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28 March 2013 • 12:56 AMT
10 killed in mortar attack against Damascus University

Al-Ikhbariya TV showed footage of tables and chairs turned upside down, shattered glass and blood on the floor.

28 March 2013 • 12:48 AMT
MGM to partner with GK Films for “Tomb Raider” reboot

Angelina Jolie starred in the two previous big-screen adaptations made by Paramount, “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” and “The Cradle of Life.”

28 March 2013 • 12:36 AMT
Dimension Films nabs “Ink And Bone” horror-thriller spec

When an editor is dispatched to help a horror writer finish his book, she discovers he’s being held prisoner in his house by everything he’s written.

28 March 2013 • 12:35 AMT
Amanda Abbington added to “Sherlock” series in key mystery role

“Sherlock” co-creator and co-star Mark Gatiss recently revealed that the title of the first Season 3 episode will be “The Empty Hearse.”

28 March 2013 • 12:30 AMT
Pistorius granted permission to travel abroad

The 26-year-old can travel abroad and no longer needs to report to a probation officer after the judge revised his bail conditions.

28 March 2013 • 12:20 AMT
Armenia to open embassies in Sweden, Mexico, Indonesia

The Armenian government approved a decision to establish embassies in countries with significant regional positions.

28 March 2013 • 12:15 AMT
Stephenie Meyer novel-based “The Host” trailer unveiled

In the film, Saoirse Ronan plays Melanie Stryder whose mind is partially taken over by alien called the Seeker which invades Earth.

28 March 2013 • 12:08 AMT
Netflix orders sci-fi series from “Matrix” creators

The Wachowskis will next work on “Jupiter Ascending”, in which they are on board to serve as directors, writers and producers.

28 March 2013 • 12:03 AMT
Turkey deports 600 Syrian refugees after violence

“These people were involved in a violence, they were seen by the security cameras in the camp,” an official in the camp said.

28 March 2013 • 12:02 AMT
“Girls,” “Louie” among prestigious Peabody Awards winners

The prizes, handed out each year by the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, went to 39 recipients in all.

28 March 2013 • 11:53 AMT
Coach pleased with Armenian wrestlers’ performance in Tbilisi

Samvel Gevorgyan commented on Roman Amoyan’s and Arsen Julfalakyan’s failure to participate in European Championships.

28 March 2013 • 11:53 AMT
“House of Cards” star Kate Mara joins Johnny Depp’s “Transcendence”

The film’s script has been shrouded in secrecy; however, it was revealed that it involved a scientist whose brain is uploaded to a supercomputer.

28 March 2013 • 11:35 AMT
Germany unemployment rate edges down to 7.3% in March

The German economy, Europe’s biggest, has remained robust over the past few years, while several other countries in the euro area have struggled.

28 March 2013 • 11:26 AMT
Putin orders launch of military exercises in Black Sea

Putin issued the order at 4 am Moscow time as he flew back from an international summit in South Africa, his spokesman said.

28 March 2013 • 11:21 AMT
OECD predicts stronger growth in world’s major economies

“The bottom line is that we are moderately more optimistic,” the OECD’s chief economist Pier Carlo Padoan said.

28 March 2013 • 11:09 AMT
Syrian rebels reportedly attacking army checkpoints

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says rebel attacks are under way in Dael and surrounding areas.

28 March 2013 • 11:02 AMT
Armenian coaches hope wrestling will remain in 2020 Olympics

Gevorg Aleksanyan: our federation does the utmost to force International Olympic Committee (IOC) to annul its decision.

28 March 2013 • 11:00 AMT
Ethnic Armenian becomes Sukhoi Civil Aircraft senior vice president

UAC president Mikhail Pogosyan’s son has been appointed as senior vice president of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft CJSC.

28 March 2013 • 10:52 AMT
Inquest: Berezovsky was found with “ligature around his neck”

Police have said there was no sign of a struggle and that the 67-year-old’s death was “consistent with hanging”.

28 March 2013 • 10:39 AMT
Sukhoi signs $100mln contract with Malaysia

In addition to its 18 Su-30MKM Flanker fighters, Malaysia also has 16 MiG-29N Fulcrum fighters in its combat aircraft fleet.

28 March 2013 • 10:33 AMT
Panasonic to spend $2.7bn on fresh round of restructuring

“Panasonic does not have the sort of corporate culture which you would expect to see serious layoffs,” Makoto Kikuchi said.

28 March 2013 • 10:26 AMT
Turkey restores Armenian churches to boost tourism

Mayor Mehmet Aktaş noted that the initiative is aimed to foster the development of the tourism sector in the province.

28 March 2013 • 10:04 AMT
Worldwide IT spending projected to total $3.8 trillion in 2013

Worldwide enterprise software spending is forecast to total $297 billion in 2013, a 6.4 per cent increase from 2012.

28 March 2013 • 09:47 AMT
Yerevan Mayor honors RPA founder’s memory

Taron Margaryan, accompanied by other representatives of Republican Party of Armenia, visited Yerablur pantheon March 28.

28 March 2013 • 09:46 AMT
Indian officials fine Nokia over avoiding taxes

An Indian official said there was an investigation related to allegations that the firm may have evaded around $552mln in taxes.

28 March 2013 • 09:36 AMT
Coalition with Hovannisian not on RPA meeting agenda – spokesman

Political and inter-party issues will be discussed at the executive body’s meeting, the ruling party’s spokesman said.

28 March 2013 • 09:33 AMT
Berezovsky daughter: nothing about my father was ordinary

It will be several weeks before the results of further tests, including toxicology and histology examinations, are known.

28 March 2013 • 09:24 AMT
UN members reportedly close to deal on arms trade treaty

Speaking on condition of anonymity, a U.S. official declined to say whether Washington would support the draft treaty.

28 March 2013 • 09:09 AMT
Berlin to host concert dedicated to Genocide 100th anniversary

In 2009, Hayk Melikyan initiated “1900+” World Piano Music Concerts Series of the 20th century and contemporary music.

28 March 2013 • 08:59 AMT
Pistorius lawyers to challenge his bail conditions

Oscar Pistorius also wants an end to supervision by a probation officer and compulsory drug and alcohol testing.