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02 November 2012 • 16:49 AMT
Mother murders young son for failing to learn Koran

Sara Ege used a stick to beat seven-year-old Yaseen “like a dog” if he couldn’t recite passages from the Islamic text.

02 November 2012 • 16:43 AMT
Armenian parliament speaker: constitutional referendum possible

Hovik Abrahamyan: the race has already kicked off. We are getting ready for the fair and democratic elections.

02 November 2012 • 16:12 AMT
5 soldiers injured in NKR accident transferred to resuscitation department

15 servicemen wounded in Karvachar accident have been transferred to Yerevan’s Central Clinical Military Hospital.

02 November 2012 • 15:51 AMT
British children given cocaine at Halloween party

Plastic bags containing the white powder were handed to youngsters taking part in traditional Halloween fun in Royton.

02 November 2012 • 15:51 AMT
Springsteen, Bon Jovi to perform at Sandy benefit concert

Money raised from Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together will go to the American Red Cross relief efforts.

02 November 2012 • 15:41 AMT
UK mulls stationing warplanes in Persian Gulf – report

Philip Hammond said European nations must be prepared to “take a bigger role in relation to North Africa and the Middle East”.

02 November 2012 • 15:39 AMT
Defense Ministry team wins Armenian PM’s Football Cup 2012

Armenian Defense Ministry team scored a 5:0 score against Education Ministry team to win Prime Minister Football Cup.

02 November 2012 • 15:08 AMT
Envoy: Germany deems Armenia reliable partner

RA Minister hailed Armenian-German defense cooperation, voicing confidence for its further development.

02 November 2012 • 14:38 AMT
1st look of Amma Asante’s “Belle” period drama unveiled

The project is billed as a tale of passion and romance; it tells the story of a mixed–race girl raised as an aristocratic lady in 18th century England.

02 November 2012 • 14:34 AMT
Amanda Seyfried, Patrick Dempsey join “Wonderful Tonight” comedy

Wonderful Tonight follows a one-night stand that not only leads to a baby but a stand-off between the two sudden parents.

02 November 2012 • 14:27 AMT
“Game of Thrones” among Hollywood Post Alliance Awards winners

While “Avengers” won the Outstanding Compositing gong, “The Iron Lady” grabbed the Outstanding Color Grading prize.

02 November 2012 • 14:20 AMT
“Breaking Dawn Part 2″ features Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner

In the clip, a newly vamp-ified Bella Swan (Stewart) cautions hunky vampire Jacob Black (Lautner) to keep his distance.

02 November 2012 • 14:14 AMT
Daniel Radcliffe to star in Bulgakov-based “Young Doctor’s Notebook”

“Mad Men” actor Hamm portrays a post-WWI doctor, who has “a series of bleakly comic exchanges with his younger self.”

02 November 2012 • 14:13 AMT
“Salvador Fest” intellectual festival closes in Yerevan

Armenian Youth Foundation will host the final stage of the “Salvador Fest” intellectual festival on November 3,

02 November 2012 • 14:08 AMT
Paper: STAR supermarket network on sale

STAR supermarket network owner Gevorg Afandyan is selling the markets due to the debts, Zhoghovurd daily says.

02 November 2012 • 14:02 AMT
Jamie Foxx in talks to star as villain in “Amazing Spider-Man” sequel

The follow-up is slated for a May 2, 2014 release and reunites director Marc Webb with stars Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone.

02 November 2012 • 13:48 AMT
Lionsgate nabs “Hellbenders” horror comedy

The movie follows the exploits of a team of lewd and blasphemous ministers who live in a constant state of debauchery.

02 November 2012 • 13:34 AMT
Showtime to premiere “Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out” documentary

The new film follows up on “Wanted and Desired,” will recount the controversial director’s 2009 arrest at the Zurich Film Festival.

02 November 2012 • 13:31 AMT
Weekly digest of foreign currency deals

From October 22-28, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 36.6 bln., while USD loans amounted to 46.7 mln.

02 November 2012 • 13:30 AMT
Armenian travel agencies to participate in World Travel Market

National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia and 11 RA travel agencies will participate in World Travel Market.

02 November 2012 • 13:25 AMT
33 bankers, government officials arrested in Romania

Prosecutors interviewed 100 people and raided some 50 homes and offices in Bucharest, Giurgiu and Calarasi.

02 November 2012 • 13:25 AMT
Colin Firth, Michael Fassbender to star in “Genius”

Based on “Max Perkins: Editor of Genius” bio, the film tells the story of the relationship between Thomas Wolfe and editor Max Perkins.

02 November 2012 • 13:20 AMT
Video showing Syrian rebels killing soldiers war crime: UN

“Like other videos of this sort, it’s difficult to verify immediately in terms of location, who’s involved,” Rupert Colville said.

02 November 2012 • 13:11 AMT
Bomb threat in CNN building proves false

Police say bomb detection crews swept the building and the adjacent Omni Hotel as a precaution but did not find anything.

02 November 2012 • 13:07 AMT
Business misappropriation standard practice in Armenia – paper

Paper: to take a business away from its owner, a person is found to divulge data on the company’s business transactions.

02 November 2012 • 13:03 AMT
CBA chief to participate in Basel 3 Seminar

Arthur Javadyan will participate in Basel 3 Seminar on banking supervision to be held November 2-4 in Vienna.

02 November 2012 • 13:02 AMT
Ex-PM refuses to comment on ANC member’s remarks

Hrant Bagratyan refused to comment on David Shahnazaryan’s statement, claiming ANC ceased existence as a separate force.

02 November 2012 • 13:02 AMT
Protest rally staged outside Yerevan Court of Appeal

The court is hosting a session over a complaint filed by the attorneys of Armenian National Congress opposition bloc’s activists.

02 November 2012 • 12:48 AMT
iPad Mini prices jacked up three times in Russia

New devices generally appear on the Russian “gray market” within hours of the start of sales in official release locations.

02 November 2012 • 12:34 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 405,96 Nov 2

The market average rate of USD on November 2 totaled AMD 405,96 increasing by 0.44 point compared to Nov. 1.