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12 October 2012 • 16:48 AMT
3.5 million tweets sent during U.S. vice presidential debate

That’s about a third of the 10.3-million mark the first presidential debate of the 2012 election hit last week.

12 October 2012 • 16:42 AMT
UN concerned over increasing number of child marriage

In 41 countries 30 percent or more of women 20-24 years old had married by age 18, with Niger topping the list at 75 percent.

12 October 2012 • 16:42 AMT
Artsakh President meets MFA Diplomatic School students

Bako Sahakyan further dwelt on range of issues related to Artsakh Republic’s domestic and foreign policy.

12 October 2012 • 16:33 AMT
Discord in Congress: 7 ANC members disagree on every issue, official says

Haik Babukhanyan: the political regimes exerted in Armenia may bring about power shift or Orange Revolution.

12 October 2012 • 16:32 AMT
“Sinister” Ethan Hawke confesses to liking deeply flawed characters

The actor said that he was intrigued by the new horror film “Sinister” because his character Ellison deals with personal demons.

12 October 2012 • 16:31 AMT
90% of iPhone 5 buyers say Maps app not a problem

ChangeWave compared the current Maps issue with the iPhone4′s antennae-gate, and Maps is not even in the same league.

12 October 2012 • 16:20 AMT
Russia says Syria plane carried radar parts, not ammo

Turkish F-16 fighter jets forced down the Syrian Air Airbus A320 some three hours after it had taken off from Moscow’s Vnukovo airport.

12 October 2012 • 16:18 AMT
UK examining Huawei amid security concerns

Should any discrepancies be identified, the continued rollout of both fiber and 4G broadband could be slowed or halted.

12 October 2012 • 15:54 AMT
Ben Affleck to adapt “Live By Night” mystery novel into film

“Live By Night” centers on Joe Coughlin, a Boston cop’s son who rebels against his father and eventually joins a mobster.

12 October 2012 • 15:51 AMT
Presidential polls will be fair, yet March 1 events may recur – official

Haik Babukhanyan says current political developments in Armenia may bring about reoccurrence of March 1 events.

12 October 2012 • 15:31 AMT
Ex-FM Oskanian won’t wage legal struggle against his “prosecutors”

Prosperous Armenia member Vartan Oskanian has characterized the charges against him as political persecution.

12 October 2012 • 15:31 AMT
Freddie Mercury biopic to start filming next year

The movie will be written by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Peter Morgan and focus on the years up to Queen’s 1985 Live Aid gig.

12 October 2012 • 15:21 AMT
Egypt reopens Pyramid of Chefren in a bid to boost tourism

The country’s Antiquities Minister said other archaeological sites were due to be opened across Egypt in the coming months.

12 October 2012 • 15:12 AMT
Armenian, Greek churches to cooperate in peace preservation

Deepening of relations between the two churches and joint efforts to preserve peace were in the focus of the meeting.

12 October 2012 • 15:07 AMT
Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling’s “Gangster Squad” trailer released

Ruben Fleischer’s star-studded film chronicles LAPD’s fight to keep East Coast Mafia types out of Los Angeles in the 1940s and 50s.

12 October 2012 • 14:53 AMT
Scuffles erupt in Egypt over court ruling on Mubarak-era officials

Supporters and opponents of Islamist President Mursi threw stones at each other, showing feelings run high between rival groups.

12 October 2012 • 14:38 AMT
Al Qaida-linked Jihadists seize Aleppo air base – report

The base’s capture is sure to fuel fears that Islamic extremists are playing a greater role after nearly 19 months of unrest in Syria.

12 October 2012 • 14:36 AMT
Weekly digest of foreign currency deals

From October1-7, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 26 bln., while USD loans amounted to 49.5 mln.

12 October 2012 • 14:34 AMT
Official: ex-FM Oskanian’s case goes back to 90s

Prosperous Armenia has found itself in a difficult situation, head of Constitutional Law Union said.

12 October 2012 • 14:21 AMT
Jeremy Renner’s “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” release date set

Hansel & Gretel, which picks up the Brothers Grimm fairy tale 15 years after Hansel and Gretel found the gingerbread house.

12 October 2012 • 14:10 AMT
Jodie Foster to helm “Money Monster” hostage thriller

The film follows a host of a popular financial TV show who gets taken hostage on live television by a viewer who lost everything.

12 October 2012 • 13:56 AMT
“Flight” trailer features Denzel Washington in flaming plane

The film follows a pilot who becomes quickly embroiled in a government investigation after rescue workers identify alcohol in his system.

12 October 2012 • 13:49 AMT
France to continue efforts for peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict

French Foreign Ministry: given the tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan, it’s essential not to interrupt Karabakh settlement talks.

12 October 2012 • 13:49 AMT
Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem passes away

Torkom Manoogian was born on Feb 16, 1919 in a refugee camp near the sand-enshrouded Iraqi town of Baqoubah.

12 October 2012 • 13:36 AMT
Israeli PM denies agreeing to land return peace plan

The newspaper quoted unspecified American documents as saying Benjamin Netanyahu had expressed such a readiness.

12 October 2012 • 13:26 AMT
Google dominates U.S search market

Yahoo’s Bing-powered search lost some percentage points, dropping from 12.8% in August to 12.2% last month.

12 October 2012 • 13:18 AMT
Ridley Scott reveals tidbits on “Prometheus” sequel

The helmer dished on his idea about how Noomi Rapace’s and Michael Fassbender’s characters would become in the untitled Prometheus sequel.

12 October 2012 • 13:13 AMT
Rovio, CERN team up for “fun learning experiences”

The collaboration is part of a new initiative by Rovio to use the power of the Angry Birds brand as a learning aid.

12 October 2012 • 13:06 AMT
“Zero Dark Thirty” Bin Laden hunt film trailer features Jessica Chastain

The film is directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal, the duo behind the Oscar-winning war drama “The Hurt Locker.”

12 October 2012 • 13:06 AMT
Chip designer AMD cuts Q3 revenue forecast

AMD has revised down its estimate of Q3 revenues, which it says will be around 10 percent lower than the previous quarter.