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08 February 2013 • 11:14 AMT
40 cars collide on Yerevan-Sevan highway

Emergency Situations Ministry’s rapid reaction group and 2 fire brigades having arrived at the scene.

08 February 2013 • 11:03 AMT
RA NA vice speaker hails Turkish MP’s call to apologize for Genocide

“We are obliged to apologize to Armenian descendants. The apology means a lot for our future,” Ahmet Turk said.

08 February 2013 • 11:03 AMT
About 5,000 refugees fleeing Syria each day – UN

Water shortages are worsening and supplies are sometimes contaminated, putting children at an increased risk of diseases.

08 February 2013 • 10:53 AMT
Armenian folk-dance ensemble Sayat Nova performs in Montreal

A self-supporting troupe aided by volunteers and donors, the company produces its own brilliant array of costumes.

08 February 2013 • 10:28 AMT
Seda Aznavour: none of Aznavour family converted to Islam

Charles Aznavour’s daughter refuted reports of her sister Katia’s conversion to Islam over her marriage to a Moroccan man.

08 February 2013 • 10:24 AMT
Boeing warns of possible Dreamliner delivery delays

With a fleet of 66 planes, Norwegian flies to 115 destinations. Some 16 million passengers flew on Norwegian in 2011.

08 February 2013 • 10:17 AMT
NSS confirms arrest of Hayrikyan attack suspects

Khachatur Poghosyan and Samvel Harutyunyan confessed to the murder attempt, with their motifs being investigated.

08 February 2013 • 10:17 AMT
Iran says U.S. sanctions aimed at ‘creating tension’

The West believes Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons but Iran maintains its nuclear program is entirely peaceful.

08 February 2013 • 10:04 AMT
Activists say 54 dead in Syria factory blast

A mini-bus packed with explosives blew up near a bus stop where factory workers were waiting to go home after work.

08 February 2013 • 10:01 AMT
Presidential hopeful Hayrikyan attack suspect arrested?

The spokesman of the National Security Service neither confirmed nor denied the information, noting that an official statement will be released later.

08 February 2013 • 09:36 AMT
Nissan profits drop amid plunging global sales

Yokohama-based Nissan said its quarterly sales dipped 5.3 percent from a year earlier to 2.2 trillion yen ($23.5 billion).

08 February 2013 • 09:25 AMT
Shooting heard in Mali capital – report

A military coup in March last year plunged Mali into chaos and led to the occupation of the north by Tuareg and Islamist rebels.

08 February 2013 • 09:16 AMT
Curiosity rover drills Martian rock

Curiosity landed in an ancient crater near the Martian equator on a mission to gauge whether environmental conditions were favourable for microbes.

08 February 2013 • 09:05 AMT
EU leaders edging towards compromise deal on 2014-2020 budget

The latest proposal would also fix the ceiling for absolute spending at 960bn euros, a cut of more than 12bn euros from the proposal in November.

08 February 2013 • 08:54 AMT
“Hot Tub Time Machine” helmer to direct “Shore Leave” action comedy

This marks the second recent pitch sale for Pink and Morris, after they got Disney to bite on an untitled re-imagining of the Don Quixote legend.

08 February 2013 • 08:43 AMT
Miranda Otto to topline “Rake” Fox comedic drama pilot

Based on the Australian series, “Rake” follows the chaotic and comedic life of criminal defense lawyer Keegan Joye.

08 February 2013 • 08:27 AMT
China exports soar 25%

The country’s imports soared 28 percent, more than quadruple the previous month’s 6 percent growth.

08 February 2013 • 08:16 AMT
Car bomb attacks in Iraq’s Shiite cities leave 21 dead

At least 21 killed when a series of car bombs exploded in street markets in mainly Shi’ite areas of Iraq.

08 February 2013 • 08:02 AMT
Uefa lowers 2013 Champions League final ticket prices

European football’s governing body was accused of exploiting supporters when the match was last staged in London two years ago.

08 February 2013 • 07:50 AMT
Armenian-born Sen. George Z. Hart dies at 88

The son of Armenian immigrants, Hart, a World War II army veteran, graduated from Wayne State University in 1949.

08 February 2013 • 07:33 AMT
“How the Grinch Stole Christmas” animated 3D film in works

This marks the second animated “Grinch” and the third Dr. Seuss adaptation for Chris Meledandri, the founder of Illumination.

08 February 2013 • 07:29 AMT
Ben Stiller’s “Night at the Museum 3” comedy release date set

The original “Night at the Museum” was a breakout hit, making $251 million domestically and $574 million worldwide.

08 February 2013 • 07:13 AMT
Oil process rise after China releases monthly trade data

Analysts said, however, the year-on-year data could be distorted because Lunar New Year fell in January in 2012.

08 February 2013 • 07:07 AMT
North Korea famine hit thousands in 2012 – report

A United Nations analysis in 2011 showed that around a third of North Korean children were malnourished.

08 February 2013 • 07:06 AMT
Hezbollah offers free podcast on Apple’s iTunes store

Also available, according to the ADL, which translated the material, are “militant songs” and praise for terrorist organizations.

08 February 2013 • 06:52 AMT
Dozens missing as ferry sinks in Bangladesh

Unregulated and overcrowded ferries often run in to trouble on low-lying Bangladesh’s extensive network of rivers.

08 February 2013 • 06:45 AMT
Turkey, U.S. embroiled in new controversy

“This is unacceptable, we told him. And we also expressed that this should not happen again,” a diplomat said.

08 February 2013 • 06:30 AMT
Sochi Olympic tickets to go on sale in U.S. Feb 11

Tickets for the general public are divided among the competing nations and offered through each nation’s national Olympic committees.

08 February 2013 • 06:29 AMT
Arno Babajanian’s music to be performed at ALMA

Walnut Hill School for the Arts student will also present Erwin Schulhoff’s Concertino for flute, viola and double bass.

08 February 2013 • 06:21 AMT
Yemen urges UN probe into seized Iranian arms-laden ship

Yemen has witnessed several cases of illegal arms shipments through its porous shores and also is home to an active branch of al-Qaida.