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06 December 2012 • 11:41 AMT
Citigroup cutting 11,000 jobs worldwide in efficiency drive

Another third would come from reductions in its global consumer banking division, where 6,200 positions would be cut.

06 December 2012 • 11:35 AMT
NCFA, Austrian Airlines to cooperate

NCFA and Armenian branch of Austrian Airlines signed a memorandum of understanding on December 6.

06 December 2012 • 11:32 AMT
Kristen Wiig may join Steve Carell in “Anchorman: The Legend Continues”

The film is a sequel to the 2004 hit, “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” and is due to be released in October 2013.

06 December 2012 • 11:23 AMT
“The Croods” comedy trailer features voice of Nicolas Cage

The film follows humanity’s first family navigating a new landscape to escape extinction after spending a lifetime sheltered in a cave.

06 December 2012 • 11:11 AMT
Jordan’s King Abdullah II visits West Bank

The settlement plans have sparked widespread international criticism, and prompted the Palestinians to file a complaint at the UN.

06 December 2012 • 11:05 AMT
RPA rep. says emigration rooted in Armenian psychology

Manvel Badeyan: Measures are being taken to expand Armenia’s market, with RPA program focusing on creation of jobs.

06 December 2012 • 11:03 AMT
Lavrov, Clinton to meet Syria envoy in Dublin

A senior U.S. State Department official confirmed Clinton had accepted Brahimi’s invitation to the afternoon meeting.

06 December 2012 • 10:43 AMT
MP: Baku’s hostile attitude adversely affects its image

Mher Shahgeldyan noted that both Turkey and Azerbaijan have adopted a different stance on European countries.

06 December 2012 • 10:25 AMT
Rep. Schiff, Artsakh FM discuss U.S. involvement in NKR development

Adam Schiff updated Minister Mirzoyan on the status of his efforts to get economic aid boosted from $2 mln to $5 mln.

06 December 2012 • 09:59 AMT
RPA rep: Prosperous Armenia leader has right to run for president

Any citizen of Republic of Armenia, including Gagik Tsarukyan, has the right to run for president, Manvel Badeyan said.

06 December 2012 • 09:40 AMT
HSBC Bank Armenia ensures 53% growth of trade finance

The use of trade finance tools enables the clients of HSBC Bank Armenia to reduce financial costs by about 60%.

06 December 2012 • 09:39 AMT
F-16 warplane engines stolen from Israeli air base

Military police suspect the engines may have been stolen to be sold as scrap metal. It is not known when the thefts took place.

06 December 2012 • 09:34 AMT
Egyptian army tanks deployed outside presidential palace

The area had become a chaotic battleground between Mohamed Mursi’s Islamist backers and their opponents.

06 December 2012 • 09:18 AMT
Rolls-Royce in talks over possible bribery, corruption

“It is too early to predict the outcomes, but these could include the prosecution of individuals and of the company,” the British firm said.

06 December 2012 • 09:10 AMT
MP: Orinats Yerkir struggled for full shift to proportional system

Mher Shahgeldyan: Orinats Yerkir always gave positive assessment to full shift to proportional voting system.

06 December 2012 • 09:01 AMT
UN Secretary-General arrives in Baghdad for talks

Ban said he hopes Iraq “fulfils all of its outstanding international obligations regarding Kuwait as the Security Council has mandated.”

06 December 2012 • 08:53 AMT
Foreign hackers target computers of U.S. ex-military chief

The hackers targeted personal computers Mullen used while working on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.

06 December 2012 • 08:49 AMT
Armenian importer forecasts grain prices drop during New Year

Stabilization has recently been recorded in the global grain market, finance director of Manana Grain LLC said.

06 December 2012 • 08:39 AMT
Armenia’s ambassador to UK dies at 57

Karine Kazinian assumed her duties as Armenia’s ambassador to the Court of St.James’s on September 12, 2011.

06 December 2012 • 08:29 AMT
Explosion hits Syrian Arab Red Crescent office in Damascus

Syria TV said “terrorists from al Qaeda” blew up an improvised explosive device in a car, causing damage to the SARC building.

06 December 2012 • 08:22 AMT
South African military aircraft crashes in mountain range

In November, another South African military flight crash landed at Mthatha, sending several people to the hospital with injuries.

06 December 2012 • 08:16 AMT
Orinats Yerkir member urges opposition to determine final stance

Mher Shahgeldyan: though the opposition must have already determined its position, it is still in search of strategies.

06 December 2012 • 08:02 AMT
3 killed, 350 injured in Egypt clashes amid growing unrest

Supporters of Morsi’s Islamist Muslim Brotherhood movement responded to a call to rally outside the presidential palace.

06 December 2012 • 07:58 AMT
Armenian govt. rejects Orinats Yerkir offers on 2013 budget – paper

Orinats Yerkir suggested the pay gap between the parliamentary group experts and the MPs’ assistants be eliminated.

06 December 2012 • 07:46 AMT
Germany’s cabinet approves Patriot deployment in Turkey

The Netherlands and the United States also plan to provide Patriot missile batteries. Deployment is expected to take several weeks.

06 December 2012 • 07:41 AMT
U.S. says situation ahead of N. Korea rocket launch ‘dangerous’

Lt. Gen. Salvatore Angelella said U.S. troops are working closely with the Japanese to protect the country’s citizens and territory.

06 December 2012 • 07:24 AMT
Hrant Melkumyan leads London Chess Classic FIDE Open

Grandmaster Hrant Melkumyan has scored five wins to top the standings at London Chess Classic FIDE Open.

06 December 2012 • 07:24 AMT
Marijuana possession to become legal in Washington state

Washington and Colorado both voted to decriminalize the drug, which remains illegal under U.S. federal law.

06 December 2012 • 07:21 AMT
Tsarukyan dubs Armenia’s authorities corrupt – paper

Gagik Tsarukyan, in turn, deemed it impossible to curb corruption due to the ruling authorities’ corrupt practices.

06 December 2012 • 07:12 AMT
Paper: U.S. envoy holds secret meetings with Armenian party leaders

U.S. ambassador John Heffern held a number of meetings with different Armenian party leaders over the past month.