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18 September 2013 • 12:28 AMT
Romanian communist-era commander faces genocide charges

Andrei Muraru accused the commander of a labor camp of being responsible for deaths from malnutrition, beatings, lack of medicine.

18 September 2013 • 12:16 AMT
Armenia posts 3,6% growth in meat price

At retail outlets the price for 1 kg of beef, pork and mutton totals AMD 2600, 3500 and 3000 respectively.

18 September 2013 • 12:08 AMT
Economic crisis to blame for increase in suicide rates: experts

In Europe, suicides increased among 15-24-year-old men, while in America the rise was seen in the 45-64 age group.

18 September 2013 • 11:38 AMT
Iranian official sees ‘opening’ in Iran’s nuclear dispute with West

President Rouhani has called for “constructive interaction” with the world and more moderate policies at home and abroad.

18 September 2013 • 11:32 AMT
Nakhijevan: Baku taking up entertaining arithmetic

Baku, dissatisfied with the calculation of “damages inflicted to Azerbaijan by Armenia,” looks to calculate damages inflicted to Nakhijevan.

18 September 2013 • 11:27 AMT
Russian official meets Syrian President in Damascus

The negotiations focused on the Russian-U.S. plan to place Syrian chemical weapons stockpiles under international control.

18 September 2013 • 10:36 AMT
Social networking sites generating a lot of anger, researchers say

After reading 70 million messages from 200,000 users of Weibo, they determined the sentiment of each by analysing emoticons.

18 September 2013 • 10:23 AMT
“Men in Black 3” helmer Etan Cohen to direct “Get Hard” comedy

The story centers on an affluent investment banker (Will Ferrell) who is sent to prison for a crime he didn’t commit.

18 September 2013 • 10:20 AMT
Frenchman dies after beating in Cairo police station

A post-mortem found that the Frenchman died from “internal haemorrhaging” and a “skull fracture,” the security officials said.

18 September 2013 • 10:07 AMT
Polish Ministry press statement: what did Foreign Minister say in Warsaw?

Nalbndian: Armenia is ready to develop close ties with the EU “but not to the detriment and at the expense of our allied relations with Russia.”

18 September 2013 • 09:46 AMT
Google doodle marks physicist Léon Foucault’s 194th birthday

Known as the “Foucault knife-edge test,” it allowed the worker to tell if the mirror was perfectly spherical or had non-spherical deviation.

18 September 2013 • 09:20 AMT
Foreign tourists spend $115 a day in Armenia

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

18 September 2013 • 09:16 AMT
Alibaba reportedly to pre-install apps on China Telecom mobile phones

Baidu Inc, China’s dominant search engine provider valued at $49 billion, already has its apps widely pre-installed on Chinese smartphones.

18 September 2013 • 08:57 AMT
Areximbank-Gazprombank Group posts AMD 5,3 bn increase in physical persons deposits

Over the reporting period, the number of physical persons’ deposits increased by 430, with those of residents growing by 399.

18 September 2013 • 08:27 AMT
Taliban gunmen kill Election Commission head in Afghanistan

The vote will be a key test for Afghanistan as it prepares for the departure of Western forces amidst a resurgent Taliban-led insurgency.

18 September 2013 • 08:07 AMT
Jordan King urges China’s role in resolving Syria conflict

Abdullah made his appeal in his opening remarks at a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a state visit to China.

18 September 2013 • 08:06 AMT
“Evil Dead” helmer Fede Alvarez to direct “Dante’s Inferno”

In the film, the protagonist, Dante is a knight who with the help of the poet Virgil ventures into the nine rings of hell to rescue his beloved Beatrice.

18 September 2013 • 07:51 AMT
At least 16 prisoners killed in Venezuelan jail violence

Fifteen inmates died in fights between rival gangs, Prisons Minister Iris Varela said. The other victim was killed in a separate incident.

18 September 2013 • 07:43 AMT
“Great Expectations” Dickens classic adaptation unveils new trailer

Helena Bonham Carter co-stars as Miss Havisham, with Ralph Fiennes as Magwitch and Holliday Grainger as Estella.

18 September 2013 • 07:40 AMT
YouTube to let mobile users download videos for offline viewing

YouTube is keeping further details under wraps for now, promising a further blog post in November on “how this will work for viewers”.

18 September 2013 • 07:34 AMT
N. Korea calls for denuclearization talks without preconditions

U.S. officials have rejected holding new discussions before the North makes a clear commitment to carry out earlier promises to disarm.

18 September 2013 • 07:26 AMT
Apple releases iOS 7 update for iPhones, iPads

The upgrade comes a mere two days before the arrival of Apple’s new top-end iPhone 5S and slightly lower-end iPhone 5C.

18 September 2013 • 07:07 AMT
Cannes winner Bruce Dern’s “Nebraska” unveils new trailer

Dern stars as a cantankerous father, who, after receiving a sweepstakes letter in the mail, drags his son into a journey to pick up his supposed winnings.

18 September 2013 • 06:47 AMT
Sony unveils Smart Stick to rival Google Chromecast dongle

App functionality is achieved through a remote that includes a microphone for voice-control, as well as a touchpad that comes with the dongle.

18 September 2013 • 06:22 AMT
Asus rolls out new PadFone Infinity smartphone with Snapdragon 800

The new Infinity’s camera has received an upgrade. It now boasts 13 megapixels on the rear and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.

18 September 2013 • 06:05 AMT
Abbott sworn in as Australia’s PM, vows action on asylum seekers

His conservative party defeated former prime minister Kevin Rudd’s center-left Labour Party in the September 7 elections.

18 September 2013 • 05:50 AMT
Russian envoy calls UN inspectors for “immediate return” to Syria

UN inspectors said that they had found “clear and convincing evidence” that chemical weapons were used in an August 21 attack.

18 September 2013 • 05:30 AMT
Obama says wants to test Iranian leader’s readiness for nuke dialogue

“There is an opportunity here for diplomacy,” Obama said. “And I hope the Iranians take advantage of it.”

17 September 2013 • 15:49 AMT
ARF Dashnaktsutyun developing own methods to curb migration

According to official data, as of July 1, Armenian population decreased by 15000 against the early 2013.

17 September 2013 • 15:37 AMT
Italy highest court says Berlusconi company must pay huge fine

An appeals court had awarded a rival media company 564 million euros — down from an initial 750 million euros.