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11 August 2012 • 15:36 AMT
August 12 celebrates International Youth Day

International Youth Day will be celebrated on August 12 to recognize efforts of youth in enhancing global society.

11 August 2012 • 15:35 AMT
Paper: eight Free Democrats renounce party affiliation

Zhamanak failed to clarify reasons behind decision due to party members’ celebrating Ararat Zurabyan’s birthday.

11 August 2012 • 14:23 AMT
Nurmagomedov loses to Lashgari at Olympic men’s freestyle wrestling 1/8 final

Hajimurad Nurmagomedov lost to Naser Lashgari 2:0 at Olympic men’s freestyle wrestling 84kg 1/8 finals.

11 August 2012 • 13:56 AMT
Perseid meteor shower peaks August 11-12

Every Perseid you see was once in the tail of Comet Swift-Tuttle, a 27-kilometre-wide iceberg in space.

11 August 2012 • 13:40 AMT
4-magnitude earthquake hits Armenia

On August 11, 4:15 p.m. local time, tremors were recorded in 151 km south-west to Yerevan, 60 km to Turkish city of Van.

11 August 2012 • 13:16 AMT
Freestyle wrestler Hajimurad Nurmagomedov makes it to Olympic 1/8 finals

Hajimurad Nurmagometov (84 kg) beat Tajikistan’s Yusup Abdusalomov to make it to London Olympic 1/8 finals.

11 August 2012 • 13:14 AMT
Armenia among most religions countries – survey

The most religious countries were Ghana, Nigeria and Armenia and the least were China, Japan and the Czech Republic.

11 August 2012 • 13:14 AMT
Mountain Lion release teases new iMac, Mac Pro

Apple Insider spotted two new model numbers within the lines of code for Mountain Lion’s dual-booting Boot Camp assistant software.

11 August 2012 • 12:51 AMT
Clashes between Assad forces, rebels, major explosion reported in Damascus

An explosion was followed by fighting, said the resident, who asked not to be named for fear of arrest.

11 August 2012 • 12:42 AMT
200 instances of Azeri ceasefire violation reported August 4-11

In line with ceasefire principles, Artsakh defense army forces mainly refrained from taking retaliatory measures.

11 August 2012 • 12:37 AMT
Expert: Homeland-Diaspora relations to benefit Armenian-Ukrainian ties

Andrei Areshev commented on Azeri media attempts to draw the Ukraine into anti-Armenian propaganda campaign.

11 August 2012 • 12:32 AMT
Ebola virus outbreak under control in Uganda – Medecins Sans Frontieres

There is no known cure for Ebola, but patients can be treated for their symptoms with antibiotics, drugs for pain relief and for other diseases.

11 August 2012 • 12:04 AMT
At least 50 die in India bus crash

The driver lost control of the vehicle at a sharp bend on a mountain road in Himachal Pradesh state, nearly 385 miles north of New Delhi.

11 August 2012 • 11:45 AMT
“Hanna” star Saoirse Ronan to play in “Mary, Queen of Scots”

Mary’s life was a mess of intrigue that saw her abdicate her throne after marrying her late husband’s supposed murderer.

11 August 2012 • 11:29 AMT
Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson’s “Red Dawn” trailer released

This time out it’s the North Koreans who stir guerilla group the Wolverines into gloriously violent action.

11 August 2012 • 11:18 AMT
Ukraine wins Olympic canoe sprint gold

Cheban, a Beijing bronze medalist in the 1,500 meters event, blasted out at the start and maintained his lead to take gold in 42.291 seconds.

11 August 2012 • 11:03 AMT
Arab foreign ministers to meet for Syria, UN peace envoy talks

The meeting comes before Muslim leaders meet in Saudi Arabia on August 14 for an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation summit.

11 August 2012 • 10:56 AMT
Keira Knightley to join Chris Pine in “Jack Ryan” spy thriller

The story centers on ex-Marine and Moscow-based financial analyst, who uncovers a plot by his employer to finance a terrorist attack.

11 August 2012 • 10:41 AMT
Guilermo Del Toro, Ron Howard, Tom Cruise projects’ release dates set

Universal announced that “Oblivion,” which stars Tom Cruise, will move from April 26 to April 19 with an IMAX Exclusive April 12.

11 August 2012 • 10:27 AMT
Facebook calls on users to help curb “phishing”

On Facebook, this often involves the sending of fake messages or emails made to appear as though they are officially from Facebook.

11 August 2012 • 10:09 AMT
Google rolls out Rhythmic Gymnastics doodle

Google has been displaying fascinating and animated doodles to show its support and spirit towards the sporting extragavanza.

11 August 2012 • 10:04 AMT
Marine Captain Matt Manoukian among those killed by Afghan policeman

Matt Manoukian, 29, was killed along with 2 other special operations troops after Afghan police commander invited them to a meeting.

11 August 2012 • 09:30 AMT
Syrian TV workers kidnapped in Damascus – report

A bomb blast struck the headquarters of Syrian state TV in Damascus this week, wounding several employees.

11 August 2012 • 09:04 AMT
6 NATO soldiers dead in 2 Afghan attacks

More than 30 international coalition soldiers have been killed in 26 attacks by members of the Afghan security forces this year.

11 August 2012 • 08:42 AMT
Russian warships hold tactical drills in Mediterranean

Contrary to media reports, the task force will not call at the Russian supply and maintenance facility at the Syrian port of Tartus.

11 August 2012 • 08:26 AMT
Libyan top army general shot dead in Benghazi

In recent months, Benghazi has seen a spate of killings of security officials who, like Gen Hadia, served under former Libyan leader Gaddafi.

11 August 2012 • 07:49 AMT
Musical icon Neil Diamond gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

56 of Diamon’s songs have made Billboard Magazine’s Hot 100 list of most heard songs, and he was inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.

11 August 2012 • 07:40 AMT
Storm Ernesto leaves 9 dead in Mexico

Ernesto came ashore August 9 near the waters dotted with oil rigs operated by the state oil company in the far southern Gulf of Mexico.

11 August 2012 • 07:31 AMT
Hillary Clinton arrives in Istanbul for Syria talks

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary is expected to discuss with Turkey’s leaders ways to effectively enforce sanctions against Damascus.

11 August 2012 • 07:19 AMT
Netflix CEO acquires Facebook shares

Though one of the most anticipated IPOs, Facebook’s stock has fallen nearly 45% since it first sold public shares to investors at 38 dollars.