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19 September 2013 • 10:25 AMT
St. Leon Armenian Church in NJ to host Annual Food and Arts Fest

Art enthusiasts looking for interesting media and subjects will be charmed with the Art Exhibit featuring Armenian artists and their works.

19 September 2013 • 09:50 AMT
NATO chief says military option for Syria must be kept open

“The Afghan forces that we have trained are now out there, keeping their country secure,” said the Secretary General.

19 September 2013 • 09:27 AMT
Government approves Customs Union accession project

Deputy Economy Minister: a negotiation package has been formed, with seven working groups involved in the activities.

19 September 2013 • 09:05 AMT
Nairit chemical plant employees rally to demand salary refund

In early September, Russian oil major Rosneft agreed with Italian Pirelli to visit Armenia’s Nairit to assess possible lines of cooperation.

19 September 2013 • 08:48 AMT
Spain’s San Sebastian Film Festival unveils line-up

Gael Garcia Bernal stars in Marc Silver’s “Who is Dayani Cristal,” one of 11 films in the Latin Horizons section.

19 September 2013 • 08:29 AMT
U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider supports Genocide resolution

The Armenian National Committee of Illinois took issues of importance to Armenians in the 10th Congressional district of Illinois to Rep. Schneider.

19 September 2013 • 08:16 AMT
U.S. bans Armenian cheese import

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the import of Lori Cheese produced by AMM LLC located in Gyumri.

19 September 2013 • 07:37 AMT
Al Qaeda-linked gunmen reportedly capture town near Turkish border

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says members of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant stormed the town of Azaz.

19 September 2013 • 06:50 AMT
Glendale to host art show fundraiser in aid of HALO Trust

The focus of this event is to raise money for Nagorno Karabakh where HALO first became involved in 1995 after the war with Azerbaijan.

19 September 2013 • 06:36 AMT
Egyptian security forces exchange gunfire with armed groups: report

Security troops stormed into the area to arrest people accused of torching police stations and killing about 11 security officers.

19 September 2013 • 06:17 AMT
Russia, NATO to hold joint military drill late September

The CAI covers three NRC regions: the geographic spaces between Norway and Russia, Poland and Russia, and between Turkey and Russia.

19 September 2013 • 05:54 AMT
U.S. heavyweight boxing legend Ken Norton dies aged 70

Norton began boxing during his time in the U.S. Marines, and turned professional shortly after he left the military in 1967.

19 September 2013 • 05:47 AMT
Oil prices rise as Fed keeps its monetary stimulus in place

The Fed was widely expected to begin winding down its program of buying $85 billion a month in bonds and other assets.

19 September 2013 • 05:31 AMT
Syria’s Assad says chemical weapons disposal to cost $1bn

Kucinich has visited Assad twice before, most recently in June 2011, after the uprising against the Syrian president began.

19 September 2013 • 05:13 AMT
S. California Armenian Democrats endorse Bob Hertzberg for State Senate

“It is my distinct pleasure to inform you that we have elected to publicly endorse your candidacy for California State Senate,” Gevorkyan said.

19 September 2013 • 05:07 AMT
Vanishing Point director Richard Sarafian dies at 83

While working as a reporter in Kansas City, he met fledgling director Robert Altman, who brought Sarafian to Hollywood to work as his assistant.

19 September 2013 • 05:06 AMT
ANCA chairman travelling to Armenia for high level consultations

Hachikian looks forward to bringing the ANCA’s contribution to the strengthening of consensus around shared national aims.

18 September 2013 • 19:06 AMT
Israel accuses Iran of ‘deception’ to buy time for its nuclear program

The IAEA’s latest report on Iran said it had further expanded its uranium enrichment capacity by installing many more centrifuges.

18 September 2013 • 18:59 AMT
Germany exported ‘dual-use’ chemicals to Syria in 2002-2006

“According to all the information available to me, they were used for civilian purposes,” Merkel told public television station ARD.

18 September 2013 • 18:48 AMT
Nigerian army says 150 insurgents, 16 troops killed in clashes

Attahiru said a series of raids carried out on Islamist camps in northeastern Borno state had pushed Boko Haram into hiding in a forest.

18 September 2013 • 18:46 AMT
Putin urges arms manufacturers to produce better weapons

Putin’s remarks came soon after a senior Defense Ministry official said Russia’s defense industry technology was largely outdated.

18 September 2013 • 18:00 AMT
5 killed in shooting near Afghan-Pakistani border

The Pakistani government summoned a top Afghan diplomat to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad to protest the incident.

18 September 2013 • 16:58 AMT
Berlusconi vows to remain in center of Italian politics

The poll indicated that center-right voters were split almost down the middle about what to do if Berlusconi is ousted.

18 September 2013 • 16:47 AMT
Iran reportedly frees at least 11 political prisoners

There has been no official comment on Sotoudeh’s release or on the other freed prisoners reported to have been freed.

18 September 2013 • 14:27 AMT
Air France to cut 2,800 more jobs as it struggles to reduce costs

The airline, part of the Air France KLM group, had already announced plans to cut 5,100 jobs from its 69,000-strong workforce.

18 September 2013 • 13:52 AMT
‘Multiple fatalities’ reported as train, bus collide in Ottawa

The accident occurred just outside a suburban train station in the city’s west end in the middle of the morning commute.

18 September 2013 • 13:46 AMT
Russia in worst economic situation since 2008: minister

“It seems to me that we haven’t had such an unfavorable situation in the last five years, since the crisis,” Alexei Ulyukayev said.

18 September 2013 • 13:02 AMT
No news since ICRC Sept 2 meeting with Armenian captive

September 2 was the last time when the Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) met with the Armenian captive.

18 September 2013 • 12:31 AMT
Jewish Museum in New York features “Chagall: Love, War, and Exile” exhibit

The exhibition examines the artist’s life and work during the 1930s and ’40s, a time of both global and personal upheaval.

18 September 2013 • 12:31 AMT
Egypt partially reopens border crossing with Gaza

Egyptian officials have accused Hamas of aiding the Muslim Brotherhood in Sinai – an allegation the Palestinian group denies.