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13 April 2013 • 09:41 AMT
250 ceasefire violations by Azeris reported over past week

The defense army continued with their military duty in line with ceasefire rules, taking necessary measures to protect the frontline.

13 April 2013 • 09:35 AMT
Presiding judge in Mubarak retrial withdraws

The judge said he had decided to refer the case to the Cairo appeals court as he felt “unease” in reviewing the case.

13 April 2013 • 09:28 AMT
IMF recognizes Somalia govt. after 22-year break in relations

It was the first vote of its kind in the country since warlords toppled military dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991.

13 April 2013 • 07:48 AMT
Exhibit commemorating Armenian Genocide opens in Montebello

The temporary display is in addition to the Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument that was first unveiled in April 1968.

13 April 2013 • 07:33 AMT
Obamas’ income drops in 2012

The Obamas reported giving $150,034 to charities, representing roughly 25 percent of their adjusted gross income.

13 April 2013 • 07:25 AMT
Three Rodin sculptures coming to New York City auction

The other works are “The Kiss” from 1909 and “Ugolino and His Children” from 1883. They’re owned by a private collector.

13 April 2013 • 07:07 AMT
Poland to unveil giant statue of Pope John Paul II

The city is home to the country’s most important pilgrimage site, the Jasna Gora monastery, and its icon of the Black Madonna.

13 April 2013 • 07:02 AMT
Sun emits largest solar storm of 2013

On April 11 a large, Earth-facing group of sunspots hurled a massive cloud of plasma and charged particles into space.

13 April 2013 • 06:55 AMT
Ebooks make 22.55% of publisher revenue in 2012

The large rise started in 2009 at 3.17-percent, reaching 16.98-percent in 2011, and finally 22.55-percent last year.

13 April 2013 • 06:30 AMT
Microsoft postpones retail Xbox 360 Minecraft release

The downloadable version of Minecraft for the Xbox 360 has sold over six million units since its launch nearly a year ago.

13 April 2013 • 06:21 AMT
Twitter essentially confirms its music service – report

The upcoming Twitter Music app will consist of a number of tabs including “Suggested”, “Popular”, “Now Playing” and “Emerging”.

13 April 2013 • 06:11 AMT
Picasso’s Child With A Dove to leave UK

Lord Inglewood, chairman of the Arts Council-managed Reviewing Committee, called the loss “a great shame”.

13 April 2013 • 06:04 AMT
1 killed as armored vehicle blows up in Russia’s Dagestan

“An armored vehicle was blown up while leaving Buinaksk. One person was killed and three were hospitalized,” the source said.

13 April 2013 • 06:02 AMT
Kerry to discuss N. Korea with China’s top leaders

“China has a unique ability to use its leverage against the impoverished, isolated state,” Kerry said in the S. Korean capital Seoul.

13 April 2013 • 05:55 AMT
Microsoft subsidiary PhoneFactor hit by security patent lawsuit

Two-factor authentication has been adopted by large cloud-service providers as a means of better securing online accounts.

13 April 2013 • 05:43 AMT
Russian President, Prime Minister release 2012 incomes

Putin owns a plot of land, an apartment and a garage, as well as three vehicles – two Soviet-made Gaz cars and a Niva SUV.

13 April 2013 • 05:34 AMT
Strong earthquake shakes Japan, 23 injured

The magnitude 6.3 quake left some homes with rooftop tiles broken and cracked walls, while goods fell off store shelves.

13 April 2013 • 05:31 AMT
Egypt’s defense minister denies torture claims

HRW called for the full report into police and military abuses between January 2011 and June 2012 to be made public.

13 April 2013 • 05:24 AMT
Venezuela’s govt. says it foiled plot to destabilize polls

Then came charges that the Salvadoran mercenaries were out to assassinate Maduro and sabotage the power grid to sow chaos.

12 April 2013 • 17:54 AMT
Expert says Raffi Hovannisian’s one-day visit to Moscow absurd

Yervand Bozoyan described former presidential candidate Raffi Hovannisian’s 14-hour visit to Moscow as a mere comedy.

12 April 2013 • 17:37 AMT
Ukrainian Armenians to commemorate Genocide victims

Ukraine’s Armenian community will organize different events in commemoration of the Genocide victims.

12 April 2013 • 17:20 AMT
Roman ruins found at London construction site

The clues lead to an understanding of how the ancient people of Roman London lived, buried under a very modern city.

12 April 2013 • 17:15 AMT
Native American tribal masks auctioned amid protests

Of the 70 masks up for sale, one was bought by an association to give back to the Hopis, the Drouot auction house said.

12 April 2013 • 16:56 AMT
Andranik Karapetyan 4th at European youth weightlifting championships

Andranik Karapetyan lifted 160 kg in the snatch and 186 kg in the clean and jerk to show a total result of 346 kg.

12 April 2013 • 16:44 AMT
Russian airbase pilots conduct demonstration flights in Armenia

Pilots of Russian airbase in Armenia conducted demonstration flights on April 12, as part of CIS air defense joint program.

12 April 2013 • 16:16 AMT
1st Armenian interactive audio fairy tale available in App Store

The audio version of the first Armenian interactive fairy tale “Anahit” is available in App Store in Armenian and English.

12 April 2013 • 16:04 AMT
Egypt’s Mursi to visit Russia next week

The country’s foreign currency reserves are at critically low levels and the government is struggling with an unaffordable deficit.

12 April 2013 • 16:01 AMT
Human rights protection national commission set up in Armenia

Human rights protection national commission, headed by NSC Secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan, was set up in Armenia.

12 April 2013 • 15:36 AMT
Armenian President, Georgian FM discuss cooperation

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met on April 12 with Foreign Minister of Georgia Maia Panjikidze.

12 April 2013 • 15:09 AMT
Foreign military attachés visit Armenian industrial enterprises

On April 11, foreign military attachés accredited in Armenia visited military-industrial complex enterprises.