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08 April 2013 • 12:17 AMT
“Avatar” sequel underwater performance capture planned

“We could simulate water, but we can’t simulate the actor’s experience, so we are going to capture performance in a tank,” the helmer said.

08 April 2013 • 12:11 AMT
Ex-president Kocharian to attend Sargsyan inauguration

Robert Kocharian will attend Serzh Sargsyan’s inauguration ceremony, due April 9 at Karen Demirchyan Complex.

08 April 2013 • 12:09 AMT
Britain’s Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher dies at 87

Baroness Thatcher has died at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke, her spokesman Lord Bell has announced.

08 April 2013 • 12:07 AMT
Sarah Brightman to perform at Beijing Film Fest closing ceremony

Keanu Reeves will walk the red carpet at the event, in addition to foreign industry heavyweights such as Kathleen Kennedy and Luc Besson.

08 April 2013 • 12:03 AMT
Envoy says Genocide issue protracting Turkish-Canadian trade ties

Tuncay Babali noted that Canada’s internal Foreign Policy Plan has identified Turkey as a key country of focus.

08 April 2013 • 12:02 AMT
“Psych” star helming “Gravy” dark comedy

The film is known to follow three friends who try to find the perfect meal on Halloween night and enter a Mexican cantina.

08 April 2013 • 11:53 AMT
UN chief urges N. Korea not to carry out nuclear test

South Korea’s point man on the North said there is an “indication” that Pyongyang is preparing for a fourth nuclear test.

08 April 2013 • 11:49 AMT
James McAvoy’s “Trance” crime thriller starts strong at box office

“Trance” is a mind-bending thriller about an art dealer (James McAvoy), a thief and a hypnotist who tries to retrieve McAvoy’s memories.

08 April 2013 • 11:42 AMT
Italy arrests 37 accused of involvement in Sicilian Mafia

“Here we have two municipal governments… that have been the subject of strong mafia contamination,” Messineo said.

08 April 2013 • 11:42 AMT
DreamWorks’ “The Croods” passes $200 million at foreign box office

The 3D caveman cartoon took in $34.1 million from 62 markets to raise its international total to $206.8 million.

08 April 2013 • 11:28 AMT
IMF chief says euro has a solid future

Christine Lagarde also said she hoped European authorities would learn from experiences over the past couple of years.

08 April 2013 • 11:12 AMT
France hosts charity concert for Armenia’s children with limited abilities

Ambassadors accredited in Council of Europe and representatives of Armenian community attended the concert.

08 April 2013 • 11:06 AMT
British woman loses death sentence appeal in Bali

The court on the Indonesian island upheld the sentence handed down to 56-year-old Lindsay Sandiford in January.

08 April 2013 • 10:59 AMT
Nearly 9,000 Syrian govt. troops killed in uprising: Group

The Syria-based Violations Documentation Center has been keeping track of the dead, wounded and missing since the start the uprising.

08 April 2013 • 10:49 AMT
Forum for Armenian, Turkish businesswomen opens in Yerevan

The forum, organized by Enterprise Development and Market Competitiveness (EDMC) and Women’s Forum NGO, brought together 25 participants.

08 April 2013 • 10:45 AMT
Coup trial protesters, police clash in Istanbul

Police and gendarmerie forces reportedly used pepper gas and pressurized water against tens of thousands of protesters.

08 April 2013 • 10:35 AMT
Car bomb explodes in central Damascus, casualties reported

State television said the explosion occurred near a school in Sabaa Bahrat, an area that also houses the Central Bank.

08 April 2013 • 10:22 AMT
CSTO chief to attend Armenian president’s inauguration

Nikolay Bordyuzha will participate in reelected Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan’s inauguration, due on April 9.

08 April 2013 • 10:18 AMT
Samsung officially unveils Galaxy Win

Its release follows multiple leaks of the device last week, which led to Samsung China confirming its existence.

08 April 2013 • 10:01 AMT
Minasyan to perform at Youth World Weightlifting Championships April 8

Youth world weightlifting championships kick off on April 8 in Tashkent, with Marzpet Minasyan to represent Armenia.

08 April 2013 • 09:47 AMT
Ties with Armenia important – Mexican envoy

The Mexican diplomat, in turn, noted that his country attaches special importance to relations with Armenia.

08 April 2013 • 09:10 AMT
Armenian chess players successful at 15th Dubai Open

Gabriel Sargissian and Tigran L. Petrosian scored wins against Jade Schmidt and Birger Wenzel respectively.

08 April 2013 • 08:53 AMT
Armenian female weightlifters to perform at World Championships

Youth World Weightlifting Championships are ongoing in Tashkent, with 7 female weightlifters to represent Armenia.

08 April 2013 • 08:38 AMT
Armenian Genocide memorial unveiled in Michigan State

The project was proposed to the city council, who authorized a resolution to allow for the erection of the monument.

08 April 2013 • 08:16 AMT
New Lebanese PM Beirut’s Armenian university graduate

Tammam Salam is known for his balanced policy in the Sunni community, editor-in-chief of Azdak daily said.

08 April 2013 • 07:50 AMT
Gegard Mousasi beats Ilir Latifi at UFC on Fuel 9

Alex Gustafsson was forced to withdraw from the main event at just four days’ notice after sustaining a cut in training.

08 April 2013 • 07:32 AMT
Argentina beat France in Davis Cup ¼ finals

Argentina will face defending champions Czech Republic after they eliminated Kazakhstan earlier in the day.

08 April 2013 • 07:31 AMT
Israel shuts crossing with Gaza after rockets fired

The military said it closed the Kerem Shalom terminal. Another crossing would be open for humanitarian cases only.

08 April 2013 • 07:23 AMT
Portugal’s PM to announce new deep spending cuts

The government would, Passos Coelho said, do everything in its power to avoid having to ask its European partners for more aid.

08 April 2013 • 07:21 AMT
If you don’t recognize genocide, you encourage it – public figure

A ceremony on the capitol lawn to raise the Armenian flag over the state Capitol building will precede the commemoration.