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04 July 2013 • 13:24 AMT
Julie Andrews’ costumes in “Sound of Music” head to auction

A costume of Maria, played by Julie Andrews, and Von Trapp children’s outfits will become highlights of the auction.

04 July 2013 • 12:35 AMT
Salaries for Armenian public workers to be raised in 2014

“Currently, the salary fund totals about AMD 240bln. In 2014 it will grow by AMD 60bln or 40%,” the Minister said.

04 July 2013 • 12:14 AMT
Gunfight breaks out in Sudan’s second-largest city

Residents said heavy gunfire could be heard near the security headquarters in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state.

04 July 2013 • 12:10 AMT
Assad says his opponents ‘used up all their tools’ and failed

The paper, Al-Thawra, also quoted him saying his opponents failed because they tried to bring religion onto the battlefield.

04 July 2013 • 11:40 AMT
Armenian PM congratulates U.S. Vice President on Independence Day

“I congratulate you on this holiday and with the American people peace and welfare,” Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said.

04 July 2013 • 11:25 AMT
EU doesn’t plan to change aid programs for Egypt: official

Mann avoided repeated questions on whether the EU considered what had happened in Egypt to be a military coup.

04 July 2013 • 11:18 AMT
Russian military to get unified simulation training system by 2015

All Navy training establishments have an acute need for training simulators, and knowledge and skill assessment tools.

04 July 2013 • 11:12 AMT
Liverpool reportedly bargain lower price for Mkhitaryan

Liverpool are ready to strike the transfer deal for Armenia and Shakhtar midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan in case his price is lowered.

04 July 2013 • 11:06 AMT
U.S. still undecided about new OSCE MG Co-chair

“There are many candidates but I can’t provide more detailed information at the moment,” U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan said.

04 July 2013 • 10:47 AMT
Armenian govt. approves 2014-2016 expenditures program

“This is AMD 113bln more that the 2013 index, with the revenue growth to be mostly secures due to tax yields,” Sargsyan said.

04 July 2013 • 10:33 AMT
Egypt interim president sworn in, election date unspecified

Speaking at the Constitutional Court in Cairo, Mansour said he plans to hold new elections, but did not specify when.

04 July 2013 • 10:29 AMT
Keeping mentally active helps protect the brain, study says

After death, their brains were examined for evidence of the physical signs of dementia, such as brain lesions and plaques.

04 July 2013 • 10:19 AMT
Portuguese parties set to debate govt. future

Though the rate is still far above the 5.23% it reached in May, it’s way down on the 9.77% it was at the same time last year.

04 July 2013 • 10:10 AMT
7 severed heads stuffed in plastic bags found in Mexico

An average of 1,000 people per month have been killed under his successor, Enrique Pena Nieto, who took office December.

04 July 2013 • 09:58 AMT
Lilit Galoyan wins Abu Dhabi International Chess Fest round 5

Armenian grandmaster Avetik Grigoryan tied the 5th round of Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival to drop 21st with 3 points.

04 July 2013 • 09:40 AMT
Armenia climb 66th in FIFA rankings

Spain top the FIFA rankings with 1532 points, followed by Germany and Columbia with 1273 and 1206 points resp.

04 July 2013 • 09:40 AMT
OSCE Mission monitors NKR-Azerbaijani contact line

From the opposite side, the monitoring group was led by Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk.

04 July 2013 • 09:29 AMT
Universal’s “Despicable Me 2” proving box office hit

The animated adventure comedy film earned an A- CinemaScore from audiences, further boosting its standing.

04 July 2013 • 09:22 AMT
Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” to continue in comic book form

“We’re brewing something up that I think the fans of Ridley Scott’s amazing film will really like,” Mike Richardson said.

04 July 2013 • 09:02 AMT
Mirosoft scientists develop “touchable 3D technology”

A multi-touch, stereo-vision 3D display was equipped with “kinaesthetic haptic sense” feedback to mimic the sensation of different materials.

04 July 2013 • 08:48 AMT
Nokia unveils 3G-capable feature phones for quick internet access

Available in red, cyan, yellow, white and black, the handsets have Nokia’s traditional “candybar” design.

04 July 2013 • 08:32 AMT
James Franco to adapt William Faulkner’s “The Sound and the Fury”

Jon Hamm is reportedly wanted for the role of patriarch Jason Compson III, with Dave Franco as the tortured Quentin Compson.

04 July 2013 • 08:17 AMT
Nicolas Cage, John Cusack in “Frozen Ground| thriller traielr

Cage stars as a detective on the trail of the murderer, while Vanessa Hugdens plays a would-be victim who manages to escape.

04 July 2013 • 07:53 AMT
Yahoo acquires mobile movie and slideshow app developer Qwiki

The company said that it would be joining the web giant and moving from its New York offices to Silicon Valley.

04 July 2013 • 07:30 AMT
Egypt’s Constitutional Court top judge to be sworn in as interim leader

The removal of the president followed four days of mass protests against Morsi and an ultimatum issued by the military.

04 July 2013 • 07:21 AMT
Obama, Merkel agree to hold high-level meeting on bugging claims

The leaders agreed to hold a meeting of U.S. and German security officials in the coming days to discuss the issue in greater detail.

04 July 2013 • 07:13 AMT
Ancient pyramid destroyed in Peru

According to Peru’s tourism ministry, it was a religious and administrative center long before the pre-Columbian Inca civilization.

04 July 2013 • 07:05 AMT
South Korea proposes talks with North on factory park

Pyongyang previously had refused the South Koreans permission to cross the border into Kaesong to check on their idled factories.

04 July 2013 • 06:26 AMT
U.S. orders mandatory evacuation of its embassy in Cairo

“The airport is open and commercial flights are still operating, although cancellations may occur,” the advisory said.

04 July 2013 • 06:06 AMT
Margaret Ajemian Ahnert to discuss her award-winning book at ALMA

Ahnert has an MFA from Goucher College, a BA from Goddard College, and is a graduate of the Barnes Foundation.