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15 November 2013 • 05:23 AMT
Syrian rebel commander killed in Aleppo air strike

Opposition activists said the declaration was an indication of how grave rebels regarded the possibility of Assad wresting back Aleppo.

14 November 2013 • 15:35 AMT
VivaCell-MTS unveils new 21.6 Mbps USB modem

In case of subscribing to one of the MTS Connect unlimited tariff plans for at least a year, the USB modem is provided free of charge.

14 November 2013 • 15:30 AMT
Erdogan: Turkey supports peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict

The Nagorno Karabakh conflict is not only Baku’s but Ankara’s problem as well, Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan said.

14 November 2013 • 14:22 AMT
Armenia ranked 6th in CIS for average salary rate

Belarus posted 38,5% annual increase in average salaries, with 13,3% & 5,5% annual increase reported in Russia and Armenia resp.

14 November 2013 • 14:04 AMT
Andy Warhol painting sold for record $105 million

The sale comes a day after the record was broken for art sold at auction with a Francis Bacon triptych that went for 142.4 million dollars.

14 November 2013 • 13:40 AMT
Lithuanian FM: Ukraine’s closer ties with EU not detrimental to Armenia

“The Eastern Partnership project won’t be as impressive without Ukraine’s involvement,” Linas Linkevicius said.

14 November 2013 • 13:18 AMT
U.S. urges Ukraine to clear all obstacles to ink EU deal

“We join the EU in urging Ukraine’s leaders to make the right historic choice for their 45 million citizens,” Victoria Nuland said.

14 November 2013 • 12:56 AMT
Armenia to apply for Millennium Challenge Corporation financing

According to the Prime Minister, Washington positively assessed the Armenia-implemented Millennium Challenge program.

14 November 2013 • 12:12 AMT
French priest kidnapped in northern Cameroon

France says it warned people that the area was dangerous but that “Father Georges chose to remain in his parish to carry out his work”.

14 November 2013 • 11:33 AMT
Lenovo becomes world’s third-largest smartphone maker

Gartner said Samsung shipped 80.4 million smartphones in the quarter, giving it a market share of 32.1% in the third quarter.

14 November 2013 • 11:08 AMT
Apple under investigation in Italy over alleged tax fraud

Milan prosecutors say Apple failed to declare to Italian tax authorities 206mln euros in 2010 and 853mln euros in 2011, a source said.

14 November 2013 • 10:26 AMT
Bombs kill 9 during Shiite religious ritual in Iraq

Ashoura attracts hundreds of thousands of Shiites. It’s often targeted by Sunni extremists who consider Shiites to be heretics.

14 November 2013 • 10:21 AMT
London-hosted exhibit to feature masters of German Renaissance

It will focus on some of the best-known artists of the period, including Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach the Elder.

14 November 2013 • 10:10 AMT
Retired Hitachi CEO visits VivaCell-MTS headquarters

The Global IT Award honors individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to humanity through advancing the world of IT.

14 November 2013 • 10:00 AMT
Google updates mobile personal assistant

Google has updated its mobile personal assistant, Google Now, with several interesting updates, including news topics.

14 November 2013 • 09:54 AMT
Nasrallah says Hezbollah will stay in Syria as long as necessary

“As long as the reasons to fight in Syria remain, our presence there will remain,” Nasrallah said in a speech in southern Beirut.

14 November 2013 • 09:48 AMT
“Spirited Away” creator Hayao Miyazaki working on samurai manga

The Studio Ghibli founder has been revealed to be drawing the comic following his retirement from filmmaking.

14 November 2013 • 09:39 AMT
Russian ministers in Egypt for high-level talks

The Foreign Ministers of Egypt and Russia opened talks in Cairo in what could herald a major shift in Egypt’s foreign policy.

14 November 2013 • 09:30 AMT
Twitter opens advertising platform for small businesses

Twitter built its self-serve advertising platform last March, and opened it up to all users in the U.S. in April this year.

14 November 2013 • 09:14 AMT
Richard Gere to topline “Old Fires” indie dramedy

The film follows a world-renowned architect (Gere) who emerges from a coma in need of both physical and mental rehabilitation.

14 November 2013 • 08:44 AMT
“The Act of Killing” Indonesia genocide doc wins Puma Impact Award

Other films on the shortlist for the award, included “Bully,” “Give Up Tomorrow,” “The Interrupters and The Invisible War.”

14 November 2013 • 08:29 AMT
Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson in “50 Shades of Grey” character portrait

Patrick Marber (Closer) and Mark Bomback (The Wolverine) have been enlisted to polish Kelly Marcel’s script.

14 November 2013 • 07:55 AMT
Japan, Germany economic growth slows

Stronger growth seen earlier in the year had been driven by personal consumption, which weakened in the third quarter.

14 November 2013 • 07:45 AMT
“Dangerous Liasons” 18th Century classic adaptation in works at BBC

“Les Liaisons Dangereuses” chronicles the cruel games played by bitter rivals Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont.

14 November 2013 • 07:16 AMT
Ankara reportedly asks NATO for Patriot deployment extension

Originally used as an anti-aircraft missile, Patriots today are used to defend airspace by detecting and destroying incoming missiles.

14 November 2013 • 06:59 AMT
Russell Crowe in Darren Aronofsky’s “Noah” 1st poster

The movie centres around the Old Testament story of Noah and his family who become the sole survivors of a flood sent by a vengeful God.

14 November 2013 • 06:37 AMT
Angelina Jolie in Disney’s “Maleficent” teaser trailer

The film explores the origins story of the iconic villain from a beautiful, pure-hearted young woman to a cold-stoned sorceress.

14 November 2013 • 06:25 AMT
Aleksei German’s “Hard to Be a God” premieres at Rome Film Fest

At its halfway point, the Rome Film Fest is putting last year’s event behind it with a lineup that has much of the Italian capital talking.

14 November 2013 • 06:09 AMT
“Divergent” bestseller-based sci-fi unveils 1st trailer

The sci-fi actioner “Divergent” is set in a future world where people are divided into distinct factions based on their personalities.

14 November 2013 • 06:01 AMT
‘Bad deal’ with Iran can lead to war, Netanyahu warns

“I would go so far as to say that a bad deal could lead to the second, undesired option,” the Israeli PM said, meaning war.