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09 July 2013 • 15:43 AMT
At least 10 killed in Afghan roadside bombing

Police said that the bomb in Herat had been placed near a trailer being pulled by a motorcycle to transport civilians.

09 July 2013 • 15:38 AMT
Russian official: NSA leaker Snowden accepts Venezuela’s asylum offer

Edward Snowden went to Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on June 23 and was believed to be headed for Cuba.

09 July 2013 • 15:28 AMT
LG video campaign teases Optimus G2 smartphone

The Optimus G2 is expected to feature a 2.3GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel camera and a full HD display.

09 July 2013 • 15:22 AMT
Android 4.3 confirmed as next version of OS, report says

SIG recently certified a Google edition of the HTC One smartphone that was listed as running Android 4.3 Jelly Bean.

09 July 2013 • 15:12 AMT
642 909 gas network subscribers reported in Armenia

In the first hafyear of 2013, the actual number of gas consumers increased by 4358, with 748 consumers having subscribed in June.

09 July 2013 • 15:05 AMT
Varuzhan Akobian wins U.S.-hosted World Open 2013

The Armageddon play-off between Varuzhan Akobian and Yuniesky Quesada (Cuba) decided the winner.

09 July 2013 • 14:49 AMT
Spike Lee’s “Oldboy” remake new poster released

The original told the story of a man kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, and then given five days to find his captor upon release.

09 July 2013 • 14:41 AMT
“Being John Malkovich” scribe to pen “Slaughterhouse-Five” adaptation

Kurt Vonnegut’s seminal sci-fi novel centres around alien abduction and the firebombing of Dresden in World War II.

09 July 2013 • 14:28 AMT
Colombia extradites major drug trafficking suspect to U.S.

Barrera is wanted in two New York federal court districts on charges related to drug trafficking. He also faces charges in Florida.

09 July 2013 • 14:15 AMT
Boxer Henrik Mokoyan wins bronze at Kazan Universiade

Before, Mokoyan won the bout against Oh Byungwook of South Korea. Artur Kirajyan will take on Dmitry Galagot of Moldova.

09 July 2013 • 13:59 AMT
Turkey prepares for possible evacuation of its citizens from Egypt

The sources said that the embassy in Cairo has started to collect information on how many Turkish citizens are in Egypt.

09 July 2013 • 13:49 AMT
Berlusconi tax fraud sentence appeal hearing due July 30: source

A Milan court sentenced Silvio Berlusconi last year to four years in jail with a five year ban on holding public office.

09 July 2013 • 13:42 AMT
Armenian President to attend EPP Summit in Chisinau

Serzh Sargsyan will attend European People’s Party (EPP) Third Summit of the Leaders of the Eastern Partnership in Chisinau.

09 July 2013 • 13:36 AMT
Fukushima former chief dies of cancer at 58

Yoshida stepped down as plant chief in December 2011, citing the cancer, after workers had begun to bring it under control.

09 July 2013 • 13:27 AMT
Apple’s upcoming iOS in Car feature likely to work via AirPlay

Revealing his findings in a tweet, Hamza Sood’s conclusion was that iOS in the Car will tap into Apple’s AirPlay.

09 July 2013 • 12:57 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 411.76 July 9

Exchange rate of euro totaled AMD 529.89, decreasing by 5.48 points while the rate of Russian ruble amounted to AMD 12.48.

09 July 2013 • 12:51 AMT
Alibaba new Chief Executive pledges more investments

In a sign of its formidable presence, Alibaba’s gross merchant value overtook that of eBay and Amazon combined in Q4 2012.

09 July 2013 • 12:30 AMT
Cypriot court finds ex-defense minister guilty of manslaughter

Three senior officials in the island’s fire service were also convicted of negligence. The court will pass down sentencing July 24.

09 July 2013 • 12:19 AMT
New photo of Nokia Lumia 1020, specs surface ahead of release

The smartphone will also feature 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage with no memory card slot, NFC and an optional back plate.

09 July 2013 • 12:07 AMT
Oil slips below $103 as traders await news on U.S. crude supplies

Later this week, the Energy Department releases its weekly report on supplies of crude oil and petroleum products.

09 July 2013 • 12:01 AMT
Shell names new chief executive to succeed Peter Voser

Mr. van Beurden, a Dutch national who is 55, has headed Shell’s large marketing and refining business since January.

09 July 2013 • 11:59 AMT
Kirajyan, Mokoyan make it to Kazan Universiade semifinals

Kirajyan boxer got the better of Belarusian, Turkmen and Chinese Taipei in previous stages of the tournament.

09 July 2013 • 11:53 AMT
Finance Ministry: prices for precious metals go up

The State Depository of Precious Metals and Gemstones Agency set the government prices for July 8-14.

09 July 2013 • 11:30 AMT
Russia’s Bolshoi Theater director dismissed after series of scandals

Russia’s Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky announced Iksanov’s dismissal, noting that the decision was “not spontaneous.”

09 July 2013 • 11:24 AMT
No Armenians among Beirut bomb attack victims – Aztag editor-in-chief

Beirut’s southern suburbs are a stronghold for the Lebanese Shi’ite Hezbollah militant group that has been fighting in Syria’s civil war.

09 July 2013 • 10:52 AMT
Rooney Mara, Martin Sheen to star in “Trash” novel adaptation

The movie is about poverty-stricken boys “who discover something mysterious and dangerous in a city dump in the Third World-set story.”

09 July 2013 • 10:47 AMT
Keri Russell in “Austenland” rom-com trailer

The movie introduces Russell as Jane Hayes, a single thirty-something woman who gets obsessed with Jane Austen’s 1813 novel.

09 July 2013 • 10:37 AMT
EU Commissioner Stefan Fule arriving in Armenia

The visit aims at assessment of Armenia’s achievements ahead of Vilnius-hosted summit due in November 2013.

09 July 2013 • 10:19 AMT
Borussia CEO: we desperately wanted Mkhitaryan, and now we’ve got him

“We’re delighted to be able to present Henrikh Mkhitaryan, a super new signing for our attacking midfield,” Michael Zorc said.

09 July 2013 • 10:09 AMT
Moldovan Advocate says won’t apologize for anti-Armenian remarks

Earlier, Aurelia Grigoriu accused Armenia of “occupying 20% of Azeri territory and committing an ethnic cleansing in Khojalu.”