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03 May 2012 • 13:09 AMT
David Nalbandian: hope to show good game at Mutua Madrid Open

Nalbandian beat Aljaz Bedene from Slovenia in the 2nd round of Serbia Open in Belgrade, winning 6-4, 6-3 in 1 hour.

03 May 2012 • 13:06 AMT
War veteran: Karabakh belongs to Armenia

Zhora Tunyan urged to develop patriotism in the youth in and cultivate love for homeland and the need to protect it.

03 May 2012 • 13:02 AMT
Newt Gingrich ends his run for U.S. president

The campaign of former U.S. House of Representatives speaker piled up a debt of $4.3 million.

03 May 2012 • 13:02 AMT
Strong quake hits Iran, no reports on casualties yet

The epicenter of the quake was located in an area 47.6 degrees in longitude and 32.7 degrees in latitude.

03 May 2012 • 12:55 AMT
Turkish PM slams S&P for downgrading his country

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also threatened not to recognize the Standard and Poor’s as “a credible ratings agency.”

03 May 2012 • 12:55 AMT
Parliamentary elections 2012: Pro et contra ARF Dashnaktsutyun

On the threshold of Armenian National Assembly elections due on May 6, PanARMENIAN.Net continues to focus on the main participants of the pre-election race. Well known Armenian experts – political techniques specialist Karen Kocharyan and Caucasus Institute director, political analyst Alexander Iskandaryan shared their views on the electoral lists, programs and chances of the parties at the forthcoming elections.

03 May 2012 • 12:53 AMT
Weinstein Company in talks to acquire Dustin Hoffman-directed “Quartet”

The directorial debut of Hoffman stars Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Michael Gambon and Pauline Collins.

03 May 2012 • 12:51 AMT
Heritage rep. dubs Prosperous Armenia’s moves as plot

Ruben Hakobyan: “All their activities do not favor either us or people who support the opposition; this is rather a plot.”

03 May 2012 • 12:41 AMT
DreamWorks Animation posts $136.1 mln revenue in 1Q

DreamWorks Animation’s first quarter of 2012 was driven primarily by “Puss in Boots” continued success.

03 May 2012 • 12:39 AMT
Election forgery office plots against Heritage, party member says

Ruben Hakobyan: inter-party headquarters against election forgery aimed to conceal illegal activities of Prosperous Armenia.

03 May 2012 • 12:36 AMT
Heritage rep: Prosperous Armenia-ANC alliance won’t last long

“The alliance enabled Prosperous Armenia to silence a major opposition voice which toughly slammed it,” Ruben Hakobyan said.

03 May 2012 • 12:31 AMT
Lufthansa plans to cut 3,500 jobs to decrease costs

The news came as its loss narrowed to 379m euros in the 1st quarter, from a loss of 507m euros in same period of 2011.

03 May 2012 • 12:25 AMT
Ukraine, Kazakhstan sign $150-mln deal to produce armored vehicles

Ukraine will guarantee delivery of technology and systems for joint production, and also personnel training.

03 May 2012 • 12:16 AMT
“Hello World” project for school students launched

Two-week English language courses will also be organized for the schoolchildren with one hour duration each day.

03 May 2012 • 12:08 AMT
Iran’s marine border guards complete naval exercise

The five-phase drill was aimed at protecting Iran’s sea borders against human trafficking and drug smuggling.

03 May 2012 • 12:00 AMT
“Hunger Games”’ Gary Ross poised to direct “Houdini”

The project is an adaptation of a biography of Harry Houdini by William Kalush and Larry Sloman.

03 May 2012 • 11:35 AMT
Renault-Nissan inks deal to take over AvtoVaz-Lada

The alliance plans to invest about $750 mln in the deal, including about $300 mln from Renault and the remainder from Nissan.

03 May 2012 • 11:34 AMT
Heritage member: election forgery may drive people to streets

“Civil society may go into streets to protect their rights if we witness major election violations,” Ruben Hakobyan said.

03 May 2012 • 11:21 AMT
Rear Admiral Sergei Avakyants appointed Russia’s Pacific Fleet commander

Avakyants was Pacific Fleet chief of staff and PF first deputy commander; he has been an acting commander since 2010.

03 May 2012 • 11:20 AMT
Third candidate registers to run for presidency in Karabakh

Artsakh current leader Bako Sahakyan, Vitali Balasanyan and Arkadi Soghomonyan will run for NKR presidency.

03 May 2012 • 11:13 AMT
Paper says President Sargsyan aims to undermine Prosperous Armenia

According to Zhoghovurd paper, tensions are high between RPA and Prosperous Armenia ahead of May elections.

03 May 2012 • 11:12 AMT
LA County Democratic Party passes Armenian Genocide resolution

“We have to educate members of the Democratic Party about the Armenian Genocide,” said SCAD Chair Armond Aghakhanian.

03 May 2012 • 11:11 AMT
Robert Pattinson to star in “Mission: Blacklist” psychological thriller

The film details inside story of the search for Saddam Hussein and the interrogator, Eric Maddox, who spearheaded his capture.

03 May 2012 • 11:00 AMT
Candidates halt campaigns as Cairo clash leaves 20 dead

Fierce clashes sparked between unidentified attackers and protesters, camping out to demand an end to military rule.

03 May 2012 • 10:47 AMT
Syria forces storm student dorms, 4 killed – activists

1,500 students had been protesting in student quarters when pro-regime gunmen swept into their residences.

03 May 2012 • 10:46 AMT
OSCE rep. praises courage of media workers

“Risking your safety and even lives in the line of duty, you continue to courageously fulfill your mission,” Dunja Mijatović said.

03 May 2012 • 10:29 AMT
World food prices drop in April – FAO

Last week, the World Bank said costlier oil, strong demand from Asia and bad weather had been pushing up global food prices.

03 May 2012 • 10:28 AMT
Magnolia picks up rights to “Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview”

The film features Apple honcho Jobs discussing his early days, career battles and vision for the future.

03 May 2012 • 10:26 AMT
Paper: RPA first takes passports, then telephones people

RPA presses voters by taking their passport copies and then constantly calling them by telephone, Yerkir paper reports.

03 May 2012 • 10:19 AMT
Nokia promises to add tablets, “hybrid” devices to range

The market is universally united in its expectations that Nokia will be releasing hardware based on Windows 8.