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29 July 2013 • 12:59 AMT
Russians proud of history, displeased with living standards: poll

The nationwide poll, held mid-June, covered 1,600 respondents and had a margin of error of 3.4 percentage points.

29 July 2013 • 12:51 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 410.30 July 29

Deals amounting to $1,700 million at an average rate of AMD 410.00/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on July 29.

29 July 2013 • 12:25 AMT
Blasts kill 14 in Afghanistan’s south

The deputy governor of the province says three of the dead were police officers while the rest were women and children.

29 July 2013 • 12:08 AMT
Finance Ministry: prices for precious metals for July 29–Aug 4

The State Depository of Precious Metals and Gemstones Agency set the government prices for July 29 – August 4.

29 July 2013 • 11:58 AMT
Armenians strengthening positions at contact line: spokesman

“We are working at nights over security reasons, as the Azerbaijanis are firing at our positions,” Senor Hasratyan said.

29 July 2013 • 11:24 AMT
The Sound of Music costumes auctioned for $1.3 million

The story of a singing Austrian family trying to escape the Nazis prior to World War II won five Oscars in 1966.

29 July 2013 • 11:17 AMT
Lady Gaga shocks guests at art event

Hugh Jackman and Winona Ryder were also at the event, but it was Gaga who most of the crowd were interested in.

29 July 2013 • 10:54 AMT
Amazon to add 7,000 jobs across U.S.

The company has tripled its workforce over the past 3 years, and currently employs over 20,000 employees in its U.S. warehouses.

29 July 2013 • 10:49 AMT
Composer Konstantin Orbelian celebrating 85th birthday

Serzh Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message to composer Konstantin Orbelian on occasion of his 85th birthday.

29 July 2013 • 10:32 AMT
Two more Muslim Brotherhood leaders arrested in Egypt

The two men were found hiding in a home in a Cairo neighborhood located near the main protest site of Morsi’s supporters.

29 July 2013 • 10:28 AMT
Another death reported in Azerbaijani army

The shot was made from the soldier’s own weapon. However, it’s not reported whether it was a suicide or a murder.

29 July 2013 • 10:11 AMT
Composer John Williams to score Star Wars: Episode VII

In his latest interview, Williams praised the director saying he was “perfectly chosen to continue George Lucas’s great odyssey”.

29 July 2013 • 10:06 AMT
Iranian President-elect to nominate new chief nuclear negotiator

Mohammad Forouzandeh is a former Revolutionary Guard and a current member of the Supreme National Security Council.

29 July 2013 • 09:59 AMT
Artsakh President appoints defense army deputy commander

Colonel Vyacheslav Danielyan was appointed as deputy commander of the NKR defense army for the next 5 years.

29 July 2013 • 07:39 AMT
31 arrested in Russian football match violence

Local police said the game at Lokomotiv Stadium drew roughly 21,000 spectators, including 6,000 CSKA supporters.

29 July 2013 • 07:28 AMT
Oil prices fall after sharp drop in Nikkei stock index

Traders are also waiting to see whether the U.S. central bank will announce any alteration to its loose monetary policy.

29 July 2013 • 07:18 AMT
Publisher: those who honor Erdogan simply dishonor themselves

Last week, Aleppo University stripped Erdogan of his honorary doctorate in international relations, awarded to him in 2009.

29 July 2013 • 06:43 AMT
Baghdad rocked by series of car bomb attacks, over 20 killed

More than 100 people were wounded by the blasts in mostly Shia areas of the Iraqi capital, police and medics said.

29 July 2013 • 06:37 AMT
Israel – Palestine talks due to resume in Washington

The last round of direct negotiations broke down in late 2010 in a dispute over Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank.

29 July 2013 • 06:28 AMT
Mkrtchian currently 13th at European Individual Chess Championship

Maria Kursova and Anna Hairapetian played in a draw with Mihaela Sandu and Cristina-Adela Foisor respectively.

29 July 2013 • 05:54 AMT
Five killed as helicopter crashes in Pennsylvania

The dead include three men, one woman and one male child, according to Wyoming County coroner Thomas Kukuchka.

29 July 2013 • 05:35 AMT
Boeing requests airlines to carry out aircraft inspections

As a result of the fire on the parked Ethiopian Airlines plane, London’s Heathrow airport was closed for 90 minutes.

29 July 2013 • 05:17 AMT
Syrian govt. forces consolidate gains in Homs

The Syrian National Coalition acknowledged that rebels had retreated from parts of Khaldiyeh, calling it a “tactical withdrawal.”

29 July 2013 • 05:07 AMT
37 reportedly dead in Italy coach crash

The coach hit several vehicles before smashing through a parapet and toppling down a steep slope near the town of Avellino.

29 July 2013 • 05:05 AMT
EU foreign policy chief to hold talks in Cairo amid turmoil

Muslim Brotherhood threatened to march on the military’s intelligence headquarters in defiance of a warning from the army to stay away.

28 July 2013 • 14:16 AMT
Another jewelry theft reported in Cannes

Cannes film festival, which attracts celebrities from around the world, was hit by two jewelry thefts in May this year.

28 July 2013 • 11:55 AMT
8 killed as suicide car bomber hits Kurdish security patrol in Iraq

Police chief of Tuz Khormato said the bomber struck as the patrol was passing through the ethnically-mixed town.

28 July 2013 • 11:49 AMT
Over 1000 prisoners escape Libyan jail

The escapees are serving sentences for a range of crimes, including murder, drug dealing and crimes of morality, Hejazi said.

28 July 2013 • 11:40 AMT
Israeli cabinet approves referendum bill for Palestinian peace deal

“Any agreement which may be reached in negotiations will be put to a referendum,” Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said.

27 July 2013 • 17:15 AMT
Car bomb hits Turkish embassy in Somali capital

In the most recent brazen attack, its members attacked the main UN compound in the capital in June, killing 22 people.