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31 July 2012 • 16:02 AMT
Spotify rolls out radio streaming for Android

The feature, which is available only to Premium subscribers, lets users listen to an unlimited number of stations and songs.

31 July 2012 • 15:39 AMT
Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter wins Olympics equestrian silver

Miss Phillips has become the first member of the Royal family to win an Olympic medal after Team GB claimed silver in eventing competition.

31 July 2012 • 15:25 AMT
U.S., Pakistan sign NATO transit agreement

In line with the deal Pakistan will allow Afghanistan-bound NATO convoys to cross its territory until the end of 2015.

31 July 2012 • 15:03 AMT
“Matrix” helmer Lana Wachowski makes debut as woman, promotes “Cloud Atlas”

Lana, who first announced her transition from Larry nearly a decade ago, directed and wrote the movie with brother Andy.

31 July 2012 • 14:51 AMT
Arafat widow seeks Palestinian ex-leader’s death probe

The widow claims he was assassinated amid new suspicions he was poisoned before he died in a French military hospital.

31 July 2012 • 14:39 AMT
Eurozone inflation remains stable at 2,4%

The figures marked the 20th consecutive month that inflation came in above ECB’s medium-term inflation target.

31 July 2012 • 14:24 AMT
U.S. defense chief to meet Egypt’s Islamist leader in Cairo

Leon Panetta seeks to balance security concerns with efforts to promote the country’s still wobbly transition to democracy.

31 July 2012 • 14:04 AMT
Vanessa Paradis’ “Café De Flore” release date set

Café De Flore explores parallel fates of Jacqueline, a young mother with disabled son in 1960s Paris, and Antonio, a DJ in present-day Montreal.

31 July 2012 • 13:50 AMT
Kick-boxer Vardan Mnatsakanyan wins Valencia-hosted fight

“My next clash is due early October in Moscow; however my contender’s name hasn’t been revealed yet,” Mnatsakanyan said.

31 July 2012 • 13:48 AMT
Panasonic posts profit in April-June after cost-cutting

The company said it slashed its global workforce to about 327,500 as of the end of June from nearly 366,000 a year earlier.

31 July 2012 • 13:23 AMT
President Sargsyan meets Armenian community in London

Armenian leader hailed Hayastan All-Armenian Fund’s efforts in uniting Diaspora institutions and representatives.

31 July 2012 • 13:22 AMT
Teaser trailer for “Skyfall” Bond flick released

The 18-second clip depicts Bond (as portrayed by Daniel Craig) engaged in a hair-raising fistfight with a bad guy atop a train.

31 July 2012 • 13:13 AMT
Suspected Al-Qaeda leader arrested in Yemen

Al-Qaeda militants have carried out several deadly attacks against Yemeni security services since President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi.

31 July 2012 • 12:54 AMT
Eurozone jobless rate hits record high

The EU’s statistics office, said 17.801 million people were out of work, which is the highest level since the euro was formed in 1999.

31 July 2012 • 12:53 AMT
Syrian Counselor completes diplomatic mission in Armenia

Rumors circulated suggesting Counselor Mhd. Hosam Hafez had come over to Syrian opposition’s side.

31 July 2012 • 12:46 AMT
13 killed in Baghdad bomb blasts

The explosions followed a spate of attacks in Baghdad and across the country a week ago that killed more than 100 people.

31 July 2012 • 12:39 AMT
Russia’s Yandex search engine net profit jumps 76%

Yandex’s revenues grew 50% in April-June 2012 to 6.8 billion rubles with adjusted EBITDA increasing 60% to 3.07 billion rubles.

31 July 2012 • 12:31 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 407,60 July 31

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 407,60 on July 31 increasing by 0.25 point compared to July 30.

31 July 2012 • 12:28 AMT
Half of India left without power after massive breakdown

India’s demand for electricity has soared in recent years but its power infrastructure has been unable to meet the growing needs.

31 July 2012 • 12:16 AMT
Man Utd sets IPO terms, valued $3.3 billion

The club and the Glazers each will be selling half the IPO shares in an offering that will raise as much as $333 million.

31 July 2012 • 12:02 AMT
Accommodation problems prevent Syrian Armenians from returning homeland

Michael Babayan says Syrian Armenian families hope to be provided with free accommodation until they get settled.

31 July 2012 • 11:57 AMT
U.S. leader, Turkish PM discuss Syria crisis

Erdogan and Obama agreed on the co-ordination of efforts to help Syrians forced to flee to Turkey and neighboring countries.

31 July 2012 • 11:47 AMT
BP plunges into net loss as output, oil prices drop

BP made a loss after tax of $1.39 billion in the three months to June, compared with net profit of $5.72 billion in the year-earlier period.

31 July 2012 • 11:43 AMT
2,3% inflation recorded in Armenia’s consumer market in July

Prices for foodstuff increased by 1,8%; non-foods’ prices increased by 4,4%, with 2,3% growth in tariffs for services posted.

31 July 2012 • 11:29 AMT
Iranian leader slams Western oil sanctions as “ridiculous move”

“The ones that need oil use what they need as a tool to pressure (others),” Ahmadinejad said, calling it “political warfare.”

31 July 2012 • 11:17 AMT
Expert dismisses Syrian Armenians’ large inflow to homeland

Suren Manukyan: Syria’s Armenian community mainly backs Bashar Assad‘s regime as sign of gratitude for privileges granted.

31 July 2012 • 11:16 AMT
Audi operating profit soars 13.2% in Q1

Audi said it delivered 733,237 cars in the first half of the year, 12.3 percent more than in the first six months of 2011.

31 July 2012 • 11:05 AMT
Greece tightens border security to prevent mass influx of Syrian refugees

The reinforcements will be sent to the northeastern Evros region, where the country shares a 212-km stretch of land border with Turkey.

31 July 2012 • 10:49 AMT
Govt. forces, Saleh loyalists clash in Yemeni capital

Dozens of tribesmen exchanged gunfire with security forces preventing them from entering the Interior Ministry.

31 July 2012 • 10:45 AMT
Expert: Tsarukyan more likely to win presidential race than ex-leader Kocharian

Aharon Adibekyan expressed doubts over the opposition leaders to nominate a single candidate at the presidential race.