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26 August 2013 • 09:14 AMT
Russian journalists, public figures visiting Karabakh

Karen Mirzoyan welcomed the delegation, stressing the importance of such visits in forming objective picture of the NKR.

26 August 2013 • 08:45 AMT
Turkey would join int’l coalition against Syria: Foreign Minister

Ahmet Davutoglu: we always prioritize acting together with the international community, with United Nations decisions.

26 August 2013 • 08:40 AMT
“Despicable Me 2” comedy named No. 1 animated pic of 2013

Last month NBCUniversal chief Steve Burke declared “Despicable Me 2” the studio’s most profitable film in history.

26 August 2013 • 08:34 AMT
More J.D. Salinger books to be posthumously published: documentary

New tomes include “The Family Glass,” “The Last and Best of the Peter Pans,” a manual of the Vedanta religion among others.

26 August 2013 • 08:16 AMT
Google building own self-driving car, report says

Sources claim that the company has considered a number of uses for the vehicle, including a “robo-taxi” service.

26 August 2013 • 08:08 AMT
Outgoing CEO: Vista my biggest regret at Microsoft

Speaking to ZDnet, the 57-year old admitted that he had “had a chance to make a lot of mistakes”.

26 August 2013 • 07:24 AMT
Artsakh leader congratulates South Ossetia on 5th anniv. of independence

Bako Sahakyan: we are happy to see South Ossetia developing dynamically, successfully addressing the challenges it faces.

26 August 2013 • 07:16 AMT
Memorial to Artsakh Liberation heroes unveiled in Martakert region

The Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic President Bako Sahakyan attended the unveiling ceremony of a monument.

26 August 2013 • 07:04 AMT
“The Butler” drama retains top spot at box office

The drama about a White House butler with such A-list stars as Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey is still the champ with another $17 million.

26 August 2013 • 06:55 AMT
Georgia’s “In Bloom” wins best film award at Sarajevo Festival

Lika Babluani and Mariam Bokeria jointly were awarded best actress, a repeat of the same recognition they received just a month ago.

26 August 2013 • 06:46 AMT
Italian military inspectors to fly over Russia under Open Skies Treaty

The Treaty establishes a regime of unarmed aerial observation flights over the territories of its 34 member states to promote openness.

26 August 2013 • 06:40 AMT
Egypt’s Mubarak appears in court 3 days after release

Mubarak is facing a retrial on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising.

26 August 2013 • 06:31 AMT
U.S. National Security Agency spied on UN: paper

Der Spiegel said that docs it obtained from Edward Snowden show the NSA decoded the system at the UN’s headquarters in New York last summer.

26 August 2013 • 06:23 AMT
Muslim Brotherhood leaders’ trial political, lawyer says

Badie refused to recognize the authority of the judiciary after Morsi’s removal or to answer questions during his interrogation in jail last week.

26 August 2013 • 06:06 AMT
Weinstein Co. debuts Wong Kar-wai martial arts action “The Grandmaster”

“The Grandmaster” is a hit in China, where it has grossed more than $45 million since rolling out in January.

26 August 2013 • 06:01 AMT
Shailene Woodley, Kate Winslet in “Divergent” bestseller adaptation trailer

The film stars Shailene Woodley as Tris Prior, who’s warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group.

26 August 2013 • 05:46 AMT
NSA leaker Snowden stayed in Moscow over Cuba’s stance, report says

Snowden flew to Russia from Hong Kong on June 23 and was supposed to continue his way to Havana, but did not.

26 August 2013 • 05:42 AMT
UN inspectors due to visit chemical attack site in Syria

The U.S. says there is little doubt Syrian forces used chemical weapons in the attack, which reportedly killed 300 people.

26 August 2013 • 05:38 AMT
41 killed in Iraq insurgent attacks

The attacks are part of a months-long wave of killing that is the country’s worst spate of bloodshed since 2008.

26 August 2013 • 05:32 AMT
Russia concerned over Washington’s possible military response in Syria

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged restraint when talking to his U.S. counterpart, the ministry said.

24 August 2013 • 14:32 AMT
Casey Affleck, David Lowery to reunite for “To Be Two” sci-fi

Lowery has closed a deal to adapt a short story from Paul Broks’s collection “Into the Silent Land: Travels in Neuropsychology.”

24 August 2013 • 14:28 AMT
James Cameron announces “Avatar” original novel

Director James Cameron has hired Jumper author Steven Charles Gould to pen four books set in the world of Pandora.

24 August 2013 • 14:20 AMT
Ukraine re-affirms commitment to EU deals despite Putin warning

Earlier, Putin said that a free trade deal between Ukraine and the EU might “squeeze out” Russian goods.

24 August 2013 • 14:13 AMT
NKR President visits Shushi Carpet Museum, agricultural market

Bako Sahakyan: Shushi Carpet Museum substantially contributes to maintenance of national traditions and boosting tourism in Artsakh.

24 August 2013 • 13:58 AMT
Islamist extremists kill 44 in Nigeria

The attackers hit Dumba village in Borno state before dawn and slit their victims’ throats – a new strategy since gunfire attracts security forces.

24 August 2013 • 13:52 AMT
U.S., Chinese naval forces to hold antipiracy exercise in Gulf of Aden

Guided missile destroyers, supply ships, shipborne helicopters and special task forces will participate in the exercise.

24 August 2013 • 13:41 AMT
U.S. wildfires spread into Yosemite National Park

The fire hit the park at the height of summer season, as officials geared up for a busy holiday weekend.

24 August 2013 • 13:23 AMT
Syrian soldiers find chemical agents in rebel tunnels: TV

Syrian opposition accounts that between 500 and well over 1,000 civilians were killed by gas in munitions fired by forces loyal to Assad.

24 August 2013 • 13:07 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 406.04 Aug 24

Deals amounting to $8,250 million at an average rate of AMD 405.99/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Aug 24.

24 August 2013 • 13:02 AMT
Monument to duduk Master Jivan Gasparyan to be unveiled in Yerevan

“The monuments must be erected to the living. People must be appreciated in their lifetime,” Jivan Gasparyan said.