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12 June 2013 • 07:32 AMT
Avetik Grigoryan ties 2nd Grand Europe Open round 2

The winner of 1st Grand Europe tournament Tigran Petrosian lost to Mhala Anurag to drop to 73rd spot.

12 June 2013 • 07:20 AMT
“Someone Knows My Name” bestseller to get miniseries treatment

The book follows an African woman, who’s kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina.

12 June 2013 • 07:11 AMT
Emmy winner Aaron Paul in “Need for Speed” action film trailer

The behind-the-scenes featurette focuses on showcasing how cameras caught all the action on the road.

12 June 2013 • 07:10 AMT
Finland says Russian military planes violated its airspace

Two Russian military aircraft are suspected of having violated Finland’s airspace, the Finnish Defense Ministry said.

12 June 2013 • 07:02 AMT
“Someday, Someday, Maybe” bestseller to be adapted into series

The project centers on a young woman with six months left on her three-year plan to make a career as an actress in New York City.

12 June 2013 • 06:53 AMT
Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy comedy “The Heat” red-band clip

The crime comedy is directed by Paul Feig, whose last film was 2011’s Oscar-nominated Bridesmaids.

12 June 2013 • 06:49 AMT
Cyberattacks on Australia reportedly get more frequent, serious

There have been 789 attacks this year, and there would have been more attacks either undetected or unreported, Day said.

12 June 2013 • 06:43 AMT
“Sex And The City” creator Darren Star to adapt “The Honest Toddler” comedy

“The Honest Toddler,” is a book by Bunmi Laditan based on her successful Twitter feed after a difficult week with her 2-year old daughter.

12 June 2013 • 06:26 AMT
“Downton Abbey” star Sophie McShera to join Disney’s “Cinderella”

Aline Brosh McKenna, who wrote Anne Hathaway’s rom-com “The Devil Wears Prada”, comes aboard to provide the screenplay.

12 June 2013 • 06:15 AMT
Japanese carrier’s 787 Dreamliner has engine trouble before takeoff

The 787s returned to commercial service last month with their batteries now encased to prevent overheating from spreading.

12 June 2013 • 06:15 AMT
“Transformers” helmer to adapt “Ghost Recon” vid game into film

Transformers 4″, set to open on June 27, 2014, will be headlined by new leading man Mark Wahlberg and villainized by Kelsey Grammer.

12 June 2013 • 06:05 AMT
George Orwell’s “1984” sales soar after NSA leak

Orwell biographer Michael Shelden told NPR that the NSA’s collection of phone records was in line with the author’s concerns.

12 June 2013 • 06:03 AMT
3 suspected militants killed in Russia’s Dagestan

“Three militants were killed when they opened fire on police officers who tried to stop their Priora car,” the spokesman said.

12 June 2013 • 05:53 AMT
U.S. general says talks with Taliban needed at some stage

The warning comes amid a fresh wave of violence in Afghanistan, believed to have been carried out by the Taliban.

12 June 2013 • 05:52 AMT
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” unveils first trailer

The two-minute trailer features plenty of elves but the real highlight is the first look at Smaug, the deadly dragon.

12 June 2013 • 05:46 AMT
Oil prices go down on OPEC comments

Oil prices were pressured by OPEC’s disclosure that its members boosted production by 106,000 barrels a day in May.

12 June 2013 • 05:43 AMT
Warner Bros. nabs award-winning author’s “Defenders” sci-fi thriller

Donald De Line (“Pain and Gain”) will produce through his De Line Pictures banner, while Will Simmons (“Murder City”) will write the script.

12 June 2013 • 05:39 AMT
Rosneft, ExxonMobil to establish Arctic Research Center

Rosneft will take a 66.67-percent stake in the project, with ExxonMobil holding the remaining 33.33 percent, the Russian giant said.

12 June 2013 • 05:36 AMT
Ashton Kutcher’s “Jobs” release date set

“Jobs” follows the co-founder of Apple from his early years as a hippie to becoming one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of our time.

12 June 2013 • 05:26 AMT
Four-goal Armenia smash Denmark in World Cup qualifier

Yura Movsisyan opened the scoring within 30 seconds of the kickoff after Denmark’s Kjaer accidentally passed the ball to him.

12 June 2013 • 05:25 AMT
World’s oldest person dies in Japan aged 116

“Jiroemon Kimura was an exceptional person,” said Craig Glenday, editor-in-chief of Guinness World Records.

12 June 2013 • 05:07 AMT
Artists, Islamists clash in Egypt, several injured

Riot police moved in to separate the protesters from hundreds of Islamists who gathered on the other side of the street.

12 June 2013 • 05:04 AMT
New York Mayor reveals $20bn storm protection plan

Most of that money was allotted, through a variety of programs, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, according to the report.

12 June 2013 • 05:02 AMT
Attempts to arm Syrian opposition hinder conference: Lavrov

“We believe that representation of Arab countries without Egypt at the conference would be flawed,” the Russian FM said.

11 June 2013 • 18:14 AMT
Bomb discovered under Italian diplomatic car in Libya’s Tripoli

The Foreign Ministry said security would be heightened for Italian officials and that the attempted bomb attack would be investigated.

11 June 2013 • 17:50 AMT
Johnny Depp’s “The Lone Ranger” to close Italy’s Taormina Film Fest

Already announced as the festival’s opener was “Man of Steel,” which will screen in Taormina as part of its European launch.

11 June 2013 • 17:28 AMT
Samsung rolls out “world’s lightest and thinnest” fisheye lens

The 10mm F3.5 Fisheye Lens is compatible with the firm’s NX camera series, and is said to be around half the size and weight of its competitors.

11 June 2013 • 17:14 AMT
“Harry Potter” star Tom Felton joins TNT drama pilot “Murder In The First”

The project is a murder mystery that centers on San Francisco PD homicide detectives as they take on a case that seems more like a maze.

11 June 2013 • 17:04 AMT
Armenian archaeology, ethnography program to be established at UCLA

The UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology has received a $2 million gift from UCLA alumna Zaruhy Sara Chitjian.

11 June 2013 • 17:01 AMT
CBA expects 8% inflation in 2013, bank’s official says

The increase in inflation forecast of 4±1,5% is conditioned by a hike in gas and electricity prices as well as devastating hail in May.