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24 July 2013 • 11:21 AMT
Ombudsman demands transport hike explanation from Yerevan Mayor

Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan slammed the decision taken without the public involvement as unacceptable.

24 July 2013 • 11:18 AMT
Armenian Defense Ministry gifts Bible to newborn Prince of Cambridge

British ambassador to Armenia visited the Institute for National Strategic Studies of the Armenian Ministry of Defense.

24 July 2013 • 10:37 AMT
9 policemen killed as militants attack checkpoint in Iraq

Sectarian tensions across the region have been inflamed by the Syrian civil war, which has also drawn in Shi’ite fighters from Iraq.

24 July 2013 • 10:37 AMT
NSC discontinues Oskanian case after ex-FM’s confession

The ex-FM admitted to putting the money donated to Civilitas foundation to personal use, considering it his own share in a deal.

24 July 2013 • 10:16 AMT
OSCE Mission monitors NKR-Azerbaijani contact line

The monitoring passed in accordance with the agreed schedule in Martuni direction. No violation of the ceasefire was registered.

24 July 2013 • 09:54 AMT
Rosemarie DeWitt joins “Poltergeist” horror remake as female lead

The remake is expected to be more of a grounded, character-based thriller than Tobe Hooper’s 1982 original.

24 July 2013 • 09:46 AMT
Lana Del Rey attacks Lady GaGa in leaked new song “So Legit”

Since the song hit the internet, GaGa fans have flooded Del Rey’s social media account with hate mails.

24 July 2013 • 09:25 AMT
Karabakh Foreign Ministry hosts 20th anniversary reception

Chairman of the NKR National Assembly Ashot Ghulian, Parliament and Government members participated, among others.

24 July 2013 • 08:37 AMT
1 killed, 17 injured as Syrian rebels attack bus carrying Armenians

According to Armenian embassy in Syria, 40-year-old Tamara Srunyan was killed in the attack, with 17 more Armenians injured.

24 July 2013 • 08:17 AMT
Syria turning into global battleground, UN top envoy says

Recent reports of military victories by the govt should not create false confidence that the conflict can be won militarily,” Robert Serry said.

24 July 2013 • 08:02 AMT
Areximbank-Gazprombank Group increases authorized capital

The Group increased its authorized capital by AMD 4,104,851,400 through the only stockholder of the bank – Gazprombank.

24 July 2013 • 07:46 AMT
Over 100 trapped Bulgarian lawmakers escorted out of parliament

Bulgarians have been protesting for 40 days against a government decision to name a media magnate as security chief.

24 July 2013 • 07:31 AMT
South Sudan’s President fires entire cabinet

Salva Kiir issued a decree dismissing all ministers and deputy ministers, as well as Vice-President Riek Machar.

24 July 2013 • 07:21 AMT
“Crouching Tiger” sequel writer to pen 70s martial arts classics remakes

“The Avenging Eagle” and “Come Drink With Me” are part of the Shaw Brothers library, the biggest Chinese-language film library of its kind.

24 July 2013 • 07:13 AMT
George Clooney, Sandra Bullock in “Gravity” sci-fi trailer

The arresting new trailer for Gravity shows Clooney and Bullock’s space mission go very wrong as space debris hits their shuttle.

24 July 2013 • 06:55 AMT
Armenia off to good start at European Women’s Chess Championships

Lilit Mkrtchian, Maria Kursova, Lilit Galojan beat Svetlana Shulakova, Tijana Blagojevic, and Barbara Dizdarevic respectively.

24 July 2013 • 06:40 AMT
ANCA: U.S. House Subcommittee urges aid to Syria refugees

References to humanitarian aid efforts in the Middle East are of particular importance to the Armenian American community.

24 July 2013 • 06:27 AMT
Top UN official calls for efforts to renew Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

The Palestinians are seeking to create an independent state on the territories of the West Bank and the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.

24 July 2013 • 06:13 AMT
1 killed, 17 injured in Cairo police station bomb blast

About 100 people have died in violence since the army deposed Morsi and replaced him with an interim administration led by Adli Mansour.

24 July 2013 • 06:05 AMT
“Carrie Diaries” unveils 1st look at “Sex & the City”’s Samantha Jones

Lindsey Gort steps into the role as a younger version of “Sex and the City’s” sexually liberated PR Maven.

24 July 2013 • 05:52 AMT
Matt Damon in “Elysium” sci-fi clip

Jodie Foster and Sharlto Copley (“District 9”) co-star with Damon in the socially conscious futuristic thriller.

24 July 2013 • 05:45 AMT
Iraqi FM: Assad won’t lose power unless foreign intervention unseats him

Zebari said he believes that the stalemate on the ground would not be broken even if the government or the rebels captured a few towns.

24 July 2013 • 05:38 AMT
German launches poster campaign to find surviving Nazi war criminals

The U.S.-based Simon Wiesenthal Center offers rewards for useful information. It estimates there to be 60 people alive in Germany fit to stand trial.

24 July 2013 • 05:26 AMT
Dozens blocked inside Bulgarian parliament, report says

Protesters clashed with police in the Bulgarian capital Sofia on the 40th day of rallies against government corruption.

24 July 2013 • 05:18 AMT
Clashes between gangs, security forces leave 22 dead in Mexico

The Mexican government last week captured the brutal leader of the Zetas drug cartel, Miguel Angel Trevino.

23 July 2013 • 18:08 AMT
UN Security Council to hold informal meeting with Syrian opposition

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey have been supplying the Syrian rebels with arms, security sources and diplomats say.

23 July 2013 • 18:05 AMT
Armenian painter Vahram Harutyunyan dies aged 54

According to the Ministry of Culture, the civil funeral will take place in St. Harutyun Church in Parakar on July 24.

23 July 2013 • 17:47 AMT
Pay 100 Dram movement issues demands amid transport hike

Activists are demanding to establish rigid monitoring over transportation companies, as well as publish their incomes, expenditures and taxes paid.

23 July 2013 • 17:41 AMT
Argentine Gerardo Martino becomes new Barcelona coach

Martino becomes the fourth Argentine to manage Barca after Helenio Herrera, Roque Olsen and Cesar Luis Menotti.

23 July 2013 • 17:21 AMT
Syrian rebels shoot at buses carrying Armenians

A rebel attack on two buses on Aleppo-Beirut route carrying Syrian Armenians, among others, left several dead and injured.