

30 November 2013 • 18:19 AMT
Egypt’s draft constitution bolsters military, bans religious parties

The Muslim Brotherhood, which formally renounced violence decades ago, accuses the army of staging a military coup.

30 November 2013 • 15:08 AMT
33 killed as Mozambique Airlines plane crashes in Namibia

The plane crashed in a Namibian national park near the border with Angola and there were no survivors, a police official said.

30 November 2013 • 15:02 AMT
UN: aid workers in Afghanistan increasingly under threat

Mark Bowden’s comments followed the execution of nine aid workers in two separate incidents in Afghanistan this month.

30 November 2013 • 12:58 AMT
Russian military to hold biggest 2014 drill in country’s east

The Russian army held about 3,000 drills in 2013, including some 400 involving multiple army branches, Arkady Bakhin said.

30 November 2013 • 12:32 AMT
Acclaimed Russian actor Yuriy Yakovlev dies at 85

Yakovlev enjoyed his greatest popular acclaim in Gaidai’s adaptation of Bulgakov’s “Ivan Vasilievich Changes Occupation.”

30 November 2013 • 12:24 AMT
Armenia posts 2,1% drop in petrol prices

Prices for petrol brands have been set as follows: “Regular” – AMD 470, “Premium” – AMD 500, “Super” – AMD 530.

30 November 2013 • 11:56 AMT
Pearlman Collection of Impressionist Art unveils new website

At the core of the Pearlman Collection are 33 works by Paul Cézanne including 16 watercolors that are rarely exhibited.

30 November 2013 • 11:52 AMT
Armenian districts of Aleppo under fire

120,000 people have been killed in the fighting that has ravaged Syria for two-and-a-half years, according to the UN.

30 November 2013 • 11:44 AMT
Russia may designate anti-Armenian book as extremist material

Krasnoyarsk Prosecutor’s Office was informed that “Armenian Terrorism” book was distributed by Azeri Diaspora representatives.

30 November 2013 • 11:26 AMT
U.S. offers to help destroy Syria chemical weapons stockpile: OPCW

The United States has offered to help destroy some of the most lethal parts of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile, OPCW said.

30 November 2013 • 11:08 AMT
1 killed, 6 wounded in Lebanese city clashes

The divisions in Tripoli, 20 miles from the Syrian border, reflect the sectarian gulf across Lebanon over Syria’s civil war.

30 November 2013 • 10:38 AMT
Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson in “True Detective” trailer

The eight-episode event follows two detectives whose lives collide and entwine during a hunt for a serial killer in Louisiana.

30 November 2013 • 10:13 AMT
U.S. to consider sanctions against Ukrainian President

“Yanukovych and his government deny the right of the people of Ukraine to become closer to the Western civilization,” said the petition.

30 November 2013 • 10:13 AMT
Azeris intensify attacks at border with Armenia

Azerbaijan fired over 1000 shots from various caliber weapons towards Karabakh positions, NKR defense army’s press service said.

30 November 2013 • 09:46 AMT
Norman Rockwell bio unveils new insight into iconic illustrator’s life

Rockwell insisted that he was an illustrator, not an artist, but in her book, art critic Deborah Solomon looks at him in both lights.

30 November 2013 • 09:27 AMT
Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art in Las Vegas to feature Berthe Morisot works

The new exhibition will showcase 34 paintings spanning 90 years (1860-1950) that tell the story of women artists.

30 November 2013 • 09:13 AMT
New poster teases “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” villains

The poster shows an epic and destructive showdown in Times Square, with Rhino, the Green Goblin, and Electro.

30 November 2013 • 09:00 AMT
Car bomb kills 4 near bus stop in Iraqi town

Police officials say the blast happened Saturday morning as commuters waited for a ride in Mahmoudiya, 30km south of the capital.

30 November 2013 • 08:50 AMT
World’s 1st feature film shot on smartphone to hit S. Korean theaters

About 78.5 percent of the roughly 50 million Koreans have smartphones, the highest penetration rate in the world.

30 November 2013 • 08:28 AMT
Sly publicity stunt confirms Benedict Cumberbatch’s “Sherlock” airdate

Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman will be back as Sherlock Holmes and John Watson on January 1, 2014 on BBC One.

30 November 2013 • 08:09 AMT
Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson in “The Secret Service” on-set pic

The film follows British spy Jack London taking his nephew under his wing to save him from falling into a bad crowd.

30 November 2013 • 08:02 AMT
Armenian banks extend AMD 50,8 billion in loans Nov 18-24

Deals amounting to USD 21,700,000 at an average price of AMD 404.08/USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.

30 November 2013 • 07:50 AMT
Martin Scorsese, Sharon Stone open Marrakech Film Fest

The week-long festival will broadcast eight hours of festival programming daily on state television, with films and interviews.

30 November 2013 • 07:40 AMT
Armenia & Karabakh travel guide presented in Canadian cities

“The beauty of Armenia never ceases to amaze me. I want to do what I can to help share it with as many people as possible,” Karanian says.