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21 December 2012 • 14:08 AMT
NATO chief says Syrian forces continue to fire Scuds

Last week, NATO and the U.S. said more than six missiles had been fired from the Damascus area into northern Syria.

21 December 2012 • 14:00 AMT
OXFAM: women in politics may help promote social issues

OXFAM Armenia in partnership with “Caucasus” Social Research Center carried
out a research project.

21 December 2012 • 13:56 AMT
Steve Jobs yacht impounded in Amsterdam over unpaid bill

“The project has been going since 2007 and there had been a lot of detailed talk between Jobs and Starck,” said Roelant Klaassen.

21 December 2012 • 13:46 AMT
General Electric to buy aviation business of Italy’s Avio

The Fairfield, Conn., company says the deal will help build its global supply chain, as engine production rates rise.

21 December 2012 • 13:36 AMT
Security Council meeting held in Artsakh

NKR domestic and foreign policy, results of Hayastan All Armenian Fund Telethon-2012 were included in the agenda.

21 December 2012 • 13:35 AMT
Italian court acquits Google executives in autism video case

The court’s decision, in a public hearing, overturned a previous ruling in 2010 which had sentenced the executives to jail.

21 December 2012 • 13:30 AMT
Russian Duma approves anti-U.S. adoption bill

A petition against the bill, signed by 100,000 people, was filed with the Duma on Friday, but failed to deter the vote.

21 December 2012 • 13:27 AMT
SCR investments to total ruble 540 mln in 2013

South Caucasus Railways (SCR) will reduce the volume of investments in the railway operation to ruble 540 mln in 2013.

21 December 2012 • 13:25 AMT
Nokia, RIM agree on new patent pact to end litigation

Nokia stock was down more than 2 percent at €3.09 in early afternoon trading in a depressed market in Helsinki.

21 December 2012 • 13:06 AMT
Russian FM slams West’s logic of “Syria terrorism”

“The West’s policy of dividing Syrian terrorists into “the bad” and “the not so bad” is dangerous,” Sergei Lavrov said.

21 December 2012 • 13:01 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 404.75 Dec 21

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 404.75 on December 21, decreasing by 0.77 point compared to Dec 20.

21 December 2012 • 12:57 AMT
SATTO: Twinning, ТAIEX programs target Armenia’s legal system

The total cost of Twinning and ТAIEX programs implemented in the past 4 years amounted to euro 2 mln.

21 December 2012 • 12:50 AMT
Egypt’s police fire teargas at protesters amid anti-Mursi clashes

Dozens of opponents of the new constitution and thousands of Islamists, hurled rocks over the security cordon at each other.

21 December 2012 • 12:38 AMT
Standard & Poor’s downgrades Cyprus into junk status

The agency said the two-notch downgrade to CCC+ is due to a “considerable and rising” risk that the country may default.

21 December 2012 • 12:26 AMT
NCFA, USAID sign USD 150,000 agreement

Based on the collected data the report will be developed to analyze Armenian tourism sector and develop tourism state policy.

21 December 2012 • 12:21 AMT
39 countries to participate in 2013 Eurovision Song Contest

Bosnia & Herzegovina (BHRT), Portugal (RTP), Turkey (TRT) and Slovakia (STV) have decided not to take part.

21 December 2012 • 12:04 AMT
Neil Young moving forward with plans for “high-res” music service

Though Young had been in discussions with Jobs before the Apple CEO’s death, the singer has said he now plans to “force iTunes to be better”.

21 December 2012 • 12:01 AMT
Areximbank-Gazprombank Group expands money transfer systems

Areximbank-Gazprombank Group ensured 42% growth of money transfers by physical persons in 2012, as compared to 2011.

21 December 2012 • 11:52 AMT
Brazilian Gradiente rolls out Android-powered ‘iphone’

Neo One features a single core 700MHz processor, a 3.7-inch 480 x 320 display and comes running Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

21 December 2012 • 11:30 AMT
Newly translated Bible named hottest read in Norway

The Bible Society worked with Hebrew and Greek experts on the original text, and then involved literary writers to perfect it.

21 December 2012 • 11:16 AMT
Deneuve defends Depardieu over move to Belgium

Depardieu, 63, announced earlier this month that he was moving just over the French border to the small Belgian town of Nechin.

21 December 2012 • 11:14 AMT
Samsung Galaxy S3 gets Premium Suite update

The download introduces a host of new features, such as multi-window capabilities and the Paper Artist imaging tool.

21 December 2012 • 11:01 AMT
Abkhazia railway opening in Armenia’s interest – SCR CEO

“It’s essential for the issue to be discussed by Georgia’s officials. We also have Russia’s official position on the matter,” Victor Rebets said.

21 December 2012 • 10:46 AMT
N. Korea charges American tourist with crime against state

According to North Korean law, the punishment for hostile acts against the state is five to 10 years of hard labor.

21 December 2012 • 10:31 AMT
President signs 2013 state budget law

The law stipulates for AMD 32,7 bn consolidated budget income; AMD 1 trillion 152,5 bn in budget expenditures.

21 December 2012 • 10:28 AMT
Putin arrives in Brussels for Russia-EU summit

Russia submitted a draft agreement on scrapping the visa regime to the EU at the Russia-EU summit in 2010.

21 December 2012 • 10:16 AMT
SCR CEO: Iran-Armenia railway fits the logic of int’l transportation

Currently, the construction of the railway, estimated at $1,7-2,8 billion, is being discussed with Russia, Iran and China.

21 December 2012 • 09:54 AMT
Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson in “Pain and Gain” comedy trailer

In the film, two bodybuilders get caught up in an extortion ring and kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong.

21 December 2012 • 09:44 AMT
55 people feared drowned after boat sinks off Somali coast

Bruno Geddo said the Gulf of Aden is the deadliest route for people fleeing conflict and rights abuses in the Horn of Africa.

21 December 2012 • 09:37 AMT
Tom Cruise performs car chase stunt in “Jack Reacher” video

The promo video shines a light on the high-octane car chase at the centre of director Christopher McQuarrie’s thriller.