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28 August 2013 • 13:46 AMT
Kapan airport relaunch project discussed in Syunik province

Armen Gevorgyan visited Kapan to familiarize himself with the course of programs implemented and problems faced in the process.

28 August 2013 • 13:23 AMT
Iran nuke talks to resume Sept 27: IAEA

The previous discussions between the two parties date to mid-May, before the election of current Iranian President Hassan Rowhani.

28 August 2013 • 13:08 AMT
UN Council set for Syria clash as West readies military action

Even if Russia blacks UN approval, U.S.-led air or missile strikes on Syria look all but certain, though the timing is far from clear.

28 August 2013 • 12:45 AMT
“Arrested Development” cult comedy series getting film treatment

Executive producer and creator Mitch Hurwitz confirms the happy news in an interview with Rolling Stone.

28 August 2013 • 12:39 AMT
1st look at Rhys Ifans as Mycroft Holmes in “Elementary” season 2 pics

In the season opener, Holmes and Watson travel to London to help track down an old mentor and investigate an unsolved mystery.

28 August 2013 • 12:28 AMT
Oil price surges higher on Syria fears as markets slide

Syria itself is not a major oil producer, but analysts said that the prospect of further instability in the Middle East was worrying investors.

28 August 2013 • 12:19 AMT
UK to put forward UN resolution on Syria

Earlier a team of UN weapons inspectors resumed work probing a suspected chemical weapons attack on 21 August.

28 August 2013 • 12:14 AMT
Cuba’s Castro denies succumbing to U.S. pressure on Snowden

Snowden is wanted by the U.S. on espionage charges after he gave journalists classified docs detailing the NSA’s surveillance programs.

28 August 2013 • 12:09 AMT
At least 71 killed in Baghdad bombings

The violence was worst since Aug 10, when nearly 80 people were killed during a religious holiday.

28 August 2013 • 07:56 AMT
“Farewell My Concubine” helmer to head Tokyo Film Fest jury

“Farewell My Concubine” won the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival in 1993, becoming the first Chinese film to win the award.

28 August 2013 • 07:45 AMT
Sigourney Weaver to reteam with Ridley Scott for “Exodus”

Christian Bale will star as Moses in the biblical epic, which is scheduled to begin shooting in September in Spain, Morocco and England.

28 August 2013 • 07:28 AMT
Japan upgrades Fukushima water leak rating to “serious incident”

The 2011 Fukushima disaster itself was rated the maximum of 7 on Nuclear Events Scale, the same as the 1986 Chernobyl accident.

28 August 2013 • 07:13 AMT
Lithuania extradites Russian citizen to U.S.

Dmitry Ustinov had been extradited to the United States to stand trial on charges of smuggling military equipment.

28 August 2013 • 07:00 AMT
At least 7 killed as building collapses in Brazil’s Sao Paulo

Rescue workers have been searching for survivors in the rubble. A fire service spokesman said 26 had been pulled out alive.

28 August 2013 • 06:54 AMT
China’s top paper: U.S. seeks to change regime in Syria

The People’s Daily said the overthrow of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein a decade ago risked repeating itself in Syria.

28 August 2013 • 06:32 AMT
Aniston comedy “We’re the Millers” to cross $100 mln at box office

Also near the milestone is Sony’s raunchy Seth Rogen-Evan Goldberg comedy “This Is the End,” which opened back in June.

28 August 2013 • 06:26 AMT
Roadside Attractions nabs Emile Zola novel-based “Therese” thriller

Set in 1860s Paris, it stars Elizabeth Olsen as the titular young woman stuck in a loveless marriage to her cousin.

28 August 2013 • 05:59 AMT
About 1 million foreigners officially registered in Moscow

The recent crackdown on immigrants in Russia began after a fracas at a Moscow market in late July.

28 August 2013 • 05:51 AMT
New York Times website goes offline in hacker attack

Analysts said evidence showed a group supporting Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was behind the attack.

28 August 2013 • 05:43 AMT
Australia endorses action against Syria regardless of UN approval

Australia, a close ally of the United States, is due to take over the rotating leadership of the UN Security Council.

28 August 2013 • 05:32 AMT
Acclaimed Armenian-French Artist Jean Jansem dies at 93

Jansem’s artworks are internationally known, and are part of museum collections throughout France and the United States.

27 August 2013 • 16:19 AMT
Any freedom is a thought-out self restraint

Ahead of the release of his Shadow Theater album, well-known jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan shared the history and details of its creation, fusion of jazz and Armenian music, and many other thoughts with PanARMENIAN.Net.

27 August 2013 • 15:43 AMT
Universal rolls out Electrospective Spotify app for electro

Users can browse through 550 albums by decade, artist or genre, and playlists are a major part feature.

27 August 2013 • 15:29 AMT
Facebook pays $20 million over privacy flaw

The payout was approved by a U.S. court following a class action filed against Facebook in 2011 by five of its users.

27 August 2013 • 15:23 AMT
Samsung launches Galaxy Tab 3 kids’ edition

The Galaxy Tab Kids is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and uses a 1024 x 600 resolution display.

27 August 2013 • 15:19 AMT
Sony rolls out NEX-5T camera with built-in Wi-Fi

The camera, which is Sony’s new mid-range mirrorless model, features a new 16.1-megapixel sensor and the ability to shoot up to 25,600 ISO.

27 August 2013 • 15:00 AMT
“Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2” animated comedy unveils new clip

Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Neil Patrick Harris, Terry Crews, Will Forte, Kristen Schaal, and James Caan voice the animated hijinks.

27 August 2013 • 14:32 AMT
Clint Eastwood’s son joins Brad Pitt WWII drama “Fury’

Eastwood, son of actor-director Clint Eastwood, joins the drama about a Sherman Tank crew in the final weeks of World War II.

27 August 2013 • 14:04 AMT
Western powers could attack Syria within days: envoys

Washington said it held Assad responsible for a “moral obscenity” and President Barack Obama would hold him to account for it.

27 August 2013 • 13:58 AMT
Yerevan hosts rally against police violence

Activists in Yerevan took to the streets to protest police violence, marching from Armenia’s police building to the Prosecutor General’s office.