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27 September 2013 • 13:22 AMT
Photographer Ara Güler’s exhibition opens in Brussels

Ara Güler is a Turkish Armenian photojournalist, nicknamed “the Eye of Istanbul” or “the Photographer of Istanbul”.

27 September 2013 • 13:13 AMT
Bomb kills at least 17 in northwest Pakistan

The bomb went off, as the bus was travelling through the outskirts of Peshawar, in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

27 September 2013 • 12:57 AMT
Armenia launches Baghratashen checkpoint modernization works

The upgraded border crossings will provide increased processing capacity, enabling multi-directional road crossing.

27 September 2013 • 12:07 AMT
Drafthouse Films nabs Hitoshi Matsumoto’s “R100” Toronto hit

The comedy centers on a lonely everyman who hires a boutique S&M agency that specialize in random acts of extreme public degradation.

27 September 2013 • 11:46 AMT
Oscar-nommed “Little Miss Sunshine” helmers to adapt “I’m Proud of You”

The book centres around the disillusioned journalist and family man who strikes up an unlikely friendship with TV host Fred Rogers.

27 September 2013 • 11:32 AMT
Who pays ICG for forecasting new war in Karabakh?

The pessimistic ICG forecasts escalation of tensions, however, being untruthful in an attempt to preserve the appearance of objectivity.

27 September 2013 • 10:42 AMT
Rights groups say Sudanese forces killed at least 50 protesters

Bashir still enjoys support from the army, security apparatus, his ruling party and wealthy Sudanese with extensive business interests.

27 September 2013 • 09:42 AMT
Affleck brings Stockard aboard Matt Damon’s Whitey Bulger gangster pic

Stockard will focus on the aftermath of Bulger’s trial and ultimate conviction in a film overseen by WB’s Sarah Schechter.

27 September 2013 • 09:35 AMT
Dozens feared trapped as multi-story building collapses in Mumbai

At least 25 people were believed to be in the five-story residential building near Dockyard Road when it collapsed after dawn.

27 September 2013 • 09:22 AMT
Katie Holmes joins Meryl Streep in “The Giver” novel adaptation

Brenton Thwaites is the young star of the sci-fi project, which tells of a society in which there is no conflict, racism or sickness.

27 September 2013 • 09:08 AMT
Armenia to host exhibit, award ceremony on World Tourism Day

Armenia posted a tourist inflow of 321 279 people in January-June 2013, up 14,3% from 2012 results.

27 September 2013 • 08:55 AMT
U.S. justice authorities face calls for new rules on drone surveillance

The FBI said later that unmanned aircraft were only used to monitor stationary subjects and to avoid serious risk to law officers.

27 September 2013 • 08:40 AMT
U.S. ambassador says Armenia takes decisions on its own

U.S. ambassador to Armenia John Heffern commented on the statement by former RA Interior Minister Ashot Manucharyan.

27 September 2013 • 08:09 AMT
Zvartnots airport old terminal hinders concessioner’s expansion plan

“With the unsatisfactory state the building is in, its fortification will require a minimum of AMD 10-12 million,” Ashot Azizyan said.

27 September 2013 • 08:05 AMT
Alibaba denies favoring U.S. for its planned IPO

The prevalence of class action lawsuits over corporate disclosure and negative perceptions of Chinese companies represent a barrier.

27 September 2013 • 07:35 AMT
Top climate scientists blame mankind more clearly for global warming

Delegates said the report raised the probability that most global warming was manmade to 95%, from 90% in its previous report.

27 September 2013 • 07:12 AMT
Steve Carell, Channing Tatum in “Foxcatcher” true-story drama trailer

Directed by Bennett Miller “Foxcatcher” is based on Olympic wrestling gold medalist Mark Schultz’s autobiography.

27 September 2013 • 07:06 AMT
eBay purchases payment platform Braintree for $800mln

eBay president and CEO John Donahoe listed Braintree’s strong technology portfolio and customer base as key reasons for the purchase.

27 September 2013 • 06:51 AMT
Disney’s animated pic “Frozen” unveils new trailer

Loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale The Snow Queen, the film takes place as a prophecy traps a kingdom in eternal winter.

27 September 2013 • 06:49 AMT
Apple releases iOS 7.0.2 to close lockscreen security flaw

It’s unclear whether the fix also closes a security hole which could let people make calls to any number via the emergency call screen.

27 September 2013 • 06:40 AMT
Google unveils major search upgrade in three years

The new algorithm, codenamed Hummingbird, is the first major upgrade for three years. It has already been in use for about a month.

27 September 2013 • 06:24 AMT
“Sherlock” star Martin Freeman to topline Coen brothers’ “Fargo” reboot

The 10-episode limited series will follow an all-new “true crime” story seeped in the humor, murder and “Minnesota nice” of the original.

27 September 2013 • 06:01 AMT
World powers, Iran agree to fast-track nuclear negotiations

U.S. secretary of state John Kerry said he was struck by a “very different tone” from Tehran after their sessions.

27 September 2013 • 05:46 AMT
UN Security Council may vote on Syria chemical weapons Sept 27

OPCW will be in charge of securing and destroying the Syrian stockpiles of chemical weapons in line with the U.S.-Russian plan.

27 September 2013 • 05:28 AMT
Tokyo Electric seeks to restart world’s largest nuke plant in recovery plan

All of Japan’s 50 reactors were shut down after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima plant.

27 September 2013 • 05:20 AMT
Acclaimed Armenian actor Sos Sargsyan dies at 83

In 1991 Sargsyan established the Hamazgayin Theater; from 1997 to 2006 he was the rector of the Yerevan Cinema and Theatre Institute.

26 September 2013 • 19:03 AMT
Chinese firm wins Turkish tender to co-produce missile defense system

Ismet Yilmaz’s statement said a contract to produce six corvette ships by Koc Holding, Turkey’s biggest conglomerate, was canceled.

26 September 2013 • 16:08 AMT
Instagram given visual makeover to match iOS 7

The photography-based app is one of many which has been updated to keep in line with the company’s new, more minimal iOS appearance.

26 September 2013 • 15:38 AMT
Russian military base in Gyumri does not confirm staff addition report

According to the deputy commander of Gyumri military base, colonel Ashot Karapetyan, only a shift of current staff is expected

26 September 2013 • 15:10 AMT
Russia orders risk assessment study for Armenia’s accession to CU

The alteration of the two countries’ tariff regimes must be accessed, as well as those of the other states to be included in the study.