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23 July 2013 • 17:09 AMT
Azerbaijani, French Foreign Ministers discuss Karabakh conflict settlement

Development of bilateral ties in political and economy sectors as well as Azerbaijan-EU cooperation was also discussed.

23 July 2013 • 16:57 AMT
Over 10000 signatures collected in transport fare hike protest

Pay 100 Dram action participants are holding a signature collection campaign urging fellow citizens to protest against transport fare hike.

23 July 2013 • 16:37 AMT
New lawyer likely to head Armenian driver defenders team

Armenian Ombudsman returned from Moscow where he met with Hrachya Harutyunyan accused of causing a deadly road accident in Russia.

23 July 2013 • 16:21 AMT
China bans construction of govt. buildings in frugality drive

The general offices of the Communist Party’s central committee and the State Council – China’s Cabinet – jointly issued the directive.

23 July 2013 • 16:14 AMT
Japan says taking steps to prevent Fukushima sea leak

The plant’s operator recently admitted for the first time that radioactive water was still going into the sea.

23 July 2013 • 16:04 AMT
Kyrgyz border shootout leaves 2 Uzbek guards dead

The incident occurred when Kyrgyz border guards detected two Uzbek border guards who “illegally intruded into Kyrgyzstan’s territory.”

23 July 2013 • 15:55 AMT
Israel boosts rocket defenses near border with Egypt

Violence in Sinai has surged since the army ousted Morsi on July 3, with militants killing at least 20 people in almost daily assaults in the area.

23 July 2013 • 15:10 AMT
Samsung to hold developers conference in October

The move sees the South Korean firm become the first Android phone maker to hold an event of this kind.

23 July 2013 • 15:03 AMT
White model of Moto X smartphone leaked online

The Moto X is expected to feature a 4.5-inch screen, a dual-core Qualcomm S4 Pro processor, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of on-board storage.

23 July 2013 • 14:57 AMT
Moscow named world’s 2nd most expensive city

Moscow follows Angolan capital Luanda as the second most expensive city because of high costs for rental accommodation.

23 July 2013 • 14:52 AMT
Al Jazeera TV network accuses Egypt authorities of intimidation against staff

Al Jazeera said authorities had been “tightening its grip on the freedom of al Jazeera’s staff” for the past three weeks.

23 July 2013 • 14:21 AMT
“50 Shades of Grey” author talks bestseller’s film adaptation

The writer described director Taylor-Johnson as “incredibly talented”, adding that she “understands” her work.

23 July 2013 • 14:18 AMT
Course for trainers kicks off within Robotics Starts at School project

“We aim at giving the schoolchildren maximum opportunity to serve the science to the best of the humanity,” Yirikian said.

23 July 2013 • 14:13 AMT
Chuck Palahniuk confirms comic book sequel to “Fight Club” hit novel

“Fight Club” was released in 1996 and adapted into an award-winning 1999 movie starring Brad Pitt as Tyler Durden.

23 July 2013 • 14:02 AMT
New Times leader urges govt. to follow Brazil’s suit in transport hike reversal

Last month, Brazil reversed an increase in bus and subway fares that ignited anti-government protests that spread across the nation.

23 July 2013 • 13:44 AMT
Vicente Amorim to direct “Crossface” book adaptation

Amorim’s past helming credits are “Too Much Brazil,” “The Middle Of The World” and “Dirty Hearts.”

23 July 2013 • 13:34 AMT
“Pacific Rim” beats “Despicable Me 2” at foreign box office

Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim grossed $35.3M with 4.7M admissions from 9,610 screens in 50 territories.

23 July 2013 • 13:21 AMT
Imogen Poots joins Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston-starring comedy

Poots will play a prostitute-turned-Broadway-actress who gets a career boost from a married Broadway director (Wilson) who falls for her.

23 July 2013 • 13:20 AMT
Nine killed in Cairo overnight clashes

Mohammed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood movement has refused to recognize the new military-backed administration.

23 July 2013 • 13:16 AMT
“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” announces Season 9 premiere date

The network also announced that “The League” and “Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell” will air their season premieres on the same night.

23 July 2013 • 13:08 AMT
Zvartnots Airport posts passenger traffic of 693 403 in Jan-June

5 245 tons of cargo was transported in January – June 2013 against 5 513 tons during the same period of 2012.

23 July 2013 • 13:02 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 409.97 July 23

Deals amounting to $4, 150 million at an average rate of AMD 410.49/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.

23 July 2013 • 12:56 AMT
Foreign Minister hails progress in Eastern Partnership cooperation

Edward Nalbandian attended the meeting of the foreign ministers of the EU and Eastern Partnership countries in Brussels.

23 July 2013 • 12:32 AMT
One killed at Syrian-Turkish border

Turkey’s military says soldiers returned fire on a group of people trying to cross into Turkey illegally from Syria.

23 July 2013 • 12:11 AMT
Documentary about Aram Khachaturian screens in Hollywood

The screening was organized by joint efforts of the Armenian Diplomatic Representation in Los Angeles and the ARPA Film Festival.

23 July 2013 • 12:08 AMT
Marvel One-Shot “Agent Carter” unveils new clip

In the story, British operative Carter joins the nascent S.H.I.E.L.D. organization and searches for the enigmatic “Zodiac” key.

23 July 2013 • 11:54 AMT
“Shrek” star Mike Myers to make directorial debut with “Supermensch”

The movie will include interviews with Alice Cooper, Michael Douglas, Sylvester Stallone, Anne Murray, Emeril Lagasse among others.

23 July 2013 • 11:44 AMT
Timur Bekmambetov’s company starts shooting “Hardcore” action thriller

The story is centered on a cyborg created at a secret Moscow laboratory who is trying to find a girl he was in love with in his previous life.

23 July 2013 • 11:40 AMT
Armenian President sends letter of condolence to China

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan sent a letter of condolence to the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping.

23 July 2013 • 11:40 AMT
Sierra Pictures nabs “Obsidian” bestseller for film adaptation

Jennifer Armentrout’s e-book debuted at No. 25 on the New York Times E-Book Fiction Best Sellers list before shooting up to No. 1 in its third week.