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27 February 2013 • 12:20 AMT
3 Armenian chess players lead Cappelle la Grande Open

Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, Tigran Gharamian and IM Karen Grigoryan scored 4 points each to lead the tournament.

27 February 2013 • 12:03 AMT
Several killed in Swiss factory shooting

Swiss police said in a brief statement that several people had been killed and injured at a shooting at around 9 am.

27 February 2013 • 12:03 AMT
Iran’s Armenians demand Turkey’s non-interference in Syria crisis

A statement voiced during the rally mentioned the Turkey’s bloody past and the Genocide, urging for objectivity in solution of the Syria crisis.

27 February 2013 • 11:58 AMT
Over million Sochi Olympic mascots sold in Russia

In 2011, a polar bear, a hare and a leopard were selected as mascots for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

27 February 2013 • 11:56 AMT
Euro 2020 not on Turkey’s agenda, Istanbul bid chief says

The chief of Istanbul’s 2020 Olympic bid has made it clear that they have no interest in hosting the European Championship.

27 February 2013 • 11:45 AMT
Baku issues note of protest to Lithuanian Foreign Ministry

Azerbaijan sent a protest note to Lithuanian Foreign Ministry over an initiative of establishing a friendship group with Nagorno Karabakh.

27 February 2013 • 11:41 AMT
Baidu introduces English-language developer site

The company has seen 1000% growth in mobile traffic since the start of 2010 and boasts over 80 million daily mobile users.

27 February 2013 • 11:30 AMT
Merkel’s challenger slams Berlusconi as ‘clown’

Both Grillo and Berlusconi campaigned against the austerity measures implemented by technocrat Prime Minister Mario Monti.

27 February 2013 • 11:23 AMT
Sumgait pogrom victims commemorated in Israel

The participants of the event were briefed on the history of the conflict and atrocities perpetrated against Armenians in Azerbaijan.

27 February 2013 • 11:14 AMT
Pixar’s “Monsters University” unveils new poster

A poster for Pixar’s upcoming prequel “Monsters University” is teasing the film’s colorful ensemble cast.

27 February 2013 • 11:10 AMT
EU discourages investments in Jewish settlements in West Bank

The diplomats recommend discouraging direct investments that support settlement construction, infrastructure and services.

27 February 2013 • 11:01 AMT
“Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” director to helm “Flatliners” remake

The film follows a group of medical students who willingly induce clinical death in order to find out if there’s anything on the other side.

27 February 2013 • 10:57 AMT
Iran nuclear talks to continue in Istanbul in March

The talks have been intermittent since beginning in October 2009, with the last meeting eight months ago in Moscow.

27 February 2013 • 10:50 AMT
Putin: attempts made to undermine strategic balance of forces

“Systematic attempts are being made from the outside to disrupt the strategic balance in this or that manner,” Putin said.

27 February 2013 • 10:40 AMT
CES chief, OSCE/ODIHR mission head discuss polls in Armenia

Development of democratic intuitions in Armenia, formation of the civil society and democratic education were also discussed.

27 February 2013 • 10:39 AMT
Iran’s ex-FM announces joining presidential race

Manouchehr Mottaki served as foreign minister for five years until the president dismissed him in December 2010.

27 February 2013 • 10:22 AMT
Navid Negahban joins Juliette Binoche, Clive Owen in “Words and Pictures”

In the film, a charismatic English teacher and a guarded art teacher form an unlikely bond, one later complicated by romance.

27 February 2013 • 10:14 AMT
Justin Timberlake, Marcus Mumford record duet for Coen Bros. film

The new song is for the soundtrack of “Inside Llewyn Davis” Timberlake stars along with Mumford’s wife Carey Mulligan.

27 February 2013 • 09:45 AMT
NKR Foreign Ministry: Sumgait Armenians first victims of Azeri hatred

“The Sumgait massacre hasn’t yet received an adequate political and legal assessment of the international community,” the statement said.

27 February 2013 • 09:26 AMT
Bedene beats Nalbandian in Abierto Mexicano Telcel Tennis opening round

The tournament prize fund is $1,212,750, with the winner to get $291,800 as well as 500 raing points.

27 February 2013 • 09:17 AMT
China may grant loan to Rosneft oil giant to boost supplies

Rosneft received $15 billion and Transneft $10 billion in loans from Chinese banks in 2009, in return for long-term crude supplies.

27 February 2013 • 09:11 AMT
Australian billionaire to build new version of Titanic

Clive Palmer unveiled blueprints for the famously doomed ship’s namesake at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York.

27 February 2013 • 09:02 AMT
U.S. tells Azerbaijan: no military solution to Karabakh conflict – ANCA

Earlier, pro-Aliyev groups had initiated and promoted two highly inflammatory, anti-Armenian petitions.

27 February 2013 • 08:51 AMT
Tom Cruise in “All You Need Is Kill” on-set video

The film centers on a new recruit in a war against aliens who finds himself caught in a time loop in which he wakes up in the past.

27 February 2013 • 08:46 AMT
Dwayne Johnson’s “Hercules” release date moved

The movie’s original date fell a week after the one staked out by Disney/Marvel’s “Guardians Of The Galaxy.”

27 February 2013 • 08:38 AMT
French President to arrive in Russia for 1st official visit

Hollande will meet Vladimir Putin to discuss trade, energy, investment, and cooperation in innovation and advanced technology.

27 February 2013 • 08:30 AMT
Kurdish militant leader eyes August withdrawal from Turkey – reports

The newspaper reports said Ocalan’s plan proposed maintaining Turkey’s unitary structure, with no demand for Kurdish autonomy.

27 February 2013 • 08:05 AMT
Serj Tankian to president: you have not answered my questions

A System of a Down rock band frontman, who earlier urged Sargsyan to return power to people, responded to a letter the reelected president sent him.

27 February 2013 • 07:54 AMT
Azeris sabotage Sumgait pogroms anniv. event at French parliament

At the event, two people refused to stand up and observe a minute of silence in memory of the Armenians killed in Sumgait.

27 February 2013 • 07:33 AMT
Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 released

The platform holder rolled out an update in 95 languages to introduce its latest web browser to machines running the previous generation OS.