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01 February 2013 • 13:34 AMT
4 Armenian players included in FIDE juniors’ rankings

Armenia’s Karen Grigoryan and Hovhannes Gabuzyan came 26th and 32nd with 2531 and 2517 points respectively.

01 February 2013 • 13:33 AMT
Armenian army soldier shoots himself to death

Armenian army soldier Vardan Avagyan, born in 1990, shot himself to death on January 31, 10:20 local time.

01 February 2013 • 13:21 AMT
Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch dies at 88

Koch served three terms and afterwards remained active and popular, practising law, writing, and hosting a chat show.

01 February 2013 • 13:20 AMT
Elysee Palace unaware of Hollande’s April 24 visit to Armenia

According to the President’s press service, if planned, the notification about the visit will be given through a press release.

01 February 2013 • 13:05 AMT
Russia spends $36.7bn on Olympics preparatory events

Putin personally lobbied International Olympic Committee officials in 2007 to ensure Russia was granted its first Winter Games.

01 February 2013 • 12:59 AMT
Armenia posts 2,9% inflation rate in January

During the reported period, prices for foodstuff (including alcoholic beverages and cigarettes) increased by 1,9%.

01 February 2013 • 12:52 AMT
Seth MacFarlane teases Brosnan’s Bond in Oscar promo

The Academy Awards host takes the role of a bartender in a clip from “The World is Not Enough,” Brosnan’s third movie as the secret agent.

01 February 2013 • 12:50 AMT
China approves HSBC sale of $9.4bn stake in Ping An Insurance

The sale is part of a broader push by Europe’s biggest bank to improve its profitability and beef up its capital.

01 February 2013 • 12:50 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 406.57 Feb 1

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 406.57 on February 1, decreasing by 0.07 point compared to January 31.

01 February 2013 • 12:49 AMT
Armenia posts 0,1% drop in petrol prices in January

The following prices have been set: “Regular” petrol – AMD 480, “Premium” petrol – AMD 500, “Super” petrol – AMD 530.

01 February 2013 • 12:45 AMT
OSCE/ODIHR head calls for investigation into Hayrikyan shooting

Ambassador Janez Lenarčič said that all concerned should ensure that the electoral process remains peaceful.

01 February 2013 • 12:42 AMT
“The Notebook” helmer to direct “The Other Woman” comedy

The script centers on a woman who realizes that her boyfriend is married and teams up with his wife to plot revenge on the lothario.

01 February 2013 • 12:29 AMT
New pics for Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper’s “Place Beyond Pines”

The film centers on a generational conflict involving two fathers: one a pro-motorcycle rider and bank robber and a rookie cop on the rise.

01 February 2013 • 12:28 AMT
EBRD: Armenian economic activity to drop during presidential polls

EBRD predicts about 4% GDP growth, with Armenia’s 2013 state budget envisaging annual inflation index at 4 ± 1,5%.

01 February 2013 • 12:21 AMT
“Game of Thrones” Season 3 new featurette released

The new featurette focuses on the production’s work in Iceland, where the harsh climate doubles as the environment “beyond the wall.”

01 February 2013 • 12:11 AMT
ISCES head urges against escalating tensions over candidate’s attack

Alexander Tsinker: with possibility of a vote delay widely hinted at, this might be the goal that the perpetrators had in mind.

01 February 2013 • 12:09 AMT
UNHCR reaches Syria’s opposition-held Azaz area

“This is an area that the UN has not been able to physically reach ever since the beginning of the conflict,” El Hillo said.

01 February 2013 • 11:58 AMT
OSCE mission to monitor NKR-Azeri contact line Feb 5

The NKR authorities expressed readiness to assist the monitoring and ensure security of the OSCE mission members.

01 February 2013 • 11:55 AMT
Olympic boxing champion Vladimir Yengibaryan dies at 81

Vladimir Yengibaryan moved to the U.S. in 1990s after spending 36 years as head of Armenia’s national boxing academy.

01 February 2013 • 11:53 AMT
Blast reported near U.S. consulate in Ankara, 1 dead

A reporter claimed in a televised interview that the police suspected that the assault was a suicide bomb attack.

01 February 2013 • 11:46 AMT
Weak Armenian opposition forced to resort to political tricks – expert

“The assassination attempt of candidate Hayrikyan could be used as an excuse to delay presidential vote,” Vladimir Zakharov said.

01 February 2013 • 11:21 AMT
Russian expert: candidate Hayrikyan can’t rival incumbent president

Armenian leadership is in no way involved in Paruyr Hayrikyan’s assassination attempt, Alexander Karavayev said.

01 February 2013 • 11:15 AMT
Yerevan hosts Jugha documentary premiere

The 20-minute film presents the history of Jugha and the destruction of its world-known cemetery by Azerbaijani authorities.

01 February 2013 • 11:04 AMT
Injured candidate’s bullet removal surgery successful

The candidate in Armenia’s presidential elections, Paruyr Hayrikyan was shot and wounded late January 31 in an assassination attempt.

01 February 2013 • 11:00 AMT
French President to visit Mali, report says

Francois Hollande planned to visit Timbuktu, which French and Malian forces seized back from Islamist rebels.

01 February 2013 • 10:57 AMT
Al-Qaeda in Iraq calls on Sunnis to fight government

Al-Adnani says recent Sunni protests against Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki mark the end of Sunni humiliation in Iraq.

01 February 2013 • 10:50 AMT
Suicide bomber kills 19, wounds 45 at Pakistani market

Hangu, part of Pakistan’s border region with Afghanistan, has been racked by sectarian violence between Sunni and Shi’ite tribes.

01 February 2013 • 10:42 AMT
Mercedes-Benz unveils new luxury sports car

The car will be available in the summer of 2013 and promises to hit 60 mph in only 4.1 seconds from standstill.

01 February 2013 • 10:40 AMT
Russian analyst predicts escalating tensions in South Caucasus

Alexander Sobyanin: the recent surge of revolutions and regime changes will have an inevitable impact on the situation in Caucasus.

01 February 2013 • 10:32 AMT
Sony hits at possible PlayStation 4 revelation

Sony’s last PlayStation event, in January 2011, was used to reveal the PlayStation Vita handheld console.