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25 May 2012 • 10:32 AMT
Paper: Vartan Osnakian won’t renounce deputy mandate

Zhamanak: the bureau of former Foreign Minister, however, refused to reply further questions on Oskanian’s plans.

25 May 2012 • 10:18 AMT
Paper: parliament ex-speaker unaware of his future post

Zhoghovurd: ruling Republican Party of Armenia hasn’t yet decided on the post for parliament ex-speaker Hovik Abrahamyan.

25 May 2012 • 10:02 AMT
Paper: parliament ex-speaker Hovik Abrahamyan to leave RPA?

Yerkir: serious reshuffle is expected at the Republican Party of Armenia after Tsarukyan’s refusal to join coalition.

25 May 2012 • 09:59 AMT
Syria’s Assad invited to NAM summit in Tehran

NAM is an international organization of states considering themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc.

25 May 2012 • 09:48 AMT
AMD inflation continues – paper

On May 24, AMD 406,5 was offered per USD 1 at stock exchange, with AMD exchange rate hitting record high of several years.

25 May 2012 • 09:44 AMT
Google adds copyright section to Transparency Report

Microsoft sits at the top of the league, followed by the British Phonographic Industry, plus NBC Universal and the RIAA.

25 May 2012 • 09:39 AMT
Facebook launches Instagram-like camera app for iPhone

Some of the social network’s new shareholders are now suing Zuckerberg after the share price tumbled in the first week.

25 May 2012 • 09:31 AMT
New Jersey town mayor, son arrested for hacking rival website

Felix Roque, the 55-year-old mayor of West New York, New Jersey, and his son, Joseph Roque, 22, were arrested by the FBI.

25 May 2012 • 09:26 AMT
Three sentenced for illegal trafficking of uranium in Moldova

A Russian woman was jailed for three years, and her Moldovan accomplice received a sentence of five years.

25 May 2012 • 09:21 AMT
U.S. specialty box office to include Cannes offerings “Moonrise Kingdom,” “Oslo”

“Moonrise Kingdom” has been an initial success since opening in theaters in France on the heels of its premiere there.

25 May 2012 • 09:21 AMT
10 people kidnapped by suspected PKK rebels in Turkey

Nine men and one woman have been abducted in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır’s Lice district.

25 May 2012 • 09:11 AMT
“Men in Black 3” scribe preps “The Wind” sci-fi project for Warner Bros.

Plot details of “The Wind” are being kept secret, although the story is known to be set in a space colony.

25 May 2012 • 09:03 AMT
Vatican bank chief sacked amid money laundering probe

Ettore Gotti Tedeschi, a polarising figure in the Vatican, has been ousted after receiving a unanimous vote of no-confidence.

25 May 2012 • 08:50 AMT
2 killed, 19 injured in Turkey suicide bomb attack

Broadcaster NTV said the bomber had tried to drive his car into the police station moments before the blast took place.

25 May 2012 • 08:38 AMT
Aerosmith to release “Music From Another Dimension” new album late August

Two months before releasing the effort, Aerosmith will kick off their 2012 Global Warming tour.

25 May 2012 • 08:32 AMT
Anthony Hopkins may join Bruce Willis, John Malkovich in “Red 2”

The “Amistad” actor is currently filming “Hitchcock,” Sacha Gervasi’s take on the iconic British director.

25 May 2012 • 08:25 AMT
Moscow to host next round of nuke talks between Iran, world powers

Catherine Ashton: Iran must take concrete and practical steps to urgently meet the concerns of the international community.

25 May 2012 • 08:15 AMT
Report: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood candidate makes it to presidential run-off

The run-off next month will be against ex-air force chief Ahmed Shafiq, who was deposed leader Hosni Mubarak’s last PM.

25 May 2012 • 08:03 AMT
Robert Pattinson may star as Finnick Odair in “Hunger Games” sequel

In “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are getting punished for their defiance.

25 May 2012 • 07:56 AMT
“Aqui y alla” wins Grand Prize in Cannes Critics Week section

“Sofia’s Last Ambulance,” a documentary from Bulgarian director Ilian Metev, won the Visionary Prize.

25 May 2012 • 07:52 AMT
Lady Gaga manager says no plans to change show

Indonesian police denied a permit for her sold-out show in Jakarta after Islamic hard-liners threatened violence.

25 May 2012 • 07:49 AMT
Bradley Cooper to produce, star in “American Sniper” Navy SEAL pic

An adaptation of the autobiography of Chris Kyle, reveals how the Texas native came to record the highest number of sniper kills.

25 May 2012 • 07:44 AMT
Study: basic building blocks of life present on Mars

A team of scientists found “reduced carbon” in the meteorites and says it was created by volcanic activity on Mars.

25 May 2012 • 07:41 AMT
Sundance Selects nabs Cannes favorite “The Angels’ Share” comedy

“The Angels’ Share” is a bittersweet comedy, about a Glasgow boy who is given one final chance to stay out of prison.

25 May 2012 • 07:35 AMT
Relativity to finance Luc Besson’s “Malavita,” “Three Days to Kill”

“Malavita,” part dark comedy, part action movie, tells the story of a mafia family that gets relocated to Normandy.

25 May 2012 • 07:15 AMT
ALMA to host lecture on Charents book

The lecture to be presented is titled “Charent’s Book of the Way: Text and Icon of a Soviet Armenian Apocalypse.”

25 May 2012 • 06:58 AMT
Toyota targets 50% of its sales in emerging markets

Toyota hopes to raise the use of locally made parts in emerging markets to close to 100 percent in the next few years.

25 May 2012 • 06:52 AMT
Australia to establish special visa category for investors

“Australia is well placed to attract investors who are looking for the financial security,” the Immigration Minister said.

25 May 2012 • 06:28 AMT
Oil slips to near $90 amid slowing economy in Europe, China

“Data for the world’s most important commodity consumer, China, point to signs of slowdown,” Citigroup said in a report.

25 May 2012 • 06:17 AMT
French President pays unannounced trip to Afghanistan

Francois Hollande has signaled that he will commit to nothing until it is clear how the money will be managed.