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05 July 2013 • 09:34 AMT
Armenia marking Constitution Day on July 5

On July 5, 1995 the citizens of the republic voted for the adoption of the Constitution of independent Armenia.

05 July 2013 • 09:28 AMT
Famed chansonnier Charles Aznavour arrives in Yerevan

The chansonnier will attend the festival opening ceremony July 7 and will also unveil his star in the ally outside Moscow film theater.

05 July 2013 • 09:21 AMT
Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds in “R.I.P.D.” action comedy featurette

When a cop is killed in the line of duty, he is recruited by the Rest in Peace Department, which polices the world’s dead citizens.

05 July 2013 • 09:09 AMT
Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas in “Only God Forgives” trailer

The thriller centres around a gangster and retired boxer who is goaded by his ruthless mother into taking action after his brother is killed.

05 July 2013 • 08:58 AMT
Nelson Mandela faces “impending death”, S. African court docs show

Mandela, 94, who was taken to hospital on June 8, remains in a critical but stable condition, according to the office of President Jacob Zuma.

05 July 2013 • 08:43 AMT
Egypt’s army says “will guarantee right to peaceful protest” amid Morsi anger

Muslim Brotherhood supporters are expected to rally on July 5 after the army deposed President Mohammed Morsi.

05 July 2013 • 08:37 AMT
Rescuers find flight recorder at Siberian helicopter crash scene

There were a total of 28 people, including 11 children, on board the Mil Mi-8 helicopter when it crashed in the republic of Yakutia.

05 July 2013 • 08:23 AMT
Pakistan ends ban on death penalty amid rights group anger

A 2008 moratorium imposed by Pakistan’s previous government, praised at the time by global rights groups, expired on June 30.

04 July 2013 • 17:59 AMT
MP: Moldovan lawyer’s anti-Armenian remarks ordered by Azerbaijan

Aurelia Grigoriu slammed Armenia as an “aggressor,” accusing Armenia of “occupying 20% of Azeri territory.”

04 July 2013 • 17:38 AMT
Aktobe beats Gandzasar 1:2 in UEFA Europe League 2014 round 1 qualifier

Aktobe’s goals were authored by Sergey Davydov and Askhat Tagybergen; Armenia’s Narek Beglaryan struck a goal 61 minutes into the match.

04 July 2013 • 17:18 AMT
Rachel McAdams, Noomi Rapace in “Passion” trailer

The plot centers on a deadly power struggle between two rising executives in the dog-eat-dog world of a multinational corporation.

04 July 2013 • 17:05 AMT
Hot trailer for “Turbo” animated comedy

DreamWorks Animation is putting a lot of muscle behind “Turbo,” about a snail that feels the need for speed.

04 July 2013 • 16:48 AMT
Statue of Liberty reopened to public on Independence Day

Most of Liberty Island, the attraction’s home off lower Manhattan, was deluged by last autumn’s powerful storm.

04 July 2013 • 16:42 AMT
Weekly digest of foreign currency deals

Deals amounting to USD 3,900,000 at an average price of AMD 412.09/USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.

04 July 2013 • 16:26 AMT
Expert on Azeri threats: no one cancelled Treaty of Gulistan

Aleksey Martynov refuted the idea that Azerbaijan will be allowed to fight in Karabakh using Russia-supplied weapon.

04 July 2013 • 15:56 AMT
Mohamed ElBaradei favored to head transitional government in Egypt

Political sources said ElBaradei, who won the Nobel peace prize for his work as head of the IAEA, would also be acceptable to Western govts.

04 July 2013 • 15:42 AMT
Armenia marks famed actor Mher Mkrtchyan’s 83rd birth anniversary

Since 1953, Mkrtchyan performed in Yerevan’s Sundukyan Drama Theatre; the actor directed many successful productions.

04 July 2013 • 15:35 AMT
Nicolas Cage to topline “Lost Melody” indie

Nicolas Cage will next be seen opposite John Cusack in the upcoming thriller “The Frozen Ground.”

04 July 2013 • 15:30 AMT
Sandra Bullock on “The Heat” comedic chemistry with Melissa McCarthy

Bullock stars in The Heat as an FBI agent who partners with a loose cannon cop (McCarthy) to take down a drug lord.

04 July 2013 • 15:21 AMT
Russian envoy hails cooperation with Armenian police

Armenian police chief, Lieutenant General Vladimir Gasparyan met Russian ambassador to Ivan Volynkin on July 3.

04 July 2013 • 15:00 AMT
Armenia posts AMD 31,2 billion budget surplus for Jan-May 2013

Armenia’s state budget revenue totaled AMD 408,9 bln in January-May 2013, growing by 20,4% as compared with 2012 results.

04 July 2013 • 14:44 AMT
Buenos Aires wins 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games bid

Two other cities were in the running for the YOG with Buenos Aires, Glasgow Scotland and Medellin, Colombia.

04 July 2013 • 14:40 AMT
Famed helmer Peleshian arrives in Yerevan, Aznavour expected soon

Italian helmer Pietro Marcello’s “Silence of Peleshian” will be screened at the festival to mark the Armenian director’s 75th anniversary.

04 July 2013 • 14:27 AMT
“The Boxtrolls” animated adventure pic unveils trailer

“The Boxtrolls” follows a boy who’s raised by an unconventional family of underground-dwelling creatures who live in cardboard boxes.

04 July 2013 • 14:14 AMT
Hot trailer for Saudi Arabia’s first female-helmed feature “Wadjda”

The film tells the story of a young girl who challenges deep-rooted Saudi traditions in a determined quest to buy a bicycle.

04 July 2013 • 14:11 AMT
NATO chief says gravely concerned by situation in Egypt

Rasmussen: I call on everyone to exercise restraint and refrain from violence, to respect human rights, including the rights of minorities.

04 July 2013 • 14:01 AMT
Top female police officer killed in Afghanistan

Civilian casualties in the south have increased recently, and many of those are due to the use of improvised explosives by the militants.

04 July 2013 • 13:50 AMT
Moscow slams closure of airspace to Bolivia president’s aircraft

The aircraft carrying Bolivian President Evo Morales had been in the air for over three hours after taking off from Moscow.

04 July 2013 • 13:44 AMT
EU Parliament calls for blocking data access amid U.S. spy leaks

Calls from some members of the parliament to suspend talks on a EU-U.S. free trade deal, due to start next week, were rejected.

04 July 2013 • 13:30 AMT
Justin Timberlake unveils “Tunnel Vision” new music video

Released back in March, “Tunnel Vision” is the third single after “Suit & Tie” and “Mirrors” to be released from “The 20/20 Experience.”