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04 February 2013 • 12:42 AMT
“Wreck-It Ralph” wins big at Annie Awards

“ParaNorman” and “Brave” each won a pair of awards, the former for character design and the latter for production design and editorial.

04 February 2013 • 12:38 AMT
OSCE MG aware who’s behind Karabakh talks failure – President

“Karabakh people should be those to decide on their political status,” Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said.

04 February 2013 • 12:33 AMT
UK military in Afghanistan get tiny surveillance drones

The four-inch-long helicopter is fitted with a tiny camera which relays still images and video to a remote terminal.

04 February 2013 • 12:23 AMT
Armenian, Azeri FMs’ Paris meeting unsatisfactory – official

“OSCE Minsk Group should offer some new initiatives,” Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Araz Azimov said.

04 February 2013 • 12:21 AMT
Azeri school children readied for war

Special classrooms will be established in Azerbaijani secondary schools in order to provide military training for young people.

04 February 2013 • 11:56 AMT
Azeri Deputy FM says Baku not going to shoot down civil airplanes

Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan commented on a statement by CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha.

04 February 2013 • 11:53 AMT
HP launches its first ever Chromebook

On the connectivity front, it sports three USB 2.0 sockets, Ethernet, HDMI and an SD memory card reader.

04 February 2013 • 11:39 AMT
Skeleton found in car park confirmed as Richard III

It has also been confirmed the bones will be reinterred in Leicester Cathedral, yards from where they were found.

04 February 2013 • 11:27 AMT
Obama’s lavish praise turned Turkey into ‘spoiled brat’ – publisher

“Ahmet Davutoglu, who used be a serious scholar, appears to be emulating his conceited Prime Minister,” Sassounian says.

04 February 2013 • 11:12 AMT
President: breach of rail blockade will benefit Armenia

Serzh Sargsyan said some of local products lack competitiveness due to the impossibility or high cost of transportation.

04 February 2013 • 11:10 AMT
Hayrikyan likely to be discharged from hospital this week

A joint group of police and national security service officers has been set up to investigate the assassination attempt.

04 February 2013 • 11:06 AMT
Iran says Israel will regret air strike against Syria

“They will regret this recent aggression,” Saeed Jalili, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said.

04 February 2013 • 10:48 AMT
Hezbollah official facing execution in Lebanon

The Lebanese government’s deputy at the military council filed a lawsuit against Hezbollah’s Mahmoud Hayek.

04 February 2013 • 10:39 AMT
Indian president backs harsher punishment for rapists

Women’s rights activists have, however, criticized the ordinance saying it is inadequate to fight sexual crimes against women.

04 February 2013 • 10:17 AMT
Free Democrats chairman leaves Heritage parliamentary group

Free Democrats party chairman Khachatur Kokobelyan has left Heritage parliamentary group, Armenian NA speaker said.

04 February 2013 • 10:12 AMT
Yerevan, Tehran continue joint projects – Armenian President

The UN sanctions against Iran can hardly be considered total blockade, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said.

04 February 2013 • 10:07 AMT
Anonymous hacktivists publish over 4,000 bank executive accounts

If true, it could be that Anonymous has released banker information that could be connected to Federal Reserve computers.

04 February 2013 • 10:00 AMT
Armenia’s national debt totals $4,369bln in 2012

“The foreign debt made up 3,738 bln, with the internal debt totaling USD 631 mln” the deputy minister said.

04 February 2013 • 09:58 AMT
French-owned oil tanker likely hijacked off Ivory Coast

Experts say many of the pirates come from Nigeria, where corrupt law enforcement allows criminality to thrive.

04 February 2013 • 09:54 AMT
Russian inspectors to make surveillance flight above Greece

“This will be Russia’s first observation flight in 2013 over the territories of the treaty’s participants,” the spokesman said.

04 February 2013 • 09:48 AMT
S. Korea, U.S. start naval drills amid N. Korea threats

North Korean state media described the drills as a joint exercise for a preemptive attack on the country.

04 February 2013 • 09:41 AMT
Armenia posts 13% tax revenue growth in 2012

State budget revenues totaled AMD 939,4 bln in 2012, ensuring 100,3% implementation of government program.

04 February 2013 • 09:38 AMT
U.S. urges its citizens in Ankara to be on alert

“Even demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational and possibly escalate into violence,” the statement said.

04 February 2013 • 09:06 AMT
Bookmakers say Armenia favorite in match vs Luxemburg

Armenia national football team will face off against Luxemburg in French town of Valence on February 5.

04 February 2013 • 08:59 AMT
Russian presence in Karabakh process ‘cools down hotheads’

Russia is an important mediator in the settlement of Karabakh conflict, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said.

04 February 2013 • 08:29 AMT
Turkish MP: Armenian Genocide recognition historical necessity

Ahmet Türk said their forefathers and ancestors of Ottomans massacred Armenians, Assyrians and Yezidis.

04 February 2013 • 07:51 AMT
David Nalbandian climbs 87th in ATP ranking list

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic tops the list with 12960 points, followed by Swiss Roger Federer (10265 points).

04 February 2013 • 07:47 AMT
Syria’s Foreign Minister to visit China

“This is part of China’s effort to push for a political resolution of the Syrian issue,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said.

04 February 2013 • 07:27 AMT
Armenia conducts 1st team practice session in France

The team’s final training is due Feb 4 evening, to be followed by head coach Vardan Minasyan’s press conference.

04 February 2013 • 07:10 AMT
Tour bus crashes in southern CA, multiple people die

Sherwin said 27 people were treated at the scene. He said multiple people died and injuries varied from minor to life-threatening.