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18 December 2012 • 11:25 AMT
ABC Studios nabs 2 Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Television comedies

Since signing an overall deal with ABC Studios at the end of 2011, Red Hour also has sold “Please Knock,” written by Kevin Napier.

18 December 2012 • 11:22 AMT
Armenian parliament approves bill on ethics law amendments

Prosperous Armenia representative expressed the party’s readiness to discuss the bill before the second reading.

18 December 2012 • 11:20 AMT
Over 3000 Saudis want women driving ban lifted

King Abdullah has allowed women to join the Shura Council as well as vote and run in next year’s municipal elections.

18 December 2012 • 11:15 AMT
Iraqi President hospitalized over ‘health emergency’

“A specialized medical team is taking care of him and a report will be issued later,” the statement from the presidential office said.

18 December 2012 • 10:48 AMT
Heritage member deems 2-phase polls possible in Armenia

Heritage party will take every effort to form an alternative to the ruling authorities, Armen Martirosyan said.

18 December 2012 • 10:33 AMT
Heritage slams Prosperous Armenia’s decision to boycott elections

Armen Martirosyan: Prosperous Armenia’s decision on presidency is unlinked to Heritage party chairman’s plans.

18 December 2012 • 10:15 AMT
Paper: Oskanian-Zurabyan talk records sent to ANC reps first

Sources say, Oskanian-Zurabyan conversation took place a couple of months ago at a café in downtown Yerevan.

18 December 2012 • 09:59 AMT
Vrezh Zhamharyan appointed as NKR ethics committee member

Bako Sahakyan signed a decree to appoint Vrezh Zhamharyan member of the ethics committee under NKR Attorney General.

18 December 2012 • 09:39 AMT
Alain Delon to attend film premiere in Yerevan

World famous French actor Alain Delon arrived in Yerevan to attend the première of “Happy New Year! Moms!”film.

18 December 2012 • 08:55 AMT
Paper: ANM to nominate Levon Zurabyan as candidate?

ANC members are confident that bloc leader Levon Ter-Petrossian will announce decision on running for president.

18 December 2012 • 08:33 AMT
NSC Secretary to visit Russia

Armenian National Security Council (NSC) Secretary Artur Baghdasaryan will pay a working visit to Russia.

18 December 2012 • 08:18 AMT
Paper: new tax law to adversely affect small businesses

Armenian law on “tax turnover” will enter into force starting Jan 1, Haykakan Zhamanak daily reported.

18 December 2012 • 08:11 AMT
South African FA president suspended following match-fixing probe

Kirsten Nematandani, new Safa chief executive officer Dennis Mumble and three others were relieved of their duties.

18 December 2012 • 08:06 AMT
Paper: Sargsyan, Putin to meet in Moscow

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will depart for Moscow to attend the meeting of CSTO Collective Security Council.

18 December 2012 • 07:44 AMT
NASA moon-mapping probes smash into lunar mountain

“Ebb and Flow have removed a veil from the moon,” said the lead researcher with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

18 December 2012 • 07:39 AMT
Narek Abgaryan wins U23 European Boxing Championships bronze

Koryun Soghomonyan (49 kg) will face off against Hugh Myers, with Aram Avagyan (56 kg) to rival Vladimir Nikitin.

18 December 2012 • 07:37 AMT
U.S., Turkey to implement new visa regulations

With the implementation of the new system, applicants will no longer have to pay separate charges to schedule an appointment.

18 December 2012 • 07:25 AMT
Russian jet crash in Indonesia caused by human error – official

Kurniadi said that 38 seconds before the crash, instruments inside the cockpit issued a warning saying “pull up, terrain ahead.”

18 December 2012 • 07:18 AMT
Erdoğan likely to visit Washington in February

“It has not been confirmed yet, but Prime Minister Erdoğan will travel to Washington around February,” Beşir Atalay said.

18 December 2012 • 07:11 AMT
Paper: Prosperous Armenia to stay in opposition

ANC coordinator Levon Zurabyan aims to restore relations with Prosperous Armenia party members, 168 Zham says.

18 December 2012 • 07:08 AMT
Barak says Israel will prevent Iran from becoming nuclear

Barak also commented on the recent granting of Palestinian membership to the United Nations as a non-member state.

18 December 2012 • 07:05 AMT
Russia attempting to free nationals kidnapped in Syria

“We are actively engaged in this. All the necessary measures are being taken,” Sergei Lavrov told journalists in Tashkent.

18 December 2012 • 06:46 AMT
Bin Hammam resigns, FIFA bans him for life

The Court of Arbitration for Sport subsequently annulled his lifetime ban from FIFA based on a lack of evidence.

18 December 2012 • 06:42 AMT
UK PM says withdrawal from EU “imaginable”

The PM stressed that he supported membership of a reformed EU, though he said Britain was “in charge of our own destiny”.

18 December 2012 • 06:29 AMT
South African FA president suspended following match-fixing probe

Kirsten Nematandani, new Safa chief executive officer Dennis Mumble and three others were relieved of their duties.

18 December 2012 • 06:07 AMT
Morgan Stanley fined $5mln over Facebook IPO

At the same time, Facebook also said that annual revenues for 2012 may miss its initial forecast of $5bn by as much as 3.5%.

18 December 2012 • 06:00 AMT
Senior al-Qaeda figure reportedly arrested in Algeria

AQIM is a pan-Maghreb jihadist organization that has taken responsibility for a number of attacks, particularly in Algeria.

18 December 2012 • 05:44 AMT
Israel concerned over possible use of chemical weapons in Syria

The Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement following the meeting, underlining the chemical weapons issue.

18 December 2012 • 05:36 AMT
Egypt’s public prosecutor resigns a month after appointment

The former public prosecutor, Abdel Maguid Mahmoud, had served for many years under former Hosni Mubarak.

18 December 2012 • 05:28 AMT
Iranian computer systems hit with another malware

The attack is said to be simplistic and is designed to only wipe data on specific dates, with the next one being January 21.