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20 May 2012 • 14:25 AMT
Armenia’s consulate-general to become 10th diplomatic representation in Odessa

Armenian President has signed an order to open Armenia’s diplomatic representation in Odessa, the city Mayor said.

20 May 2012 • 14:23 AMT
Cannes: “Hugo” star Ben Kingsley joins bestseller-based “Physician” cast

“The Physician”, based on a novel by Noah Gordon centers on a healer traveling across Europe in the 11th century.

20 May 2012 • 14:22 AMT
Colin Firth to star as legendary Noel Coward in “Mad Dogs and Englishmen”

The film is based on the true story of the legendary playwright, actor and composer’s run at the Desert Inn in 1955.

20 May 2012 • 14:20 AMT
2 suspects in Italian school bomb attack arrested

The bombing of a school in the southern city of Brindisi killed a 16-year-old girl and seriously injured five more teenagers.

20 May 2012 • 14:19 AMT
Dozens of al-Qaeda linked militants, Yemeni soldiers killed in U.S. drone strikes

Washington has stepped up drone attacks in Yemen since President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi took office in February.

20 May 2012 • 14:18 AMT
Cannes: Liev Schreiber, Olivia Williams join “Last Days on Mars” sci-fi drama

“Last Days on Mars” follows a group of astronauts who discover colonies of bacteria living on the red planet.

20 May 2012 • 14:16 AMT
Sandra Bullock to star in “Bridesmades” helmer’s cop comedy

The films follows the strained working relationship between an uptight FBI agent and an unconventional Boston cop.

20 May 2012 • 14:15 AMT
Pakistani govt. blocks Twitter over material “offensive to Islam”

Twitter refused to remove material related to a competition on Facebook to post images of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.

20 May 2012 • 14:14 AMT
Cannes: Duncan Jones to direct Bond books author Ian Fleming biopic

Fleming gained first-hand knowledge of his subject matter working for British Naval Intelligence during World War II.

20 May 2012 • 14:12 AMT
Cannes: Millennium, West Coast Film Partners to co-produce “White House Taken”

The film will star Gerard Butler as disgraced Secret Service agent who has a chance to redeem himself when N. Koreans take over White House.

20 May 2012 • 14:11 AMT
Syria capital rocked by clashes – opposition

Kfar Souseh district is a high security area, housing the Foreign Ministry and several security and intelligence agencies.

20 May 2012 • 14:09 AMT
3.7-magnitude quake jolts Tbilisi

This is the 5th earthquake in Tbilisi for the last 2 weeks; epicenter of earthquake was in Azerbaijani Zagatala region.

20 May 2012 • 14:08 AMT
Serbians voting in presidential run-off

Tense run-off presidential election is pitting pro-western reformist Boris Tadic against his conservative opponent Tomislav Nikolic.

20 May 2012 • 13:51 AMT
2 NATO service members killed in Afghan insurgent attack

At the same time, Afghan officials reported that a suicide bomber struck a police checkpoint in the country’s south.

20 May 2012 • 12:22 AMT
6.0-magnitude quake leaves 3 killed, several injured in Italy

The quake sent thousands of people running into the streets in town and cities from the Emilia-Romagna region to Venice.

20 May 2012 • 12:16 AMT
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg marries longtime sweetheart

The 28-year-old billionaire’s wedding took place a day after Facebook’s initial public offering on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

19 May 2012 • 18:57 AMT
Chinese govt. approves Google to acquire Motorolla

Apparently the argument was enough for Google it get over all of the regulatory hurdles it needed to close the deal.

19 May 2012 • 18:30 AMT
Cannes Day Four: from “Dracula 3D” to “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

At Cannes, kung fu action hero Jackie Chan said his latest action movie “Chinese Zodiac” would be his last.

19 May 2012 • 15:57 AMT
Cannes 2012 Day Three: fundraising, “sex strike” calls and Madagascar

The stars of Madagascar all hit the Cannes red carpet to celebrate its release as well as Australia’s Naomi Watts.

19 May 2012 • 14:45 AMT
Pontian Genocide commemorated on May 19

In March 1915, Greek massacres were perpetrated by Young Turks in surroundings of Smyrna (presently Izmir), Ottoman Turkey.

19 May 2012 • 14:26 AMT
Only strong Armenia can resolve Karabakh conflict – expert

Among the reasons to hold Azerbaijan back from waging a military conflict, Ilya Gerol named polarization of Azeri society.

19 May 2012 • 13:53 AMT
Wings of Tatev control system problems fixed

The aerial tramway suspended passenger service over control system malfunctions as a result of lightening and thunder.

19 May 2012 • 13:52 AMT
Wings of Tatev aerial tramway suspends passenger service

Wings of Tatev, the world’s longest aerial tramway takes 11 min from village Halidzor to medieval Tatev monastery.

19 May 2012 • 13:30 AMT
Slavonic University students participate in UNSC model-conference

Russian-Armenian University students participated in UN Security Council model-conference on Iran’s nuclear program.

19 May 2012 • 13:01 AMT
Heritage hopes past elections will become final stage of public naivety

Larisa Alaverdyan noted parliamentary race as self-exposure step for opposition, with the results shown proving its activity.

19 May 2012 • 12:37 AMT
Armenian paper concerned over Afghan-Turkish strengthening ties

Afghan authorities voiced gratitude for the Turkish assistance, naming one of the central streets of Kabul “Ankara”.

19 May 2012 • 12:15 AMT
Heritage member to become Politics and Law Institute head

Larisa Alaverdyan said that the Slavonic University plans to conduct reorganization, with five institutes to be established.

19 May 2012 • 12:02 AMT
Heritage member slams party leader’s campaign techniques

Larisa Alaverdyan voiced skepticism over Free Democrats party’s ability to pursue the same policy in the parliament as Heritage.

19 May 2012 • 12:00 AMT
CNNMoney launches iPad app to keep up with latest news

Moreover, using the app to manage stock watchlists, search for stocks and view recent market trends is possible.

19 May 2012 • 11:54 AMT
300 cases of Azeri ceasefire violation reported last week

Despite Azerbaijan’s actions, NKR forces refrained from retaliatory measures, continuing with their military duty on all positions.