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07 May 2013 • 13:43 AMT
Australian Mossad agent interfered in Israeli intelligence op – report

Ben Zygier was arrested in January 2010 and held in secret under the name of Prisoner X on unspecified security charges.

07 May 2013 • 13:30 AMT
Another declaration on Karabakh to be adopted in Baku

The first South Caucasus forum, organized by Club de Madrid and International Center of Nizami Ganjavi, is ongoing in Baku.

07 May 2013 • 13:25 AMT
Samsung buys mobile and TV app developer MOVL

The acquisition will be a boost in Samsung’s aim towards improving its connected TV technology with external portable devices.

07 May 2013 • 13:16 AMT
Nokia unveils 1st glimpse of Lumia 928 smartphone

The device is expected to run the Windows Phone 8 operating system and boast high-end camera technology.

07 May 2013 • 13:09 AMT
Depeche Mode, The Cure, Muse to headline Texas festival

Other notable acts on the six-day bill include Vampire Weekend, fun., D’Angelo, the National, Queens of the Stone Age.

07 May 2013 • 13:06 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 415.17 May 7

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 415.17 on May 7, increasing by 0.22 point compared to May 6.

07 May 2013 • 13:03 AMT
Award-winning helmer Jean-Jacques Annaud to adapt “Wolf Totem” novel

“Wolf Totem” represents a change of fortunes in China for Annaud, who was once branded persona non grata for his film “Seven Years in Tibet.”

07 May 2013 • 13:01 AMT
Yerevan mayor: we conducted transparent elections

Taron Margaryan expressed confidence that his team will be able to offer solutions to the existing problems.

07 May 2013 • 12:49 AMT
Keira Knightley to replace Anne Hathaway in “Laggies” dark comedy

“Laggies” follows a woman who hides out for a week with a 16-year-old under the pretense of going to a work retreat after her boyfriend proposes.

07 May 2013 • 12:47 AMT
Envoy hopes for appointment of U.S. permanent co-chair to Minsk Group

Richard Morningstar: appointment of U.S. permanent co-chair to the OSCE Minsk Group is a key issue of the government’s agenda.

07 May 2013 • 12:37 AMT
Ewan McGregor to play villain in Natalie Portman’s “Jane Got A Gun”

After starring in last year’s “The Impossible,” McGregor stars with Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep in “August: Osage County.”

07 May 2013 • 12:29 AMT
Tunisia hunting al Qaeda-linked militants, minister says

Mohamed Ali Aroui said there were about a dozen militants in the city of El Kef and about 20 in the area of Mount Chambi.

07 May 2013 • 12:23 AMT
New Finnish envoy presents credentials to Armenian President

Finnish ambassador to Armenia Christer Michelsson presented his credentials to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.

07 May 2013 • 12:22 AMT
Kim Dotcom, lawyers publish white paper

In a press release, the international legal team behind Kim Dotcom said they were still challenging the extradition proceedings.

07 May 2013 • 12:22 AMT
Katherine Heigl, Clive Owen to headline “Survivor” action film

The upcoming film will be directed by “The Raven” filmmaker James McTeigue, whose credits also include Natalie Portman’s “V for Vendetta.”

07 May 2013 • 12:12 AMT
“Star Wars Episode 7” to start filming in early 2014

After acquiring George Lucas’ Lucasfilm for $4 billion last October, Disney has had major plans in mind to expand the “Star Wars” franchise.

07 May 2013 • 12:11 AMT
Olympic champion Yuri Vardanyan agrees to become Sports Minister

Olympic champion Yuri Vardanyan has agreed to assume the post of Armenian Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs.

07 May 2013 • 12:01 AMT
Cannes Film Fest to mark “Cleopatra” 50th anniversary

A meticulously restored version of “Cleopatra” will screen May 21 at the Cannes (it is an official selection of the Cannes Classics sidebar.)

07 May 2013 • 12:00 AMT
UN House hosts ‘International Cultural Dialogue’ photo exhibit

“I wish to further promote the beauty of Armenian art and its principles of tolerance and respect to diversity,” Mnatsakanyan said.

07 May 2013 • 11:54 AMT
Oscar winner Christopher McQuarrie to remake “Ice Station Zebra” thriller

The original film centered on an American Naval submarine team that races the Russians to retrieve sensitive photographic material in the Arctic.

07 May 2013 • 11:53 AMT
Libya’s Defense Minister Mohammed al-Barghathi resigns

The militiamen had been demanding the introduction of a law banning Gaddafi-era officials from holding office.

07 May 2013 • 11:41 AMT
Reese Witherspoon to topline “Three Little Words” bestseller-based indie

Witherspoon currently stars in “Mud” and is in negotiations to join Keanu Reeves in “Passengers.”

07 May 2013 • 11:40 AMT
Center for Gender and Leadership Studies opens at YSU

The newly established center will serve as a hub for the YSU Career Center and university faculty working in this area.

07 May 2013 • 11:34 AMT
Benicio Del Toro to join Joaquin Phoenix in “Inherent Vice”

Set in LA during the spring of 1970, the film follows a pot-smoking private detective as he investigates the case of a kidnapped girl.

07 May 2013 • 11:19 AMT
Barev Yerevan bloc must keep city council seats – member

Armen Martirosyan said Barev Yerevan bloc of parties must represent not only its own voters but all the opposition supporters.

07 May 2013 • 11:04 AMT
Armenian FM, Montenegrin minister negotiate economic deal

Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro, in turn noted that the visit will foster the cooperation between the two counties.

07 May 2013 • 11:00 AMT
Erdogan says Israeli air strike on Syria unacceptable

“The air strike Israel carried out on Damascus is completely unacceptable,” the Turkish Prime Minister told parliament.

07 May 2013 • 10:57 AMT
Iran accuses West of providing chemical weapons to Syrian rebels

Both sides in the more than two-year civil war have accused each other of using chemical weapons in recent months.

07 May 2013 • 10:47 AMT
Germany’s Commerzbank reports 94mln euro losses in Q1

The bank is raising 2.5bln euros by issuing new shares through a capital increase approved at the April 19 shareholders’ meeting.

07 May 2013 • 10:25 AMT
Philanthropist Michael Aramyants’ birth anniversary marked in Tbilisi

The 170th birth anniversary of famed philanthropist Michael Aramyants was celebrated in Artsakh, Yerevan and Tbilisi.