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02 August 2013 • 10:11 AMT
China repeats opposition to tougher U.S. sanctions on Iran

“In particular, it opposes sanctions that will hurt the interests of a third party,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

02 August 2013 • 10:01 AMT
Turkish shepherd fired at Russian border guards: FSB

According to preliminary data, shepherd identified as Mustafa Ulker crossed the Armenian border and shot at Russian frontier guards.

02 August 2013 • 09:41 AMT
Armenia posts 75,8% increase in diamond production

590,4 kg of jewelry was produced during the reporting period against 636,8 kg in 2012 with 24,2% increase posted.

02 August 2013 • 09:32 AMT
Google shuts down free music search service in India

“This is part of an ongoing effort across Google to bring greater focus to our portfolio of products,” the company said.

02 August 2013 • 07:43 AMT
Former Chancellor wanted to halve number of Turks in Germany

Turkish migration to Germany stems from October 1961 when a labor recruitment agreement was signed between the two countries.

02 August 2013 • 07:37 AMT
Author of book on Genocide confirmed as U.S. envoy to UN

“She will be a fierce advocate for universal rights, fundamental freedoms and U.S. national interests,” Obama said.

02 August 2013 • 07:19 AMT
Oil prices rise on favorable U.S. economic data

Michael Hewson of CMC Markets said that report “could well add the final flourish to a record week, and a perfect start to August.”

02 August 2013 • 07:11 AMT
Armenia’s brandy production rises 1% in Jan-June 2013

During the reporting period, beer production totaled 6 374,6 thousand liters, dropping by 2,4% against 2012 output.

02 August 2013 • 06:47 AMT
Mkrtchian climbs to 11th place at European Individual Championship

Armenia’s Lilit Mkrtchian climbed to the 11th place after winning a victory over Jolanta Zawadzka of Poland.

02 August 2013 • 06:38 AMT
Ararat: mount for people with spirit

“Ararat is a sacred mountain and while ascending it you have the time to think about spiritual values,” says Khachiyan.

02 August 2013 • 06:27 AMT
Boeing 767 makes emergency landing in Russia’s Khabarovsk

“The aircraft was en route from Khabarovsk to Moscow carrying 234 passengers and 13 crew members,” the statement said.

02 August 2013 • 05:32 AMT
Motorola unveils new flagship smartphone Moto X

As expected, the Moto X has a 4.7-inch Gorilla Glass screen that runs nearly edge-to-edge across the phone’s face.

02 August 2013 • 05:26 AMT
Turkey records national minorities with secret ‘race codes’: report

Greeks were coded 1, Armenians were coded 2, and Jews were coded 3. Other minorities or groups are not coded.

02 August 2013 • 05:20 AMT
Italy’s high court upholds prison sentence for Berlusconi

The high court also ordered a lower court to reconsider whether Berlusconi, 76, should be banned from public office.

02 August 2013 • 05:07 AMT
U.S. to close embassies in Mideast for security reasons Aug 4

Last year on September 11, the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was attacked, leaving four Americans dead.

01 August 2013 • 18:43 AMT
Kerry says Obama has timeline for ending drone strikes program

“I think the program will end as we have eliminated most of the threat and continue to eliminate it,” Kerry said.

01 August 2013 • 18:30 AMT
NATO helicopter mistakenly kills five Afghan officers

Ebony said NATO troops were responding to a call from helped from combined Afghan and NATO coalition troops.

01 August 2013 • 17:42 AMT
U.S. House passes bill lowering student loan interest rates

The bill pegs interest rates on student loans to the 10-year Treasury note plus 2.05 percentage points for undergraduates.

01 August 2013 • 17:26 AMT
ECB president sees tentative signs of eurozone economic recovery

It was revealed that eurozone manufacturing activity grew for the first time in two years in July as factory output increased.

01 August 2013 • 17:17 AMT
40 killed, 120 wounded un Syria’s Homs blast

The Observatory said the casualties were soldiers and civilians and that some of the wounded were in a critical condition.

01 August 2013 • 17:08 AMT
U.S. Sen. Menendez: Russia must return Snowden

“Snowden stays in the land of transparency and human rights. Time to hit that reset button again,” McCain said.

01 August 2013 • 13:42 AMT
Iran says new sanctions can complicate nuke talks

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Araghchi said sanctions will not stop the country’s nuclear advance.

01 August 2013 • 13:35 AMT
Records show Lithuanian officials discuss Armenia, Azerbaijan

“I am supportive of those who lead Armenians. They are also Christians and Stalin regime made them suffer,” a man said.

01 August 2013 • 13:16 AMT
Over 1,000 Iraqis killed in sectarian violence in July: UN

The conflict in neighboring Syria has inflamed sectarian tensions across the region and invigorated Sunni insurgents in Iraq.

01 August 2013 • 12:48 AMT
Assad visits tense Damascus suburb to inspect his troops

Daraya was held by rebels for a long time and it took the army weeks of heavy fighting to regain control earlier this year.

01 August 2013 • 12:37 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD410.21 Aug 1

Deals amounting to $1,9 million at an average rate of AMD 410.21/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.

01 August 2013 • 12:30 AMT
Snowden gets papers, leaves Moscow airport

The Snowden affair has caused diplomatic ructions around the world, upsetting America’s close allies and traditional enemies.

01 August 2013 • 12:21 AMT
Turkish shepherd shot dead at Armenian border

“Our brigade’s assistant commander and the district governor are at the border,” Kars Governor Eyüp Tepe said.

01 August 2013 • 10:46 AMT
Elina Danielyan 28th in FIDE women’s rankings

Samvel Ter-Sahakyan is 19th, Karen Grigoryan is 29th, Hovhannes Gabuzyan is 32nd while Robert Aghasaryan is 64th.

01 August 2013 • 10:32 AMT
Bahrain King toughens penalties in anti-terrorism laws

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights said it was concerned that the changes heralded a new crackdown by the authorities.