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09 July 2013 • 09:47 AMT
Genocide 100 anniv. films screened at Golden Apricot Fest

The films authored by Diaspora & Armenian directors were offered for an expert assessment by the Ministry of Culture and National Cinema Center.

09 July 2013 • 09:22 AMT
Denmark to host 2014 Eurovision Song Contest May 6-10

Denmark won the right to host the 2014 Eurovision when Emmelie De Forest triumphed at the 2013 Contest in Malmo with “Only Teardrops.”

09 July 2013 • 09:09 AMT
Muslim Brotherhood top officials reject new Egypt poll decree

Leading Brotherhood figure Essam al-Erian says the plan for constitutional changes and a vote next year “brings the country back to square one”.

09 July 2013 • 08:58 AMT
Several killed, wounded as car bomb hits Beirut

Tensions in Lebanon have been high following the intervention of Hezbollah in support of President Bashar al-Assad.

09 July 2013 • 08:44 AMT
Kristen Bell in “The Lifeguard” Sundance indie trailer

Bell plays a reporter that leaves her life in NY to go back home to her high school job as a lifeguard and begins a relationship with a minor.

09 July 2013 • 08:37 AMT
“X-Men” writer to pen “The Sword” graphic novel adaptation

The Sword follows a paraplegic named Dara Brighton, who is the only survivor after the rest of her family is brutally murdered.

09 July 2013 • 08:30 AMT
Apple to release iPad 5 in September, report says

It is claimed that the fifth-generation 9.7-inch iPad will have a slimmed-down bezel design which will provide more screen space.

09 July 2013 • 08:27 AMT
Amazon introduces Kindle Fire HD price cut

Barnes & Noble recently reduced the price of its Kindle Fire-rivalling Nook HD tablet to £99 for a limited time only.

09 July 2013 • 08:22 AMT
“True Blood” star Sam Trammell to topline “The Aftermath” indie

Trammell plays a struggling addict who becomes obsessed with a pendant that he believes will save his marriage.

09 July 2013 • 08:17 AMT
“Mad Men” star January Jones in “Sweetwater” trailer

The film follows a woman widowed in 1886 New Mexico Territory when a neighboring sheep rancher murders her husband.

09 July 2013 • 07:55 AMT
Barnes & Noble chief executive William Lynch resigns

The Nook e-reader was launched in 2009, but has failed to take on the Amazon Kindle in the growing e-books market.

09 July 2013 • 07:50 AMT
Source: UAE delegation expected to visit Egypt this week

The UAE was among the first Gulf countries to congratulate Egypt in the wake of last week’s ouster of Islamist president Morsi.

09 July 2013 • 07:42 AMT
Journalist killed in Russia’s Dagestan

Akhmednabiev was a deputy editor at Novoe Delo, a weekly newspaper founded in 1991, where he wrote about Dagestani politics.

09 July 2013 • 07:34 AMT
TI survey: corruption worsened in last two years

The Global Corruption Barometer 2013 is a survey of 114,000 people in 107 countries and it shows corruption is widespread.

09 July 2013 • 07:15 AMT
U.S. Congress delaying military aid to Syrian rebels: report

Democrats and Republicans on the committees worry that weapons could reach factions like the Nusra Front.

09 July 2013 • 06:49 AMT
Costa Concordia cruise ship captain goes on trial

Capt Schettino denies the charges, and his defense is expected to argue that no single person was to blame for the accident.

09 July 2013 • 06:06 AMT
Egypt issues travel restrictions on Syrians

The decision dealt a blow to Syria’s main Western-backed opposition group that is leading the fight against President Assad.

09 July 2013 • 06:00 AMT
Chinese, U.S. officials discuss hacking concerns

The U.S. has said that many hacking attacks on its networks – both government and commercial – originated in China.

09 July 2013 • 05:56 AMT
Turkish police fire teargas, water cannon at protesters in Istanbul

A spokesman for Taksim Solidarity told a news conference police detained more than 80 people.. One was seriously wounded.

09 July 2013 • 05:49 AMT
Lenovo rolls out new ThinkCentre machines

The machine also comes with “critical security features” like BIOS and HDD passwords for safe storage of sensitive data.

09 July 2013 • 05:25 AMT
Smartphone game featuring slain black teen name sparks public outrage

Zimmerman’s attorneys claim their client acted in self defense, though state prosecutors say he knowingly murdered Martin.

09 July 2013 • 05:15 AMT
Severe thunderstorm causes flash flooding in Toronto

All of Toronto’s subway service was temporarily halted due to power and signal issues. Some stations were also flooded.

09 July 2013 • 05:07 AMT
UN chief appeals for peace in Syria during Ramadan

In a statement, Ban said Ramadan is one of the four months on the Islamic calendar during which fighting is supposed to cease.

09 July 2013 • 05:02 AMT
Leaked report on bin Laden reveals Pakistan blunders

It quotes officials as saying that Pakistan air force jets were scrambled to shoot down the U.S. helicopters, but too late.

08 July 2013 • 18:15 AMT
Sarkozy makes first political appearance since losing power

Many on the right see Sarkozy as the only person who can reunite a party that fractured into two feuding camps.

08 July 2013 • 17:50 AMT
U.S. Judges to visit Armenia July 6-20

They will participate in training judges, prosecutors and advocates in issues concerning pretrial detention/release, etc.

08 July 2013 • 17:36 AMT
Mkhitaryan signs 4-year contract with Borussia Dortmund

The Borussia Dortmund AG and FC Shakhtar Donetsk have agreed on the transfer of Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the statement said.

08 July 2013 • 14:20 AMT
Mkhitaryan reportedly undergoes checkup in Dortmund

Mkhitaryan is expected to sign a 3-year contract with Borussia, with a 1-year extension possibility, and can start training this evening.

08 July 2013 • 14:02 AMT
Suicide bomber kills 8 in northwest Pakistan

The Pakistani government has in the past encouraged tribesmen in the northwest to form militias to fight against the Taliban.

08 July 2013 • 13:51 AMT
Egypt’s interim leader calls for restraint

Mohammad Morsi, an Islamist and Egypt’s first freely elected leader, was ousted by the army last week after mass protests.