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23 January 2013 • 11:44 AMT
“Fight Club” helmer David Fincher to direct “Gone Girl” novel adaptation

The book centers on a man whose wife disappears on their fifth wedding anniversary, only to have all roads point to him as the woman’s killer.

23 January 2013 • 11:42 AMT
Iranian FM offers Cairo as venue for next round of nuke talks

Iran and six world powers have been in discussions to get the talks back on track, perhaps as soon as later this month.

23 January 2013 • 11:37 AMT
Siemens reports decline in quarterly profits

Siemens said new orders had fallen as a result of the “macroeconomic uncertainty that affected investment sentiment”.

23 January 2013 • 11:24 AMT
Komitas Museum construction included on govt. agenda

Hayastan All Armenian Fund will be provided a 3396 square meter area to be used for construction of Komitas Museum.

23 January 2013 • 11:19 AMT
Germany to UK: cherry picking not an option

“Germany wants the United Kingdom to remain an active and constructive part of the EU,” Guido Westerwelle said.

23 January 2013 • 11:12 AMT
Hrant Dink commemorated in Massachusetts

Ümit Kurt shared his own journey of discovering that his hometown of Aintab, Turkey, was once home to Armenians.

23 January 2013 • 11:11 AMT
Mali may become second Afghanistan

Over the past 200 and even 300 years Africa has caused much trouble to its mother countries. Colonialism is not a good thing, indeed, but in addition to various diseases, it offered literacy and certain state management skills to Africans. Mother countries were to vanish sooner or later, this was out of question.

23 January 2013 • 10:54 AMT
Android continues its global market dominance

In the 12 weeks ending on December 23, Google’s Android platform accounted for over half of all smartphone sales.

23 January 2013 • 10:54 AMT
Poll shows 11% increase in voter interest ahead of elections – expert

According to Aharon Adibekyan, the poll covered 1650 people; 670 refused to reply questions, citing lack of interest to politics.

23 January 2013 • 10:46 AMT
The Pirate Bay documentary to premiere at Berlin Film Fest

TPB AFK, which was partially funded through Kickstarter, tells the story of The Pirate Bay’s founders.

23 January 2013 • 10:46 AMT
HBO’s developing “Bored To Death” cult comedy series into film

The movie will feature the same characters as they reunite to fight crime, commit crime, lose their minds, and fail-at-love.

23 January 2013 • 10:37 AMT
Lavrov warns Israel, West against striking Iran

“We hope these ideas will not come to fruition,” the Russian Foreign Minister said during his annual news conference.

23 January 2013 • 10:33 AMT
Iraqi Kurds leader meets Exxon Mobil head

Exxon infuriated Baghdad in 2011 by signing a deal with the Kurds to hunt for oil in their region and in nearby territories.

23 January 2013 • 10:17 AMT
Russian internet child pornography increases dramatically

The State Duma, is debating a bill aimed at combating child trafficking and slavery as well as child prostitution and pornography.

23 January 2013 • 10:13 AMT
“300” star Gerard Butler in “Olympus Has Fallen” video

Olympus Has Fallen, the new action-packed film from Training Day director Antoine Fuqua, sees Gerard Butler as Secret Service Agent.

23 January 2013 • 10:06 AMT
Leading world bankers on defensive in Davos

Bankers have been widely blamed for the financial crisis that has left more than 200 million people unemployed.

23 January 2013 • 10:01 AMT
Friends of UCLA Armenian Studies to honor prof. Hovannisian

Richard Hovannisian is also a Guggenheim Fellow and the recipient of many awards, including the Movses Khorenatsi Medal.

23 January 2013 • 09:59 AMT
Diaspora top commanders to attend Armenian Army Day celebrations

“The initiative belongs to Defense Ministry, with more details to be provided later,” David Karapetyan said.

23 January 2013 • 09:52 AMT
All-new travel guide on Armenia, Karabakh to be published soon

A never-before published map of historic Armenia, which was created shortly after the Genocide, is also featured in the book.

23 January 2013 • 09:49 AMT
Emmy Rossum in 1st “Beautiful Creatures” supernatural film clip

Based on a bestselling book by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, “Beautiful Creatures” tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers.

23 January 2013 • 09:43 AMT
1st look of Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange in “The Fifth Estate”

The film is based on “Inside WikiLeaks: My Time With Julian Assange at The World’s Most Dangerous Website” by Daniel Domscheit-Berg.

23 January 2013 • 09:37 AMT
Romanian police arrest 3 suspects in major art heist

Seven masterpieces by artists including Picasso and Monet were stolen from the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam.

23 January 2013 • 09:31 AMT
Aronian retains 3rd place after Tata Steel Group A round 9

Norway’s Magnus Carlsen is leading the tournament with 7 points, followed by world champion Viswanathan Anand of India with 6 points.

23 January 2013 • 09:15 AMT
German soldiers attacked in Turkey’s province

14 suspects were taken into custody and 28 suspects were charged with intentionally attempting to cause harm.

23 January 2013 • 09:06 AMT
Sergei Movsesian leads Tata Steel Group B after round 9

Armenian grandmaster Sergei Movsesian beat Russia’s Maxim Turov in the 9th round of Tata Steel Group B.

23 January 2013 • 09:00 AMT
Moscow to retaliate for any unfriendly measure by U.S. – Lavrov

“We are interested in constructive dialog, in the development of stable, mutually beneficial cooperation,” the Russian FM said.

23 January 2013 • 08:56 AMT
Dorians frontman Gor Sujyan named Armenia’s Eurovision entry

The song to be performed in Malmö, Sweden will be chosen through a national final vote March 2.

23 January 2013 • 08:49 AMT
Oil prices down amid concerns about U.S. production

There also remains some uncertainty about the outcome of negotiations in Washington on the U.S. debt limit.

23 January 2013 • 08:46 AMT
Vic Darchinyan may fight Nonito Donaire April 13

Donaire beat Darchinyan in 2007, and a rematch was never made despite some negotiations over

23 January 2013 • 08:35 AMT
France says UK free to leave European Union

“If Britain wants to leave Europe we will roll out the red carpet for you,” French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.