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16 January 2013 • 16:19 AMT
Armenian women’s chess championship ongoing in Yerevan

Armenian women’s chess championship is ongoing in Yerevan, with Narine Gasparyan beating Armine Babayan in 4th round.

16 January 2013 • 16:08 AMT
Richárd Rapport beats Sergei Movsesian at Tata Steel 2013

Sergei Movsesian lost to Hungary’s Richárd Rapport to come 6th with 2 points at tournament B of Tata Steel 2013.

16 January 2013 • 15:40 AMT
David Nalbandian to participate in Brasil Open

Nalbandian will face off against Nicolás Almagro (Spain), Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil) and Juan Monaco (Argentina).

16 January 2013 • 15:40 AMT
Armenia vs Luxembourg friendly due Feb 5

Armenia currently continue trainings for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier vs Czech Republic, due March 26.

16 January 2013 • 15:38 AMT
Armenian-Azerbaijani website to be launched

The website will feature joint discussions on migration problems in Armenia and Azerbaijan, power shift in Georgia, etc.

16 January 2013 • 14:32 AMT
U.S. judge orders Apple, Amazon to hold settlement talks

Apple is seeking a court order to block Amazon from using the term Appstore in its service to sell software for Android devices.

16 January 2013 • 14:25 AMT
All Yerevan districts to be supplied with gas

About AMD 100 mln and AMD 1 bln will be allocated by Yerevan Municipality and ArmRosGazprom respectively.

16 January 2013 • 14:23 AMT
Turkish painter Burhan Dogancay dies at 83

Dogancay’s paintings are part of the permanent collections at the Metropolitan Art Museum and the Guggenheim.

16 January 2013 • 14:15 AMT
24 killed in car bomb blasts in Syria’s Idlib

Rami Abdelrahman said the death toll was expected to rise due to the number of wounded who were in critical condition.

16 January 2013 • 14:06 AMT
Timur Bekmambetov to helm “Heatseekers”

The story follows a young pilot who infiltrates a gang of aerial pirates working out of Bangkok and takes part in an elaborate tower heist.

16 January 2013 • 13:58 AMT
Expert: Armenia must be ready for new war in Karabakh

Levon Melik-Shahnazaryan says “From Musa Dagh to Khnapat” documentary carries an educational message.

16 January 2013 • 13:42 AMT
Channing Tatum, Dwayne Johnson in “GI Joe: Retaliation” trailer

The sequel to 2009’s “GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra” sees Channing Tatum reprise his role as lead soldier Duke.

16 January 2013 • 13:31 AMT
Public figure says voters’ assessment of polls important

Both the observers’ assessment of the elections and voters’ perception are extremely important, head of Counterpart International Armenia said.

16 January 2013 • 13:29 AMT
60 kilos of Afghan heroin seized by Russian police

The three suspects were members of a criminal group from Tajikistan specializing in smuggling drugs to Russia from abroad, the FSB added.

16 January 2013 • 13:15 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 406.62 Jan 16

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 406.62 on January 16, decreasing by 0.96 point compared to Jan 15.

16 January 2013 • 13:08 AMT
New Twitter Index unveiled to track Oscar buzz

The new index will measure and rank conversation about the Oscar-nominated films and actors over the next six weeks.

16 January 2013 • 12:59 AMT
Armenia must hold “the most democratic polls” in Feb – minister

Hrayr Tovmasyan said conduction of democratic polls will help Armenia solve both domestic and external problems.

16 January 2013 • 12:56 AMT
“Parker” clip features Jennifer Lopez

Based on the series of bestselling novels by Donald E. Westlake, “Parker” follows a professional thief who lives by a personal code of ethics.

16 January 2013 • 12:46 AMT
Car bomb kills Benghazi police officer amid escalating violence

Earlier, at least one police officer was wounded when attackers threw a grenade at a patrol car in Benghazi.

16 January 2013 • 12:37 AMT
Prosperous Armenia leader’s remarks not discussed in Brussels

Meeting with EU Enlargement Commissioner Štefan Füle were on parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan’s agenda.

16 January 2013 • 12:31 AMT
2 killed, 22 injured in Kabul spy agency attack

The Taliban sent a text message to media stating the attack had taken place, but did not claim responsibility.

16 January 2013 • 12:12 AMT
Artsakh President, ARFD rep. discuss Karabakh settlement

President of Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met with ARF Dashnaktsutyun party member Hrant Margaryan.

16 January 2013 • 12:05 AMT
Russian mafia boss Aslan Usoyan killed in Moscow

Usoyan is considered to have been the godfather of the mafia, controlling most criminal gangs in Russia and CIS countries.

16 January 2013 • 12:02 AMT
Islamist militants reportedly kidnap several foreigners in Algeria

At least one person has been killed in the attack on an oil facility at the town of In Amenas, local media say.

16 January 2013 • 11:56 AMT
Heritage leader’s struggle not against ex-PM, party rep. says

Stepan Safaryan said that Hrant Bagratyan is likely to secure the backing of some voters advocating liberal ideas.

16 January 2013 • 11:46 AMT
Armenian severely injured in Aleppo blast

Twin blasts inside a university campus set cars on fire, blew walls off dormitory rooms and left more than 80 people dead.

16 January 2013 • 11:45 AMT
5 killed as eight-story building collapses in Egyptian city

The building collapse came one day after another deadly accident in Egypt that was blamed on negligence.

16 January 2013 • 11:38 AMT
French troops encircle Islamist fighters in central Malian town

French army chief Edouard Guillaud said its forces were prepared to dislodge the Islamist fighters from the whole of Mali.

16 January 2013 • 11:37 AMT
Georgia’s avoiding deals with Russia affects Armenia – RPA rep.

Armenia will greatly benefit from Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili’s visit, a member of Republican Party of Armenia said.

16 January 2013 • 11:33 AMT
Heritage rep. says incumbent president will face serious problems

“The ruling authorities called on the voters to have faith in real changes ahead of May 6 parliamentary polls,” Stepan Safaryan said.