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19 October 2012 • 14:22 AMT
Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton to team up for “And So It Goes…”

Douglas will star as a self-centered realtor with an empathy deficiency, who ends up learning to love again.

19 October 2012 • 14:17 AMT
Karl Lagerfeld slams French president as “imbecile”

Lagerfeld also accused the king of Spain of not being good enough for his wife, Queen Sofia, who the designer said he “adored”.

19 October 2012 • 14:16 AMT
Ewan McGregor, Kate Hudson in “Born To Be King” romcom

“Born To Be King” romantic comedy features Ewan McGregor as a movie extra who looks almost identical to a big star.

19 October 2012 • 14:09 AMT
Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” clip released

The movie follows a young man who survives a tragic disaster at sea and is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery.

19 October 2012 • 14:04 AMT
Open Road Films nabs Robert Rodriguez’s “Machete Kills”

20th Century Fox distributed the 2010 original, which grossed $44 million worldwide while being made on a budget of $10.5 million.

19 October 2012 • 13:57 AMT
Armenian PM says tangible progress reported in agriculture industry

ArmProd EXPO 2012 has brought together over 45 companies, associations, unions and organizations.

19 October 2012 • 13:55 AMT
“The Mummy” star Brendan Fraser joins “Legends” TNT spy pilot

The film centers on Martin Odum, a deep-cover operative who has a chameleon-like ability to transform himself into a different.

19 October 2012 • 13:35 AMT
Weekly digest of foreign currency deals

From October 8-14, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 28,8 bln., while USD loans amounted to 64.4 mln.

19 October 2012 • 13:28 AMT
Zvartnots airport resumes Armavia flights

Zvartnots airport’s spokesman said Armavia pledged to reduce the debts to USD 3 mln by the end of the working day.

19 October 2012 • 13:09 AMT
Car bomb kills at least one in Beirut

The explosion badly damaged several buildings in Sassine Square. It is not clear if an individual was targeted.

19 October 2012 • 13:08 AMT
RPA rep. says wouldn’t like Oskanian to be found guilty

Galust Sahakyan: U.S. envoy’s statement on ex-minister Vartan Oskanian’s case cast further doubts on the issue.

19 October 2012 • 13:04 AMT
President stresses CIS role in development of humanitarian ties

President Serzh Sargsyan met with the participants of Armenia-hosted education ministers’ conference.

19 October 2012 • 13:01 AMT
Spain’s labor union calls for general strike Nov 14

Union spokesman Fernando Lezcano said it would be the first ever joint general strike in Iberian neighbors Spain and Portugal.

19 October 2012 • 12:57 AMT
Another blast at Prosperous Armenia party’s supply base in Gavar – paper

The village-based member of the Prosperous Armenia party is outraged over local authorities’ failure to initiate a probe.

19 October 2012 • 12:56 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 405,85 Oct 19

Market average rate of USD totaled AMD 405,85 on October 19, decreasing by 0.28 point compared to October 18.

19 October 2012 • 12:41 AMT
Historian: ANCA’s decision on U.S. presidential race sobering step

Edik Minasyan says none of the U.S. presidential candidates kept the election promise to utter the word “genocide”.

19 October 2012 • 12:34 AMT
Apple begins work on Prineville data center

Only the modular facility is visible from the street. Apple, always secretive, restricts access to its main construction site.

19 October 2012 • 12:31 AMT
Armenian expert warns against serious shocks in region

“Armenia has to be ready for serious shocks,” Hrant Melikyan said, predicting activation of Turkish-Azeri union in the light of current events.

19 October 2012 • 12:23 AMT
Suicide bomber reportedly kills 1 near mosque in Iran

As he started to run away, he set off his explosives, killing a passer-by and wounding several people, including policemen.

19 October 2012 • 12:20 AMT
France not only initiator of Armenian, Azeri FMs meeting – Russian official

Alexander Lukashevich: all three co-chairs of the OSCE MG are showing equal initiative in the Karabakh settlement process.

19 October 2012 • 12:14 AMT
IT factory to be established in Armenia

Owner of Zvartnot airport, Argentinean Armenian entrepreneur Eduardo Eurnekian plans to set up an IT factory in Armenia.

19 October 2012 • 12:02 AMT
Areximbank-Gazprombank Group to get $ 4.0 pre-tax profit by yearend

Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC plans to increase the funds obtained by 21.0% by the end of 2012.

19 October 2012 • 11:47 AMT
Expert: Russia’s S-400 missiles deployment in Armenia logical

“Armenia will only benefit from the move, gaining more protection,” military expert David Jamalyan believes.

19 October 2012 • 11:46 AMT
Witness: Erdoğan assassination attempt stirred up Ergenekon trial

The 248th trial in the ongoing Ergenekon case opened in Istanbul with the statements of “Secret witness Selçuk.”

19 October 2012 • 11:38 AMT
Juan Martin Del Potro may miss Davis Cup vs. Germany

Argentinean Federation has denied for the moment that Juan Martin Del Potro communicated them such a decision.

19 October 2012 • 11:21 AMT
15,000 South African gold miners return to duty

The unrest over pay has badly hit South Africa’s economy, with the rand losing value and its credit rating downgraded.

19 October 2012 • 11:12 AMT
Average wage in Armenia up by 5,3% in September

3,2% and 6,4% growth was recorded in salaries of budgetary and private organizations totaling AMD 96 177 and AMD 146 955 resp.

19 October 2012 • 11:08 AMT
Berlusconi appears in court, denies sex with underage

In court, the former PM said he “never had intimate relations of any kind” with el-Mahroug, better known as Ruby.

19 October 2012 • 11:02 AMT
Armenia posts 4,4% economic activity growth in September

In September 2012, consumer prices in Armenia grew by 2,5%, with 0,8% inflation recorded on a monthly basis.

19 October 2012 • 10:57 AMT
3.8-magnitude quake hits Istanbul

The quake occurred at a depth of 13.2 kilometers and its epicenter was the Büyükçekmece district of Istanbul.