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01 December 2012 • 14:37 AMT
Merkel reassures Israel of Germany’s support after UN vote

German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged a speedy resumption of peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians.

01 December 2012 • 14:22 AMT
Heavy fights, shelling reported near Damascus airport

A day earlier, 20 Lebanese were killed inside Syria while fighting alongside rebels to topple President Bashar Assad.

01 December 2012 • 14:09 AMT
Hitchcock-inspired “Bates Motel” teasers unveiled

Currently filming in Vancouver, Up in the Air Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga will play the tainted mother to Norman.

01 December 2012 • 13:57 AMT
Elina Danielian climbs 24th in FIDE women’s rankings

Hungarian grandmaster Judit Polgár tops the list, followed by India’s Humpy Koneru and China’s Hou Yifan.

01 December 2012 • 13:46 AMT
Armenian President, Moldova PM note serious potential in boosting ties

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with Moldova Prime Minister Vlad Filat, currently in Yerevan for Eastern Partnership summit.

01 December 2012 • 13:27 AMT
Ruben Fleischer hopes his all-star “Gangster Squad” next “Godfather”

“Gangster Squad” features an A-list cast led by Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and Sean Penn, and a $75 million budget.

01 December 2012 • 13:20 AMT
Levon Aronian retains 2nd spot in FIDE rankings

Magnus Carlsen (Norway) tops the list with 2848 points; Russia’s Vladimir Kramnik is 3rd with 2795 points.

01 December 2012 • 13:05 AMT
Armenia, EU to sign visa regime facilitation deal in near future

Serzh Sargsyan: the agreement will be followed by the launch of negotiations for lifting entry visa requirements for EU citizens.

01 December 2012 • 12:44 AMT
Susi Kentikian vs. Carina Moreno bout weigh-in results arrive

Susi “Killer Queen” Kentikian, suffered her first professional loss in the ring by U.S. boxer, Melissa McMorrow.

01 December 2012 • 12:16 AMT
Mythology Entertainment nabs film rights to “Nazi And Psychiatrist” book

The book explores relationship between American psychiatrist Dr. Douglas M. Kelley and Hitler’s right-hand man Hermann Goering.

01 December 2012 • 12:07 AMT
200 instances of Azeri ceasefire violation reported Nov 25-Dec1

Artsakh defense army forces continued with their military duty in line with ceasefire principles, taking necessary steps to protect the frontline.

01 December 2012 • 11:56 AMT
Turkey’s blockade of Armenia violates international law – President

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan slammed use of force, xenophobia and racism as outdated in the 21st century.

01 December 2012 • 11:41 AMT
Seth MacFarlane says “Family Guy” on big screen “matter of when”

While Universal has every intent of making another “Ted,” MacFarlane said he also has developed the ideas for a “Family Guy” film.

01 December 2012 • 11:19 AMT
Yemen’s Interior Ministry says an al-Qaeda leader arrested

The ministry said that Suleiman Hassan Mohammed Murshed Awad was arrested in Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan province.

01 December 2012 • 11:12 AMT
Armenian crew chief of Congo plane identified

“This was Varazdat Balasanyan, a citizen of Armenia,” spokesman for the Armenian Foreign Ministry Tigran Balayan said.

01 December 2012 • 11:05 AMT
NKR president, Karabakh Telecom chief discuss communication sector

NKR leader welcomed a drop in Karabakh Telecom tariffs for communication services as an economically important step

01 December 2012 • 10:56 AMT
UN General Assembly calls for Moscow Conference on Middle East

The Quartet on the Middle East was established in 2002 and is devoted to negotiating peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

01 December 2012 • 10:47 AMT
300 people, mostly families, leave for Russia every weekend, paper says

“Every Saturday, about 6 Russia-bound full buses cross Armenian border through Bagratashen bridge,” a daily said.

01 December 2012 • 10:37 AMT
Zynga shares fall as privileged status with Facebook ends

Both internet companies have been trying to reduce their interdependence, with Zynga starting up its own Zynga.com platform.

01 December 2012 • 10:25 AMT
Longtime criminal discoveries politically motivated – paper

According to Hraparak daily, recently, the Police website has been featuring announcements of longtime criminal discoveries.

01 December 2012 • 10:24 AMT
Google acquires locker storage provider BufferBox

According to sources, Google paid over $17 million for the locker storage provider, although the terms of the deal aren’t available.

01 December 2012 • 10:13 AMT
Japan space agency investigating possible data leak

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency says an infected computer was disconnected from its networks after a virus was found.

01 December 2012 • 10:04 AMT
Serbia’s parliament adopts 2013 budget

The 2013 consolidated budget sets revenues at 956.4 billion dinars ($11.12 billion) and spending at 1,078 billion dinars.

01 December 2012 • 10:01 AMT
Paper: Tsarukyan to leave for U.S. after joining presidential race

“An attempt will be made to arrange Tsarukyan’s meetings with some American officials, with ANC involved,” a daily said.

01 December 2012 • 09:59 AMT
Mexican court orders Yahoo to pay $2.7bn

Shares in Yahoo, which is based in Sunnyvale, California, fell by 1.4% in after-the-bell trading following the news.

01 December 2012 • 09:44 AMT
Plane crashes in Congo killing Armenian crew, locals

The Ilyushin plane, registered with local company Aero-services, was flying in from the western port city of Pointe Noire.

01 December 2012 • 09:18 AMT
N. Korea to launch satellite this month – report

The satellite would be launched between Dec 10-22, a spokesman for the Korean Committee for Space Technology said.

01 December 2012 • 09:00 AMT
Turkey must stop interfering in other countries’ affairs – Iranian MP

Mansour Haqiqatpour slammed Turkey for serving as “the infantry for the United States’ politico-military objectives.”

01 December 2012 • 08:40 AMT
Russia taking over G20 presidency December 1

The Group of Twenty is a forum of the world’s largest economies consisting of 19 countries and the European Union.

01 December 2012 • 08:32 AMT
Turkey’s newly elected ombudsman under fire over Dink case

“Under these circumstances, we can say the ombudsman institute in Turkey was stillborn,” CHP deputy Atilla Kart said.