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11 December 2012 • 16:31 AMT
YouTube, VEVO may arrange new deal as contract expires

VEVO offers music videos from three of the four biggest record labels, and is a premium partner of YouTube.

11 December 2012 • 16:14 AMT
Rovio’s Angry Birds to be made into movie

Angry Birds has been downloaded more than one billion times across all platforms since its debut in 2009.

11 December 2012 • 16:08 AMT
UK to provide training, military support to Syrian rebels – report

The report follows a series of warnings by the US administration that the regime is preparing to use chemical weapons against its own people.

11 December 2012 • 15:54 AMT
5 dead, 37 injured as missiles strike Homs’ Armenian quarter

The missiles struck two houses on December 9, collapsing a four storey apartment building in which at least five people were killed and 37 injured.

11 December 2012 • 15:50 AMT
Artsakh war hero Col. Mavr Ohanyan dies in accident

One of the founders of Martuni region’s self defense forces, Ohanyan was among the most outstanding commanders in Artsakh liberation war.

11 December 2012 • 15:48 AMT
Russia alarms Aliyev by refusing Gabala radar station

The move was an expected one: Russia suspended operation of Gabala radar station located in Azerbaijan. The Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan declared that “During the talks, Azerbaijan demonstrated readiness to further cooperate with Russia to extend the lease term of Gabala radar station by Moscow. However, the negotiations failed to bring the parties to a consensus over the rental price of the station.”

11 December 2012 • 15:21 AMT
Maroon 5 premiere “Daylight” music video

The clip that Maroon 5 called “The Daylight Project” contains various footage that came from fans around the globe.

11 December 2012 • 15:16 AMT
No Armenians killed in Homs missile attack – preliminary report

The missiles struck two houses in Armenian quarter collapsing a four storey apartment building in which at least five people were killed.

11 December 2012 • 14:59 AMT
Tribeca, Focus pick up “Greetings from Tim Buckley” drama

“Gossip Girl” actor Penn Badgley stars as Jeff, the beloved rocker who released just one studio album before his death in 1997 at the age of 30.

11 December 2012 • 14:46 AMT
Armenian Defense Minister attends CIS Defense Ministers Council sitting

Seyran Ohanyan met with his Belarusian and Russian counterparts, Yuri Zhadobin and Sergei Shoigu in Moscow.

11 December 2012 • 14:43 AMT
Depeche Mode to release new album in March 2013

Following album’s release, Depeche Mode will embark on world tour, kicking off in Tel Aviv on May 7 and later hitting 25 European countries.

11 December 2012 • 14:32 AMT
Renowned Russian opera singer Galina Vishnevskaya dies at 86

Their foreign careers began after they were expelled from the Soviet Union for supporting dissident Andrei Sakharov in 1974.

11 December 2012 • 14:29 AMT
“Prince of Tides” scribe to pen Angelina Jolie’s “Salt” sequel?

In the original, Jolie starred as a CIA officer who discovers she is a Russian sleeper cell agent with a mission to assassinate the U.S. president.

11 December 2012 • 14:11 AMT
NASA awards $30mln to three private space companies

NASA plans to use at least one of these aircraft to carry astronauts to the international space station by 2017.

11 December 2012 • 14:09 AMT
Twitter adds Instagram-style features to its service

But Twitter’s fighting back with the new features, available as an update to the Twitter apps for iPhone and Android.

11 December 2012 • 14:02 AMT
ZTE announces $30mln investment in U.S.

The result, the company says, should be better and more affordable choices for consumers “around the world”.

11 December 2012 • 13:52 AMT
Churches of England, Wales not to offer same-sex marriages

The Church of England and Roman Catholics, among other denominations, have voiced opposition to same-sex marriage.

11 December 2012 • 13:46 AMT
Oscar nominees Nick Nolte, Glenn Close to star in “Always On My Mind”

In “Rock Of Ages” helmer Chris D’Arienzo’s film, Nolte will play an aging rocker who is beginning to suffer from Alzheimer’s.

11 December 2012 • 13:42 AMT
Iran reportedly closes consulate in Afghan city

The Afghan demonstrators were protesting the alleged killing of Afghan emigrants at nearby border crossings in recent months.

11 December 2012 • 13:35 AMT
Cinema Guild nabs “Oversimplification of Her Beauty” Gotham hit

Artist Terence Nance’s debut feature premiered in the New Frontiers section of this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

11 December 2012 • 13:31 AMT
Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams crowned 2012 ITF world champions

Djokovic won the men’s award for the second straight year, while Williams took the honor for the third time in her career.

11 December 2012 • 13:27 AMT
EU Foreign Affairs Council approves partnership protocol with Armenia

The list of protocol-stipulated programs includes cooperation in the sectors of tax and customs, financial control, justice and others.

11 December 2012 • 13:26 AMT
Converse Bank launches Master Voyage action

1st and 2nd place winners of Master Voyage action will be awarded 14 and 7-day holiday packages to Thailand.

11 December 2012 • 13:26 AMT
Armenian President pays last tribute to Flora Martirosyan

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and First Lady Rita Sargsyan paid last tribute to People’s Artist Flora Martirosyan.

11 December 2012 • 13:23 AMT
“The Lone Ranger” trailer features Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer

The flick is a retelling of the famed masked hero’s story, which sees the duo learn to work together and fight against greed and corruption.

11 December 2012 • 13:23 AMT
U.S. puts Islamist Syrian rebel group on terrorist list

By blacklisting Jabhat al-Nusra, authorities now can freeze any assets the group or its members have in U.S. jurisdictions.

11 December 2012 • 13:17 AMT
Number of journalists in Turkish jails reaches record high

Iran had jailed at least 45 journalists by the start of this month, followed by China with 32, the report said.

11 December 2012 • 12:54 AMT
Iran, N. Korea not cooperating on missile development – official

Mehmanparast said Tehran and Pyongyang did cooperate militarily during Iran’s eight-year war with Iraq in the 1980s.

11 December 2012 • 12:54 AMT
500 mln rubles to be allocated to CIS joint air defense system development

Sergei Shoigu made the statement after a December 11 meeting of the CIS Defense Ministers Council.

11 December 2012 • 12:53 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 406.76 Dec 11

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 406.76 on December 11, decreasing by 0.37 point compared to Dec10.