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19 November 2012 • 12:51 AMT
Problem loans at Spain’s banks hit new all-time high in Sept

The latest Spanish bank data continues a trend that set in during 2008, with the bursting of the country’s property bubble.

19 November 2012 • 12:44 AMT
Turkey to request Syria border missiles Nov 19, Germany says

Only the United States, the Netherlands and Germany have the appropriate Patriot missile system available.

19 November 2012 • 12:38 AMT
“Silver Linings Playbook,” “Anna Karenina” enjoy good debuts

“Playbook” won the numbers game with a robust $28,652 per theater average, coming in second only to “Breaking Dawn Part 2.”

19 November 2012 • 12:37 AMT
Groupon opens its first concept store in Hong Kong

Earlier this month, Groupon reported its third-quarter loss narrowed amid lower marketing costs while revenue increased 32%.

19 November 2012 • 12:32 AMT
OSCE MG to visit NKR in case of favorable weather conditions

Meetings with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian are on the agenda.

19 November 2012 • 12:23 AMT
HBO rolls out “Game of Thrones Season 3” teaser

The only hint of new material for the upcoming season is a cryptic riddle said by a strange woman.

19 November 2012 • 12:18 AMT
Armenian printing 500th anniversary celebrated in Tbilisi

Tbilisi’s Hayartun Cultural Center hosted an exhibition dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the Armenian printing.

19 November 2012 • 12:11 AMT
Iranian warships return after 75-day mission in high seas

The Navy said at the time that the visit was aimed at “conveying the message of peace and friendship to the neighboring countries.”

19 November 2012 • 12:10 AMT
“Movie 43” comedy trailer features Kate Winslet, Hugh Jackman

Halle Berry, Uma Thurman, Richard Gere, Gerard Butler, Chloe Moretz and Liev Schreiber are also among the all-star cast.

19 November 2012 • 12:10 AMT
Turkey seeking intervention in Caucasus conflict resolution

Erdoğan: Turkey will continue efforts to settle the conflicts in the Caucasus region through peace dialogue and cooperation.

19 November 2012 • 11:49 AMT
McAfee pledges reward for Gregory Faull killers

For a while now, he has used his blog as a megaphone to get his voice heard by people in an attempt to get justice.

19 November 2012 • 11:47 AMT
Larry Clark’s “Marfa Girl” wins Best Film prize at Rome Fest

The audience nod went to Gabriel Polsky and Alan Polsky’s “The Motel Life,” which also won best screenplay.

19 November 2012 • 11:40 AMT
Ferrari auctions F12 Berlinetta to help Sandy victims

The F12 Berlinetta went for $1.125 Million, which is nearly four times more than the actual price of the car.

19 November 2012 • 11:36 AMT
“Twilight: Breaking Dawn 2” conquers worldwide box office with $341 mln

Summit Entertainment’s “Breaking Dawn 2” played to form in the U.S., with 79 percent of the audience female and 50 percent under 25.

19 November 2012 • 11:27 AMT
Egypt’s foreign minister to visit Gaza Nov 20

Egypt is at the heart of efforts to broker a truce to end fighting between Israel and Palestinian militant groups.

19 November 2012 • 11:25 AMT
Turkish, Iranian, Azeri Foreign Ministers to meet in late November

Previously, the parties adopted a declaration on joint efforts in promoting peaceful settlement of South Caucasus and Middle East conflicts.

19 November 2012 • 11:16 AMT
Iran reportedly starts building gas pipeline to Syria

The entire project is to be completed in the second half of 2013. The deal was signed between Iran, Iraq and Syria last July.

19 November 2012 • 10:59 AMT
Germany to host conference on role of justice in Karabakh settlement

High-ranking politicians and experts from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia and Germany are expected for the four-day conference.

19 November 2012 • 10:45 AMT
HSBC in talks to sell $9.3bn stake in China’s Ping An Insurance

“This makes sense for HSBC because it’s been disposing of so many of its non-core businesses,” said Ivan Li.

19 November 2012 • 10:35 AMT
Russia developing new long-range rocket systems

“We have the military-technical potential to create a new generation of MLRS with a range of 200 km,” Lt. Col. Donyushkin said.

19 November 2012 • 10:33 AMT
Hayastan Fund’s Pan-European Phoneathon raises Euro 14 mln

10% of the sum raised in the November 15-18 phoneathon will be allocated for the outreach of Syrian Armenians.

19 November 2012 • 10:22 AMT
Facebook launches operator billing payment service in France

Anderson also reaffirmed Bango and Facebook’s commitment to rolling out mobile payments to other European markets.

19 November 2012 • 10:13 AMT
Karabakh conflict priority issue on Obama administration agenda – official

“The U.S. supports fair and lasting solution to a painful 20-year conflict in Nagorno Karabakh,” Eric Rubin said.

19 November 2012 • 10:02 AMT
Freelancer.com buys vWorker job site for tech professionals

vWorker was formerly known as RentACoder, and is said to be the fourth-biggest IT recruitment marketplace of its kind globally.

19 November 2012 • 09:55 AMT
Yerevan to host Armenia-Czechia business forum Nov 20

Discussions on economic and investment environment in Armenia and Czechia, as well as business meetings are included on the event agenda.

19 November 2012 • 09:49 AMT
China calls on Israel, Palestinians to end violence

“China is extremely concerned about Israel’s continued large-scale military operations towards the Gaza Strip,” Hua Chunying said.

19 November 2012 • 09:36 AMT
Electoral intrigues recurring in Armenia for 20 years – expert

Uncertainty in Armenia’s domestic policy arena is caused by the absence of political field and parties in the classic sense, a management expert said.

19 November 2012 • 09:32 AMT
Church of England may allow women to become bishops

The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury and his successor the Rt Rev Justin Welby are in favor of the move.

19 November 2012 • 09:09 AMT
China, Japan, S. Korea to start talks for free trade pact

Bark said the trade pact would help boost economic growth and pave the way for more stable political relationships in the region.

19 November 2012 • 09:01 AMT
Russian media watchdog temporarily bans Google

“Hopefully, no one experienced any serious inconvenience,” Roskomnadzor spokesman Vladimir Pikov has said.