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15 October 2012 • 14:37 AMT
8 die as Turkish army, Kurdish militants clash

Fighting in Turkey over the summer was some of the heaviest since the PKK took up arms in 1984 with aim of carving out Kurdish state.

15 October 2012 • 14:22 AMT
Darren Aronofsky builds life-sized ark for Russell Crowe-starring “Noah”

Crowe stars as Noah, the old testament character instructed by God to build a boat to save every species of animal before the earth was flooded.

15 October 2012 • 14:19 AMT
Armenian expert proposes to deploy “peacekeepers” in Syria

Araik Sargsyan: the group may comprise 20-25 persons, who will guard Syria’s Armenian-inhabited districts.

15 October 2012 • 14:14 AMT
Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone to square up in “Grudge Match”

The stars of Raging Bull and Rocky will play two retired fighters persuaded to step back into the ring for one last match.

15 October 2012 • 14:02 AMT
No Erdogan-Ahmadinejad Baku meeting scheduled

The lack of correspondence between the leaders follows a worsening of relations due to their opposite policies on Syria.

15 October 2012 • 14:00 AMT
Mika beats ABС in European Women’s Chess Club Cup round 4

Mika Yerevan chess club scored 8,5 points to come 5th, with Cercle d’Echecs leading tournament with 11,5 points.

15 October 2012 • 13:54 AMT
Universal’s “Ted” named world’s highest grossing R-rated comedy

“Ted” took in nearly $14 million from 44 overseas markets this weekend, upping its international gross to $250.5 million.

15 October 2012 • 13:50 AMT
Buffon may miss match vs. Denmark over adductor problem

Italy coach will possibly have to make do without services of Gianluigi Buffon in October 16 2014 World Cup qualifier.

15 October 2012 • 13:40 AMT
Honda says global hybrid vehicles sales pass 1 million unit mark

Honda says that it sold 318,000 hybrid vehicles in the U.S. since it launched, primarily made up of Insight and the Civic Hybrid.

15 October 2012 • 13:36 AMT
“Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2” to premiere Nov 14 in UK

The world premiere of Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 is due to take place during The Rome Film Fest, which runs from Nov 9 to 17.

15 October 2012 • 13:29 AMT
New poster for Stephen King’s horror “Carrie” released

Julianne Moore is co-starring as Carrie’s crazy mom, and the film’s currently in post-production, for a UK release on April 5 next year.

15 October 2012 • 13:26 AMT
Henrikh Mkhitaryan: I felt great joy scoring goal in Italy match

The Armenian midfielder said that he was busy thinking how to advance Shakhtar FC’s positions in the Champions League.

15 October 2012 • 13:20 AMT
Tom Harper to helm Daniel Radcliffe-starring “Woman in Black” sequel

“The Woman in Black” became the UK’s most successful horror film in 20 years when it was released in early 2012.

15 October 2012 • 13:15 AMT
Scottish independence referendum deal reached

The agreement, struck in Edinburgh, has paved the way for a vote in autumn 2014, with a single Yes/No question.

15 October 2012 • 13:10 AMT
U.S. hopes Armenian-Azeri presidential meeting will be effective

“Karabakh conflict resolution must be based on OSCE Minsk Group efforts,” U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State said.

15 October 2012 • 13:10 AMT
Hugh Jackman’s “Wolverine” onset stunt videos revealed

Based on the celebrated Chris Claremont/Frank Miller miniseries, “The Wolverine” finds Logan, the eternal warrior and outsider, in Japan.

15 October 2012 • 13:09 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 407,91 Oct 15

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 407,91 on October 15, increasing by 0.25 point compared to October 12.

15 October 2012 • 13:08 AMT
Iran seeks $2bn from China to complete Tehran metro

“Now, 50 percent of the funding is from the private sector and the rest from the government,” Mohammad Montazeri said.

15 October 2012 • 12:49 AMT
First look of Jude Law in “Dom Hemingway” black comedy

In Richard Shepard’s black comedy, Law plays a notorious safecracker looking for payback from a crime boss.

15 October 2012 • 12:48 AMT
No winner for African leadership prize this year

“If we said we’re going to have a prize for exceptional leadership, we have to stick to that,” Ibrahim said, announcing the decision.

15 October 2012 • 12:36 AMT
Penelope Cruz poised to star in “Gucci” biopic

The film tells the story of the late Maurizio Gucci, grandson of the Gucci founder, as he becomes heir to the family empire.

15 October 2012 • 12:31 AMT
David Nalbandian drops to 64th spot in ATP rankings

Djokovic has cut the lag between himself and Federer thanks to Shanghai Masters final win over Britain’s Andy Murray.

15 October 2012 • 12:30 AMT
Levon Aronian comes 3rd in Bilbao Chess Masters Final

Fabiano Caruana (Italy), with 17 points to his score has gained a tie-break win over Magnus Carlsen (Norway).

15 October 2012 • 12:29 AMT
Armenian Finance Ministry: October 15-21 prices for precious metals

Gold purchase price totals 21321.43 (-156.01), release price: 23175.47 (-169.57); silver purchase price: 408.80 (-10.02).

15 October 2012 • 12:28 AMT
Turkish PM Erdogan proven to suffer from mental illness – expert

Araik Sargsyan: Syrian-Turkish confrontation cannot trigger a World War III, unless the conflict is followed by an attack on Iran.

15 October 2012 • 12:21 AMT
AIR Armenia okayed Syria-bound plane’s landing in Turkey

AIR Armenia CJSC head said RA plane carrying humanitarian assistance to Syria made a scheduled landing in Turkey.

15 October 2012 • 12:13 AMT
New envoy pledges U.S. support to Libya

“The United States would “continue on the path” of ambassador Christopher Stevens,” said Lawrence Pope.

15 October 2012 • 12:02 AMT
Turkey lets Armenian plane continue journey to Syria

Turkey has given the all clear for an Armenian airplane to continue on its journey to the Syrian city of Aleppo.

15 October 2012 • 11:58 AMT
EU approves new sanctions on Iran

“We have decided a further packet of sanctions to increase pressure, so that the negotiations are substantial,” Westerwelle said.

15 October 2012 • 11:46 AMT
Nobel Prize awarded to U.S. economists

A Nobel award in economics has been given since 1969. The honor has been bestowed on 71 people so far, including one woman.