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27 April 2013 • 06:09 AMT
U.S. growth regains speed but falls short of forecasts

Growth is expected to come in around a 1 percent pace, with growth for the full year seen around a sluggish 2 percent.

27 April 2013 • 06:08 AMT
Part of 9/11 plane’s landing gear discovered in NYC

5-foot-tall piece of landing gear believed to be from one of the hijacked planes destroyed in Sept. 11 attacks was discovered.

26 April 2013 • 17:59 AMT
Armenian FM: Baku openly prepares for war

Edward Nalbandian says Azerbaijan refused to work on the coordination of principles on Karabakh settlement.

26 April 2013 • 17:28 AMT
FM says Armenia’s position on Turkey unchanged

Edward Nalbandian: our position is based on the principle envisaging normalization of ties without any preconditions.

26 April 2013 • 17:05 AMT
FM says Armenia for integration processes in post-Soviet area

Edward Nalbandian: Armenia is an active member of CIS and was among the first countries to ratify free trade zone agreement.

26 April 2013 • 16:48 AMT
Armenian Foreign Minister visits State Duma

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian visited State Duma, as part of his official visit to Moscow.

26 April 2013 • 16:28 AMT
Armenian President meets Russia’s outgoing ambassador

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met on April 26 with outgoing Russian ambassador Vyacheslav Kovalenko.

26 April 2013 • 16:09 AMT
Amendments to be made to parliament’s 3rd session agenda

On April 26, Armenian National Assembly held a working consultation, chaired by speaker Hovik Abrahamyan.

26 April 2013 • 15:36 AMT
U.S. Embassy in Armenia marks 20th anniversary of FLEX program

FLEX program encourages long-lasting peace and mutual understanding between the United States and countries of Eurasia.

26 April 2013 • 15:29 AMT
Concert marking Genocide 98th anniversary held in London

On April 24, a concert marking the Armenian Genocide 98th anniversary was held in London’s St Yeghiche Church.

26 April 2013 • 15:10 AMT
Acting Vice Prime Minister meets Egyptian journalists

Acting Vice Prime Minister and acting Minister of Territorial Administration of Armenia met with Egyptian journalists.

26 April 2013 • 14:56 AMT
Protest in commemoration of Armenian Genocide staged in New York

A protest was staged in New York’s Times Square on April 24, Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.

26 April 2013 • 14:43 AMT
Prosperous Armenia seeking for 5 ministerial seats?

Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik Tsarulyan didn’t meet Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, party spokesman said.

26 April 2013 • 13:59 AMT
Winston Churchill to appear on new £5 banknote

Churchill’s portrait from a photograph taken in 1941 will appear on £5 notes from 2016 although plans have to be finalized.

26 April 2013 • 13:47 AMT
Armenian-French joint emergency exercises to be held in summer

Armenian emergency ministry staff met with the delegation of French embassy, with the summer training program discussed.

26 April 2013 • 12:59 AMT
Consultation held in defense ministry’s administrative complex

Department heads briefed on the tools to boost combat readiness, create moral atmosphere and improve professional skills.

26 April 2013 • 12:53 AMT
Adam Brody, Leighton Meester start filming “The Life Partner” comedy

Gillian Jacobs plays a young woman who drunkenly promises her lesbian best friend that she won’t get married until gay marriage is legal.

26 April 2013 • 12:45 AMT
Flower gathering event held at Genocide Memorial complex

FPWC jointly VivaCell-MTS and the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute organizes the Flower Gathering Event.

26 April 2013 • 12:39 AMT
Sia unveils “Great Gatsby” track “Kill and Run”

will.i.am, Emeli Sandé, Gotye, The xx, Bryan Ferry, Jack White and Coco O of Quadron have also all recorded songs for the soundtrack.

26 April 2013 • 12:27 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 411.33 April 26

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 411.33 on April 26, decreasing by 1.61 point compared to April 25.

26 April 2013 • 12:17 AMT
Future government formation not on RPA agenda – spokesman

According to media reports, the formation of the new government depends on the results of Yerevan city council polls.

26 April 2013 • 11:58 AMT
Abstract pioneer Wassily Kandinsky works featured at Brussels exhibit

Kandinsky referred to “Picture with a Circle,” a 1911 oil, as “my first abstract picture” and “the first abstract picture in the world.”

26 April 2013 • 11:56 AMT
Orange launches Sony Xperia Z smartphone

Customers of Panther tariff plans will get monthly up to 1GB free mobile internet during the first year after subscription.

26 April 2013 • 11:48 AMT
Ex-MP: there’s no party in Armenia with proper ideology

Vardan Bostanjyan says there is no party in Armenia with proper ideology, except for ARF Dashnaktsutyun.

26 April 2013 • 11:41 AMT
Pablo Picasso masterpiece displayed at Metropolitan Museum of Art

“Woman in an Armchair (Eva)” from 1913 was provided from Leonard A. Lauder’s renowned cubist collection.

26 April 2013 • 11:33 AMT
Mher Karapetyan drops out of European judo championships

Mher Karapetyan lost to Tomislav Marijanović (Croatia) in the second round of Budapest-hosted European championships.

26 April 2013 • 11:23 AMT
Impressions Dior exhibit to feature Degas, Monet, Renoir artworks

April 27 marks the opening of the Impressionist Festival in France, and Granville’s Christian Dior Museum is getting in on the action.

26 April 2013 • 11:06 AMT
Japan poised to allow airlines resume flying Boeing 787s

The 50 Dreamliner jets in service worldwide were grounded in mid-January after incidents with smoldering batteries occurred.

26 April 2013 • 11:04 AMT
Azerbaijan ready for major peace deal on Karabakh, Foreign Minister says

“The conflicting sides have been discussing the settlement for several years, but the talks yielded no results,” Elmar Mammadyarov said.

26 April 2013 • 10:38 AMT
Armenia Wine predicts rise in wine grape purchase price

White wine grapes will be priced at AMD 130-140 per kilo, while Areni will cost AMD 400, the company director said.