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21 May 2013 • 12:38 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 417.08 May 21

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 417.08 on May 21, decreasing by 0.08 point compared to May 20.

21 May 2013 • 12:36 AMT
NSC Secretary to attend international conference on drug abuse

Armenia’s inclusion in European Information Network on Drugs and Drug Addiction (Reitox) will be discussed in Lisbon.

21 May 2013 • 12:30 AMT
Comedian Dan Aykroyd reveals “Ghostbusters 3” details

“The film is based on new research that’s being done in particle physics by the young men and women at Columbia University,” Aykroyd said.

21 May 2013 • 12:29 AMT
11 dead as bus collides with truck in India

Police officer S.K. Awasthi said the wedding party was traveling in the truck, but the bride and bridegroom were traveling separately.

21 May 2013 • 12:25 AMT
“Simpsons” writer to pen “Angry Birds” animated film

Jon Vitti won an Emmy for his work on “King of the Hill,” was a longtime writer-producer on “Simpsons” and worked on “The Simpsons Movie.”

21 May 2013 • 12:04 AMT
Monterey Media picks up “The Citizen” drama

The movie tells the story of an Arab immigrant who wins the American Green Card Lottery, arriving in New York City on Sept. 10, 2001.

21 May 2013 • 11:53 AMT
Claire Danes, James Marsden in “As Cool as I Am” indie trailer

Max Mayer (“Adam”) directed from Virginia Korus Spragg’s screenplay adapted from Pete Fromm’s novel of the same name.

21 May 2013 • 11:46 AMT
“Breaking Dawn” actress to star in Guillermo del Toro’s “The Strain”

The pilot, based on del Toro’s trilogy of novels “The Strain,” “The Fall” and “The Night Eternal,” will find Maestro in familiar thematic territory.

21 May 2013 • 11:40 AMT
Hailstorm damage assessed at $30-40mln in Armenia

It’s noteworthy that the hailstorm inflicted great damage in early May, particularly in Armenia’s Armavir province.

21 May 2013 • 11:31 AMT
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs to visit region May 22

Sergei Lavrov noted that the current “status quo is unacceptable for Azerbaijan, Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh people.”

21 May 2013 • 11:18 AMT
Jailed Ukrainian ex-PM launches online diary

The European Union has said that closer ties between Kyiv and the EU are conditional on fair treatment for Tymoshenko.

21 May 2013 • 11:10 AMT
Expert says Erdoğan’s visit to U.S. unsuccessful

Large-scale hostilities are reported in Syria these days, with success on the side of government forces, Sargis Grigoryan said.

21 May 2013 • 10:43 AMT
Cooperation between Armenian, Artsakh police discussed

President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met Tuesday, May 21, with Armenian Police chief Vladimir Gasparyan.

21 May 2013 • 10:37 AMT
U.S. report says religious freedom still restricted in Turkey

Despite these provisions, the report noted, the government provides favorable and prejudicial treatment to Sunni Islamic groups.

21 May 2013 • 10:30 AMT
Estonia ready to share anti-corruption expertise with Armenia

Prime Minister Sargsyan stressed the importance of development of bilateral relations, hailing Estonia’s expertise in justice reforms.

21 May 2013 • 10:25 AMT
European Commission urges EU-wide exchange of income data

“I want to see this principle of automatic exchange become the standard at international level as well,” Barroso said.

21 May 2013 • 10:08 AMT
New attacks in Iraq kill 7, wound dozens

Mayor Shalal Abdool says two parked car bombs went off simultaneously in the northern city of Tuz Khormato.

21 May 2013 • 10:00 AMT
Russian FM: only parties concerned able to settle Karabakh issue

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov conditioned the complexity of the negotiations by the complexity of the conflict.

21 May 2013 • 09:54 AMT
Israeli army denies Syria claims of destroyed vehicle

An army spokeswoman said a vehicle had been damaged by gunfire from Syria but no Israeli soldiers were hurt.

21 May 2013 • 09:47 AMT
Greek neo-Nazis threaten to mobilize against plans for mosque

Despite years of promises, successive Greek governments have failed to provide a mosque for Muslims in Athens.

21 May 2013 • 09:27 AMT
FM, Lord Wallace discuss Armenian-UK cooperation

Edward Nalbandian had a working dinner with Lord William Wallace, with Armenian-British cooperation discussed.

21 May 2013 • 08:48 AMT
Public official offers to replace anti-hail stations with protective nets

Hrach Berberyan: €2500 will be spent for the coverage of 1 hectare crop, whereas the price of one anti-hail station totals $30 000.

21 May 2013 • 08:33 AMT
UK official supports OSCE MG efforts in Karabakh settlement

Armenian Foreign Minister met with British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague.

21 May 2013 • 08:15 AMT
Armenian-Cypriots visit Sourp Magar Monastery

A large number of manuscripts, dating back to 1202, as well as other valuable ecclesiastical relics were housed there.

21 May 2013 • 08:03 AMT
Armenia unsuccessful at European handball championship qualifier

Armenia’s women’s U 19 team lost to Austria 8:42, Netherlands -5:60 and Bulgaria -15:45 to come last in the group.

21 May 2013 • 07:50 AMT
Henrikh Mkhitaryan doesn’t plan to leave Shakhtar

Shakhtar Donetsk FC midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan said he is not planning yet to leave the Ukrainian club.

21 May 2013 • 07:45 AMT
Regional flights canceled as Alaska volcano spews ash

The lava from its 8,261-foot (2,518-meter) peak has also created huge steam clouds on meeting the mountain’s snow.

21 May 2013 • 07:41 AMT
Giant asteroid 1998 QE2 to pass Earth May 31

The asteroid is said to measure in at about 1.7-miles long and will be about 3.6 million miles away from Earth as it passes.

21 May 2013 • 07:37 AMT
Gegard Mousasi plans to drop to middleweight division

Mousasi said that he is yet to discuss with the UFC about when he plans to drop to the middleweight division.

21 May 2013 • 07:25 AMT
Powerful roadside bomb kills 6 policemen in Afghanistan

Insurgents often use makeshift land mines to target both Afghan government officials and international forces in Afghanistan.