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29 November 2012 • 09:17 AMT
Yura Movsisyan signs 5-year contract with FC Spartak Moscow

The 25-year old struck 9 goals in 13 matches of Russian Cup to come 2nd in the list of top goal-scorers.

29 November 2012 • 09:16 AMT
Armenian govt. to increase 2013 budget expenditures and revenues

Expenditures amounting to AMD 1,5 bln will be allocated for improvement of housing conditions of fallen soldiers.

29 November 2012 • 08:54 AMT
CIS musicians to perform concert for Sandy relief effort

This “Gift to the City of New York” features “New Stars for a New Century” and members of the Moscow Chamber Orchestra.

29 November 2012 • 08:43 AMT
Areximbank-Gazprombank Group transfers by physical persons up 42%

Drop in total volume of money transfers was recorded in 2012, Areximbank-Gazprombank Group deputy director general said.

29 November 2012 • 08:24 AMT
Artsakh independence anniversary to be marked on Capitol Hill

The Congressional Caucus will be joined by members of the diplomatic and foreign policy community along with Armenian American leaders.

29 November 2012 • 08:14 AMT
Paper: minister can’t explain approval of book distorting March 1 events

Armen Ashotyan said the historians and writers will decide on the future publication of the book in 2013.

29 November 2012 • 08:07 AMT
Kosovo ex-PM awaits UN war crimes tribunal’s verdict

Haradinaj and Idriz Balaj were acquitted on 37 counts of war crimes in the earlier trial, and are being retried on some of those counts.

29 November 2012 • 07:56 AMT
ZTE launches smallest 4G LTE data card currently available

The little white unit has already launched in Kazakhstan, of all places, and is heading for Europe and Asia “soon.”

29 November 2012 • 07:52 AMT
Google acquires Incentive Targeting promotions platform firm

Incentive Targeting partners with retail chains to provide a targeted marketing service to grocery and consumer products manufacturers.

29 November 2012 • 07:46 AMT
Chinese state media accuse Cisco of spying

The first coverage seems to have appeared as the cover story in China Economic and Information Technology Magazine.

29 November 2012 • 07:37 AMT
50,000 free World Cup tickets to be distributed to the poor

The local organizing committee said more than 120,000 tickets have been sold for the Confederations Cup.

29 November 2012 • 07:37 AMT
GM opening global research center in China

The move is also consistent with a degree of division of labor GM has been promoting among its primary research facilities.

29 November 2012 • 07:28 AMT
Paper: parliament postpones discussion of ANC-initiated bills

Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs has resolved to postpone the discussion of ANC-initiated bills.

29 November 2012 • 07:05 AMT
London Chess Classic kicks off December 1

Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian will face off against Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.) in the first round of the tournament.

29 November 2012 • 06:58 AMT
Stevie Wonder cancels performance at fundraiser for IDF

Wonder was scheduled to headline the Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces annual gala in Los Angeles on Dec 6.

29 November 2012 • 06:55 AMT
Paper: ANC reps against Tsarukyan’s running for president

Sources say, only Levon Ter-Petrossian and Levon Zurabyan are for Prosperous Armenia leader’s nomination, according to 168 Zham daily.

29 November 2012 • 06:46 AMT
Erdoğan says Russia holds the key to Syrian conflict

“Putin is coming to Turkey on Dec 3, and we will discuss the Syrian crisis,” the Turkish PM said en route to Ankara.

29 November 2012 • 06:35 AMT
Oil rises amid optimism about U.S. budget deal

Separately, the American Petroleum Institute reported that crude oil supplies rose 1.96 million barrels in the week ending Nov 23.

29 November 2012 • 06:31 AMT
Indian billionaire buys luxury Plaza Hotel in NY

Greg Rice conceded that the New York luxury hotel sector had been one of the hardest hit by the economic downturn.

29 November 2012 • 06:12 AMT
Nobel peace prize-winners call for military boycott of Israel

The letter accuses several countries of providing important military support that facilitated the assault on Gaza.

29 November 2012 • 06:01 AMT
U.S. slow economy growth gives boost to entrepreneurship

Next week will bring several new reports, including the government’s look at the job market in November.

29 November 2012 • 05:44 AMT
Argentina gets more time to argue over defaulted debt

Argentina had been given until December 15 to reimburse the hedge funds, which shunned two previous debt swaps.

29 November 2012 • 05:34 AMT
Ed Royce to lead U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee

Ed Royce is replacing Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), who is term-limited out based on Republican House rules.

29 November 2012 • 05:30 AMT
Israel’s outgoing Defense Minister to get U.S. award

There has been speculation that Barak might even be replaced by the current Foreign Minister, Avigdor Liberman.

29 November 2012 • 05:26 AMT
China police to board, search ships entering disputed waters

The South China Sea is Asia’s biggest potential military trouble spot with several Asian countries claiming sovereignty.

28 November 2012 • 18:27 AMT
Saudi diplomat, his bodyguard shot dead in Yemen

Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia’s deputy consul in Yemen was kidnapped by al-Qaeda, and remains captive.

28 November 2012 • 18:24 AMT
Fitch warns of possible downgrade of France next year

Fitch is the only of the three major rating firms to still rate France triple-A after Moody’s cut it one notch earlier this month.

28 November 2012 • 18:05 AMT
President meets Rosgranitsa, Russian border infrastructure agency chief

The meeting focused on Rosgranitsa’s assistance to improvement of the checkpoints and border infrastructure operations.

28 November 2012 • 18:05 AMT
Obama, Romney to have lunch at White House

Romney has dropped out of sight since the election, and analysts say he has little influence on congressional Republicans.

28 November 2012 • 17:55 AMT
Skype updates iOS app to let users sign on with Microsoft accounts

The latest version also comes with some other nice goodies, like animated emoticons for devices with a Retina display.