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04 September 2012 • 15:13 AMT
Yerevan State University institutional accreditation in progress

The accreditation and quality assurance of “Armenia Quality Assurance Technical Assistance Project” is financed by the World Bank.

04 September 2012 • 14:42 AMT
Amazon, Epix announce movie deal

The deal will mean that Prime Instant Video subscribers can have access to movies from Epix studio partners.

04 September 2012 • 14:41 AMT
World Chess Olympiad: Aronian ties round 7 game vs China’s Wang

Sergei Movsesian – Yue Wang, Vladimir Akopian – Liren Ding, Gabriel Sargissian – Xiangzhi Bu games are in progress.

04 September 2012 • 14:35 AMT
France won’t be idle in face of Iran’s nuclear ambitions – envoy

“To play down these acts, or worse, to be indifferent to them, is an indignity because nothing, not even a word, is trivial,” Bigot said.

04 September 2012 • 14:31 AMT
“Royal Affair” period drama nominated for Nordic Film Prize

Previous winners include Danish directors Lars von Trier, Per Fly, Thomas Vinterberg; Sweden’s Roy Andersson and Josef Fares.

04 September 2012 • 14:17 AMT
Armenian wrestler Chalyan wins Junior World Championship bronze

Chalyan has beaten Ukraine’s Oleksandr Kukhta 2:0 to further score a 3:0 victory over Turkey’s Ismail Kocaslan in a fight for bronze.

04 September 2012 • 14:09 AMT
Tesco to buy London-based e-book firm Mobcast for £4.5mln

McNab is now a best-selling thriller writer and founded the e-book company with chief executive Tony Lynch in 2007.

04 September 2012 • 14:03 AMT
Armenian FM rules out Turkey’s mediation in Karabakh settlement

Edward Nalbandian: no Turkish attempt to interfere in conflict settlement between its neighboring countries has ever been successful.

04 September 2012 • 13:49 AMT
Europe must be warned over Baku’s naming streets after criminal – expert

Ruben Melkonyan drew parallels between Turkish and Azeri societies, noting heroization of criminals as common occurrence in both countries.

04 September 2012 • 13:41 AMT
NATO chief vows action prevent insider attacks in Afghanistan

Afghan forces are scheduled to take over security for the country by the end of 2014, when NATO forces will withdraw.

04 September 2012 • 13:36 AMT
Egypt’s ex-culture minister faces corruption trial

Hosni, who served under ousted president Hosni Mubarak, is accused of having illegally acquired nearly $3 million.

04 September 2012 • 13:10 AMT
Marion Cotillard’s “Rust & Bone” Cannes film trailer released

First premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, “Rust & Bone” quickly became one of the critics’ favorite movies.

04 September 2012 • 13:10 AMT
Bombing kills 25, wounds dozens at Afghan funeral

The bomb attack targeted a funeral for a relative of the district governor, Haji Hamesha Gul, spokesman said.

04 September 2012 • 13:02 AMT
NCC: Hungary fell victim to Azerbaijan’s anti-Armenian policies

National Council of Churches President said the amnesty “threatens to undermine justice and peace in the region.”

04 September 2012 • 12:55 AMT
Hungary must demand Azeri assassin Safarov’s return, Slovak politician says

František Mikloško urged European states to recognize Karabakh independence to prevent recurrence of such crimes in future.

04 September 2012 • 12:30 AMT
Rovio immortalizes Freddie Mercury as Angry Birds character

Freddie the Angry Bird is featured in a new YouTube animation short that rocks to the Queen track “Bicycle Race.”

04 September 2012 • 12:09 AMT
Bulgaria’s Armenians throw coins at Hungarian embassy

New protests are to take place in front of the Hungary’s embassy in Sofia, the next one most likely to be scheduled for Sept 11.

04 September 2012 • 11:57 AMT
CSTO: Defense industry plant to be built in Armenia

Plants will be built in Russia as well as CSTO member states’ territory, with Russian side processing documents for project implementation.

04 September 2012 • 11:51 AMT
German FM urges Syrian opposition to unite

Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle is also urging the international community to be ready to provide economic support.

04 September 2012 • 11:48 AMT
International donors pledge $6.4bn of aid to Yemen

“The total number is $6.396 billion, to fund the short term and portions of the long term,” Inger Andersen said.

04 September 2012 • 11:43 AMT
“Labyrinth” Kate Mosse’s bestseller adapted into epic miniseries

The story begins as modern-day archeologist Alice Tanner finds skeletal remains and a labyrinth-engraved ring in a cave.

04 September 2012 • 11:42 AMT
Organic food no better than conventional – study

Organic milk and chicken may also contain more omega-3 fatty acids, but that was based on only a few studies.

04 September 2012 • 11:29 AMT
Aram I addresses Hungarian President over Azeri assassin extradition

His Holiness Aram I said that this act is a “flagrant violation of the international law and principles of justice.”

04 September 2012 • 11:27 AMT
McDonald’s fast food chain to open in Yerevan – paper

Tashir Group company has acquired a license to form McDonald’s fast food restaurants chain to be opened in Yerevan.

04 September 2012 • 11:09 AMT
Hungarian parties slam govt over Safarov extradition

Democratic Coalition deputy chairman Csaba Molnár accused govt of having “turned the honour of Hungarians into goods for sale.”

04 September 2012 • 10:47 AMT
“The Exorcist”-inspired “Possession” horror debuts to $21.3 mln

Halloween is top Labor Day opener of all time, bowing to $30.6 mln in 2007; Transporter 2 is No. 2, grossing $20.1 mln in 2005.

04 September 2012 • 10:28 AMT
France: Safarov pardoning may undermine Karabakh settlement

French Foreign Ministry expressed concern over the extradition and pardoning of Azerbaijani assassin Ramil Safarov.

04 September 2012 • 10:28 AMT
Turkish Ministry denies plans to block Facebook, Twitter

Transportation Minister Binali Yıldırım reportedly said social media could “provoke great masses,” and that it was a “threat.”

04 September 2012 • 10:18 AMT
Sony says won’t be drawn into price competition with Samsung

“We aren’t considering competing on price in tablets,” Kunimasa Suzuki, an executive vice president at Sony, said at a briefing.

04 September 2012 • 10:16 AMT
UN reports highest monthly number of Syrian refugees

The rising numbers emerged as Red Cross head Peter Maurer discussed Syria’s aid crisis with President Assad.