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17 June 2013 • 13:13 AMT
Russell Crowe presented with top honor at Italy’s Taormina Fest

The 59th Taormina Festival will run through June 22, with “The Lone Ranger” set to serve as the festival’s closer.

17 June 2013 • 12:37 AMT
Russia won’t permit no-fly zones in Syria: official

Alexander Lukashevich spoke before planned talks between President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama.

17 June 2013 • 12:30 AMT
Turkish police break up Armenian gravestones to throw at protesters

During the anti-government protests in Turkey, police officers entered an Armenian cemetery in Sisli district of Istanbul.

17 June 2013 • 12:01 AMT
Women’s university in Pakistan shut after deadly attacks

The battle between the militants and security forces left nurses, security personnel and a senior city official among the dead.

17 June 2013 • 11:48 AMT
Samsung starts mass producing PCIe SSD for next-gen Ultrabooks

The new Samsung XP941 delivers a level of performance that easily surpasses the speed limit of a SATA 6Gb/s interface.

17 June 2013 • 11:41 AMT
WhatsApp can be blocked in Saudi Arabia

The CITC is also training its sights on Skype and Tango for failing to “comply with existing regulations” in the country.

17 June 2013 • 11:29 AMT
Outgoing Iranian President summoned to criminal court

Ahmadinejad will be replaced by Hassan Rowhani as president on August 3 following presidential elections last week.

17 June 2013 • 11:22 AMT
Merkel says shocked by Turkey’s tough response to protests

EU politicians are divided on whether interrupting accession talks would help or hamper Turkey’s democratization process.

17 June 2013 • 11:10 AMT
OSCE helps promotion of human rights education in Armenia

The event will bring added value to these efforts and increase the respect for human rights in the school,” Andrey Sorokin said.

17 June 2013 • 11:01 AMT
Festival of rock, rap, pop-music kicks off in Armenia

No age limits have been set. The festival will feature rock, hip-hop, pop, classical, jazz as well as folk music.

17 June 2013 • 10:50 AMT
Canada to give Jordan extra $98.4mln in aid

Baird says the aid, to be dispersed over the next three years, will enhance security at Jordan’s sprawling refugee camps.

17 June 2013 • 10:43 AMT
Riot police threaten trade union workers in Ankara

“Those of you on the streets must stop blocking the streets. Do not be provoked. The police will use force,” police shouted.

17 June 2013 • 10:39 AMT
Hamas delegation in Egypt warned about protests

The sources said the change of the hotel was necessary because Egyptian security “did not have the situation under control.”

17 June 2013 • 10:32 AMT
Turkish, Russian diplomats to discuss Syria

Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioğlu will hold talks with Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov.

17 June 2013 • 10:25 AMT
At least 12 killed in three bomb attacks in Iraq

A suicide bomber dressed in police uniform blew himself up at the entrance to a police headquarters in Fallujah.

17 June 2013 • 10:13 AMT
Magnitude-2.5 hits area near Armenian-Georgian border

The quake struck at a depth of 10km southeast of Ninotsminda town. No tremors were felt in the territory of Armenia.

17 June 2013 • 10:03 AMT
PM, Georgian Minister discuss cooperation in justice sector

Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan stressing the importance of Tea Tsulukiani’s visit in terms of strengthening friendly ties with Georgia.

17 June 2013 • 09:47 AMT
Armenia, NKR to expand cooperation in legal sector

Bako Sahakyan met the delegation of the Republic of Armenia Court of Appeals headed by the chairman Arman Mkrtumyan.

17 June 2013 • 09:37 AMT
“White Queen” drama draws over 5 million viewers in BBC debut

The White Queen, a 10-episode co-production with Starz, has a summer run on the BBC flagship channel.

17 June 2013 • 09:23 AMT
Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese’s “Wolf of Wall Street” trailer

The Martin Scorsese film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as an ambitious young man with an eye for millions and a penchant for partying.

17 June 2013 • 09:15 AMT
Parliament to discuss amendments to laws on pensions, minimum wages

A special sitting of the National Assembly launched on Monday, June 17, with 104 parliamentarians participating.

17 June 2013 • 09:04 AMT
SCR posts 6-fold passenger flow increase on Yerevan-Batumi route

South Caucasus Railway hosted a summer season opening ceremony, with Armenia deluxe train launching on Yerevan-Batumi-Yerevan route.

17 June 2013 • 08:24 AMT
Apple iOS 7 to include in-video zoom features

Apple Insider is among those posting videos, claiming the feature is fluid and works in the same way as with stills photos.

17 June 2013 • 08:18 AMT
Yahoo relaunches Sportacular app on iOS, Android

‘Trending Scores’ give users access to the latest game results as they happen in a number of sport tournaments.

17 June 2013 • 08:07 AMT
PSRC to discuss lowering water price at June 21 sitting

On Feb 23, 2012, Yerevan Jur CJSC issued application for decreasing water prices from current AMD 174,059 to AMD 166,044 per cubic meter.

17 June 2013 • 07:54 AMT
Armenian leader congratulates Rohani on Iran presidential election win

In his message, the Armenian leader expressed hope for further development of ties with Iran and wished the president success.

17 June 2013 • 07:48 AMT
Black Sabbath score their first No1 album in UK for nearly 43 years

The current album, which reunites three of the four original band members, has taken more than two years to write and record.

17 June 2013 • 07:48 AMT
Oscar-nommed Matt Damon eyed for Church sex scandal movie

The story follows the Catholic Church’s decades-long cover-up of its pedophile priests in Massachusetts.

17 June 2013 • 07:39 AMT
Czech Prime Minister to resign over scandal

Petr Necas’ decision will end his three-party coalition government, which was created after the 2010 parliamentary election.

17 June 2013 • 07:33 AMT
Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson in “True Detective” teaser

The HBO the series follow a pair of detectives who encounter each other as they try to solve a 17-year-old serial murder case in Louisiana.