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12 April 2013 • 11:19 AMT
At least 13 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack

The Taliban frequently launch attacks in Kunar province.A spokesman for the militant group said they carried out the attack.

12 April 2013 • 11:06 AMT
Israel reopens border crossing with Gaza, officials say

“Kerem Shalom crossing was reopened this morning,” said Guy Inbar, spokesman for an Israeli defense ministry unit.

12 April 2013 • 10:57 AMT
Armenian music to be performed during Art X Detroit Week

The workshop will be followed by a concert of traditional Armenian folk and dance songs featuring all three musicians.

12 April 2013 • 10:52 AMT
Deputy PM says Russia to explore Mars, Moon by 2030

Rogozin said Russia is going to design a carrier rocket with a payload of 130 to 180 tons as well as powerful interplanetary vehicles.

12 April 2013 • 10:45 AMT
Cyprus president to ask EU for more help

Cyprus has seen its share of the bailout cost swell to 13 billion euros, according to a draft document by its creditors.

12 April 2013 • 10:32 AMT
Kerry says U.S. will never accept nuclear N. Korea

“We are all united in the fact that North Korea will not be accepted as a nuclear power,” Kerry told a press conference.

12 April 2013 • 10:06 AMT
ANCA invites Kerry to attend Capitol Hill Armenian Genocide observance

Ken Hachikian: we ask you to urge President Obama to honor his as yet unfulfilled pledge to recognize the Armenian Genocide.

12 April 2013 • 09:51 AMT
Volkswagen says March sales flat

The Wolfsburg-based company delivered 864,400 vehicles during the month, 0.2 percent more than the same month a year ago.

12 April 2013 • 09:37 AMT
Switzerland being filled with wealthy citizens of Kazakh origin

In recent years, Switzerland has been actively filled by very wealthy citizens, originally from Kazakhstan. Many of them have chosen this country as a place for their permanent location, not only for the love of the nature beauty, but because of the neutrality of the state. Most of them choose Switzerland as a second home in a means of escape from prosecution in his homeland.

12 April 2013 • 09:33 AMT
Turkish students see Armenians, Greeks, Jews as enemies – poll

70% of Turkish school students believe Armenians, Greeks and Jews will be likely to harm Turkey if they got a chance.

12 April 2013 • 09:29 AMT
Trailer with 30 tons of Armenian brandy on fire in Georgian tunnel

Fire officials said power was switched off in the tunnel, which is part of a highway linking Tbilisi with the west of the country.

12 April 2013 • 09:19 AMT
Eurozone finance ministers meeting in Dublin to finalize Cyprus bailout

The meeting in Dublin will review how Cyprus can raise its contribution to the bailout being put together by the European Union and IMF.

12 April 2013 • 09:14 AMT
Google launches data-after-death tool

Google said users can opt to have their data deleted after three, six, nine or 12 months of inactivity.

12 April 2013 • 09:09 AMT
Turkish parliament OKs anti-terrorism law reform

The country regularly tops the list of countries violating the European Convention of Human Rights.

12 April 2013 • 08:59 AMT
Facebook’s Zuckerberg, Silicon Valley leaders launch political group

Also backing the group are tech leaders such as LinkedIn chief executive Reid Hoffman, venture capitalists John Doerr and Jim Breyer.

12 April 2013 • 08:50 AMT
U.S. Secretary of State arrives in S. Korea amid missile fear

The Obama administration believes North Korea is preparing for another missile test, said a senior State Department official.

12 April 2013 • 07:50 AMT
Dubai Police adds Lamborghini Aventador to its fleet

The Lamborghini Aventador, named after a bull, is capable of speeds of up to 349km/h and has a price tag of around $400,000.

12 April 2013 • 07:39 AMT
Iranian negotiator says sanctions can be lifted ‘step by step’

The West has imposed several rounds of punishing sanctions on Iran, hoping to force it to scale back its uranium enrichment program.

12 April 2013 • 07:28 AMT
“Hangover Part III” Warner Bros. comedy trailer unveiled

In the film, the trouble all starts when Doug, Phil (Bradley Cooper) and Stu (Ed Helms) stage an intervention for Alan (Zach Galifianakis).

12 April 2013 • 07:17 AMT
Armenia-Artsakh military cooperation discussed in Stepanakert

President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan.

12 April 2013 • 07:07 AMT
Steve Carell in “The Way, Way Back” dramedy trailer

The film follows 14-year-old Duncan through his summer break that is rather nightmarish because of the presence of his mother’s boyfriend.

12 April 2013 • 07:06 AMT
Al-Qaeda cell in Turkey puts U.S. embassy on target list

The cell was also preparing attacks on the Koç Museum in Istanbul, the U.S. embassy in Ankara and a synagogue in Istanbul.

12 April 2013 • 06:58 AMT
Movsesian’s team tops Russian Chess Championship after round 5

In round 5, Sergei Movsesian’s SPb Chess Fed beat Yugra 3,5:2,5 to top the championship with 19,5 points.

12 April 2013 • 06:47 AMT
PSY unveils “Gangnam Style” follow-up “Gentleman”

PSY is set to perform the song live in a mega concert entitled “Happening” which he will hold from his homeland South Korea.

12 April 2013 • 06:39 AMT
“Walking Dead” ex-showrunner to pen prequel to Stephen King’s “Shining”

The prequel will look at what transpired in Overlook hotel long before a struggling author Jack Torrance brought his family there and went crazy.

12 April 2013 • 06:38 AMT
Kaspersky Labs uncovers active cybercrime ring

The attacks are still ongoing, targeting “massively multiplayer games” which involve millions of users across different countries.

12 April 2013 • 06:35 AMT
“Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” helmer, Robert Redford team for crime movie

Lowery is attached to adapt and direct “The Old Man and the Gun,” based on a 2003 article in The New Yorker written by David Grann.

12 April 2013 • 06:28 AMT
Morgan Freeman to join Johnny Depp in “Transcendence” sci-fi film

Though script details have been kept a secret, it involves a scientist (Depp) whose brain is uploaded to a supercomputer.

12 April 2013 • 06:13 AMT
“The Vow” star Rachel McAdams circling Cameron Crowe’s next film

McAdams is currently starring in Terrence Malick’s “To the Wonder” and will next appear in the time-travel comedy “About Time.”

12 April 2013 • 06:09 AMT
Microsoft amends security update after system error reports

“We’ve determined that the update, when paired with certain third-party software, can cause system errors,” Dustin Childs wrote.