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07 June 2012 • 16:49 AMT
Pentagon dishes out $1.3 million to develop unmanned sewing machine

According to contract document, “Complete production facilities that produce garments with zero direct labor is the ultimate goal.”

07 June 2012 • 16:42 AMT
Germany’s Merkel: EU needs political union

“Step by step we must from now on give up more competences to Europe, and allow Europe more powers of control,” she said.

07 June 2012 • 16:28 AMT
Russia to make Internet blacklist

The blacklist will include all websites containing banned pornography, drug ads and promoting suicide or extremist ideas.

07 June 2012 • 16:16 AMT
IFC nabs rights for Brandon Cronenberg’s “Antiviral”

Produced by Niv Fichman, the film had its world premiere last month in the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard section.

07 June 2012 • 16:07 AMT
47 Camorra gang mobsters arrested in Italy

Prosecutors in Naples ordered the arrests which were carried out during early morning raids in six Italian regions.

07 June 2012 • 16:00 AMT
Google to roll out 3D, offline maps

Android users will be able to take maps offline from more than 100 countries and access them when they’re out of Wi-Fi range.

07 June 2012 • 15:50 AMT
Robert Zemeckis’s “Flight” trailer features Denzel Washington as hero pilot

The “Back to the Future” director’s last credits are motion capture movies including “The Polar Express” and “Beowulf.”

07 June 2012 • 15:41 AMT
UN observers shot at on way to Syria massacre scene

UN leader Ban Ki-moon told of the attack on the UN monitors in a speech to the UN General Assembly.

07 June 2012 • 15:25 AMT
At least 8 Russian firefighters die during Siberia wildfire

The blaze took hold in the remote Russian republic of Tuva, which borders Mongolia, and destroyed a total of 500 hectares.

07 June 2012 • 15:24 AMT
Details on border clashes at Armenian villages of Berdavan and Chinari

The 2-day-long border war gave rise to may rumors in Armenia.

07 June 2012 • 14:43 AMT
Russia concerned over escalating tensions in Karabakh, FM Lukashevich said

Alexander Lukashevich: Russia considers further escalation unacceptable and will continue assisting the parties to achieve peaceful settlement.

07 June 2012 • 14:17 AMT
Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” hot video blog released

Jackson himself introduces the film, shot by a mysterious cameraman revealed only at the end as a returning Lord of the Rings alumnus.

07 June 2012 • 14:11 AMT
Kazan to host 4th tournament of Women Grand Prix 2011-2012

Kazan will host 4th tournament of FIDE Women Grand Prix 2011-2012, with Elina Danielian to represent Armenia.

07 June 2012 • 13:55 AMT
Location-sharing app Foursquare gets a makeover

Though Foursquare revealed last month that it has big changes in mind for its merchant platform, none of them appear in the new app.

07 June 2012 • 13:55 AMT
Expert: West won’t pressure Ankara to gain Turkey’s support in Middle East

Political analyst Narek Galstyan forecasts no progress in Armenian-Turkish rapprochement in near future.

07 June 2012 • 13:42 AMT
Russia condemns Hama massacre as “despicable provocation”

Opposition activists and the Syrian government have accused each other of responsibility for the deaths of over a hundred civilians.

07 June 2012 • 13:37 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 413,24 June 7

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 413,24 on June 7, decreasing by 0.02 point compared to June 6.

07 June 2012 • 13:31 AMT
U.N. agency posts sharp drop in global food prices

In May, world food prices reached their lowest level in eight months due to favorable supplies and currency fluctuations.

07 June 2012 • 13:12 AMT
Azeri soldiers die in “accidents” as Baku threatens violence

Sources say 21-25 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed in Azeri subversive actions in recent days in Tavush- Kazakh zone.

07 June 2012 • 13:02 AMT
Saddam Hussein’s aide and chief bodyguard executed in Iraq

Abid Hamid Mahmud was number four on the list of Iraqi officials targeted by American forces following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

07 June 2012 • 12:54 AMT
Spain debates taxing churches amid economic crisis

Eight out of 10 now support ending the tax exemptions the Church benefits from, according to a poll in El Pais newspaper.

07 June 2012 • 12:39 AMT
Ameria CJSC promotes Armenia in world jurisprudence

Dimitry Afanasiev highly assessed Ameria CJSC’s contribution to development of Armenia’s law business.

07 June 2012 • 12:37 AMT
Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” trailer hits the web

Tarantino’s upcoming film stars Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio with Foxx inhabiting the title character.

07 June 2012 • 11:59 AMT
Greece’s unemployment soars, France posts 10% jobless rate

Almost 1.8m people were registered as unemployed in the nation of 11.3m, according to Greece’s Ase statistics agency.

07 June 2012 • 11:42 AMT
Orange announces roaming tariffs in EURO 2012 host countries

No deposit is needed for activation of roaming, customers can activate it before leaving the country, just by dialling *121#.

07 June 2012 • 11:37 AMT
Putin: Russia supports Iran’s peaceful use of nuke energy

“We have always supported the Iranian people’s right to modern technology,” Russian President said.

07 June 2012 • 11:27 AMT
U.S. Defense Secretary pressures Pakistan to root out al-Qaida-linked network

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that U.S. officials are “reaching the limits of our patience.”

07 June 2012 • 11:20 AMT
Armenia- Andorra football match tickets to go on sale June 7

On June 12, Armenia U-21 team will face Andorra at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan, 10 pm, local time.

07 June 2012 • 11:02 AMT
Dozens killed in Syria’s Hama massacre

Pro-regime militiamen swept through farmlands in central Syria slaughtering dozens including women and children.

07 June 2012 • 10:53 AMT
49 marriages, 226 births registered in Artsakh in May

No divorces were recorded in Civil Acts Registration Offices of Martakert, Hadrut and Shahumyan provinces in May.