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15 May 2013 • 07:42 AMT
Armenia to assume CoE Ministers Committee chairmanship May 16

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will travel to Strasbourg on May 15-16 to attend the Council of Europe foreign ministers summit.

15 May 2013 • 07:28 AMT
Aronian shares 3rd-4th spots after Norway Chess round 6

Sergey Karjakin is leading the tournament with 4 points, followed by Norway’s Magnus Carlsen (4 points.)

15 May 2013 • 07:14 AMT
Turkish high court says Dink murder was organized crime

The court approved the sentences given to suspects but overturned the decision that acquitted them of crime gang connections.

15 May 2013 • 07:11 AMT
Movsesian climbs 8th after European Chess Championship round 9

Hrant Melkumyan tied the game with Czech Republic’s Viktor Láznička to take the 18th spot with 6,5 points.

15 May 2013 • 07:01 AMT
WADA raises threshold level for marijuana

The meetings focused mainly on proposed amendments to the third draft of the 2015 World Anti-Doping Code.

15 May 2013 • 06:58 AMT
“On The Job” hitman thriller unveils trailer ahead of Cannes debut

The film follows prison inmates tapped to work as assassins for corrupt officials and wardens and is inspired by actual events.

15 May 2013 • 06:52 AMT
Chris Pine, Jake Gyllenhaal in talks to join Johnny Depp’s “Into The Woods”

Rob Marshall is directing the pic with an eye on the 9-figure coin drawn by Best Picture nominee “Les Miserables” and “Mamma Mia!”

15 May 2013 • 06:48 AMT
Lavrov says Syria conference may be held in Geneva

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

15 May 2013 • 06:43 AMT
Rachel McAdams in “About Time” romantic comedy trailer

“About Time” is a tale of a young man named Tim who is informed that all the men in their family have the ability to travel back in time.

15 May 2013 • 06:36 AMT
Shailene Woodley in “Divergent” sci-fi bestseller adaptation pic

“Divergent” takes place in a near-future Chicago where society is divided up into five factions based on their personalities.

15 May 2013 • 06:32 AMT
Oil prices nearly unchanged after positive U.S. economic report

Brent crude, a benchmark for many international oil varieties, rose 5 cents to $102.56 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.

15 May 2013 • 06:24 AMT
Tony winner Mandy Patinkin joins “Wish I Was Here” Kickstarter comedy

The film centers on a struggling actor, father and husband who is struggling to find his identity and purpose at 35 years old.

15 May 2013 • 06:18 AMT
“Grace of Monaco” new pics feature Nicole Kidman as Grace Kelly

The images suggest Olivier Dahan is not taking a lookalike approach for the film, something Kidman confirmed.

15 May 2013 • 06:04 AMT
Alexander Payne’s “Nebraska” clip unveiled ahead of Cannes competition

“Nebraska” is Payne’s first competitive entry at Cannes since “About Schmidt” was nominated for the Palme d’Or in 2002.

15 May 2013 • 05:59 AMT
Oscar winner Christoph Waltz joins DeNiro in “The Candy Store”

Stephen Gaghan will direct the film which ollows several different characters in the Russian criminal milieu of Brighton Beach.

15 May 2013 • 05:54 AMT
UN panel says sanctions delayed N. Korea nuke work

“While the imposition of sanctions has not halted the development of nuclear and ballistic missile programs,” experts said.

15 May 2013 • 05:40 AMT
Nigerian President declares state of emergency

Nigeria – a multiethnic nation of more than 160 million people – is also affected by a spate of conflicts over land, religion and oil.

15 May 2013 • 05:34 AMT
Voyage to Amasia documentary to screen in New Jersey

Eric V. Hachikian is an Armenian-American composer whose music has been hailed by the New York Times as “lovely and original.”

15 May 2013 • 05:28 AMT
Barnett Newman painting fetches $43.8mln at NYC action

The series are characterized by what’s called the zip, a distinctive stripe running down the center. Four are in museum collections.

15 May 2013 • 05:20 AMT
LinkedIn passes 20 million registered members in India

Now, India represents 9 percent of its 225 million user base worldwide, and half of the 40 million it has in Asia Pacific.

15 May 2013 • 05:15 AMT
UN General Assembly set to vote on Syria resolution

“I’m convinced a lot of countries voted for this text because they believed they were voting for the winning side,” a diplomat said.

14 May 2013 • 18:26 AMT
Google CEO reveals mystery of his voice troubles

“I’m fully able to do all I need to at home and at work, though my voice is softer than before,” Larry Page said in a post.

14 May 2013 • 18:20 AMT
Sun unleashes its most powerful eruption of 2013

When intense enough, a flare can disturb the Earth’s atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel.

14 May 2013 • 17:56 AMT
ICC to open examination into 2010 Gaza flotilla raid

The prosecutor said she would open a preliminary examination into the events surrounding the Israeli raid on a humanitarian aid flotilla.

14 May 2013 • 17:56 AMT
Azeri mercenaries warring in Syria against Armenians?

“They’re not fighting against Muslims, they’re protecting Muslims against Armenians, the enemies of Muslims,” Rizvan Suleymanov’s mother said.

14 May 2013 • 17:43 AMT
EU probes oil companies on price-fixing suspicion

Statoil said a raid at its headquarters in Stavanger, Norway, was carried out with the assistance of Norwegian antitrust officials.

14 May 2013 • 17:14 AMT
The National stream “Trouble Will Find Me” new album online

The collection features buzz track “Demons” as well as new single “Sea of Love”, which premiered online earlier this month.

14 May 2013 • 17:05 AMT
President Lukashenko invites Armenian nuke experts to visit Belarus

Alexander Lukashenko visited Armenian nuclear power station where he was briefed on the latter’s work and processing systems.

14 May 2013 • 16:25 AMT
The Smashing Pumpkins cover David Bowie classic “Space Oddity”

“Space Oddity” was recently covered by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, who returned from his stint on the International Space Station May 13.

14 May 2013 • 16:15 AMT
Arnold Schwarzenegger to headline “The Toxic Avenger” horror remake

The 1984 original told the tale of a boy who, after falling into a vat of toxic waste, becomes a disfigured radioactive hulking mess who fights bad guys.