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25 September 2013 • 05:55 AMT
President: Iran open to nuke talks with U.S. ‘to manage differences’

The U.S. and its Western allies accuse Iran of seeking to develop a nuclear weapon. But Iran insists its nuclear programme is purely peaceful.

25 September 2013 • 05:42 AMT
Damascus hit by deadly blast

More than 100,000 people have died in the conflict, according to the UN, and millions have fled the country or been made homeless.

25 September 2013 • 05:26 AMT
Death toll in Pakistani earthquake soars to 208

The earthquake struck Pakistan’s thinly populated province of Baluchistan on September 24 and was felt across South Asia.

24 September 2013 • 18:10 AMT
U.S. officials say Kerry expected to sign landmark arms treaty

The treaty regulating the global arms trade is expected to be signed during the UN General Assembly meeting this week.

24 September 2013 • 17:51 AMT
Obama says U.S. ready to engage diplomatically with Iran

“The roadblocks may prove to be too great but I firmly believe the diplomatic path must be tested,” the U.S. President said.

24 September 2013 • 15:36 AMT
Adobe unveils Photoshop Elements 12 & Premiere Elements 12

Designed to bring photo and video editing to beginners, Photoshop and Premiere Elements 12 come with a host of new features.

24 September 2013 • 15:15 AMT
President supports initiative for canonization of Genocide victims

Holy Etchmiadzin hosted the opening of the Bishops’ Synod of the Armenian Apostolic Church, with top clergymen worldwide attending the event.

24 September 2013 • 14:23 AMT
Zvartnots airport old terminal fate to be decided September 27

Earlier, Architectural Council gave a negative assurance over the Armenia International Airports CJSC request on demolition of the old terminal.

24 September 2013 • 13:58 AMT
Samsung working on Galaxy Note 3 with flexible display: report

The South Korean manufacturer is developing a limited edition version of the phablet with a flexible OLED screen

24 September 2013 • 13:28 AMT
Powerful quake jolts southwestern Pakistan

The magnitude 7.7 quake hit in the southern part of Baluchistan province, said Pakistan’s chief meteorologist, Mohammed Riaz.

24 September 2013 • 13:10 AMT
Adopt Films picks up “Bethlehem” acclaimed espionage thriller

Taking place largely in Jerusalem and the West Bank, it focuses on an Israeli Secret Service officer and his teenage Palestinian informant.

24 September 2013 • 13:03 AMT
1520 HIV cases registered in Armenia as global infections number falls

According to UNAIDS, the world is “closing in” on its Millennium Development Goals to stop and reverse the AIDS epidemic by 2015.

24 September 2013 • 12:50 AMT
Clooney talks work with helmer Alfonso Cuarón on Venice hit “Gravity”

Clooney stars in the science fiction movie as a veteran astronaut who is stranded in space when his shuttle is destroyed.

24 September 2013 • 12:38 AMT
Scarlett Johansson in “Under the Skin” thriller trailer

Under the Skin marks Jonathan Glazer’s first film since 2004’s Birth, an equally methodical sci-fi tale starring Nicole Kidman.

24 September 2013 • 12:26 AMT
EDB: 67% of Armenian citizens favor joining Customs Union

The survey has shown that public support for the Customs Union and the SES reduced by 7% in Kazakhstan and 5% in Russia.

24 September 2013 • 12:21 AMT
“Antichrist” star Charlotte Gainsbourg joins Asia Argento’s “Misunderstood”

The film will be Asia’s third directorial outing, following the 2004 feature “The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things.”

24 September 2013 • 12:03 AMT
From the history of Armenian coins. First Armenian coins

The history of Armenian money is rich, diverse and interesting. Armenians are undoubtedly one of the nations with the ancient money history, as the territory of historical Armenia was in the vicinity of the birthplace of the first antique coins. Coinage, which is considered to be a major event in the development of society, started approximately at the end of the 8th or at the beginning of 7th century BC in Lydia, an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern western Turkish provinces of Uşak, Manisa and inland Izmir.

24 September 2013 • 12:02 AMT
BP asked U.S. court to halt Gulf settlement payments

It is waiting for decisions by a federal appeals court on several challenges it has made to the settlement and its payment formula.

24 September 2013 • 11:56 AMT
President slams some CSTO member states over pro-Azeri stance

Sargsyan: the issue becomes especially urgent in the light of Azerbaijan’s threats of force against peaceful population of Karabakh.

24 September 2013 • 11:26 AMT
French court rules Sarkozy election funds investigation can proceed

A formal investigation means there is “serious or consistent evidence” pointing to likely implication of a suspect in a crime.

24 September 2013 • 11:02 AMT
S. Korea rejects Boeing bid to supply 60 new fighter jets

“Lockheed Martin will continue to support the U.S. government in its offer of the F-35A to Korea,” the company said.

24 September 2013 • 10:57 AMT
Croatia noms award-winning “Halima’s Path” for Best Foreign Oscar

The film, based on a true story from a script from Fedja Isovic, tells a devastating story from the Balkans civil war.

24 September 2013 • 10:35 AMT
UN chemical weapons inspectors returning to Syria Sept 25

The Syrian and Russian governments have challenged them to present firm evidence, and instead alleged that rebels were responsible.

24 September 2013 • 10:33 AMT
“Dexter” series finale brings record viewers

The series finale drew 2.8 million viewers at its premiere telecast, outperforming the show’s season 7 finale.

24 September 2013 • 10:20 AMT
Yerevan, Moscow to ink direct weaponry purchase deal?

“There’s a similar agreement with Belarus, yet it contains some reservations, which the deal with Armenia does not,” Hraparak said.

24 September 2013 • 10:10 AMT
Spotify launches in Argentina, Greece, Turkey, Taiwan

Spotify is a commercial music streaming service providing Digital Rights Management-protected content from record labels.

24 September 2013 • 09:57 AMT
Upcoming meeting to start new era of nuke talks, Iran says

The United States and its allies have imposed tough economic sanctions on Iran over suspicions that it is seeking a nuclear weapons capability.

24 September 2013 • 09:34 AMT
Oil prices slip again after hitting a six-week low

“This move lower will continue to fade. Make no mistake, oil prices will come back to the norm,” Larry said in a market commentary.

24 September 2013 • 09:33 AMT
“Burning Bush” named Czech Foreign Language Oscar entry

The film is the story of a student who set himself on fire in 1969, a year after Soviet and Warsaw Pact tanks crushed the Prague Spring

24 September 2013 • 09:25 AMT
Armenia seeks Shanghai Cooperation Organization observer status

President Serzh Sargsyan asked his CSTO counterparts for support in acquisition of the SCO observer status.