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26 June 2012 • 11:27 AMT
“Hotel Transylvania” trailer features Adam Sandler as overprotective vampire dad

The clip reveals that Dracula has devised fake “outside world” so that his headstrong daughter will want to stay safe at the hotel.

26 June 2012 • 11:24 AMT
Russia plans convert 2 nuke reactors to low-enriched uranium fuel

Russia has informed the United States that one or two reactors will be converted in 2014, Sergey Kiriyenko has said.

26 June 2012 • 11:12 AMT
UN human rights abuses expert finally enters Syria

“Questions must be addressed to him tomorrow. Only he can reply to questions about his trip,” said Momal-Vanian.

26 June 2012 • 11:06 AMT
Cher developing Broadway musical about her life

The songstress is collaborating with producers on a show; the finished product will incorporate her catalog of pop hits.

26 June 2012 • 11:04 AMT
Al-Qaida land mines kill 73 civilians over past week in Yemen

Muqbel Shaddad, a Jaar resident, said over the phone that the bodies were found scattered in bushes and around the countryside.

26 June 2012 • 10:52 AMT
Dilijan to host 1st Armenian-Georgian Financial Markets Forum

The Forum is remarkable by being the 1st capital market forum within the scope of Armenian and Georgian cooperation.

26 June 2012 • 10:51 AMT
Armenia EXPO 2012 due September 7 – 9 in Yerevan

The expo enables to get detailed information on the firms, organizations and brands operating in Armenia and in the region.

26 June 2012 • 10:42 AMT
Market share of cannabis herb increasing across Europe

Morocco consistently ranks first as exporter of cannabis resin to Europe, the product entering the region mainly via Spain and Portugal.

26 June 2012 • 10:32 AMT
Russian businessman killed in Latvian resort

Nikolai Kirillov died of his injuries on the spot. His companion was taken to hospital with unspecified injuries.

26 June 2012 • 10:24 AMT
State force, rebels fighting outside Damascus – activists

Samir al-Shami, an activist in Damascus, said tanks and armored vehicles were also out on the streets of the suburbs.

26 June 2012 • 10:14 AMT
New “road” business set up in Armenia

Eduard Hovhannisyan said that 20 surveillance cameras and 32 speed detectors have been installed in Yerevan.

26 June 2012 • 10:12 AMT
Sheryl Sandberg joins Facebook board of directors

Sandberg has served on several, including that of Starbucks and even Walt Disney, which appointed her in 2009.

26 June 2012 • 09:55 AMT
1st Annual Korean Armenian Festival to be held in Sept.

“There will be choir and dance performances, games and rides for young children, and barbeque competitions,” said Arick Gevorkian.

26 June 2012 • 09:46 AMT
Stallone crushes down The Expendables copyright claims

Marcus Webb sued Stallone last October and claimed that the 2010 film was “strikingly similar” to his own copyrighted work.

26 June 2012 • 09:36 AMT
SCR head meets with Sochi student construction team

The team consists of Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University and Yerevan State Engineering University students.

26 June 2012 • 09:21 AMT
NATO holds emergency meeting on Syria downing Turkish jet

It is only the second time since the NATO was set up in 1949 that consultations have been requested under Article 4.

26 June 2012 • 09:19 AMT
Gevorg Gharibyan wins European Junior Wrestling Championship

Gevorg Gharibyan beat Azerbaijani Sakit Guliyev in final of European Junior Wrestling Championship in Zagreb.

26 June 2012 • 09:15 AMT
Oil above $79 amid mixed global stock markets

Greece, meanwhile, is trying to water down the austerity measures that were a condition of its international bailout.

26 June 2012 • 09:08 AMT
Italy antitrust chief warns of Google publishing monopoly

“In the course of a few years, Google could become a monopoly in this market,” Giovanni Pitruzzella has said.

26 June 2012 • 09:01 AMT
China smartphone maker Xiaomi confirms $216m round of funding

“We are not looking to make any money, or to make Xiaomi profitable, for the next two or three years,” Xiaomi said.

26 June 2012 • 08:49 AMT
Judoka Armen Nazaryan wins European Cup Senior

Armenian judoka Armen Nazaryan (66 kb) beat Hovhannes Davtyan in European Cup Senior final in Prague.

26 June 2012 • 08:40 AMT
Israeli police arrest suspects in Holocaust museum hate graffiti

A small number of extremists believe the myth that Israel’s founders conspired with Hitler to bring about the Jewish state.

26 June 2012 • 08:29 AMT
My Uncle Rafael hits U.S., Canadian theaters Sept. 21

Directed by former Spielberg protégé Marc Fusco, the film introduces Armenian stage and TV star Vahik Pirhamzei.

26 June 2012 • 08:19 AMT
Bank account automated hacking might have stolen $78m in past years

“Someone designing this system has insider knowledge as to what the banks are looking for,” said Dave Marcus.

26 June 2012 • 08:17 AMT
UEFA fines Germany for fans’ improper conduct

UEFA previously said Germany fans in the Arena Lviv in Ukraine also sang “inappropriate” chants and set off fireworks.

26 June 2012 • 08:16 AMT
London 2012 to cost twice original estimate

U.K. tripled its first budget to 9.3 billion pounds after failing to get companies to finance and develop the main site.

26 June 2012 • 08:05 AMT
UK police uses smartphone app to identify suspects in 2011 riots

“We need Londoners to browse through the App every week or so as new images will appear regularly,” Mark Rowley said.

26 June 2012 • 07:57 AMT
Tipsarevic ousts Nalbandian from Wimbledon

Both players broke each other’s serve in the second set, causing a tie-break, which Tipsarevic won after two mini-breaks.

26 June 2012 • 07:42 AMT
Paper: 70% staff reduction recorded in Yerevan State Conservatory

Yerevan State Conservatory staff has been reduced by 70 per cent, sparking discontent, Chorrord Ishkhanutyun reports.

26 June 2012 • 07:32 AMT
Dell launching two new Ultrabook laptops

The XPS 14 has up to 11 hours of battery life and an edge-to-edge display, minimizing big and bulky borders.