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17 July 2013 • 12:25 AMT
Putin praises military’s performance in snap check of combat readiness

The Defense Ministry has said snap inspections will be conducted on a regular basis to ensure constant combat readiness.

17 July 2013 • 12:18 AMT
7 killed in Damascus car bomb

The small town is under the control of President Bashar al-Assad’s forces but there are rebels in the surrounding area.

17 July 2013 • 12:08 AMT
FM: Azerbaijan dissatisfied with OSCE Minsk Group mediation efforts

Mammadyarov noted that Azerbaijan welcomes proposals from any country in the resolution of the conflict.

17 July 2013 • 11:51 AMT
“Mama” helmer to film “Bird Box” book adaptation

The story follows a woman and 2 children – all of them blindfolded – who make their way down a river in a seemingly post-apocalyptic setting.

17 July 2013 • 11:44 AMT
George Sand novella adaptation “Red Wing” unveils new trailer

In the drama based on the 19th century novella, a family is torn apart when a mysterious foster child grows up to be a perceived threat.

17 July 2013 • 11:35 AMT
Parliament speaker slams treatment of Armenian truck driver as inhumane

Parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan expressed condolences to the families of Russia road accident victims.

17 July 2013 • 11:18 AMT
Defense Minister travels to Georgia for military cooperation talks

A meeting with his Georgian counterpart Irakli Alasania, as well as other officials is on Armenian Minister’s visit agenda.

17 July 2013 • 11:04 AMT
Baroness Caroline Cox meets Karabakh President

A number of issues related to domestic and foreign policy of Artsakh and regional developments were discussed during the meeting.

17 July 2013 • 10:51 AMT
Australia’s New South Wales ready to cooperate with Artsakh

President Sahakyan thanked the authorities and people of the New South Wales state recognizing the country’s independence.

17 July 2013 • 10:41 AMT
Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange in “The Fifth Estate” trailer

The drama from director Bill Condon also stars Daniel Bruhl as former WikiLeaks spokesperson Daniel Domscheit-Berg.

17 July 2013 • 10:35 AMT
HBO orders Duplass Brothers “Togetherness” comedy to series

The series follows 2 couples living under the same roof who struggle to keep their relationships alive while pursuing their individual dreams.

17 July 2013 • 07:01 AMT
Egypt’s interim president swears in new cabinet

The new government is led by PM Hazem el-Beblawi; Army chief General Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi retains his post as defence minister.

17 July 2013 • 06:52 AMT
Arabian al Qaeda No.2 killed in Yemen drone strike

Said al-Shehri was killed in a U.S.-led drone strike in Yemen, senior AQAP official Ibrahim al Rubaish said in a video statement posted online.

17 July 2013 • 06:47 AMT
Abraham to fight Stieglitz for 3rd time?

Abraham could end up as mandatory challenger for Stieglitz as long as he gets past Willbeforce Shihepo on August 24 in Germany.

17 July 2013 • 06:41 AMT
Mkhitaryan strikes 2nd goal in third game for Borussia

Borussia Dortmund continued their preparations for the new season as they breezed to a 4-1 victory over Luzern at the Swissporarena.

17 July 2013 • 06:36 AMT
Ashton Kutcher talks his role as Steve Jobs in Apple founder bio

Kutcher reveals that the screenplay made him have “great reservations” since it was not “entirely flattering” to the late Apple founder’s character.

17 July 2013 • 06:32 AMT
Tom Hanks to headline Dan Brown’s “Inferno” novel adaptation

The story is set in Europe and inspired by Dante Alighieri’s 14th-Century epic poem, “The Divine Comedy”.

17 July 2013 • 06:12 AMT
NASA aborts spacewalk over helmet water leak

The trouble cropped up about 90 minutes into what was to be a six-hour spacewalk to perform cable work and other routine maintenance.

17 July 2013 • 06:02 AMT
Syria conflict worst since Rwanda genocide, UN says

UN refugee chief was speaking to the UN Security Council, which also heard that 5,000 people are being killed each month.

17 July 2013 • 05:51 AMT
U.S. sent extradition requests for Snowden, WikiLeaks says

Snowden arrived in Moscow from Hong Kong on June 23. He has since remained in geopolitical limbo in the transit zone of Sheremetyevo Airport.

17 July 2013 • 05:45 AMT
Egypt prosecutor orders probe into Morsi prison escape

The prosecutor referred the jail break case against Morsi and 18 other Islamist leaders to a judge to start investigations.

17 July 2013 • 05:41 AMT
Reese Witherspoon to topline “Wild” bestseller adaptation

Witherspoon recently wrapped Imagine Entertainment’s “The Good Lie” and is currently filming Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Inherent Vice.”

17 July 2013 • 05:38 AMT
Robert Downey Jr. named highest paid actor in Hollywood

“The Wolverine” star Hugh Jackman ranked third with an estimated $55 million flowing into his bank account.

17 July 2013 • 05:32 AMT
School meal kills 20 children in eastern India

Malnutrition is one of the major health concerns among Indian youngsters and many state govts launched midday meal programs for poor children.

17 July 2013 • 05:23 AMT
Cuba says loaded seized N. Korean ship with obsolete weapons

The ship was seized by Panama last week after “undeclared military cargo” was found hidden in a shipment of sugar.

17 July 2013 • 05:05 AMT
5.0-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia

Indonesia is notorious for its high volcanic and seismic activity, as it sits on the so-called Pacific “Ring of Fire”, where tectonic plates meet.

17 July 2013 • 05:02 AMT
Sinai assailants attack Egyptian army camp with rockets

The violence has spiked again since the overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi this month.

16 July 2013 • 15:03 AMT
Doctors didn’t mean to humiliate Armenian truck driver, lawyer says

18 people died after a truck carrying macadam ran into a passenger bus in an outlying area of Moscow.

16 July 2013 • 14:48 AMT
Greco-Roman wrestler Julfalakyan wins Kazan Universiade bronze

The European champions and silver medalist at World And Olympic championships won 3 fights out of 4 at the Universiade.

16 July 2013 • 14:37 AMT
Sudan’s President flees Nigeria as ICC calls for arrest on genocide charges

Bashir is accused of orchestrating genocide during the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region in which some 200,000 people were killed.