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09 August 2013 • 17:18 AMT
Plane crashes into house near Connecticut airport

East Haven Mayor said the missing include the one person on the plane and two children in the house, ages one and 13.

09 August 2013 • 17:13 AMT
Youth centers in Stepanakert, Martakert being repaired

They also touched upon the resolution of the Karabakh conflict and discussed a number of regional problems.

09 August 2013 • 14:49 AMT
Armenian Deputy Defense Minister meets ICRC delegate

Davit Tonoyan met with International Committee of the Red Cross delegate Dragana Rankovich to discuss the issue of Hakob Injighulyan.

09 August 2013 • 14:41 AMT
Eiffel Tower completely evacuated over bomb threat

The 324-meter-high (1,062-foot) iron tower was evacuated around 2 pm. The police official could give no further details.

09 August 2013 • 14:34 AMT
Armenian Church in Canada to mark Feast of Holy Council of Ephesus

The other two ecumenical councils accepted by the Armenian Church are the Council of Nicea and the Council of Constantinople.

09 August 2013 • 14:21 AMT
Czech PM to submit his cabinet’s resignation next week

The cabinet will stay in office in a caretaker capacity as political parties in the country hone plans to hold an early election in the autumn.

09 August 2013 • 14:05 AMT
Karo Murat- Bernard Hopkins bout pushed to Oct 26

“We’re trying to get the Bika-Dirrell fight done and we’re also looking at having Quillin on the card as well,” Schaefer said.

09 August 2013 • 13:51 AMT
Snowden free to travel across Russian, official says

Molodiyevsky says Snowden is free to go to any Russian region, though he must notify the agency of his intention to do so.

09 August 2013 • 13:24 AMT
OPEC keeps global oil demand growth estimates for 2014 unchanged

Increasing output from countries outside OPEC means demand for the organization’s crude will slide to 29.7 million barrels a day.

09 August 2013 • 13:08 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 407.48 Aug 9

Deals amounting to $1,975 million at an average rate of AMD 407.25/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Aug 9.

09 August 2013 • 12:41 AMT
Israel won’t accept EU deal under new terms: Deputy FM

Deputy Foreign Minister Zeev Elkin said that Israel wants to negotiate, but that “we can’t sign” if the terms remain.

09 August 2013 • 12:36 AMT
Turkish President calls for Morsi release

Egypt’s interim government has promised its own transition plan, leading to new elections in nine months time.

09 August 2013 • 12:23 AMT
Lavrov warns of terrorism threat in Syria

“As I have already said, we have accomplished our part of the work,” Lavrov told journalists after meeting Ban Ki-moon.

09 August 2013 • 11:56 AMT
ICRC: no info on captured Armenian soldier in Azerbaijan yet

Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross could not meet Armenian serviceman in the Azerbaijani captivity yet.

09 August 2013 • 11:28 AMT
Hollywood star Karen Black dies at 74

The actress also starred as a jewel thief in what turned out to be Alfred Hitchcock’s last movie, Family Plot, released in 1976.

09 August 2013 • 11:19 AMT
Iran’s Supreme Leader says U.S. not a good mediator in Mideast talks

“The U.S. is not a real mediator, it stands by the Zionists,” said Khamenei. “Definitely …. it is against the interests of the Palestinians.”

09 August 2013 • 11:02 AMT
Turkish Airlines employees kidnapped in Lebanon

“We immediately contacted the Lebanese authorities at every level,” Turkish foreign ministry spokesman Levent Gumrukcu said.

09 August 2013 • 10:44 AMT
ALMA to host artist Gourgen Manoukian’s exhibit

The landscapes reflect his memories of Armenia, featuring converging lines of earth and sky and the alternation of shadow and sunlight.

09 August 2013 • 10:36 AMT
Ethiopian military cargo plane crashes in Mogadishu airport

It was carrying arms to the African Union forces in Somalia when it crashed as it landed just before 8 am local time.

09 August 2013 • 10:22 AMT
U.S. evacuates staff from consulate in Pakistan’s Lahore

“As a precautionary measure, we are undertaking a drawdown of all except emergency personnel,” U.S. Embassy spokeswoman said.

09 August 2013 • 04:32 AMT
Apple v. Samsung fight next round due to begin

Both Apple and Samsung have sued each other in multiple jurisdictions in many countries over various patent complaints.

09 August 2013 • 04:31 AMT
U.S. drone strikes kill 12 suspected al-Qaeda militants in Yemen

The uptick in drone strikes signals that the Obama administration is stepping up its efforts to target Yemen’s al-Qaeda offshoot.

09 August 2013 • 04:30 AMT
Saudi Arabia arrests 2 on suspicion of planning suicide attacks

“We are trying to find out more about what they were discussing with other al Qaeda elements outside the country,” Al-Turki said.

09 August 2013 • 04:28 AMT
Google adds 79 patents to no-sue list

The first 10 patents were related to MapReduce, a computing model for processing large data sets developed at Google.

09 August 2013 • 04:27 AMT
UN chief, Russian Foreign Minister discuss Syrian crisis

The situation in Syria is likely to highlight Lavrov’s meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.

09 August 2013 • 04:26 AMT
Kerry to visit Colombia, Brazil for talks next week

The August 12-13 visits will be Kerry’s first to South America since becoming the top U.S. diplomat in February.

09 August 2013 • 04:25 AMT
Xbox One key features to be available with annual subscription

The payment will also let owners chat to friends via video on Skype and use the OneGuide and SmartMatch services.

09 August 2013 • 04:24 AMT
Ties between Georgia, Russia not to be mended yet, FM says

“Diplomatic relations will not be restored until this situation changes,” Georgian Foreign Minister Maya Pandzhikidze said.

09 August 2013 • 04:20 AMT
Dromedary camels can be source of deadly coronavirus

The Mers coronavirus first emerged in the Middle East last year. So far, there have been 94 confirmed cases and 46 deaths.

09 August 2013 • 04:19 AMT
NSA to fire 90% of its system administrators

“What we’re in the process of doing – not fast enough – is reducing our system administrators by about 90 percent,” Alexander said.