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27 July 2012 • 08:16 AMT
Yerevan – Marseilles new cooperation agreement to be signed

Yerevan Mayor further confirmed Armenian delegation’s participation in EU Cultural Capital 2013 Marseille celebrations.

27 July 2012 • 07:35 AMT
Paper: Prosperous Armenia to nominate another candidate for Vanadzor mayor race

Lori province deputy governor Edik Karakhanyan has been determined as the party’s candidate, Hayatsk daily says.

27 July 2012 • 07:21 AMT
Twitter goes offline on Olympics eve

Last month Twitter blamed a “cascading bug” for the outage which also drove frustrated users to other social media sites to complain.

27 July 2012 • 06:18 AMT
Gazprom, Ecuador sing MoU to explore natural gas fields

Jorge Glas said Gazprom was also interested in “various stages of the natural gas business,” but revealed no more details.

27 July 2012 • 06:05 AMT
Facebook shares sink to a new low

Daily active users increased 32 percent to 552 million and mobile active users rose 67 percent to 543 million.

27 July 2012 • 05:56 AMT
Samsung reports record operating profit of $5.9bln

September quarter mobile profits are expected to forge further ahead as the latest Galaxy model enjoys a sales boom.

26 July 2012 • 17:55 AMT
12 killed in Iraqi clashes with al Qaida militants

The fighting around the town of Hadid, about 5 miles north of Diyala provincial capital of Baqouba, was in its 3rd and deadliest day.

26 July 2012 • 17:48 AMT
Andy Serkis to reprise role as Gollum in “The Hobbit” films

It was reported that The Hobbit may become a trilogy, with the second film There and Back Again split into two parts.

26 July 2012 • 17:40 AMT
Saudi female judoka banned from wearing hijab at Olympics

Judo applies strict safety rules and any covering on the head is deemed to present a risk to the fighter’s health.

26 July 2012 • 17:32 AMT
Lilit Mkrtchian, Ju Wenjun tie Fide Women’s Grand Prix round 9

China’s Ruan Lufei and Hou Yifan beat Zhao Xue and Ekaterina Kovalevskaya resp., with the remaining games ending in draws.

26 July 2012 • 17:24 AMT
U.S., Poland discussing deployment of SM-3 interceptors – Pentagon

The Standard Missile-3 Block IB is designed to intercept and destroy short to intermediate-range ballistic missile threats.

26 July 2012 • 17:13 AMT
Emma Watson’s “Perks of Being a Wallflower” poster revealed

“Perks of Being a Wallflower” coming-of-age comedy is written and directed by the original novel’s author Stephen Chbosky.

26 July 2012 • 17:07 AMT
Armenia, China to strengthen ties in transport sector

Minister of Transport and Communication Gagik Brglaryan met with Chinese Ambassador to Armenia Tian Changchun.

26 July 2012 • 16:40 AMT
Greece closing embassy in Syria over security concerns

Greek Foreign Ministry: consulates in the cities of Aleppo, Latakia and Tartus would remain open to assist Greek citizens in Syria.

26 July 2012 • 16:27 AMT
Defected general Manaf Tlas seeks to unite Syria’s opposition

Tlass, once a close confidant of the president’s, said the regime has many good people without blood on their hands.

26 July 2012 • 16:26 AMT
Congresswoman Berkley: Turkey must stop Genocide denial, return occupied Cyprus

Shelly Berkley, in her Congressional statement against Turkey’s occupation of Cyprus, raised Ankara’s continued denial of Armenian Genocide.

26 July 2012 • 16:05 AMT
Lifetime nabs Renée Zellweger’s “Cinnamon Girl” drama to pilot

The period drama is set against the backdrop of the Los Angeles music and movie scenes of the late 1960s/early 1970s.

26 July 2012 • 15:54 AMT
Cuban leader Castro says “willing to talk to U.S.”

President Castro said the offer had already been made through diplomatic channels and that no topic was off limits.

26 July 2012 • 15:48 AMT
Hunchakian party ready to assist Syrian Armenians

The party expressed readiness to assist in procurement of temporary living accommodations for Syria’s Armenians arriving in their historic homeland.

26 July 2012 • 15:28 AMT
Siemens warns of thinning orders, forces to revise targets

The group saw orders drop by 23 percent in the second three months of the year, compared to the same period last year.

26 July 2012 • 15:13 AMT
Beijing floods death toll soars to 77

Major roads were flooded and more than 500 flights cancelled, with thousands of people stranded at the city’s main airport.

26 July 2012 • 15:00 AMT
Ryan Gosling’s “Gangster Squad” release rescheduled after Colorado shooting

The film chronicles a coterie of LAPD cops who try to take down Mickey Cohen, a notorious Los Angeles gangster.

26 July 2012 • 14:46 AMT
Turkey could act against “terrorist” organization in Syria, PM says

Erdogan’s warning of possible intervention marked a new escalation in tensions between Turkey and its southern neighbor.

26 July 2012 • 14:38 AMT
18-meter wooden ship found in Sevan lake bottom

“NAS Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography is currently in the process of dating the wooden ship,” Stepan Kojayan said.

26 July 2012 • 14:12 AMT
Armenian President to attend Olympics opening ceremony

President Sargsyan will attend Olympics opening ceremony and the solemn reception organized by Queen Elizabeth II.

26 July 2012 • 14:01 AMT
Syrian Armenians fleeing country amid violence

Many who can afford to move back to Armenia are doing so, but vast majority settle with relatives in Lebanon until situation returns to normalcy.

26 July 2012 • 13:52 AMT
Azerbaijan labels its soldier’s voluntary surrender as “captivity”

Azerbaijani Defense Ministry confirmed information on Azeri soldier Firuz Farazov’s having trespassed the border.

26 July 2012 • 13:33 AMT
Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon’s “Arbitrage” to open San Sebastian Film Fest

Both actors, who have each previously won Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award at the festl, will be on hand for European premiere.

26 July 2012 • 13:27 AMT
El Moutawakel, Craig Reedie elected IOC vice presidents

El Moutawakel received 81 votes in favor and 10 against, while Reedie was approved with 85 in favor and four against.

26 July 2012 • 13:26 AMT
Malaysia to host 2022 Olympics vote

Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur was chosen to host the International Olympic Committee Session in 2015.