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20 July 2012 • 06:25 AMT
Bako Sahakyan claims victory in Artsakh presidential race

His major rival Vitaly Balasanyan garnered 22 966 (32,5%) of votes while Arkady Soghomonyan received 594 (0,8%) of votes.

19 July 2012 • 18:11 AMT
EBRD may invest $60-80 mln. in Armenian economy in 2012

Araratbank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development signed a loan agreement at amount of $7 mln.

19 July 2012 • 17:59 AMT
NKR presidential candidate Balasanyan: I voted for country’s future

Presidential candidate of Nagorno Karabakh Republic Vitaly Balasanyan cast his ballot in ongoing polls at 10 am.

19 July 2012 • 17:58 AMT
73.42% voter turnout posted at NKR presidential poll as of 9 pm

According to Artsakh Central Election Committee, 73.42% or 72823 voters out of 99190 cast ballots at NKR presidential elections.

19 July 2012 • 17:48 AMT
“Green Lantern” Ryan Reynolds to cameo as Son of God in “Family Guy”

Family Guy season 11 starts September 30 on Fox and will also feature Johnny Depp in a cameo as his character Edward Scissorhands.

19 July 2012 • 17:47 AMT
Twitter rolls out enhancement to Promoted Tweets

As an example of how the program works, Twitter showcased a British Airways tweet, which was just sent to UK users.

19 July 2012 • 17:46 AMT
Armenian Police receives 800 applications for biometric passports

Armenian police issued 171 thousand passports in the first half of 2012, deputy police chief Artur Osikyan said.

19 July 2012 • 17:25 AMT
NKR Police reports no serious complaints on voting violations

No serous complains on voting violations were filed to Nagorno Karabakh Police on the day of Artsakh presidential race.

19 July 2012 • 17:25 AMT
Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” release date set

Boasting a boatload of Oscar winners, “Lincoln” has widely been seen as one of front-runners for this year’s Best Picture Academy Award.

19 July 2012 • 17:10 AMT
ICES head: Artsakh leader interested in observers’ presence

Alexander Tsinker said organizers of Artsakh presidential elections try hard to act in line with international standards.

19 July 2012 • 17:07 AMT
Sofia Vergara out-earns Kim Kardashian as TV’s highest-paid actress

According to Forbes, the 40-year-old Colombian actress earns $7 million from television and $12 million from other projects.

19 July 2012 • 16:47 AMT
20000 Syrians travel across border to Lebanon after heavy fighting

Fighting in Damascus escalated sharply after bomb attack killed President Assad’s brother-in-law, defense minister and top general.

19 July 2012 • 16:40 AMT
Gael Garcia Bernal to receive Locarno Film Fest’s Excellence Award

Garcia Bernal stars in Pablo Larrain’s historical drama about Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, “No.”

19 July 2012 • 16:36 AMT
Voting closes in Artsakh presidential poll

As of 5 pm local time, 63.24% or 62765 voters out of 98909 cast ballots at Nagorno Karabakh presidential elections.

19 July 2012 • 16:30 AMT
UK Foreign Secretary hopes London Olympics will become greatest event

Foreign Secretary William Hague has offered a warm welcome to everyone attending or watching the Games.

19 July 2012 • 16:28 AMT
Iran rejects Israeli accusations over Bulgaria bus blast

Ramin Mehmanparast slammed Bulgarian terrorist attack and accused Israel of plotting political scenarios that result in human losses.

19 July 2012 • 16:15 AMT
Elina Danielian scores first win at Fide Women’s Grand Prix

Armenian grandmaster Elina Danielian beat Humpy Koneru (India) at the third round of Fide Women’s Grand Prix.

19 July 2012 • 16:14 AMT
“California Fire And Life” bestselling thriller to be adapted into movie

The book tells the story of once rising star cop who fell from grace in a scandal and now makes his living as an arson investigator.

19 July 2012 • 16:08 AMT
German MPs debating Spain bailout

Germany is the biggest contributor to temporary bailout fund but Berlin is reluctant to underwrite debts of struggling EU countries.

19 July 2012 • 16:01 AMT
Rafael Nadal pulls out of London Olympics

Nadal has not played since his shock defeat by the then 100th-ranked Lukas Rosol in the second round at Wimbledon.

19 July 2012 • 15:36 AMT
Hamas movement leader meets Egypt’s president, hails “new era”

Hamas, which seized control of Gaza Strip in 2007, is regarded by the West as terrorist group for its refusal to recognize Israel.

19 July 2012 • 15:33 AMT
SCR employees to transfer daily salary to Krymsk flood relief fund

Employees of Yerevan wagon-locomotive depot were the first to take a decision on the transfer of their daily income.

19 July 2012 • 15:31 AMT
Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones join Luc Besson’s “Malavita” mob comedy

The film centers on a notorious mafia family who gets relocated to Normandy under the witness protection program.

19 July 2012 • 15:20 AMT
Iran’s Bushehr nuke plant full-capacity launch scheduled for August

Russia signed a contract with Iran in February 1998 to complete the plant, which German companies first began back in 1975.

19 July 2012 • 15:17 AMT
FBI recovers Henri Matisse’s stolen painting in Miami

Matisse’s Odalisque a la culotte rouge was stolen approximately a decade ago from the Caracas Museum of Contemporary Art.

19 July 2012 • 15:14 AMT
Arman Khachatryan wins Cadet European Wrestling Championship

Razmik Poghosyan (76kg), Hmayak Aghajanyan (46 kg) and Mkitar Grigoryan (42 kg) grabbed bronze at the championship.

19 July 2012 • 15:02 AMT
Russia, China veto UN Security Council’s Syria resolution

The resolution threatened Syrian authorities with sanctions if they did not stop using heavy weapons against an uprising.

19 July 2012 • 14:54 AMT
“Bourne Legacy” 1st clip features Jeremy Renner’s death-defying stunt

“Bourne Legacy” follows a new hero whose life-or-death stakes have been triggered by the events of the first three films.

19 July 2012 • 14:47 AMT
63% voter turnout recorded at Artsakh presidential poll as of 5 pm

57.79% or 21168 voters cast ballots in Stepanakert, 8377 voters in Askeran province, 73.90% voted in Hadrut province.

19 July 2012 • 14:32 AMT
Elina Danielian, Lilit Mkrtchian lose Fide Women’s Grand Prix round 2 games

Humpy Koneru (India) is leading the tournament with 2 points, followed by China’s Ju Wenjun and Hou Yifan.