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11 July 2012 • 16:42 AMT
ILO says eurozone may lose 4.5 ml more jobs, warns against austerity

The report said that all 17 countries in the eurozone would suffer, both those currently under stress and their healthier counterparts.

11 July 2012 • 16:36 AMT
Afghan women march to protest Taliban public execution

Officials in Kabul blamed the Taliban for the killing last month of the woman named Najiba, who was accused of adultery.

11 July 2012 • 16:32 AMT
Syrian opposition urges revolution

“A revolution will solve the problem, not negotiations or diplomatic efforts,” Burhan Ghalioun said during a news conference in Moscow.

11 July 2012 • 14:30 AMT
Azeri military drills at contact line linked to Artsakh presidential poll –NKR official

On July 11, Ria.ru Russian news agency report suggesting Azerbaijan has launched a military drill on the line of contact.

11 July 2012 • 14:17 AMT
Ronaldinho loses Coca-Cola sponsorship over Pepsi gaffe

Brazilian footie ace has been axed from his sponsorship deal with Coca Cola – after he swigged from can of Pepsi during press conference.

11 July 2012 • 14:09 AMT
Tony winner Nina Arianda to portray Janis Joplin in rock icon’s biopic

“Joplin” indie biopic would follow the final six months of the late singer’s life with flashbacks to her early career.

11 July 2012 • 14:00 AMT
Channing Tatum to star in “Evel Knievel” as titular stuntman

Ever the showman, Knievel became recognizable for his use of a Stars-and-Stripes getup and known for his 433 broken bones.

11 July 2012 • 13:47 AMT
Port of Trabzon ready to service cargo transfers to/from Armenia

“Should Turkish government’s agreement be procured, the port will be ready to accept Armenian cargo,” Port chief Muzaffer Ermis said.

11 July 2012 • 13:37 AMT
Artsakh President meets OSCE MG Co-chairs

President Bako Sahakyan called on the Co-chairs to work towards restoration of the full-fledged format of talks.

11 July 2012 • 13:25 AMT
Spain’s PM announces 65-billion-euro austerity package

“These are not pleasant measures but they are necessary,” said the bearded 57-year-old leader of the conservative Popular Party.

11 July 2012 • 13:20 AMT
“Hunger Games” final sequels’ release date set

“Hunger Games” became instant big-screen franchise this year, grossing $678.2 mln worldwide, including $404.4 mln domestically.

11 July 2012 • 13:11 AMT
“Hello I Must Be Going” Sundance comedy trailer released

In the film, a recently divorced New York photographer moves back in with her parents and starts an affair with a 19-year-old actor.

11 July 2012 • 13:05 AMT
Golden Apricot fest features Arshile Gorky’s bio helmed by artist’s grandkid

The film follows the last 7 years of the famous Armenian-American painter Arshile Gorky through the eyes of Cosima Spender.

11 July 2012 • 13:05 AMT
Ahmadinejad says Iran will be world’s 15th largest economy in 2 years

Economy Minister Seyed Shamseddin Hosseini said that the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) doubled in the last five years.

11 July 2012 • 12:51 AMT
China supports Annan’s call to involve Iran in Syria talks

“The appropriate resolution of the Syria issue cannot be separated from the countries in the region,” Liu Weimin said.

11 July 2012 • 12:46 AMT
Russell Crowe to star as Dracula in Eli Roth’s “Harker” thriller

“Harker” will reunite Roth and Crowe, who worked together in upcoming RZA-directed actioner “The Man with the Iron Fists”.

11 July 2012 • 12:43 AMT
Russian parliament debates controversial internet blacklist bill

Committee says it is necessary to combat websites that carry child pornography, drug promotion material and advice on suicide.

11 July 2012 • 12:38 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 415,84 July 11

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 415,84 on July 11, decreasing by 0.93 point compared to July 9.

11 July 2012 • 12:26 AMT
WSJ: Amazon, component suppliers testing a smartphone

Officials at some of Amazon’s parts suppliers, who declined to be named, said the Seattle-based company is testing a smartphone.

11 July 2012 • 12:26 AMT
CBS orders “Ex-Men” comedy pilot from “How I Met Your Mother” producer

The project centers on young guy who finds camaraderie living among more experienced guys he meets in rental complex.

11 July 2012 • 12:15 AMT
This time, France will pass Genocide criminalization bill – expert

As political expert Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan noted, the bill can be viewed as a means of curbing Turkey’s regional influence.

11 July 2012 • 12:14 AMT
At least 20 killed in Yemen police academy bomb attack

Islamist militants have vowed to launch attacks in retaliation for an ongoing army offensive on their strongholds.

11 July 2012 • 12:11 AMT
Books on Armenian Genocide being published

The second volume, dedicated to the history of Hadjin (current name Saimbeyli) is being printed and will appear soon.

11 July 2012 • 12:01 AMT
Syrian opposition leader says “no change” in Russia’s stance

The exiled group’s new leader, Abdelbaset Sieda, called the Syrian conflict a “revolution in the direct sense of the word.”

11 July 2012 • 11:53 AMT
China says Japan should respect sovereignty over islands

Japan summoned the Chinese ambassador in Tokyo as three Chinese patrol boats approached the chain of islands.

11 July 2012 • 11:51 AMT
“Gangster Squad” star-studded organized crime film trailer released

Ruben Fleischer’s star-studded film chronicles LAPD’s fight to keep East Coast Mafia types out of Los Angeles in the 1940s and 50s.

11 July 2012 • 11:29 AMT
Paper: state-run institutions left without salaries over lack of budget funds

“It is supposed that the budget moneys were used for May 6 electoral bribes’ fund,” Zhoghovurd daily said.

11 July 2012 • 11:05 AMT
Armenian PM conceals planned increase for gas prices – paper

“Before, Prime Minister was concealing the possibility of an economic crisis, believing it won’t get to Armenia.” Zhoghovurd daily said.

11 July 2012 • 11:05 AMT
Russia, Kazakhstan in talks for establishing joint air defense network

An agreement with Kazakhstan would be followed by similar pacts with Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Kurachenko said.

11 July 2012 • 10:50 AMT
France at good terms with Turkey again: a long-term perspective?

The situation turned out to be an expected one: François Hollande preferred relations with Turkey to the Armenian issue. At a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius declared: “As to events of 1915, we will not demonstrate the position of ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy’s administration.”