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22 May 2013 • 13:35 AMT
Armenian education ministry, ICTP sign cooperation deal

RA education ministry’s committee attended the meeting of International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.

22 May 2013 • 13:21 AMT
Art “Lionheart” Hovhannisyan to fight Arash Usmanee

As an amateur, 31-year-old Hovhannisyan gained extensive international experience and was a four-time Armenian National Champion.

22 May 2013 • 13:17 AMT
UEFA Grassroots Day to be celebrated this week

Grassroots Day was created by European football’s governing body to emphasize commitment to foundations of game.

22 May 2013 • 13:09 AMT
IMF chief to be questioned over arbitration payment

That step would mean there exists “serious or consistent evidence” pointing to probable implication of a suspect in a crime.

22 May 2013 • 13:06 AMT
India test launches BrahMos supersonic cruise missile

“The missile performed a maneuver in the predetermined flight path and successfully hit the target,” the source said.

22 May 2013 • 12:54 AMT
Prosperous Armenia to vote against government program

Party leader Gagik Tsarukyan convoked a meeting on May 20, announcing a decision to vote against the program.

22 May 2013 • 12:49 AMT
Orange launches new “With Each Other” offer

Subscribers of Let’s Talk prepaid service will pay AMD 20 daily fee and will communicate with each other unlimitedly.

22 May 2013 • 12:43 AMT
RPA rep. says authorities heed opposition’s criticism

Republican Party of Armenia member Mkrtich Minasyan, in turn, described the government program as comprehensive.

22 May 2013 • 12:28 AMT
Turkey reportedly shuts border crossing with Syria

Officials said some of the perpetrators had traveled close to Yayladagi after the bombings to try and slip into Syria.

22 May 2013 • 12:13 AMT
David Bowie, Uriah Heep bassist Trevor Bolder dies at 62

Bolder joined Bowie in 1971 to play on his fourth album, Hunky Dory, along with Mick Ronson and drummer Woody Woodmansey.

22 May 2013 • 12:08 AMT
Vatican moving towards greater financial transparency

The report makes no mention of any supervisory operations carried out in 2012 despite recommendations from evaluators.

22 May 2013 • 12:06 AMT
“Crossing Lines” crime drama to open Monte Carlo Festival

Sutherland will be honored during the opening ceremony with the inaugural Crystal Nymph Award for his lifelong achievements in film and TV.

22 May 2013 • 12:00 AMT
Heritage offer for amendment to Electoral Code rejected

Prior to the vote, RPA parliamentary group leader Galust Sahakyan announced the party’s decision to vote against the bill.

22 May 2013 • 11:51 AMT
Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer in “Lone Ranger” action-packed trailer

Bing bang booms and Old West villains galore fill the latest look at Hammer rising from the dead to ride alongside Depp as Tonto.

22 May 2013 • 11:45 AMT
“Man Of Steel” Superman reboot unveils final trailer

Legendary’s film is directed by Zack Snyder and starring Henry Cavill in the cape, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, and Michael Shannon as Zod.

22 May 2013 • 11:41 AMT
10 killed in sectarian violence in Lebanese city

Lebanese army troops were seen patrolling major roads in Bab al-Tabbana hours before the fresh fighting broke out.

22 May 2013 • 11:37 AMT
Media: Danish, Azeri Eurovision contestants may be disqualified

The winner, Denmark, and the runner-up Azerbaijan have found themselves in the center of a scandal which put their victory in question.

22 May 2013 • 11:31 AMT
Turkish-Armenian writer sentenced to 13 months in prison

Last month, renowned Turkish pianist Fazıl Say was also handed a suspended 10-month prison sentence for blasphemy.

22 May 2013 • 11:24 AMT
Germany backs EU labeling of Hezbollah as terrorist group

Germany had previously resisted calls to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization for fear it could destabilize Lebanon.

22 May 2013 • 11:16 AMT
Scholar: Turkey’s rejection of genocide evolves into mythmaking process

“Who is going to bring some justice and closure to the victims and the descendants of the victims?” Vrasidas Karalis said.

22 May 2013 • 11:01 AMT
Radius-TWC nabs Keanu Reeves-directed “Man Of Tai Chi”

The film follows a young martial artist whose unparalleled Tai Chi skills land him in a highly lucrative underworld fight club.

22 May 2013 • 10:54 AMT
Hague says Iran, Hezbollah ‘propping up’ support to Assad

The Foreign Secretary said UK will urge world powers to set a date in the next few days for an international conference.

22 May 2013 • 10:44 AMT
Emir Kusturica to film Monica Bellucci in Bosnia-set “Love and War”

“Love and War” is planned as a three-part love story about a woman and a man at war, with the latter eventually becoming a monk.

22 May 2013 • 10:41 AMT
Russian PM calls for better defense products

India remains Russia’s largest customer for weapons, buying 80 percent of its military hardware from Moscow.

22 May 2013 • 10:38 AMT
VivaCell-MTS unveils BIT unlimited Internet service

The validity period of BIT service is 30 days; the service cost is AMD 2500, with the maximum Internet speed of 384 kbps.

22 May 2013 • 10:35 AMT
Discussion on Mideast Christian communities held in Antelias

The meeting focused on the situation in the region and assessed the impact of the Arab Spring on Christian communities.

22 May 2013 • 10:26 AMT
1st look at Jennifer Lawrence as mutant Mystique in “X-Men”

Director Bryan Singer tweeted a photo of the actress as the blue shape-shifting mutant in “X-Men: Days of Future Past.”

22 May 2013 • 10:21 AMT
HayPost renovated office opens in Artashat

52 post offices in provinces will be renovated, with the focus on the development of postal services in rural areas.

22 May 2013 • 10:19 AMT
Apsara Distribution secures rights to Harrison Ford’s “Paranoia”

It also took the feature Pele, about the soccer legend, and 1, the Formula One racing doc with Michael Fassbender narrating in the same territories.

22 May 2013 • 10:08 AMT
Azerbaijan to blacklist famous soprano Montserrat Caballe?

Recent Azeri “examination” concerns a world-famed soprano Montserrat Caballe who’ll perform and give master classes in Yerevan on June 9.