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20 May 2013 • 05:11 AMT
Deadly tornadoes tear through Oklahoma

Gov Mary Fallin said a state of emergency had been declared in 16 counties to enable help to get to the worst-hit parts of Oklahoma.

19 May 2013 • 14:14 AMT
Brad Pitt’s “World War Z” to open Moscow Film Fest

The fest will feature retrospectives of films by Bernardo Bertolucci and Costa Gavras, as well as a program devoted to Dutch cinema.

19 May 2013 • 14:11 AMT
Wrekin Hill picks up John Malkovich’s “Siberian Education”

Based on the novel by Nicolai Lilin, the film is set in the ghetto of Soviet Russia and follows 2 boys who are members of a gang of exiled Siberians.

19 May 2013 • 14:03 AMT
Germans blame Merkel’s stance in eurozone crisis for Eurovision debacle

Chancellor Angela Merkel is loathed in parts of Europe for her insisting on painful austerity measures in Greece, Spain and Italy.

19 May 2013 • 13:58 AMT
China’s PM visits India to settle boundary row, boost ties

China says Li Keqiang choice of India for his first trip abroad shows the importance Beijing attaches to improving relations with New Delhi.

19 May 2013 • 13:52 AMT
Tunisian police clash with Islamists over rally ban

The government last week said it had barred the Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia from holding its annual congress in Kairouan.

19 May 2013 • 13:45 AMT
EU says concerned over human rights record in Russia

The European Union said it would closely watch developments affecting non-governmental organizations in Russia.

19 May 2013 • 12:28 AMT
John Lennon’s guitar auctioned for $408,000

The custom-made instrument, built in 1966 by the VOX company, was bought by an unidentified U.S. buyer in New York.

19 May 2013 • 12:22 AMT
Egyptian police block border crossing with Israel amid kidnapping anger

Egyptian police was enraged by the kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula.

19 May 2013 • 12:16 AMT
Syrian forces storming rebel stronghold of Qusair

Opposition groups say militants from the Lebanese Hezbollah movement are fighting alongside government forces.

19 May 2013 • 12:09 AMT
Benicio del Toro’s “Jimmy P” debuts in Cannes main competition

The film is telling of the relationship between a troubled native American vet and his equally idiosyncratic therapist.

19 May 2013 • 12:04 AMT
Weinstein’s RADiUS nabs cult helmer’s “Blue Ruin” at Cannes

The story centers on a man who finds his quiet life upended by unwelcome news and sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of revenge.

19 May 2013 • 11:56 AMT
Lithuanian media expose Azeri fraud to buy Eurovision votes

Beside Lithuania, Austria, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Ireland, Malta, Montenegro and Russia gave Azerbaijan the highest points.

19 May 2013 • 11:11 AMT
Iran executes two spies convicted of working for Israel, U.S.

Iran has in the past said it had successfully detected and dismantled spy networks operating inside the country.

19 May 2013 • 11:07 AMT
UN chief: conference on Syrian settlement to take place “very soon”

The conference would be a follow-up to last year’s international meeting in Geneva that drafted a peace roadmap for Syria.

19 May 2013 • 11:03 AMT
France in talks with U.S., Israel to buy intelligence-gathering drones

France’s existing hardware is outdated and its military intervention in Mali this year has exposed its shortage of surveillance drones.

19 May 2013 • 10:58 AMT
North Korea launches another short-range missile – report

The South Korean Defense Ministry said it had increased its monitoring of North Korea and was on standby to deal with any further developments.

19 May 2013 • 10:51 AMT
Denmark wins Eurovision Song Contest, Dorians finish 18th

Emmelie de Forest, 20, had been the overwhelming favorite among the 26 entries, with her song Only Teardrops.

18 May 2013 • 15:39 AMT
Tigran Varosyan fails to secure bronze at European Judo Cup

Tigran Varosyan lost to Ukraine’s Gevorg Khachatryan in struggle for a bronze medal at European Judo Cup.

18 May 2013 • 15:26 AMT
Free Democrats party says gas price hike politically motivated

Free Democrats say that gas price rise will negatively affect the situation in Armenia, causing large emigration flows.

18 May 2013 • 14:49 AMT
Armenian Foreign Minister to visit London

Negotiations with UK foreign minister are on the agenda, to be followed by meetings with the speaker of House of Lords.

18 May 2013 • 14:17 AMT
Aronian, Carlsen tie Norway Chess 2013 final round

Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian scored 5 points to come 4th, with Magnus Carlsen taking the 2nd spot with 5.5 points.

18 May 2013 • 13:59 AMT
Grigor Ivanyan suffers defeat at European Judo Cup

Armenia’s Grigor Ivanyan lost to Russia’s Dmitry Kulikov in struggle for bronze medal at European Judo Cup.

18 May 2013 • 13:48 AMT
Artsakh President attends Berdzor town 21st anniv. liberation events

Bako Sahakyan noted the liberation of Berdzor town as an important military, political and psychological victory.

18 May 2013 • 13:31 AMT
Weekly digest of foreign currency deals

Deals amounting to USD 12,800,000 at an average price of 416.75 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.

18 May 2013 • 13:18 AMT
200 Azeri ceasefire violations reported May 12-18

200 ceasefire violations by the Azeri armed forces were reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan.

18 May 2013 • 13:07 AMT
Nenad Lalovic elected seventh president of FILA

Lalovic had been serving as Acting President since Feb. 16, 2013, after the resignation of FILA President Raphael Martinetti.

18 May 2013 • 12:57 AMT
Serzh Sargsyan reelected as Armenian Chess Federation president

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected to the post of the president of RA Chess Federation for 4 more years.

18 May 2013 • 12:48 AMT
Gunmen kill Iraqi police officer’s family

The recent spike of violence has raised fears that the country might be heading to a new round of sectarian violence.

18 May 2013 • 12:31 AMT
YSMU recognized by Medical Board of California

Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU) graduates may henceforth apply for Californian postgraduate programs.