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30 November 2012 • 11:12 AMT
Paper: Tsarukyan to announce decision on presidential race in Dec

“Prosperous Armenia will announce about the format of its participation in presidential race on December 1-5,” Tsarukyan’s spokesperson said.

30 November 2012 • 11:00 AMT
“Deaf and dumb” Azeri border-crosser talks with Red Cross reps

Earlier, Baku dubbed Aliyev a deaf and dumb herdsman, who went missing in the Azerbaijani-Armenian border when grazing the cattle.

30 November 2012 • 10:42 AMT
U.S. birth rate hit record low in 2011, Pew study says

Foreign and U.S.-born Hispanic women have experienced the largest fall in household wealth since 2007.

30 November 2012 • 10:41 AMT
Paper: Tsarukyan feared to be “vulnerable presidential candidate”

The idea of nominating Prosperous Armenia leader for president caused mixed feelings among party members, a daily said.

30 November 2012 • 10:36 AMT
Azeri border-crosser returns to Baku under ICRC auspices

The man was placed in the care of Azerbaijani officials on the road between the Armenian town of Ijevan and the Azerbaijani town of Gazakh.

30 November 2012 • 10:30 AMT
Russian envoy says UN vote must promote Mideast peace

“It is extremely important now that this event led to constructive steps,” Vitaly Churkin said after the vote.

30 November 2012 • 10:19 AMT
Armenian Assembly mourns death of board member Peter Kezirian

He was also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Pacific Council and was a German Marshall Plan Fellow.

30 November 2012 • 10:11 AMT
Yerevan hosting EPP Eastern Partnership summit

EPP President Wilfried Martens and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso will attend the event, among others.

30 November 2012 • 10:06 AMT
German finance minister calls for Greece debt deal support

It also includes measures including a debt buyback program and an interest rate cut on loans to reduce Greece’s debts.

30 November 2012 • 09:58 AMT
Special parliamentary sitting slated for Dec 17 – paper

“The special sitting is rumored to focus on a number of unfinished issues, including government-suggested tax package,” the daily said.

30 November 2012 • 09:46 AMT
Armenia voted for Palestine status upgrade, Foreign Ministry says

The UN General Assembly has voted 138-9 in favor of recognizing Palestine as a non-member observer state.

30 November 2012 • 09:44 AMT
Damascus airport not accepting flights – report

“Airlines are not operating to Damascus today as the airport was not accepting any flights,” said the Dubai-based airline official.

30 November 2012 • 09:35 AMT
Beckham set to begin talks with French side AS Monaco

The 37-year-old is understood to be open to a move, having announced his desire to leave Los Angeles Galaxy.

30 November 2012 • 09:25 AMT
“Wreck-It Ralph” scribe to helm Disney Animation’s “Frozen”

The movie features the voices of Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel and is set in a kingdom where eternal winter has set in.

30 November 2012 • 09:18 AMT
Stephen King’s “Under the Dome” bestseller ordered to series

The series follow locals at a small New England town that is suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an enormous dome.

30 November 2012 • 09:04 AMT
Apple wins Dutch sales ban on selected Samsung products

Apple and Samsung have been locked in a bitter patent dispute across more than 10 territories with neither emerging as the clear victor.

30 November 2012 • 08:57 AMT
U.S. Senate to mull broader Iran sanctions

The new package also includes measures to stop the flow of gold from Turkey into Iran, Senate aides confirmed.

30 November 2012 • 08:46 AMT
Apple iTunes 11 launched

In addition to the usual software tweaks (speed, stability, etc.), iTunes 11 sports a couple new features under the hood.

30 November 2012 • 08:30 AMT
Afghanistan to request Pakistan to free more Taliban detainees

With presidential elections and withdrawal of foreign combat troops looming, Afghanistan is trying to push peace process with Taliban.

30 November 2012 • 08:21 AMT
Over 100 graves desecrated in Benin, Voodoo practices suspected

More than 100 graves have been desecrated; the grave robbers cut the heads off the bodies and also stole some internal organs.

30 November 2012 • 08:08 AMT
South Korea’s chief prosecutor quits amid sex scandal

President Lee Myung-bak immediately accepted Han’s resignation, saying “the prosecution needs to reflect on itself.”

30 November 2012 • 07:54 AMT
Napoleon’s secret coded Kremlin letter to be auctioned in France

The rare document dated Oct. 20, 1812, is signed “Nap” in the emperor’s hand and written in numeric code.

30 November 2012 • 07:43 AMT
U.S. sets Iran deadline for cooperating with IAEA

“Iran cannot be allowed to indefinitely ignore its obligations. Iran must act now, in substance,” Robert Wood said.

30 November 2012 • 07:30 AMT
Russia: NATO missiles in Turkey spell involvement in Syria conflict

Russia insists that the Syrian conflict can’t be resolved with the use of military force, Alexander Grushko said.

30 November 2012 • 07:18 AMT
Vast amount of ice found on Mercury north pole

The findings are from Nasa’s Mercury-orbiting probe, Messenger, and the subject of three scientific papers released by the journal Science.

30 November 2012 • 07:02 AMT
Jason Segel, Leslie Mann in “This is 40” featurette

A new featurette focusing on Segel’s relationship with Leslie Mann’s character proves he may have one of funniest parts of the movie.

30 November 2012 • 06:32 AMT
Asia’s buyers of Iranian oil likely to secure U.S. sanctions waiver

A renewal means banks in the three countries get another reprieve from the threat of being cut off from the U.S. financial system.

30 November 2012 • 06:24 AMT
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush treated in hospital

Bush has been hospitalized at Houston’s Methodist Hospital for six days and has a “lingering cough,” spokesman Jim McGrath said.

30 November 2012 • 06:17 AMT
Angry Birds Star Wars updated to include 20 more levels

The latest game in the bird-slinging franchise was released earlier this month and was an instant hit, topping the iTunes App Store.

30 November 2012 • 06:02 AMT
Apple offering unlocked iPhone 5 starting at $649

Unlocked devices currently have a one week shipping estimate, purchases are limited to two devices per customer.