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16 July 2013 • 14:34 AMT
BlackBerry A10 smartphone’s specs leaked online – report

BlackBerry is yet to officially announce the A10 smartphone, but previous reports have tipped it for a November debut.

16 July 2013 • 13:57 AMT
“Angry Birds Star Wars II” to be released in September

“The new game will tackle the prequels, introducing a wide roster of never-before-seen ‘Angry Birds Star Wars’ characters,” Rovio said.

16 July 2013 • 13:44 AMT
SCR posts passenger traffic of 5089 on Yerevan-Batumi-Yerevan route

From June 1 to July 11, 12,4 thous. of Armenia deluxe train tickets were sold, exceeding last year’s results by 28%.

16 July 2013 • 13:21 AMT
South blames North Korea for cyberattacks

Local media reported that the personal information of millions of people was stolen from the presidential office’s website and the ruling party.

16 July 2013 • 13:08 AMT
Israel condemns EU settlements move

Israeli minister Silvan Shalom said the measure was a “big mistake” which cast doubt on the EU’s impartiality in the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

16 July 2013 • 12:56 AMT
Armenian sambo wrestlers win 2 bronze medals at Kazan Universiade

With sambo tournament at the Universiade completed, Armenian wrestlers will bring home 3 medals.

16 July 2013 • 12:44 AMT
“How To Train Your Dragon 2” animated comedy unveils new clip

“How To Train Your Dragon 2” takes place five years after the 2010 original – a half-billion-dollar global sleeper for DreamWorks Animation.

16 July 2013 • 12:32 AMT
“Curfew” Oscar-winning short to be adapted into feature film

Pic follows Richie, who at the lowest point of his life gets a call from his estranged sister asking him to look after his 11-year-old niece.

16 July 2013 • 12:04 AMT
Air Arabia Airline announces launch of flights to Armenia

From August 16-30, 2013 the tickets for Yerevan-Sharjah-Yerevan flights will cost $175, with a 30% discount for media reps.

16 July 2013 • 11:36 AMT
Summer School for Youth Leaders launched in Artsakh

The program aims to involve the youth in the country’s social and political environment and ensure their active participation in domestic affairs.

16 July 2013 • 11:26 AMT
Syrian rebels reinforce key Damascus suburb to push back govt. troops

After two years of rebel gains in a war that has cost more than 90,000 lives, the tide has turned somewhat for Assad’s forces.

16 July 2013 • 11:08 AMT
NSA leaker Snowden may get temporary permit to stay in Russia

If Snowden files a request for refugee status with the Federal Migration Service, the request will be considered, the source said.

16 July 2013 • 10:58 AMT
“Twilight” star Mackenzie Foy joins Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar”

The lineup already includes Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine and Casey Affleck.

16 July 2013 • 10:47 AMT
Kevin Costner in talks to star in Guillermo del Toro’s “Midnight Delivery”

The film centers on a father who attempts to save his daughter from a Colombian gang by trafficking cocaine to London on a midnight flight.

16 July 2013 • 10:34 AMT
Ameria official urges for assistance in promoting industrial agriculture

Tigran Jrbashyan: a new sector – industrial agriculture – demanding major capital investments is being currently formed in Armenia.

16 July 2013 • 10:01 AMT
Cairo clashes leave 7 dead

The head of Egypt’s emergency services, Mohamed Sultan, said two people had died on or around the bridge and five in Giza.

16 July 2013 • 09:47 AMT
Forbes: Real Madrid named most valuable sports team

Forbes says Real Madrid is worth $3.3 billion. The Spanish power moved up a spot from No. 2 last year.

16 July 2013 • 09:37 AMT
John Kerry, Arab officials to discuss Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

State Department spokeswoman said Kerry was likely to discuss Syria’s civil war and his deputy’s current visit to Egypt.

16 July 2013 • 09:18 AMT
Jennifer Lawrence in “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” new still

Stanley Tucci, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Donald Sutherland will appear in the sequel to “The Hunger Games”.

16 July 2013 • 09:01 AMT
Tom Cruise’s “All You Need Is Kill” retitled “Edge of Tomorrow”

“Edge of Tomorrow” introduces Cruise as Lt. Col. Bill Cage, a new recruit in a war against aliens who finds himself caught in a time loop.

16 July 2013 • 08:50 AMT
Mexico’s Zetas drug cartel leader captured

Zetas authored some of the worst atrocities of Mexico’s drug war, gaining a reputation as the most terrifying of the country’s cartels.

16 July 2013 • 08:44 AMT
Iran mulls opening trade center in Armenia

Armenia may serve as a transit route to Iran on the way to other CIS states, while vast market of Tehran’s neighbors will become open to Yerevan.

16 July 2013 • 08:12 AMT
Armenian, Azeri experts’ Karabakh settlement recommendations

The document was issued after a joint discussion held on June 15-18 in Tbilisi within the framework of the Breaking the Impasse series.

16 July 2013 • 08:03 AMT
Grandmaster Zaven Andriasian wins Kazan Universiade silver

Armenia won 5 more medals at the tournament, with sambo wrestler Tigran Kirakosyan (55 kg) gaining the Universiade gold.

16 July 2013 • 07:48 AMT
“12 Years a Slave” historical drama unveils trailer

The film centers on Solomon Northup who lived in upstate New York as a free man, but was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the 1840s.

16 July 2013 • 07:42 AMT
Margot Robbie to replace Kristen Stewart in Will Smith’s “Focus”

Denise Di Novi is producing the movie, which follows an inexperienced female con artist who teams up with a more seasoned male one.

16 July 2013 • 07:30 AMT
Police fire teas gas amid Cairo scuffles

Scuffles broke out between supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and locals in and around Ramses Street.

16 July 2013 • 07:24 AMT
Combat aircraft remain key Russian arms export, official says

Russia, which last year sold $15.2 billion worth of weaponry, is the world’s No. 2 arms exporter, behind the United States.

16 July 2013 • 07:15 AMT
NASA’s Hubble space telescope discovers new Neptune moon

U.S. astronomer Mark Showalter spotted the tiny dot while studying segments of rings around Neptune.

16 July 2013 • 07:07 AMT
Russia, China bock UN condemnation of Tehran’s missile launches

A UN Security Council committee is split over whether Iran’s missile tests last year violated UN sanctions imposed on Tehran.