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18 October 2012 • 13:56 AMT
No comment on ANCA refusal to back Obama, Romney – official

“As a government official, I cannot comment on the upcoming presidential elections,” Eric Rubin said.

18 October 2012 • 13:44 AMT
CIS education literature expo opens in Yerevan

Yerevan hosted opening of an expo, with representatives of different CIS educational institutions participating.

18 October 2012 • 13:36 AMT
“Bridesmaids” star Kristen Wiig joins “Hateship, Friendship” dramedy

Based on a book of short stories by Alice Munro the project centers on a nanny hired to care for a rather wild teenage girl.

18 October 2012 • 13:26 AMT
U.S. hopes for relaunch of Karabakh settlement talks – official

Eric Rubin: it’s essential for the conflicting parties to continue talks and express readiness to go on with the settlement process.”

18 October 2012 • 13:13 AMT
Armenia to participate in Women’s World Chess Championship

Tournament will be played as 64 player knockout type. In case of a tie, tiebreaks are played the next day.

18 October 2012 • 13:11 AMT
Diane Kruger, Anton Yelchin to star in “5 to 7” romantic comedy

The film is set in New York, where an aspiring novelist (Yelchin) has an affair with the beautiful wife of a French diplomat (Kruger).

18 October 2012 • 13:04 AMT
Armenian NPP to extend term of operation by 10 years

The governments of Armenia and U.S. have signed a memorandum of understanding related to energy sector.

18 October 2012 • 13:02 AMT
Expert: Azeri officials use country’s military budget for own benefit

Sargis Asatryan says Baku is likely to weaken positions, given estimates forecasting Azeri oil depletion in coming 20 years.

18 October 2012 • 12:37 AMT
Guillermo del Toro’s “Mama” horror trailer released

The supernatural thriller starring Jessica Chastain and Game Of Thrones‘ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau opens January 18, 2013.

18 October 2012 • 12:30 AMT
U.S. official hails Armenia’s position on Karabakh issue

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Eric Rubin.

18 October 2012 • 12:24 AMT
Italian Finance Minister says Greece will be saved

“It’s obvious that this process of restructuring is even harder than ours, but there are no alternatives,” Vittorio Grilli said.

18 October 2012 • 12:24 AMT
Preliminary deal for Armenia-EU visa facilitation inked in Brussels

The finalized agreements are expected to be signed in December 2012 to be ratified in the first half year of 2013.

18 October 2012 • 12:16 AMT
Karzai says Afghan police ready for security handover

“Afghans are ready to expedite the process of transition if necessary, and willing as well,” the Afghan President said.

18 October 2012 • 12:12 AMT
Expert says Azeri president concerned over drop in oil deposits

Sargis Asatryan says Aliyev is well aware that decrease in Azerbaijan’s oil resources undermines the country’s economy.

18 October 2012 • 12:02 AMT
Apple loses UK appeal against Samsung

Judge said in July that Samsung’s devices were not as “cool” because they lacked Apple’s “extreme simplicity”.

18 October 2012 • 11:46 AMT
Armenian, Azeri FMs to meet soon, OSCE MG co-chairs says

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs are planning a visit to the region following a meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers.

18 October 2012 • 11:44 AMT
Ahmadinejad predicts impending collapse of “U.S. empire”

“How long can a government with a $16,000 trillion foreign debt remain a world power?” the Iranian President has said.

18 October 2012 • 11:35 AMT
Pan-Armenian conference for political analysts due in November

The conference titled “Challenges of the 21st Century and Armenia’s Basic Security Issues” is due November 19-20 in Yerevan.

18 October 2012 • 11:21 AMT
Bahrain detains four men on charges of defaming king

Criticizing King Hamad and other members of the Al Khalifa ruling family is a red line in the Gulf island kingdom.

18 October 2012 • 11:20 AMT
Tensions high between ANC reps. over Prosperous Armenia party – paper

Nikol Pashinyan rules out a possibility of cooperating with the party seeing it as a part of the ruling authorities, the daily said.

18 October 2012 • 11:17 AMT
UNWTO: Karabakh issue shouldn’t hamper tourism in Armenia

Taleb Rifai cited examples of the Cyprus dispute and Croatia after the breakup of Yugoslavia to prove his point.

18 October 2012 • 11:08 AMT
Russian cabinet unanimously backs smoking ban bill

“A decision must be taken, we need to move in a civilized direction, as the whole world is doing,” Dmitry Medvedev said.

18 October 2012 • 10:53 AMT
Emmanuelle star Sylvia Kristel dies at 60

Released in 1974, the soft-focus French film was one of the first erotic movies to be shown in mainstream cinemas.

18 October 2012 • 10:25 AMT
Nokia reports $754mln operating loss in Q3

Overall, the Finnish company sold a meager 6.3 million smartphones, down 63 percent compared to last year.

18 October 2012 • 10:17 AMT
2012 state budget performance discussed in Artsakh

Artsakh President stressed the need for the state budget to cover all the areas of the country’s socioeconomic development.

18 October 2012 • 10:16 AMT
Shell hits Yemeni weapons depot near general’s HQ

The source said there were no casualties and an investigation was under way to determine who fired the shell.

18 October 2012 • 10:05 AMT
Areximbank–Gazprombank Group posts growth of key indices in Q 3

The bank liabilities totaled AMD 95.8 bln., increasing by AMD 28.9 bln (43.3%) against the last year’s index.

18 October 2012 • 09:59 AMT
Turkish forces kill 20 PKK rebels near Iraqi border

Unmanned aerial vehicles detected a group of some 30 PKK rebels and dropped bombs on the area, killing 20 of them.

18 October 2012 • 09:44 AMT
Armenian hackers “congratulate” Azerbaijan on independence day

Armenian hackers attacked over 30 websites, posting slain Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan’s photo.

18 October 2012 • 09:27 AMT
Commander says Iran has prepared for “global battles”

Gen. Hossein Salami spoke on the sidelines of urban combat drills in Tehran by some 15,000 paramilitary fighters known as Basiji.