EN
17 August 2013 • 06:38 AMT
ANCA-ER local committees meet with House Reps. during August recess

The ANC of New Jersey was accompanied by ANCA Eastern Region Executive Director to a meeting with Rep. Jon Runyan.

17 August 2013 • 06:28 AMT
CIA acknowledges Area 51 in newly declassified docs

The mysterious piece of land in Nevada has been linked with reports of UFOs, alien bodies and secret government projects.

17 August 2013 • 06:22 AMT
Muslim Brotherhood urges rallies as over 100 die in Egypt clashes

An interim cabinet, installed by the army after it removed Morsi during rallies against his often chaotic rule, has refused to back down.

17 August 2013 • 06:12 AMT
Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson talk “Drinking Buddies” experience in video

Joe Swanberg’s indie comedy “Drinking Buddies” is entirely improvised, and the cast talked about the rare experience.

17 August 2013 • 06:06 AMT
Mick Jagger, Alicia Keys in “Muscle Shoals” documentary trailer

Luring some of the biggest figures in 20th century pop music the studio produced classic songs like “I Never Loved a Man,” “Wild Horses” and more.

17 August 2013 • 05:49 AMT
UN warns of severe polio outbreak in Somalia

At least 105 cases of polio have been recorded in Somalia this year – almost half the number of cases around the world in 2012.

17 August 2013 • 05:44 AMT
NSA leaker Snowden not interrogated by Russian police, Assange says

The statement comes amid media speculations that Snowden has fallen into the hands of the Russian state security services.

17 August 2013 • 05:28 AMT
Russian cosmonauts complete record-long spacewalk

The Russian Space Agency plans to launch a new science lab by the end of the year. It is the last major piece due at the orbiting outpost.

17 August 2013 • 05:20 AMT
Bomb attack halts oil flow through Iraq-Turkey pipeline – officials

The attack took place at around 0100 GMT on Aug 16 near the al-Shura area 60 km (40 miles) to the south of the city of Mosul.

16 August 2013 • 18:19 AMT
13 die, 690 rescued after ferry sinks in Philippines

Local radio said many people were plucked from the waters by dozens of fishing boats that rushed to the area.

16 August 2013 • 13:12 AMT
Armenian Deputy PM meets with ICRC rep over captured soldier

The Armenian official called on the international organization to intensify meditation efforts to meet with the captive in Baku.

16 August 2013 • 12:59 AMT
U.S. to host “Renaissance to Goya: Prints & Drawings from Spain” exhibit

Among the artists included are Velazquez, Murillo, Zurbáran, Ribera and above all Goya whose full range is represented in 26 works.

16 August 2013 • 12:55 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 406.42 Aug 16

Deals amounting to $1,670 million at an average rate of AMD 406.67/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Aug 16.

16 August 2013 • 12:28 AMT
Keri Russell reveals “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” plot details

“Basically, there’s been this virus outbreak and there’s very little of civilisation alive,” Russell said in an interview with I Am Rogue.

16 August 2013 • 12:17 AMT
UN: Syrian refugees pour into Iraq through new crossing

Some Syrian refugees had been allowed in since mid-July for reasons of family reunification or dire humanitarian need, Edwards said.

16 August 2013 • 11:56 AMT
Art thieves offer deal on stolen masterpieces by Monet, Gaugin

In October last year, in less than three minutes, seven masterpieces were stripped from the walls of Kunsthal museum in the Dutch city of Rotterdam.

16 August 2013 • 11:35 AMT
Picasso, Dali artworks shown after being recovered from Mafia collection

More than 100 art treasures were confiscated from Gioacchino Campolo, known as the “slot machine king”, when he was arrested in 2009.

16 August 2013 • 11:24 AMT
Swiss envoy presents credentials to Armenian President

The men hailed the high-level relations between Armenia and Switzerland as well as collaboration within various international institutions.

16 August 2013 • 11:18 AMT
CBS Films picks up “Other People’s Love Letters” romance

The film has a Love, Actually vibe in that it follows the intertwining storylines of four romances, each at a crossroads.

16 August 2013 • 11:04 AMT
Spain’s richest woman Rosalia Mera dies at 69

The magazine says she was the world’s 195th richest person but was in the No. 1 spot on its list for “wealthiest self-made woman.”

16 August 2013 • 10:42 AMT
Germany extends travel alert to Red Sea tourist resorts

“We advise against travel to Egypt and advise urgently against travel to Cairo, upper Egypt and the Nile delta,” the spokesman said.

16 August 2013 • 10:41 AMT
Gina Gershon, Raquel Welch to headline “House of Versace” biopic

The movie will track Donatella Versace’s struggle to take over her brother’s fashion empire after his 1997 slaying.

16 August 2013 • 10:35 AMT
U.S. commercial reactors vulnerable to terrorist threats: report

While all 107 commercial nuclear power reactors were thought to be vulnerable, the report spotlighted 11 that were most at risk.

16 August 2013 • 10:29 AMT
Toronto Fest film “Antboy” trailer released

The film follows a shy 12-year-old boy who becomes a superhero, similar to Spider-Man, after being bitten by an ant.

16 August 2013 • 10:15 AMT
Osy Ikhile, Ben Whishaw to topline “In the Heart of the Sea” novel adaptation

Chris Hemsworth, Ben Walker and Cillian Murphy star alongside Brendan Gleeson, Tom Holland, Frank Dillane and Sam Keeley.

16 August 2013 • 10:13 AMT
Facebook planning to test new mobile payment feature

However, Facebook said the feature would not involve moving the payment processing away from an app’s current service provider.

16 August 2013 • 10:07 AMT
Turkey keeps up criticism of Egypt after recalling envoy

Protests were also planned in Turkey and a pro-Islamic charity group said it would hold funeral prayers in Istanbul for the dead.

16 August 2013 • 10:02 AMT
2 Armenian boxers get to European Youth Championships semifinal

Henrik Darbinyan (81 kg) got the upper hand of Azerbaijan’s Rahil Mammadli in ¼ finals to fight Hungary’s Adam Hamori.

16 August 2013 • 09:36 AMT
Apple iWatch unofficial concept design lands online

Professional designer Stephen Olmstead posted the illustration on The Verge’s forums to offer his take on what the so-called iWatch will look like.

16 August 2013 • 09:28 AMT
Nokia to launch Windows RT tablet in September – report

The tablet is said to be codenamed the Vanquish and features a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor.