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05 February 2013 • 13:02 AMT
Al Pacino in “Phil Spector” biopic trailer

Famed for his ‘Wall of Sound’ production technique, Spector oversaw more than 25 top 40 hits in the early 1960s.

05 February 2013 • 12:58 AMT
Azeri weapon mania: Baku to buy Georgian military vehicles

“Korea and Azerbaijan are interested in purchasing Georgian military vehicles Lazika and Didgori,” Georgian defense official said.

05 February 2013 • 12:49 AMT
Uzbekistan makes foreign currency trading criminal offence

Russian energy giant Gazprom is buying less gas from Uzbekistan due to lower demand from European consumers.

05 February 2013 • 12:45 AMT
New 128GB iPads available at Apple’s online store

The new 128 GB models begin at $799 for the Wi-Fi version. The Wi-Fi + Cellular version will set the customers back $929.

05 February 2013 • 12:39 AMT
Outgoing envoy to Italy pays farewell visits in Rome

Ruben Karapetyan met with Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi as well as a number of politicians and public figures.

05 February 2013 • 12:19 AMT
Iran nuclear talks scheduled for Feb 26 – spokesman

“The high representative … hopes that the talks will be productive,” said Michael Mann, a spokesman for Catherine Ashton.

05 February 2013 • 12:12 AMT
3 Kuwaiti ex-MPs arrested over insulting ruler

The charges against the former MPs stem from speeches made at rallies opposing changes to Kuwait’s voting rules.

05 February 2013 • 12:05 AMT
Lufthansa halts flights to Tripoli

The airline, which flew three times a week to Tripoli, had restarted flights to the Libyan capital in February 2012.

05 February 2013 • 12:01 AMT
Chinese vessel locks weapon-targeting radar on Japanese ship

The Defense Minister said that a Japanese military helicopter was also targeted with a similar radar a few days earlier.

05 February 2013 • 11:56 AMT
State Youth Orchestra of Armenia to perform in Gyumri

The program also includes pieces by Alexander Arutiunian, Dmitri Shostakovich, Edward Mirzoyan and others.

05 February 2013 • 11:52 AMT
Turkish leaders become ‘laughingstock’ – Israeli official

“Israel has now been rendered by the int’l community a ‘pariah’ status for its expanding illegal settlements,” Davutoglu said.

05 February 2013 • 11:35 AMT
Turkey’s ex-police intelligence chief faces 50-year sentence

Avcı is in Istanbul’s Silivri Prison, in connection with the OdaTV trials and the probe into the Revolutionary Headquarters.

05 February 2013 • 11:29 AMT
BP to get $700mln less for selling stake in TNK-BP to Rosneft

BP signed a deal with Rosneft in November 2012 to sell its 50 percent stake in the TNK-BP joint venture for $17.1 bln in cash.

05 February 2013 • 11:09 AMT
Skyfall named film of the year at London Evening Standard Awards

The 23rd film in the secret agent series also picked up blockbuster of the year – selected from the top 10 UK box office hits of 2012.

05 February 2013 • 11:02 AMT
Suicide bomber kills 3 at Iraqi army checkpoint

“There were patches of blood, pieces of clothing and shoes scattered around the place,” said policeman Furat Fleh.

05 February 2013 • 10:53 AMT
Murray wants tennis to learn from Armstrong doping scandal

“If it means taking some of the money out of the players’ earnings then that’s what we have to do,” Andy Murray said.

05 February 2013 • 10:44 AMT
Eurozone economic development better than expected

Markit, a financial information group, says that its monthly purchasing managers’ index for the eurozone’s services sector.

05 February 2013 • 10:39 AMT
MP hails Free Democrats head’s decision

“Khachatur Kokobelyan’s decision to leave Heritage parliamentary group put an end to formalities,” Tevan Poghosyan said.

05 February 2013 • 10:32 AMT
U.S. Sen. McCain compares Ahmadinejad to monkey

The slur by McCain, the senator with by far the most Twitter followers, with nearly 1.8 million, elicited swift condemnation on Twitter.

05 February 2013 • 10:31 AMT
Russia remains key supplier of weaponry to India

Last year alone, Russia concluded more than $3.5 billion’s worth of new arms export agreements with India.

05 February 2013 • 10:14 AMT
Armenian President: Hayrikyan shooting aimed to hamper elections

“We must continue our uninterrupted work as the crime aimed to hamper the natural course of the elections,” Serzh Sargsyan said.

05 February 2013 • 10:10 AMT
ProCredit Bank Armenia posts $82mln loan portfolio in 2012

5 years ago ProCredit Bank launched its activity in Armenia as part of the German based
ProCredit group.

05 February 2013 • 10:06 AMT
Iranian President in Cairo on historic visit

Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi kissed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as he disembarked from his plane at Cairo airport.

05 February 2013 • 09:56 AMT
Hillary Clinton launches website

Clinton pledged to be an outside advocate for the State Department in her valedictory address to department employees.

05 February 2013 • 09:40 AMT
Armenia Fund donates computers to NKR school

135 students from Vaghuhas village and 15 students from adjacent Khnkavan village are enrolled in the school.

05 February 2013 • 09:13 AMT
Hayazn party rep. says ruling regime anti-governmental

Hayazn party board member Aleksander Kananyan said Armenians possess vast potential to build legal and strong state.

05 February 2013 • 08:49 AMT
CEC presents online broadcasting system

The initiate was taken by Central Election Commission in partnership with USAID and OSCE offices in Yerevan.

05 February 2013 • 08:48 AMT
Armenian presidential election won’t be delayed

Presidential hopeful Paruyr Hayrikyan won’t file an address to the Constitutional Court, candidate’s lawyer said.

05 February 2013 • 08:39 AMT
Yura Movsisyan: Spartak goal can help me regain confidence

Armenian forward Yura Movsisyan commented on FC Spartak Moscow match against Al Dhafra SCC.

05 February 2013 • 08:08 AMT
David Nalbandian: France has a strong squad

Argentina-based David Nalbandian commented on the upcoming Davis Cup match against France.