The second “Hobbit” film is set for a December 2013 release, while the final part will come out in July 2014.

The phrase “the deviant group” is often used by authorities in Saudi Arabia to describe al Qaeda members.

Serzh Sargsyan issued a letter of condolence over the death of security officials in Kazakhstan military plane crash.

Airing a less seasonal Seuss, NBC had “Horton Hears a Who” before another encore of “Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas.”

The “Django” opening is the highest of all time for an R-rated movie on Christmas, topping the $10.2 million put up by “Ali” in 2001.

In the predominantly-Shiite district of Sadr City, the area surrounding Fatima Al Zahra hospital was completely flooded.

Karen Mirzoyan noted July 19 presidential elections in NKR as the most important political event of the passing year.

Armenian state commission on war prisoners, hostages and missing persons held a meeting, chaired by Defense Minister.

159 kindergartens operate in Yerevan, with number of children rising to 30 000 following introduction of free system.

Western Armenian National Congress is a member of United Nations Economic and Social Council as an NGO.

Levon Ter-Petrossian’s refusal to joint the presidential race will significantly weaken Armenia’s political stage.

In early November, Iran halted export of 52 products to Armenia with an aim promote local production.

CEC approved the methodological guide for assessment of governors’ work during the conduction of elections.

Submission of documents for February 18 presidential polls launched on December 25 to run through January 4.

Submission of documents for February 18 polls launched on December 25 to run through January 4.

Ghashghavi said the Russian women adhere to the “moral codes and norms of the religious people of Bushehr.”

Dwelling on Armenia’s parliamentary polls, Richard Giragosian noted that they reflected the current political landscape.

The court commuted the life sentences for two others involved in the same case to 15 years in jail, a lawyer said.

ARFD parliamentary group secretary Aghvan Vardanyan deemed it impossible to predict future political developments.

Under the arms procurement program for 2013, Degtyarev 6S8-1 12.7-mm rifles will be bought for the Russian Armed Forces.

ARFD also resolved at December 25 congress to hold commitment to the implementation of its 7-point program.

Armen Mazmanyan voiced confidence for incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan to win the election for a second term.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published a video showing rows of the blood-stained bodies laid out on blankets.

“The markets of EU and CIS will become available for local manufacturers in the years to come,” Economy Minister said.

The group’s goal is to develop a standard curriculum and make the training available to any teacher or school official.

Neither Merkel’s center-right coalition nor the center-left would win a majority if those were the election results.

Arthur Abraham said that he will do the utmost to contribute to the development of boxing discipline in Armenia.

“Heroization of a criminal Safarov proved that Nagorno Karabakh cannot be annexed to Azerbaijan,” Richard Giragosian said.

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 403.13 on December 26, decreasing by 0.77 point compared to Dec 25.

“It was a great honor for me to win WBO world champion’s title in a bout against Robert Stieglitz,” Abraham said.