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14 February 2013 • 09:10 AMT
Yerevan City Council election set for May 5

The law on municipal government stipulates for a 65-member City Council, elected for a 4-year term.

14 February 2013 • 08:58 AMT
Armenian Foreign Minister meets Georgian President, PM in Tbilisi

The parties focused on a Tbilisi-hosted Eastern Partnership Foreign Ministers meeting, as well as a preparation to an EaP summit in Vilnius.

14 February 2013 • 08:48 AMT
Dubai to build world’s biggest Ferris wheel

Ferris wheel – dubbed the Dubai Eye – will stand 210 metres tall, exceeding the London Eye’s 135 metres.

14 February 2013 • 08:27 AMT
Chernobyl nuke plant roof collapses

The April 26, 1986, accident in the then-Soviet republic of Ukraine sent a cloud of radioactive fallout over much of Europe.

14 February 2013 • 08:17 AMT
Iran says Somalia arms shipping accusations “absurd fabrications”

“The allegations of arm transfers from Iran to Somalia have no basis or validity,” Iran’s UN mission wrote to the UN Security Council.

14 February 2013 • 07:56 AMT
S. Korea unveils cruise missile, says it can hit North’s leaders

South Korean officials declined to say the exact range of the missile but said it could hit targets anywhere in North Korea.

14 February 2013 • 07:50 AMT
Beyonce premieres her “Life Is But a Dream” HBO documentary

Beyonce said that she wanted to give the world a peek inside her personal life through the self-directed documentary.

14 February 2013 • 07:48 AMT
Yahoo getting rid of 80% of its mobile apps

“You decide what the apps are, and then you migrate apps into each other, and some of the apps go away,” Mayer said.

14 February 2013 • 07:38 AMT
Oil prices up amid varying demand estimates

Analysts said oil prices have avoided dramatic fluctuations because of the difficulty in pinpointing what energy demand will be this year.

14 February 2013 • 07:32 AMT
German, French economies contract in final months of 2012

However, France’s central bank recently forecast that the economy would expand in the first three months of 2013.

14 February 2013 • 07:27 AMT
Josh Groban scores third No. 1 album on Billboard 200

Rounding up the top ten is The Lumineers’ self-titled album, dropping from No. 9 to 10 despite a 22% increase in its sales this week with 39,000.

14 February 2013 • 07:19 AMT
Suicide car bomber kills 3 policemen in Russia’s Dagestan

The blast left “a crater four meters in diameter and 1.5 meters deep,” the Investigative Committee said in a statement.

14 February 2013 • 07:08 AMT
Nestle posts full-year net profit of $11.55bn

But the Vevey-based company said “the environment looks to be every bit as challenging in 2013 as it was in 2012.”

14 February 2013 • 07:07 AMT
Vendome Pictures to produce “El Bulli” film about world renowned chef

Ferran Adria took over as the lead chef at El Bulli restaurant in 1984 and turned it into one of the most renowned dining establishments in the world.

14 February 2013 • 06:48 AMT
QED International nabs “End of Watch” writer’s “Fury” WWII tale

Set in April 1945 as Nazi Germany is collapsing, Ayer’s screenplay focuses on the crew of an American tank as they embark on a heroic mission.

14 February 2013 • 06:45 AMT
“House” star Hugh Laurie to play villain in George Clooney’s “Tomorrowland”

The plot of the movie project has been described as being in the vein of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Steven Spielberg’s 1978 movie.

14 February 2013 • 06:30 AMT
Chavez undergoing ‘complex alternative treatments’

Vice-president Nicolás Maduro did not give details of the alternative treatments the Venezuelan president was receiving.

14 February 2013 • 06:28 AMT
Oscilloscope nabs “A Teacher” Sundance drama

The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last month and will screen at South by Southwest in March.

14 February 2013 • 06:20 AMT
Halle Berry, Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman among Oscar presenters

Other previously announced Oscar presenters include Mark Wahlberg, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe and “Marvel’s The Avengers” cast members.

14 February 2013 • 06:13 AMT
Shia LeBeouf, Susan Sarandon in “The Company You Keep” trailer

The impressive cast includes Robert Redford, Julie Christie, Susan Sarandon, Terrence Howard, Brendan Gleeson, Nick Nolte, among others.

14 February 2013 • 06:09 AMT
Apple to distribute $2.5bn to shareholders on Valentine’s Day

Over the next three years, Apple has stated that its buyback and dividend plans will distribute $45 billion from its cash pile.

14 February 2013 • 06:06 AMT
James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel in “Trance” red band trailer

The film follows a fine art auctioneer (McAvoy) who turns to a hypnotherapist to recover a lost Goya painting.

14 February 2013 • 06:02 AMT
Google’s YouTube Space production facility opens in Tokyo

The company opened its first YouTube Space location in London last July and its second in Los Angeles last November.

14 February 2013 • 06:01 AMT
“Harry Potter” star Rupert Grint to topline CBS’ “Super Clyde” pilot

“Super Clyde” follows Clyde (Grint), a meek, unassuming fast food worker who decides to become a superhero.

14 February 2013 • 05:57 AMT
Iran agrees on ‘some points’ in talks with IAEA

“Some differences were resolved and agreement on some issues in the modality was reached,” Ali Asghar Soltanieh said.

14 February 2013 • 05:48 AMT
Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson in “The Internship” comedy trailer

“Wedding Crashers” actors they star as recently laid-off salesman in their 40s competing against interns in their 20s for a full-time job at Google.

14 February 2013 • 05:39 AMT
Facebook CEO’s sister has two-book deal

HarperCollins announced that Randi Zuckerberg plans a memoir/lifestyle book titled “Dot Complicated” and a children’s story.

14 February 2013 • 05:32 AMT
AMR, US Airways boards approve $11 billion merger

The deal comes more than 14 months after the bankrupt parent of American Airlines filed for bankruptcy in November 2011.

14 February 2013 • 05:25 AMT
Apple loses iPhone trademark ruling in Brazil

The ruling is the result of a local company, Gradiente Eletronica, registering the name in 2000, seven years before the U.S. firm.

14 February 2013 • 05:17 AMT
Syrian rebels battle govt. forces near Aleppo airport

Abdul-Rahman said the brigade is an air defense force that’s main task is to protect the international airport and the Nairab air base.