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10 April 2013 • 08:41 AMT
Business Life publisher John Krikorian dies at 80

John Krikorian was born in Hartford, Conn., on Aug. 24, 1932, to parents orphaned by the 1915 Armenian Genocide.

10 April 2013 • 08:33 AMT
Chinese tour operators halt travel to North Korea

The move came amid rising safety concerns as Pyongyang whips up war rhetoric following weeks of tension on the Korean peninsula.

10 April 2013 • 08:25 AMT
Stephen Hawking urges to support stem cell research

Professor Stephen Hawking has toured a US stem cell laboratory where scientists are studying ways to slow the progression of Lou Gehrig’s disease.

10 April 2013 • 08:17 AMT
Ethan Hawke’s “The Purge” to open Stanley Horror Film Fest

“The Purge” is set in a near future, where, in an effort to keep the country safer, once-a-year crime becomes legal.

10 April 2013 • 08:06 AMT
Eric Bana, Edgar Ramirez to star in “Beware The Night” exorcism pic

The film reunites Bana with Bruckheimer; they previously worked together on “Black Hawk Down.”

10 April 2013 • 07:54 AMT
Over 80 aftershocks jolt Iran after major quake

Iran’s Red Crescent says the search and rescue operation is now over and affected families are being relocated.

10 April 2013 • 07:46 AMT
Weapons spreading from Libya at “alarming rate” – UN

Libyan government security forces remain weak and militias, made up of former rebel fighters, hold power on the ground.

10 April 2013 • 07:37 AMT
Ukrainian pop star promises to sing Shakhtar anthem in Armenian

Shakhtar midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is en route to a goalscoring record in the Ukrainian league.

10 April 2013 • 07:26 AMT
Kellan Lutz, Mickey Rourke in “Java Heat” action drama trailer

The film follows an American in Indonesia teams up with a Muslim cop to track down a terrorist.

10 April 2013 • 07:14 AMT
Paul W.S. Anderson’s “Pompeii” historical action epic release date set

The film follows an enslaved Celtic gladiator who falls in love with a noblewoman on the eve of a massive volcanic eruption that destroys Pompeii.

10 April 2013 • 06:55 AMT
Movsesian’s team tops Russian Chess Championship after round 3

Movsesian’s SPb Chess Fed gained 13 points to lead the championship, with Malakhit as runner up with 11 points.

10 April 2013 • 06:47 AMT
Akopian leading Dubai Open Chess Championship after round 3

Vladimir Akopian beat Sweden’s Pontus Carlsson in round 3 to keep the lead at 15th Dubai Open Chess Championship with 3 points.

10 April 2013 • 06:38 AMT
UN offers Tehran humanitarian assistance after deadly quake

“The UN stands ready to provide assistance and to mobilize any international support that may be needed,” a statement said.

10 April 2013 • 06:34 AMT
A&E greenlights Chloe Sevigny’s “Those Who Kill” drama

The drama will star Sevigny as Catherine Jensen, a freshly minted and incredibly smart police detective who tracks down serial killers.

10 April 2013 • 06:25 AMT
Mads Mikkelsen, Rebel Wilson join “Kung Fu Panda 3” voice cast

The returning “Kung Fu Panda” voice cast that includes Angelina Jolie, Jack Black and Seth Rogen.

10 April 2013 • 06:17 AMT
Jim Carrey to star in Ricky Stanicky comedy

Carrey is coming off strong reviews for his work in the New Line comedy Burt Wonderstone and will star in Kick-Ass 2.

10 April 2013 • 06:13 AMT
Anne Hathaway poised to reteam with Christopher Nolan for “Interstellar”

The top-secret story involves time travel and alternate dimensions and sees a group of explorers travel through a wormhole.

10 April 2013 • 06:12 AMT
Hacker pleads guilty as part of Lulzsec

Ryan Ackroyd, from South Yorkshire, admitted to being part of the group, whose targets included the NHS and the UK’s SOCA.

10 April 2013 • 06:02 AMT
“Game of Thrones” star Natalie Dormer joins CBS’s “Elementary”

In a three-episode arc, Dormer will play Irene Adler, the first and only love of Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller).

10 April 2013 • 06:01 AMT
Trial of bin Laden son-in-law to begin in January

Abu Ghaith was captured in Jordan on February 28 and brought secretly to the United States by the FBI on March 1.

10 April 2013 • 05:54 AMT
“Elysium” sci-fi drama trailer features Matt Damon

The film takes place in the year 2154, a future where the wealthiest human beings are lucky to live high up in the sky in a titular space station.

10 April 2013 • 05:50 AMT
Oil below $94 ahead of supply figures release

Michael Hewson said that “the likelihood of a rise in inventories later this week is serving to cap gains” in benchmark crude prices.

10 April 2013 • 05:44 AMT
Maduro vows to turn Chavez office into museum

Capriles has dismissed polls that suggest Maduro has an unassailable lead over him. “Of course I can win,” he said.

10 April 2013 • 05:38 AMT
French Senate approves gay marriage bill’s first article

Francois Hollande made the possibility of same-sex marriage and adoption a key issue during his election campaign last year.

10 April 2013 • 05:29 AMT
South Korea boosts surveillance after moves missile

The North has been threatening the United States and its “puppet” South Korea on an almost a daily basis in recent weeks.

09 April 2013 • 20:19 AMT
Hovannisian’s April 9 protest action ends in Yerevan

The protesters later started singing the national anthem when passing by the presidential residence.

09 April 2013 • 19:51 AMT
Hovannisian supporters allowed to march down Baghramyan avenue

Heritage party leader, former presidential candidate Raffi Hovannisian met with Armenian police chief Vladimir Gasparyan.

09 April 2013 • 17:51 AMT
Armenian people’s choice to promote friendly ties with Russia- official

Russia’s presidential chief of staff Sergei Ivanov congratulated Armenian leader Serzh Sargsyan on his reelection.

09 April 2013 • 17:38 AMT
France starts troop withdrawal from Mali

Paris aims to complete the withdrawal of 3,000 soldiers this year and will keep a permanent 1,000-strong combat force in the former colony.

09 April 2013 • 17:14 AMT
Russia, Belarus to set up advanced civilian satellite grouping

At present, the Belarusian-Russian space grouping consists of a Belarusian spacecraft, BKA, and its Russian counterpart, Kanopus-B.