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13 February 2013 • 12:12 AMT
Armenian businessmen to attend Annual Investment Meeting in Dubai

Armenian Ambassador to UAE Gegham Gharibjanyan met with the country’s Minister for Foreign Trade Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi.

13 February 2013 • 12:11 AMT
EU, U.S. begin talks on a free-trade agreement

Jose Manuel Barroso made the joint announcement following President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.

13 February 2013 • 12:01 AMT
Gunmen attack Egypt central bank governor’s car

The bodyguard and the driver were reportedly on their way to pick up newly-appointed central bank chief Hesham Ramez.

13 February 2013 • 11:51 AMT
Expert: Georgian Armenians should stay away from political processes

Johnny Melikyan says clashes between the opposition and the ruling authorities have brought about tensions in Georgia.

13 February 2013 • 11:51 AMT
Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton’s “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” clip

A classic fairytale revamped into a high-octane action movie sees Renner and Arterton playing the titular brother and sister.

13 February 2013 • 11:49 AMT
Syrian govt. forces bombard Damascus suburbs

“The opposition is hitting Damascus from a multiple of directions and the regime is trying to stop it,” a diplomat said.

13 February 2013 • 11:37 AMT
Armenian Ombudsman’s office staff get training on elections

The training and the public service announcement are part of a 1.7 million-euro project on strengthening electoral processes.

13 February 2013 • 11:30 AMT
Artsakh leader attends National Liberation anniv. event

Head of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan also attended the event.

13 February 2013 • 11:26 AMT
First aid groups formed after Azeri shelling of Tavush province’s villages

Border villages of Nerkin Karmiraghbyur, Chinari and Movses in Armenia’s Tavush province were shelled.

13 February 2013 • 11:16 AMT
Int’l film fest on conflict, reconciliation opens in Yerevan

“Many of these films are shown for the first time in Armenia and they are featuring touching human stories,” Henriette Ahrens said.

13 February 2013 • 11:11 AMT
Tom Cruise featured in new image from “Oblivion” sci-fi flick

Joseph Kosinski’s film stars Cruise as a veteran soldier who is sent to a distant planet to destroy the last vestiges of an alien race.

13 February 2013 • 10:46 AMT
Bruce Willis destroys helicopter in “Good Day to Die Hard” clip

The film also stars Sebastian Koch, Yulia Snigir, Cole Hauser, Amaury Nolasco, Megalyn Echikunwoke, and Anne Vyalitsyna.

13 February 2013 • 10:40 AMT
OSCE Minsk Group only possible format for Karabakh settlement – FM

Edward Nalbandian commented on Karabakh conflict settlement at a Tbilisi-hosted Eastern Partnership Foreign Ministers meeting.

13 February 2013 • 10:23 AMT
Chrysler CEO in South Africa shot during robbery

Violent crime remains a widespread worry in South Africa. A U.S. embassy employee was stabbed to death in January.

13 February 2013 • 10:20 AMT
Pope says ‘aware of the gravity of his decision’

Pope Benedict XVI said he was certain the Church will sustain him with prayer and that Christ would continue to guide it.

13 February 2013 • 10:12 AMT
UN investigators in Iran for new round of talks

Iranian state TV said that talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency could be extended beyond the day, “if necessary.”

13 February 2013 • 10:01 AMT
Int’l tournament in Kyiv to host Armenian freestyle wrestlers

Armenian, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Russian, American, Uzbekistani and Georgian wrestlers are participating in the tournament.

13 February 2013 • 10:00 AMT
Russia still delivering weapons to Syria – official

“We are continuing to carry out our obligations on contracts for the delivery of military hardware,” Anatoly Isaikin said.

13 February 2013 • 09:42 AMT
Low popularity among reasons for dropping wresting from 2020 Olympics

Wrestling will now join seven other candidate sports battling for one spot in a revamped program.

13 February 2013 • 09:42 AMT
Oil prices rise slightly after OPEC upgrades demand forecast

Traders were looking to the U.S. later in the day for the release of January retail sales figures to help gauge U.S. economic growth.

13 February 2013 • 09:32 AMT
Muslims plan to convert Hamburg church into mosque

Muslims in Germany have also claimed October 3 as Open Mosque Day, a day when non-Muslims are allowed to visit mosques.

13 February 2013 • 09:25 AMT
James Franco’s “Oz the Great and Powerful” new TV spots

The film centers on a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics who finds himself transported to Oz and drawn into a battle.

13 February 2013 • 09:22 AMT
Vigen Chaldranian’s The Voice of Silence screened in Watertown

“Freedom is not about doing what you want; it’s about not doing what you don’t want to do,” director Vigen Chaldranian says.

13 February 2013 • 09:10 AMT
“English Patient” star Ralph Fiennes cast in “Sands” fantasy drama

The story focuses on a surgeon and his wife living in New York who are involved in a nasty accident.

13 February 2013 • 09:00 AMT
Iran hopes to build Bushehr nuke plant unit 2 with Russia

“We hope to start building the second unit with our Russian colleagues,” Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said.

13 February 2013 • 08:59 AMT
“G.I. Joe: Retaliation” all-star action pic releases new TV spots

The films stars Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis, Ray Park, Lee Byung-hun, Channing Tatum, RZA, Elodie Yung, Walton Goggins and Ray Stevenson.

13 February 2013 • 08:47 AMT
About 100 product designers working on iWatch – report

“The iWatch will fill a gaping hole in the Apple ecosystem,” Bruce Tognazzini, a technology consultant has said.

13 February 2013 • 08:47 AMT
Nalbandian, Nadal team up to win Brazil Open doubles

Nadal and Nalbandian saved a few match points and eventually closed out their match in 1 hour, 19 minutes.

13 February 2013 • 08:40 AMT
Heineken says profit doubled in 2012

The company’s actual performance was mixed, with operating profit by one nonstandard measure “broadly in line” with last year.

13 February 2013 • 08:31 AMT
Fiat set to launch Alfa Romeo 4C sports car

The Alfa Romeo 4C will feature driving presets that the driver can toggle through for different driving experiences.