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29 January 2013 • 07:24 AMT
4.3-magnitude quake hits Iran, tremors felt in Armenia

A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck 13 km north-west of Iran’s Ahar city on January 28, 11.38 pm local time.

29 January 2013 • 07:23 AMT
Henrikh Mkhitaryan: we can achieve the best form by training hard

Shakhtar midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan commented on the club’s 1:0 win against Norwegian Rosenborg.

29 January 2013 • 07:18 AMT
Samsung asks Japanese judge to dismiss Apple’s appeal

Both leaders in the booming smartphone market, Apple and Samsung are locked in numerous patent battles around the world.

29 January 2013 • 07:14 AMT
Floods kill 4, force thousands to evacuate in Australia

“Across Queensland the wild weather has broken a lot of hearts,” Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said.

29 January 2013 • 06:40 AMT
Ordinary Genocide project launches KarabakhRecords website

KarabakhRecords website aims to coordinate documentary base of the “Ordinary Genocide” project.

29 January 2013 • 06:30 AMT
Armenian judokas to participate in European Open Championship

The head coach Tigran Babayan voiced hope for the athletes to have successful participation in the championship.

29 January 2013 • 06:25 AMT
Japan to boost defense expenditures for fiscal 2013

Local tax grants will be slashed by 400 billion yen from the initial fiscal 2012 budget to 17.1 trillion yen, the sources said.

29 January 2013 • 06:08 AMT
Yemen seizes boat with explosives, weapons, money

The boat’s navigation instruments will most likely be examined to determine its origin and route, and the crew will be questioned.

29 January 2013 • 06:02 AMT
Oil up boosted by U.S., China manufacturing improvements

Analysts have all but stopped predicting that the world’s No. 2 economy will have a “hard landing,” or a sharp downturn.

29 January 2013 • 05:55 AMT
AYF to hold walkathon to raise funds for Syrian Armenians

Funds raised from the event will be used to send aid to the Armenians residing in Syria through the Syrian Armenian Relief Fund.

29 January 2013 • 05:47 AMT
Countries have poor controls against defense corruption – survey

China, Russia and Israel, all leading arms exporters, were considered to be at high risk of corruption in their defense sectors.

29 January 2013 • 05:34 AMT
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicating in favor of son

Queen Beatrix will be 75 this week. She has remained active in recent years, but her reign has also seen traumatic events.

29 January 2013 • 05:28 AMT
Mexican police find bodies of abducted band members in well

“Presumably there could be more bodies so we will extend the search as far as conditions allow it,” Jorge Domene said.

29 January 2013 • 05:22 AMT
Greece’s finance minister believes worst is over for his country

Stournaras is adamant that growth will come next year, even if the economy contracts in 2013 by an estimated 4.5%.

29 January 2013 • 05:14 AMT
Obama pledges “work closely with Israel” on Mideast peace

During the phone call, Obama reiterated his commitment to the “deep and enduring bonds” between Israel and the United States.

29 January 2013 • 05:09 AMT
U.S. Senate approves long-delayed $50.5bn Sandy aid package

The vote was delayed last week as Senate leaders wrangled over new rules aimed at limiting procedural roadblocks known as filibusters.

28 January 2013 • 18:52 AMT
HTC announces 4-inch Android-powered Desire U

HTC is currently preparing to announce its flagship, high-end M7 smartphone during the Mobile World Congress in February.

28 January 2013 • 18:36 AMT
Apple releases iOS 6.1 with extra LTE support

The software, which went out as an over the air update, and download through iTunes, brings a few new minor features.

28 January 2013 • 16:43 AMT
Suspected Islamist militants attack oil pipeline in Algeria, kill 2

“In comparison to the In Amenas attack, this is a very minor event,” the source said, referring to the gas plant attack.

28 January 2013 • 16:37 AMT
Taiwanese tycoon to fund Nobel-type Prizes for outstanding achievements

Last year, the 62-year-old Yin vowed to give away 95 percent of his assets – estimated to be worth NT$100 billion – after he dies.

28 January 2013 • 16:26 AMT
Egyptian opposition rejects President Mursi’s proposal

“We will not go to the dialogue today,” ElBaradei told a news conference after the Front’s members met in Cairo.

28 January 2013 • 16:18 AMT
Iran says it successfully sent monkey into space

Iranian state TV showed images of the monkey, which was strapped into a harness, being taken to the rocket.

28 January 2013 • 16:12 AMT
Israel deploys Iron Dome missile defense system at Syrian border

Turkey has already requested – and received – Patriot anti-missile batteries from NATO for the essentially same reasons.

28 January 2013 • 14:10 AMT
Armenian, Azerbaijani FMs meet OSCE MG Co-Chairs

The Ministers and the Co-Chairs agreed to a further discussion of the peace process in the coming weeks.

28 January 2013 • 13:46 AMT
Aronian: I can’t say I’m satisfied with my participation in Tata Steel 2013

Levon Aronian says that though he really missed several important moments, second place is quite good result.

28 January 2013 • 13:30 AMT
NSC secretary: Armenian army able to counter any foreign aggression

National Security Council secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan met with high-ranking Diaspora-Armenian officers.

28 January 2013 • 13:12 AMT
Russian Defense Minister arrives in Armenia

Meetings with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan are on Russian minister’s agenda.

28 January 2013 • 12:56 AMT
Parliament Speaker congratulates on Armenian army day

Hovik Abrahamyan: the holiday symbolizes Armenian people’s victories, devotion, courage and patriotism.

28 January 2013 • 12:40 AMT
Armenian PM: we all make part of army

Tigran Sargsyan; our combat-ready army has ensured the protection of our country’s borders and our people’s security.

28 January 2013 • 12:27 AMT
Presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan ends hunger strike

Armenian presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan has announced a decision to end his-three day hunger strike.