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25 April 2013 • 13:27 AMT
Catholicos Karekin II meets EP-Armenia friendship group members

Catholicos Karekin II highly assessed the friendship group’s efforts aimed at the protection of the Armenian people’s rights.

25 April 2013 • 13:16 AMT
Heavy clashes erupt in Syria’s Hama

Activists said it was the first time in six months that insurgents had engaged the army there with such ferocity.

25 April 2013 • 13:09 AMT
Beyonce performs new song during Paris show

The singer performed ‘Grown Woman’ in full live for the first time, since a preview debuted in a Pepsi commercial earlier this month.

25 April 2013 • 13:01 AMT
Polish envoy hails development of relations with Armenia

Armenian-Polish relations pursue the path of economic and political development, ambassador Zdzislaw Raczynski said.

25 April 2013 • 12:56 AMT
Three British Islamic extremists jailed for terrorism

Counter-terrorism teams also believe that the pair used the same tactic walking down the street with a mobile phone.

25 April 2013 • 12:45 AMT
USAID, Armenian Justice Ministry to improve ADR system

Training will be organized for arbiters, mediators, judges, legal professionals, NGOs, business people and the wider public.

25 April 2013 • 12:45 AMT
Brit Marling joins Oscar-nommed Hailee Steinfeld in dramatic thriller

The film follows three Southern women who are forced to defend their home from a band of civil war soldiers.

25 April 2013 • 12:42 AMT
Google agrees to alter its search results

Microsoft-backed lobby group Initiative for a Competitive Marketplace was not convinced the changes went far enough.

25 April 2013 • 12:34 AMT
Narine Narimanyan quits as NKR Minister of Labor and Social Affairs

According to another presidential decree, Samvel Avanesyan was appointed as NKR Minister of Labor and Social Affairs.

25 April 2013 • 12:25 AMT
Armenia-Customs Union cooperation possible, Lavrov says

Russian Foreign Minister noted a progress in the work of committee studying the possibility of Armenia’s cooperation with, CU and UES.

25 April 2013 • 12:17 AMT
Armenian President meets Brazil’s outgoing ambassador

President Sargsyan highly assessed the ambassador’s contribution to the strengthening of Armenian-Brazilian relations.

25 April 2013 • 12:12 AMT
Armen Nazaryan loses fight at European Judo Championships

Mher Karapetyan, Rafael Davtyan (81 kg) and Hakob Arakelyan (100 kg) will later represent Armenia at the championships.

25 April 2013 • 12:05 AMT
Hovhannes Davtyan drops out of European Judo Championships

European championships silver medal winner Hovhannes Davtyan lost to Yanislav Gerchev to drop out of the competition.

25 April 2013 • 11:52 AMT
UK official arriving in Armenia on working visit

Mr. Roberts’ visit is a demonstration of the UK’s commitment to enhance its bilateral relations with Armenia, the embassy said.

25 April 2013 • 11:44 AMT
Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore romcom “Blended” gets release date

The project reunites the two actors, who starred together in “The Wedding Singer” and “Fifty First Dates.”

25 April 2013 • 11:41 AMT
UN Armenia Office marks French Language Day

In addition to being one of six UN official languages, French is one of the two working languages of the UN Secretariat.

25 April 2013 • 11:32 AMT
Moscow says cooperation with Yerevan in CSTO framework effective

Sergey Lavrov: both countries adhere to the agreements aimed at strengthening of the Organization’s abilities.

25 April 2013 • 11:26 AMT
Serbian President apologizes for Srebrenica massacre

Improved relations with its neighbors in the Balkans is an important condition for Serbia to move closer to EU membership.

25 April 2013 • 11:04 AMT
Samsung may run out of Galaxy S4s even before launch

Lee Don-joo, head of sales and marketing at Samsung’s mobile business said that demand is far stronger than he had expected.

25 April 2013 • 10:58 AMT
Focus Features nabs Matthew McConaughey’s “Dallas Buyers Club”

Their script follows Ron Woodroof (McConaughey), a man diagnosed with HIV at the height of AIDS hysteria.

25 April 2013 • 10:47 AMT
Sony doubles profit forecast after selling U.S. headquarters

Even with the one-time boost from asset sales, the profit goal is modest at less than 1 percent of total sales.

25 April 2013 • 10:45 AMT
Nazaryan makes it to next stage of European Judo Championship

Judo wrestler Hovhannes Davtyan (60 kg) will fight the winner in Graham Trinder vs Yanislav Gerchev bout.

25 April 2013 • 10:33 AMT
Azeri soldier stabs fellow serviceman

Azeri soldier at a Baku-based military unit, Khayyam Asif Oglu Bayramov stabbed his fellow serviceman Kamran Firdovsi Oglu Mamedov.

25 April 2013 • 10:20 AMT
Lavrov: Moscow sees no progress in Karabakh conflict settlement

Armenian Foreign Minister cited Baku’s non-constructive stance behind poor progress in settlement talks.

25 April 2013 • 09:59 AMT
Gunmen take over Sunni town in Iraq, ministry says

The statement says the gunmen have taken control of Suleiman Beg police station and deployed in the streets.

25 April 2013 • 09:58 AMT
The xx debut “Great Gatsby” song “Together” lands online

Baz Luhrmann’s big-screen take on F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby.

25 April 2013 • 09:55 AMT
Kazakhstan grounds MiG fighter jets after deadly crash

“We’ve halted MiG flights until the cause of crash is cleared up,” Kazakhstan’s Air Defense Forces chief said.

25 April 2013 • 09:35 AMT
AUA hosts “Tech Needs Girls” forum

The International Girls in ICT Day is an initiative of the International Telecommunication Union, an agency of the United Nations.

25 April 2013 • 09:33 AMT
Gary Oldman films cameo role for David Bowie’s music video

Oldman previously worked with Bowie on the 1995 track “You’ve Been Around” on Reeves Gabrels’s album The Sacred Squall of Now.

25 April 2013 • 09:27 AMT
Flower Gathering Event to be held at Genocide Memorial complex

With their active support, all volunteers contribute to a new life for the flowers left at the Eternal Flame.