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17 October 2013 • 10:06 AMT
Areximbank-Gazprombank Group celebrates 15th anniversary

Khandkaryan Areximbank has gone a long way in adhering to a well balanced policy, boosting professional skills, improving quality of service.

17 October 2013 • 09:40 AMT
France’s far-Right party leader says EU will collapse like USSR

Previous attempts at cooperation by the far Right in Brussels have been defeated by national rivalry and policy disagreements.

17 October 2013 • 09:19 AMT
UK opens nuclear sector for Chinese investments

Britain aims to renew its fleet of ageing nuclear power plants but needs foreign investment to pay huge upfront costs.

17 October 2013 • 09:15 AMT
Global Slavery Index ranks Armenia 57th

Mauritania with a population of 3,8 million topped the ranking list with 150 thous. people enslaved, followed by Haiti and Pakistan.

17 October 2013 • 09:10 AMT
AYF to protest Turkish Deputy PM speech at LA World Affairs Council

Ali Babacan, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey, has been invited to speak at a Los Angeles World Affairs Council Event.

17 October 2013 • 08:36 AMT
Sky News Arabia reporters missing in Syria

Dozens of journalists have been kidnapped and more than 25 have been killed while reporting in Syria since the conflict began.

17 October 2013 • 08:35 AMT
Azerbaijan to issue protest note over murder suspect to Russian MFA

Zeynalov is suspected of murdering 25-year-old Yegor Sherbakov. The murder caused mass riots in Moscow’s south.

17 October 2013 • 07:42 AMT
UN peace force in Mali appeals for more troops, equipment

The UN force, which took over security duties in July, has less than half of its mandated strength of more than 12,000 military personnel.

17 October 2013 • 07:19 AMT
Wes Anderson’s star-studded “Grand Budapest Hotel” release date set

Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Tilda Swinton and Owen Wilson are among the cast.

17 October 2013 • 06:49 AMT
Blake Lively, Ellen Burstyn to topline “The Age Of Adaline” romantic drama

The film follows the miraculous life of the 29-year old title character, who stops aging after recovering from a near-fatal accident.

17 October 2013 • 06:31 AMT
“The Hangover Part III” comedy tops home video sales chart

But the animated blockbuster “The Croods,” from DreamWorks, hung on strong, finishing a strong No. 2 its second week.

17 October 2013 • 06:19 AMT
Snowden’s father pleased with Moscow life, says “more to be shared”

Lon Snowden spoke to reporters at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport as he prepared to return to the United States after a visit.

17 October 2013 • 05:48 AMT
U.S. says nuke talks “serious” after Iran hints at concessions

Netanyahu on Oct 1 told the UN Iran’s new President Rouhani, widely seen as a pragmatist and centrist, was a “wolf in sheep’s clothing.”

17 October 2013 • 05:28 AMT
Standard & Poor’s: govt. shutdown took $24 bn out of U.S. economy

The firm said the shutdown caused it to cut its forecast of gross domestic product growth in the fourth quarter by at least 0.6 percentage point.

16 October 2013 • 16:34 AMT
Envoy on Armenia’s CU accession: EU can’t pretend nothing happened

According to Petr Mares, the EU is trying to analyze the situation, with Armenia-focused meetings held daily.

16 October 2013 • 15:36 AMT
Azeri, Uzbek citizens found stabbed to death in Moscow

The Biryulyovo district made headlines on October 13 after thousands of antimigrant protesters stormed a local vegetable warehouse.

16 October 2013 • 15:11 AMT
European films screening at Russian showcase

Screenings for sales agents open next week with French romantic drama ¬“Just a Sigh,” directed by Jerome Bonnell.

16 October 2013 • 14:58 AMT
Le Monde: Armenia picked CU as guarantee against Azeri aggression

“Experts are concerned that the Nagorno Karabakh conflict might be rekindled in the worst way,” an article in the French daily said.

16 October 2013 • 13:57 AMT
EU accuses Turkey of using excessive force to quell protests

The European Commission said Turkey had launched a number of investigations into police conduct during the protests.

16 October 2013 • 13:38 AMT
Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg to topline “Big Stone Gap”

The story follows a middle-aged spinster named Ave Maria Mulligan who goes on a personal journey surrounded by the unique people.

16 October 2013 • 13:15 AMT
Sharlto Copley as villain in “Oldboy” hit Asian thriller remake pic

“Oldboy” follows the story of an advertising exec (Josh Brolin) who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement.

16 October 2013 • 13:06 AMT
Coldplay to get Hollywood Film Award for “Hunger Games” song

Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Sandra Bullock, Michael B Jordan, Lee Daniels, David Oyelowo and Jake Gyllenhaal will be honoured as well.

16 October 2013 • 12:38 AMT
Oil in holding pattern as U.S. lawmakers seek agreement

The EIA’s weekly report on supplies gives an indication about the strength of demand and often pushes the oil price up or down.

16 October 2013 • 11:39 AMT
Russian bloggers offer to expel diplomats of Caucasian descent

Besides calls to clean markets from Caucasians, some bloggers suggested that diplomats of Caucasian origin should be expelled.

16 October 2013 • 11:30 AMT
From the history of Armenian coins

After the Kingdom of Cilicia was conquered by Mamluks, the Armenian coinage stopped for a long period of time.

16 October 2013 • 10:27 AMT
Iran hints it may accept wider IAEA inspection

Iran presented a three-phase plan for ending the standoff over its nuclear program during the first day of an Oct 15-16 meeting.

16 October 2013 • 10:20 AMT
Russian court gives suspended sentence to opposition leader

Political commentators had warned that jailing Navalny would turn him into a political martyr and further boost his standing.

16 October 2013 • 10:05 AMT
Turkey’s minorities skeptical about offer to join police

“The call is important, but what about its content? I’d like to ask whether they are ready to make it a reality,” said Boyacı.

16 October 2013 • 08:55 AMT
Twitter to float stock on New York Stock Exchange from Nov 15

Several glitches on the Nasdaq, including the disastrous Facebook IPO, have made some think more seriously about listing on the NYSE.

16 October 2013 • 08:28 AMT
Apple mulling discount for iPhone 5C: report

Sources claim company execs referred to some “behind the curtain” solutions to cut the price of the iPhone 5C before a new model comes out.