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15 April 2013 • 08:40 AMT
Gor Minasyan 7th at European weightlifting championships

European weightlifting championships are over in Tirana, with Hayk Hakobyan and Gor Minasyan scoring wins.

15 April 2013 • 08:29 AMT
Armenia wins 11 medals at European Sambo Championship

European Sambo Championship Among Juniors and Youth are over in Cyprus, with athletes from 22 countries participating.

15 April 2013 • 07:34 AMT
Oil price sinks amid China’s growth slowdown

The Chinese government said growth in the world’s second-largest economy slowed to 7.7 percent in the first quarter.

15 April 2013 • 07:10 AMT
N. Korea marks 101st birth anniversary of Kim Il-sung

Kim was at the Kumsusan mausoleum to pay “high tribute and humblest reverence” to the country’s former leaders.

15 April 2013 • 06:52 AMT
IAEA team reviewing Fukushima cleanup process

Officials said the team will look into TEPCO’s measures to solve leaks and blackouts that have caused cooling system failures.

15 April 2013 • 06:43 AMT
At least 5 killed, dozens wounded in suicide bomber attacks across Iraq

The attacks came days before Iraqis vote in provincial elections that are a test of political stability after U.S. troops left the country.

15 April 2013 • 06:35 AMT
Microsoft reportedly considers joining smartwatch market

A lot of smartwatches, fitness bands, or some hybrid of the two, were talked up earlier this year at the Consumer Electronics Show.

15 April 2013 • 06:00 AMT
Over 30 lots by Fabergé highlight of upcoming Christie’s sale

Additional Fabergé highlights include An Important Silver-Mounted Porcelain Imperial Presentation Vase from a New York Collector.

15 April 2013 • 05:53 AMT
Unemployment in Arab countries rises to 16% in 2012

“The unemployment level in the Arab world was 14% in 2010, which translates to 17 million people out of work,” Luqman said.

15 April 2013 • 05:50 AMT
Cyprus to relax citizenship rules for foreign investors

Cyprus has been a member of the EU since 2004. It sealed an EU bailout last month to save it from bankruptcy.

15 April 2013 • 05:28 AMT
Suspect in Benghazi attack on U.S. envoy shot

Sufyan bin Qumu, a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, was shot in the area of al-Thruwn in the eastern city of Darna.

15 April 2013 • 05:21 AMT
ALMA to host Joint Commemoration of Armenian Genocide

“We share the pain from all Genocides, and each year we commemorate with other victim groups,” ALMA said in a press release.

15 April 2013 • 05:17 AMT
Google honors Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler with doodle

Leonhard Euler was arguably the most important mathematician of the 18th century and one of the greatest of all time.

15 April 2013 • 05:09 AMT
Friends of Syria to meet ‘under shadow of al Qaeda advances’

“The international powers are inclined to call Assad’s bluff and see if he is ready to accept a peaceful solution,” a diplomat said.

15 April 2013 • 05:08 AMT
Maduro wins narrow victory in Venezuela’s election

Maduro said he was willing to allow an audit of the election result. Almost 80% of eligible voters took part in the poll.

14 April 2013 • 14:27 AMT
April 14 marks murder anniversary of first NKR leader Artur Mkrtchyan

Mkrtchyan was the first Artsakh leader to challenge the forces that initiated a geopolitical catastrophe.

14 April 2013 • 14:19 AMT
FrontPage Magazine: Turkey still genocidal Muslim country

Turkey not only committed genocide against Christians, but it still lies about it and locks up its citizens who even mention the genocide.

14 April 2013 • 14:06 AMT
Charles Aznavour irritated over Hollande policy line

Aznavor expressed his exasperation over the political course of the Socialist party, who always vote against pro-Armenian laws.

14 April 2013 • 13:47 AMT
Guantanamo Bay prisoners clash with guards

The confrontation came a day after a team from the International Committee of the Red Cross finished a three-week visit to Guantanamo.

14 April 2013 • 13:44 AMT
Android smartphones could be used to hijack planes, expert warns

Pilot and security consultant Hugo Teso revealed that he has spent the last three years developing an application potentially capable of this.

14 April 2013 • 13:31 AMT
At least 20 killed in Somalia bomb attacks

It is not clear who carried out the attacks, but most in Mogadishu are blamed on Islamic militant group al-Shabab, which has links with al-Qaeda.

14 April 2013 • 13:24 AMT
Mark Zuckerberg appears in ad for new Facebook Home app

Facebook Home was made available to the US Google Play store and is expected to launch internationally soon.

14 April 2013 • 13:17 AMT
1st look at Eva Green as Persian general in “300: Rise of an Empire”

The spin-off to 2006’s “300” centers on the clash between the Persians and the Greeks, led by admiral Themistokles.

14 April 2013 • 13:15 AMT
“The Mummy” helmer to direct “Crash Bandits” action flick

The project centers on the rivalry between two treasure hunters who specialize in salvaging old plane wrecks.

14 April 2013 • 13:04 AMT
China bird flue death toll rises to 13 from total of 60 infections

Investigators are trying to ascertain the source amid fears that it could cause a deadly pandemic similar to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.

14 April 2013 • 12:59 AMT
Iran test-fires 3 new missiles

Iranian officials have repeatedly stressed that all tests and training of the Armed Forces are only for deterrent and self-defense purposes.

14 April 2013 • 12:53 AMT
Venezuelans vote in post-Chavez presidential poll

Chavez’s protégé, acting President Nicolas Maduro is facing off against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles.

14 April 2013 • 12:48 AMT
Syrian airstrike leaves 18 dead

The air raid struck the town of Saraqeb in Idlib province, according to the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights activist group.

14 April 2013 • 12:45 AMT
Ashley Judd joins Kate Winslet in “Divergent” bestseller adaptation

The movie is set in a future world where people are divided into distinct factions based on their personalities.

14 April 2013 • 12:35 AMT
Oscar-nommed Hailee Steinfeld in “Romeo and Juliet” adaptation trailer

Julian Fellowes, the Oscar-winning creator of hit television series “Downton Abbey,” wrote the screenplay.