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05 February 2013 • 17:03 AMT
France to host meeting on Libya security issues next week

The French foreign ministry said the agenda would include “security co-operation, the legal system and the rule of law”.

05 February 2013 • 16:58 AMT
CBS orders Robin Williams’s “Crazy Ones” comedy pilot

The single-camera, half-hour workplace comedy revolves around a father-daughter relationship at home and at work.

05 February 2013 • 16:51 AMT
Music Box nabs Chiara Mastroianni’s “Augustine”

Augustine is follows unusual relationship between Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot, the 19th century French neurologist and his star teenage patient.

05 February 2013 • 16:46 AMT
Azeri army tries to shift soldiers’ deaths on Armenians, yet again

“Artsakh defense army adheres to the principles of ceasefire, resorting to retaliatory actions only in extreme cases,” Senor Hasratyan said.

05 February 2013 • 16:33 AMT
U.S. Vice President joins British PM for security meeting

The visit comes shortly after the U.S. govt. expressed reservations about Cameron’s plans to hold a vote on Britain’s membership in EU.

05 February 2013 • 16:26 AMT
Turkey’s attempt to meddle in Karabakh settlement no longer funny

Clearly, a wish to meddle seems to be what unifies Turkish authorities with the country’s opposition.

05 February 2013 • 16:00 AMT
France arrests 4 suspected Islamists in counter-terrorist operation

Manuel Valls: French authorities are worried about French extremists joining rebels in Syria or the desert region around northern Mali.

05 February 2013 • 15:53 AMT
Baikonur space launch delayed over weather

According to Roscosmos, the launch was postponed because of strong winds at the altitude of eight to 10 kilometers.

05 February 2013 • 15:48 AMT
ABC orders John Leguizamo comedy pilot

The pilot is based on the comedian’s his life as a husband, father and fish out of water living in the Upper West Side neighborhood in NY.

05 February 2013 • 15:08 AMT
Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson join “Book Thief” bestseller adaptation

“Thief” centers on a spirited young girl who witnesses the horrors of Nazi Germany while in the care of foster parents.

05 February 2013 • 15:02 AMT
Tajik MP to monitor Armenian presidential polls

Tajik MP Saidi Yokubzod will monitor Armenian presidential elections as part of CIS observer mission.

05 February 2013 • 15:00 AMT
Mercedes-Benz sales soar 9.2%

The only place where sales of the German company’s luxury cars dipped was at home, where sales dropped 0.7% compared with Jan 2012.

05 February 2013 • 14:48 AMT
Turkey must speed up anti-terrorism law reforms – CoE chief

In Reporters Without Borders’ 2013 press freedom index, Turkey slipped six places to 154th out of 179 countries.

05 February 2013 • 14:37 AMT
Cosmetics giant Revlon posts 28% income growth

Sales rose 14% in the U.S. and 15 percent in Canada and Latin America, while declining 10% in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

05 February 2013 • 14:36 AMT
Candidate Hayrikyan’s campaign to resume on Feb 6

The candidate was authorized to file an address to Constitutional Court with a request to delay the polls for 15 days.

05 February 2013 • 14:29 AMT
“Bridesmaids” star Kristen Wiig joins “Anchorman” comedy sequel

Kristen Wiig will soon appear in the dramedy “Girl Most Likely,” as well as Ben Stiller’s “Secret Life of Walter Mitty.”

05 February 2013 • 14:20 AMT
“Black Swan” scribe to adapt “Syndrome E” bestseller

In the novel, a detective discovers that her friend comes down with a case of spontaneous blindness after watching a film from the 1950s.

05 February 2013 • 14:18 AMT
66 926 carats of diamond produced in Armenia in 2012

66 926 carats of diamond were produced in Armenia in January-December 2012 against 66 173 carats.

05 February 2013 • 14:15 AMT
400 Syria’s Armenians employed in homeland

Minister of Diaspora stressed the need for Syrian Armenians to move from downtown Yerevan to the city suburbs.

05 February 2013 • 14:14 AMT
UN urges probe into human rights violations in N. Korea

In a lengthy response, North Korea’s UN mission in Geneva calls the new UN report “politically motivated.”

05 February 2013 • 14:07 AMT
Indian bus gang-rape trial begins

The attack set off nationwide protests about India’s treatment of women and spurred the govt. to hurry through a new package of laws.

05 February 2013 • 14:06 AMT
Sambo Federation head: Armenian wrestlers must perform well in Kazan

Levon Hayrapetyan said Armenian sambo wrestlers won two bronze medals at Nazarbayev international tournament.

05 February 2013 • 14:03 AMT
Armenian boxing championship kicks off

Armenian boxing championship kicked off on Feb 5 in Yerevan’s Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex.

05 February 2013 • 14:01 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 405.79 Feb 5

The market average rate of USD on February 5 totaled AMD 405.79 decreasing by 0.75 point compared to February 4.

05 February 2013 • 14:00 AMT
Armenia’s brandy production up 20,2% in 2012

In January-December 2012, production of soft drinks in Armenia decreased by 1,2% to total 45 216,6 thousand liters.

05 February 2013 • 13:56 AMT
Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC to join InterExpress system

InterExpress is the international system of express money transfers of private individuals without account opening.

05 February 2013 • 13:55 AMT
Syrian opposition leader urges Assad govt. for talks

Moaz Alkhatib said it was not “treachery” to seek dialogue to end a conflict in which more than 60,000 people have been killed.

05 February 2013 • 13:40 AMT
Nokia may enter tablet market with Windows-based device

Stephen Elop said that Nokia hopes to learn from the experiences of Microsoft, which launched its own line of Surface tablets.

05 February 2013 • 13:31 AMT
BlackBerry Z10 sales “exceed expectations”

The Z10 launched first in the UK, but has since expanded to other EU markets, including France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain and the Netherlands.

05 February 2013 • 13:25 AMT
Lucy Alibar, Guillermo Del Toro team for “Secret Garden” at Universal

In The Secret Garden, an orphaned girl is sent to live with her reclusive uncle and discovers a hidden garden containing magical secrets.