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03 April 2013 • 13:02 AMT
Jailed Kurdish militant leader expected to make fresh peace call

The next step is a transfer of PKK fighters from Turkish territory to their bases in the mountains of northern Iraq.

03 April 2013 • 12:59 AMT
AGBU-AUA joint projects discussed in Artsakh

Artsakh President met the delegations of Armenian General Benevolent Union and American University of Armenia.

03 April 2013 • 12:47 AMT
Samsung Galaxy S4 to launch in Armenia on April 4

Samsung Galaxy S4 may be ordered through pre-registration in Samsung, Mobile Centre, Orange and Fine shops.

03 April 2013 • 12:46 AMT
Spain’s Princess Cristina summoned to appear in court

It is reported to be the first court summons for a direct descendant of the Spanish king. She is King Juan Carlos’s youngest daughter.

03 April 2013 • 12:26 AMT
Expert: Turks concerned over Genocide 100th anniv. commemoration

Turkey prioritizes neither Genocide issue, nor Armenian-Turkish reconciliation, political expert Artak Shakaryan said.

03 April 2013 • 12:17 AMT
Sony launches scalable cloud platform called Ci

The platform is being led by a new subsidiary, called Sony Media Cloud Services, and includes a number of applications.

03 April 2013 • 12:07 AMT
Expert: Turkish PM needs Kurdish support to become president

Artak Shakaryan forecast new developments in Kurdish-Turkish relations, in view of Öcalan’s famous statement.

03 April 2013 • 11:56 AMT
Porsche adds new models to 4-door Panamera sports car range

The Executive models have two full-sized rear bucket seats and the car will be available in naturally aspirated and Turbo models.

03 April 2013 • 11:48 AMT
No Armenian female weightlifters at European Championships

“A knee injury rendered Meline Daluzyan participation in Albania-hosted championship impossible,” Artashes Nersisyan said.

03 April 2013 • 11:48 AMT
Armenia’s Public Council concerned over pilots’ problems

The problems the pilots currently face and the future of the civil aviation will be discussed during the meeting.

03 April 2013 • 11:27 AMT
Armenia continues balanced policy with EU, Eurasian Union

Gagik Minasyan: Armenia may receive a limited Customs Union membership, the issue being whether the Union will agree to NKR’s affiliation.

03 April 2013 • 11:17 AMT
Russian giants Rosneft, LUKoil file bids to prospect Lebanese shelf

Project operators must confirm $10 billion worth of assets available to them, while the required sum for non-operators is $500 million.

03 April 2013 • 11:06 AMT
Eurozone inflation falls to lowest level in nearly three years

Eurostat, the EU’s statistics office, said consumer prices in the eurozone were up 1.7 percent in March from the year before.

03 April 2013 • 10:57 AMT
Azeri gigantomania: Baku to build largest mosque in the world

Azeri mosque is planned to outshine the Faisal Mosque in Pakistan, which can accommodate over 74 worshippers.

03 April 2013 • 10:49 AMT
Italy’s parliament to begin voting for new president April 18

The president is elected by a joint sitting of the two houses of parliament together with representatives from Italy’s regions.

03 April 2013 • 10:42 AMT
Afghan mercenaries may appear in CSTO states – Organization chief

Nikolay Bordyuzha: preservation of the U.S. military facilities in Central Asia will be negatively affecting regional security.

03 April 2013 • 10:41 AMT
Russia should offer more loans to help its global arms exports: Putin

“These are the realities that we all should know and we must react promptly to all changes in the world,” Putin said.

03 April 2013 • 10:19 AMT
“Twelve Years A Slave” star-studded historic drama release date set

Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Brad Pitt star in the film that’s based on the true story.

03 April 2013 • 10:16 AMT
Scientists say China bird flu likely silent threat

Scientists say the H7N9 virus seems troubling because it can generate no symptoms in poultry while seriously sickening humans.

03 April 2013 • 10:11 AMT
Official: Armavia, like other int’l firms, failed to overcome crisis

Gagik Minasyan expressed hope that Armavia will be purchased by a firm with a great potential, to save it from further bankruptcy issues.

03 April 2013 • 10:05 AMT
Kazakhstan hikes oil export duties by 50%

Kazakhstan has suffered a shortage of oil products after closing its three major refineries for modernization until 2016.

03 April 2013 • 10:00 AMT
Syrian jet flies 20km into Lebanon, fires missile

Forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad have fired mortars into and occasionally entered Lebanese territory in pursuit of rebels groups.

03 April 2013 • 09:53 AMT
IMF officials in Cairo for $4.8bn loan talks

Egypt needs the money to help lift an economy hit by low foreign currency reserves and the weak Egyptian pound.

03 April 2013 • 09:44 AMT
Baidu confirms rumors on developing Google Glass like product

“It is true that we are working on something, but it is not necessarily for release in the market,” Kaiser Kuo said.

03 April 2013 • 09:33 AMT
Erdoğan says no single word of truth: Assad

“Erdoğan has not said a single word of truth since the beginning of the crisis in Syria,” the Syrian President told journalists.

03 April 2013 • 09:29 AMT
Jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan to hold master classes in Armenia, NKR

The classes will focus on rhythm, melody and harmony lessons, as well as feature insights into various genres of music.

03 April 2013 • 09:21 AMT
British couple facing long jail terms for killing 6 kids in fire

Mick and Mairead Philpott have been convicted of manslaughter over the May 2012 fire in Derby, central England.

03 April 2013 • 09:08 AMT
Adam Sandler, Salma Hayek in “Grown Ups 2” comedy trailer

In the film, Lenny (Adam Sandler) has relocated his family back to the small town where he and his friends grew up.

03 April 2013 • 09:07 AMT
Fierce battle erupts in western Afghan city

At least 34 people have been wounded, the head of the local hospital said. No deaths have yet been officially confirmed.

03 April 2013 • 09:00 AMT
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres talks “Finding Nemo” sequel

“Finding Dory” has been officially confirmed for a 2015 release, and will centre around the character of DeGeneres’s forgetful fish.