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22 May 2012 • 06:44 AMT
Orinats Yerkir member says coalition will be formed – paper

Orinats Yerkir’s deputy chairman voiced confidence for coalition to continue operation based on the agreement reached in 2008.

22 May 2012 • 06:43 AMT
Paper: Sports Minister won’t retain his post from Prosperous Armenia

Prosperous Armenia head said all party members except for Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs would retain their posts.

22 May 2012 • 06:42 AMT
Nissan’s upscale Infiniti brand unveils headquarters in Hong Kong

Carlos Ghosn reiterated Infiniti’s target to raise market share in China to 10% of the luxury car market from 3% now.

22 May 2012 • 06:32 AMT
Iran recalls ambassador to Azerbaijan

Mohammad Bagher Bahrami is expected to leave the country “for consultations” and the date of his return is unknown.

21 May 2012 • 18:48 AMT
Cannes Day Six: “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet”

Film Français: Jacques Audiard’s “Rust and Bone” was beaten by Michael Haneke’s “Love” to become the new Cannes favorite.

21 May 2012 • 17:20 AMT
1st look at “Voldemort” actor Ralph Fiennes as Charles Dickens in “Invisible Woman”

“The Invisible Woman” is based on Claire Tomalin’s biography of Nelly Ternan, a woman for whom Dickens separated from his wife.

21 May 2012 • 17:11 AMT
Azerbaijan accuses Iran of slander over Eurovision “gay pride march” claims

Ali Hasanov: they are making statements about something that does not exist; we are holding Eurovision, not a gay parade.

21 May 2012 • 17:01 AMT
Cannes: Victor Pelevin bestseller-based “Generation P.” release date set

The pic, about the rise of gangsterism and advertising in Russia, also will be released on VOD and mobile platforms.

21 May 2012 • 16:51 AMT
Ukraine starts free hosting project for Euro 2012

Friendly Ukraine initiative unites several Web sites and offers rooms, airport pickups and guided tours to football fans free-of-charge.

21 May 2012 • 16:44 AMT
Pakistan restores Twitter access blocked over “blasphemous” posts

The posts involved a Facebook competition involving caricatures of the Prophet Muhammed.

21 May 2012 • 16:36 AMT
Cannes: Hurricane Films inks co-production deal for “Two Sevens Clash”

Set in London in 1977 the film follows 16-year-old Jewish boy who escapes family pressures by plunging into love of punk rock.

21 May 2012 • 16:22 AMT
U.S. warns N. Korea against nuke test, threatens more sanctions

Glyn T. Davies: words are no longer interesting to us; what we want to see is actions from North Korea.

21 May 2012 • 16:09 AMT
Cannes lifetime achievement winner Alain Resnais back in competition

“You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet”, a love letter to the acting profession, is one of 22 films competing for prizes at Cannes.

21 May 2012 • 16:01 AMT
Iran hangs 14 people over drug trafficking

The Islamic republic is one of the world’s main practitioners of capital punishment, along with China, Saudi Arabia and U.S.

21 May 2012 • 15:53 AMT
Shia LaBeouf shares insight into “Lawless” after Cannes premiere

The actor opened up about how he filmed violent scenes and where brotherhood between him and his on-screen siblings was built.

21 May 2012 • 15:42 AMT
Syria forces kill 9 army deserters in Damascus

The bloodletting also appeared to spill over into neighbouring Lebanon where two people were killed overnight in street battles.

21 May 2012 • 15:32 AMT
Cannes: Robert Pattinson in talks to star opposite Scarlett Johansson in “Hate Mail”

The film “will feature interweaving stories about several Manhattanites who encounter various iterations of hate mail.”

21 May 2012 • 15:20 AMT
Gaddafi ex-spy chief faces charges in Mauritania

Both Libya and the International Criminal Court want him extradited to face trial for crimes against humanity.

21 May 2012 • 15:00 AMT
1 dead, 10 injured in Syria-linked Beirut clashes

The clashes in the predominantly Sunni neighbourhood of Tariq Jadidah are Beirut’s worst in four years.

21 May 2012 • 14:32 AMT
Cannes: German SquareOne nabs “Grace of Monaco” Grace Kelly biopic

Ahead of Cannes, SquareOne picked up another A-list title: Love Punch starring Pierce Brosnan and Emmy Thompson.

21 May 2012 • 14:29 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 398,79 May 21

The market average rate of USD on May 21 totaled AMD 398,79 increasing by 0.90 point compared to May 18.

21 May 2012 • 14:18 AMT
Cannes: Gilles Bourdos’ “Renoir” U.S. release date set

The story turns around Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Jean Renoir and the woman who becomes the painter’s model and the filmmaker’s lover.

21 May 2012 • 14:17 AMT
Armenian envoy in Japan meets Deputy Foreign Minister

Hrant Poghosyan thanked for the warm welcome, noting that Armenia always considered Japan a friendly country.

21 May 2012 • 14:05 AMT
“Secretary” helmer nails cast for “The Big Shoe” dramedy

The film starring Jim Sturgess and Susan Sarandon follows a gifted shoe designer forced to break free from a family.

21 May 2012 • 14:03 AMT
Anand defeats Gelfand in World Chess Championship match-up round 8

Certainly Veselin Topalov, Anand’s opponent in the last WCC match-up, wouldn’t have given up so tamely.

21 May 2012 • 14:00 AMT
Former Georgian army general shot dead in Moscow

“According to preliminary information, the victim is 48-year-old Roman Dumbadze,” a source in the police said.

21 May 2012 • 13:54 AMT
Cannes: Universal picks rights to “End to Killing” Genghis Khan era epic

The film follows Genghis Khan as Mongolian conqueror pushed westward to try and stretch his kingdom.

21 May 2012 • 13:50 AMT
Biometric passports to be available on June 1

Current passports will also remain in circulation, head of Passport and Visa Department at Armenia’s Police said.

21 May 2012 • 13:44 AMT
“Marigold Hotel,” “Bernie” shine at box office

Among specialty newbies, Zeitgeist Films’ Elena led the per-theater race, although it opened at just one location, taking in over $9K.

21 May 2012 • 13:32 AMT
Northern Italy shaken by aftershock

The morning’s aftershock caused buildings to sway in the town of Finale Emilia, in Italy’s industrial heartland.