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15 March 2013 • 12:54 AMT
Armenia to participate in Touristik Welt int’l fair in Germany

National Competitiveness Foundation (will represent Armenia at the fair due March 16 trough 18 in Mainz, Germany.

15 March 2013 • 12:53 AMT
TD Canada Trust donates $5000 to Armenian center in Montreal

The Armenian Community Center of Montreal received $5,000 to create an organic vegetable garden and a tree-planting project.

15 March 2013 • 12:29 AMT
Economy expert refutes dram devaluation fears

A slow devaluation of dram has been reported, dram to dollar exchange rate dropping from AMD 409 to 1$ to AMD 414.28 to $1.

15 March 2013 • 12:28 AMT
Switzerland hosts Champions League quarter-final draw

Bayern Munich will face the Italian champion Juventus, and Dortmund will face the third Spanish club, Malaga.

15 March 2013 • 12:26 AMT
ICRC calls to halt attacks on civilians, aid workers in Syria

The Geneva Conventions lay down the rules of armed conflict, including treatment of civilians and prisoners of war.

15 March 2013 • 12:17 AMT
Lithuania to form interparliamentary group with NKR

Deputy speaker of Lithuania read out the statement on creation of the group and announced about the first meeting.

15 March 2013 • 12:11 AMT
Armenian President attends European People’s Party summit

President Serzh Sargsyan delivered a speech on 2013 presidential polls in Armenia and post-election developments.

15 March 2013 • 11:45 AMT
N. Korea accuses U.S., allies of hacking attacks

South Korea says North cannot unilaterally dissolve the armistice and has called on Pyongyang to tone down its language.

15 March 2013 • 11:19 AMT
Nokia rolls out updates to Lumia 920, 820, 620

For the Lumia 820 and Lumia 920, the phone will be receiving an update that will bump it to version 1232.5957.1308.00xx.

15 March 2013 • 11:11 AMT
Wolfgang Grossruck becomes OSCE PA acting president

First elected vice-president in 2008, Grossruck is one of the most experienced election observers in the OSCE region.

15 March 2013 • 11:00 AMT
BMW says 2012 best year in its history

Sales volume in Asia jumped by 31.4% to 493,393 units, including 327,341 BMW and Mini cars sold in China.

15 March 2013 • 10:48 AMT
$533mln misspending reported in Russia’s defense sector in 2012

Over 2 billion rubles was returned to the budget and over 3.5 billion rubles worth of damage was averted last year.

15 March 2013 • 10:36 AMT
Syria warns it may strike rebels hiding in Lebanon

Fighting near the border resulted in a large number of casualties, SANA said, before the gunmen retreated into Lebanon.

15 March 2013 • 10:25 AMT
Poland’s LOT airline in talks with Boeing over 787 jets

The world’s entire fleet of 787s, 50 in all, has been grounded since Jan 16 due to problems with lithium ion batteries.

15 March 2013 • 10:10 AMT
Apple patents wireless-charging iPad cover

The patent describes a method of using the tablet’s cover, which will be equipped with inductive power coils and a battery, as a wireless charger.

15 March 2013 • 10:00 AMT
Chris Pine named CinemaCon Male Star of the Year

Pine most recently voiced Jack Frost in “Rise of the Guardians” and has starred in the films “People Like Us,” “This Means War” and “Unstoppable.”

15 March 2013 • 09:56 AMT
Rossif Sutherland to play Nostradamus in “Reign” drama pilot

The drama tells the previously unknown and untold story of Mary Queen of Scots’ rise to power when she arrives in France as a 15-year-old.

15 March 2013 • 09:48 AMT
China buys Eni Italian energy giant’s Africa gas stake

The purchase will be the biggest deal involving an Asian company announced this year and CNPC’s largest overseas purchase ever.

15 March 2013 • 09:38 AMT
Unemployment program costs Pentagon $1 billon a year

Some military experts suspect the availability of the money may be discouraging some veterans from actively looking for work.

15 March 2013 • 09:32 AMT
ANC to nominate own candidates for City Council elections

Prosperous Armenia is also nominating own candidates, with ex-foreign minister Vartan Oskanian to top the list.

15 March 2013 • 09:19 AMT
U.S. drone strikes violate Pakistan’s sovereignty – UN

U.S. officials have disputed claims that drones have killed many civilians in Pakistan; they have also said Pakistan secretly consents to the strikes.

15 March 2013 • 09:08 AMT
Soghomon Tehlirian assassinated Talaat Pasha on March 15, 1921

Tehlirian was tried for murder, but was eventually acquitted by the German court; his trial was a sensationalized event.

15 March 2013 • 09:06 AMT
Early HIV treatment “functionally cure” 1 in 10 – French researchers

The researchers have been analysing 14 people who stopped therapy, but have since shown no signs of the virus resurging.

15 March 2013 • 08:44 AMT
David Nalbandian to play at Sony Open Tennis in Miami

Last week, the Argentinean player lost to Poland’s Jerzy Janowicz 7:6, 4:6, 6:3 in BNP Paribas Open round 2.

15 March 2013 • 08:36 AMT
New Zealand faces economy drop amid sever drought

The drought has forced dairy farmers to reduce their herds in a country which relies on the industry for export earnings.

15 March 2013 • 08:18 AMT
Armenian boxers get off to good start at Czechia tournament

Narek Abgaryan (52 kg) beat Mongolia’s Erkin Jamantai 1:7; Ara Puluzyan (64 kg) beat Germany’s David Muller 18:10.

15 March 2013 • 07:47 AMT
U.S. imposes sanctions on Greek businessman over Iran trade

Dimitris Cambis, president of Impire Shipping Ltd., will have his assets in the U.S. blocked, the Treasury said in a statement.

15 March 2013 • 07:44 AMT
Bomb kills 3 near cable TV office Pakistani city

Karachi is a sprawling metropolis of roughly 18 million people and has a long history of political, sectarian and ethnic violence.

15 March 2013 • 06:58 AMT
JPMorgan accused of hiding huge trading losses

The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations found that the bank misled investors and ignored risks.

15 March 2013 • 06:50 AMT
Facebook developers working on incorporating hashtag – report

If implemented, the element would allow fast indexing of conversations built around topics, as on Twitter.