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16 November 2012 • 14:38 AMT
Georgian PM, OSCE rep. discuss minority problems

Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili met OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek.

16 November 2012 • 14:28 AMT
“Ted” named top-grossing R-rated comedy of all time

Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis star in Ted, with MacFarlane voicing the role of the raunchy teddy bear.

16 November 2012 • 14:26 AMT
Daron Malakian to release new album with Scars on Broadway

In October 2008, Malakian announced via Scars on Broadway’s web site that the band’s headlining tour was canceled.

16 November 2012 • 14:19 AMT
Katherine Heigl, Brendan Fraser lend voices to “Nut Job” animated pic

Pic follows the travails of the mischievous squirrel Surly and his rat pal Buddy as they plan a nut store heist that gets out of hand.

16 November 2012 • 14:14 AMT
Germany to increase pension benefits to Holocaust survivors

As a result some 80,000 Jews in eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union will receive payments for the first time.

16 November 2012 • 14:09 AMT
Kristen Stewart’s “On the Road” drama unveils new trailer

The adaptation of Kerouac’s literary classic, “On the Road” promises sex and drama as quick cuts navigate through the coming-of-age adventure.

16 November 2012 • 14:03 AMT
Grigor Ivanyan reaches European U23 Judo Championships semifinal

Ivanyan will face off against Khachatrian in the semifinal, with Grigoryan to rival Azerbaijan’s Orkhan Safarov.

16 November 2012 • 14:02 AMT
1115 children live in Armenian orphanages – statistics

267 children were left in orphanages in 2011; 121 kids were adopted, 62 of them locally, and the rest by foreign citizens.

16 November 2012 • 13:49 AMT
Lilit Mkrtchian drops out of Women’s World Chess Championship

Grandmaster Elina Danielian lost 0,5:1,5 to India’s Harika Dronavalli in the championship round 2, game 2.

16 November 2012 • 13:38 AMT
Australian official urges all nations to support NKR right to self-determination

Frederick Nile: I give my firm support to the right to self-determination for the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh.

16 November 2012 • 13:37 AMT
Russian military base in Armenia summarizes training year results

Servicemen at Russian military base in Armenia have had 25% more shooting practice in 2012 against last year’s results.

16 November 2012 • 13:26 AMT
Grigor Ivanyan beats Ahmet Kaba at European Judo Championships

Armenia’s Grigor Ivanyan (60 kg) beat Turkey’s Ahmet Sahin Kaba in European U23 Judo Championships 1/16 final.

16 November 2012 • 13:05 AMT
Baku attempting to justify axe-killer Safarov release and glorification

Azerbaijani ambassador attempted to pin the Safarov crime on Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh liberation war.

16 November 2012 • 13:01 AMT
Germany won’t recognize Genocide until 2015 – expert

Jirair Kocharian: at present, Ankara enjoys significant authority in Germany, actively participating in the country’s internal policy.

16 November 2012 • 12:19 AMT
Pyunik FC ex-doctor rejects FFA chief beating rumors – paper

The former doctor of Pyunik FC Vardan Hovasapyan had a conversation with a Zhoghovurd reporter following a rumored incident.

16 November 2012 • 11:54 AMT
Ex-president Kocharian visiting Moscow on private business – paper

Kocharian followed the suit of current leader Serzh Sargsyan and parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan in leaving Armenia

16 November 2012 • 11:54 AMT
Lilit Mkrtchian, Nadezhda Kosintseva to play blitz chess game

Lilit Mkrtchian lost to Nadezhda Kosintseva in the second game of Women’s World Chess Championship tie breaker.

16 November 2012 • 11:51 AMT
Four militants killed in Russia’s Dagestan

A Kalashnikov 5.45-mm caliber rifle, two grenades and explosives were seized, the police said, but did not say from where.

16 November 2012 • 11:45 AMT
Cholera reported to be on rise in Haiti

Haiti was spared a direct hit from Hurricane Sandy on Oct 24, but received heavy rain for several days.

16 November 2012 • 11:38 AMT
Jordan protesters call for removal of King

The Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s largest opposition group, had called on people to take to the streets.

16 November 2012 • 11:34 AMT
Ukraine plans to slash gas imports from Russia in 2013

Naftogaz’s contract with Gazprom has a “take-or-pay”clause which covers 80 percent of the amount of gas set out in the contract.

16 November 2012 • 11:13 AMT
ANC-Europe joins calls for support to Kurdish prisoners in Turkey

An estimated 9,000 Kurdish prisoners are denied the right to defend themselves in their mother tongue during trials.

16 November 2012 • 11:02 AMT
Mercedes-Benz shows ‘post-apocalyptic’ concept vehicle

In the rear of the vehicle is a pullout toolbox designed to hold a variety of equipment without having to open the entire tailgate.

16 November 2012 • 10:47 AMT
Sony PlayStation 3 sales exceed 70 million

PlayStation 2 was launched in March 2000, meaning it took a little over six years for Sony to launch a new version of the platform.

16 November 2012 • 10:38 AMT
Iran to host meeting on drug control in December

Osmani said that Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan would meet in Tehran at a trilateral conference on December 17-19.

16 November 2012 • 10:26 AMT
Ashton says ‘deeply concerned’ at violence in Israel, Gaza

Ashton said she hoped a visit by Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Kandil to Gaza would help to calm the situation.

16 November 2012 • 10:23 AMT
Hague court overturns convictions of two Croatian generals

Appeals judges at tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ordered the release of Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac.

16 November 2012 • 10:12 AMT
Oil prices swing as energy demand remains weak

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said its manufacturing index was at minus 10.7, a five-month low.

16 November 2012 • 10:07 AMT
Iran says arrests people behind bomb attack plot

Iran has in the past accused Western intelligence agencies and the Israeli Mossad of carrying out attacks against its nuclear scientists.

16 November 2012 • 10:03 AMT
U.S. asks Turkey to urge Hamas to stop rocket attacks

“It’s up to the Israeli government to make determinations about how they’re going to carry out their military objectives,” Rhodes said.