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18 April 2012 • 17:37 AMT
Uruguay’s Armenian Youth will march to commemorate Genocide

The organization urges everyone to join the match for promotion of justice and protection of human rights.

18 April 2012 • 17:17 AMT
Josh Charles joins César-winning director’s “Bird People”

Charles will star opposite Anaïs Demoustier in the French and English-language drama co-scripted by Ferran and Guillaume Bréaud.

18 April 2012 • 17:02 AMT
Amazon acquires rights to publish James Bond books

Among the classic novels of espionage and intrigue: Casino Royale, The Spy Who Loved Me and Goldfinger.

18 April 2012 • 16:54 AMT
Rasmussen: NATO doesn’t consider India a missile threat

India is all set up to test its domestically-developed Agni-5 ballistic missile allowing it to target most parts of Asia.

18 April 2012 • 16:48 AMT
IOC launches social media section for fans and athletes

A section at IOC official website allows to “view in real time what the athletes competing at the games are saying on social media sites.”

18 April 2012 • 16:41 AMT
OSCE MG former co-chair blames Baku for foiling Karabakh talks

Vladimir Kazimirov delivered a report at Rossotrudnichestvo-hosted sitting of Historic Parallels Russian-Armenian club.

18 April 2012 • 16:12 AMT
Adele on Time’s most influential list

The shadowy group of Anonymous hacktivists also earned a place, despite the list technically being for influential people.

18 April 2012 • 15:59 AMT
Kurt Cobain writing song for solo album before death – Hole guitarist

“It would have been the deceased Nirvana frontman’s White Album” the former bandmate of Cobain’s widow Courtney Love said.

18 April 2012 • 15:52 AMT
Syria hit by sanctions, sells gold reserves

Western sanctions have halved Syria’s foreign exchange reserves from about $17 billion, French FM Alain Juppe said.

18 April 2012 • 15:34 AMT
Intel profits decline 18% over Ivy Bridge delays

Intel’s stellar 2011 set the firm apart from its competitors, many of which were floundering due to decreased demand for DRAM.

18 April 2012 • 15:23 AMT
EU slams member states for not implementing growth laws

The criticism comes as the EU Commission approved a series of initiatives to boost jobs and growth in the crisis-hit bloc.

18 April 2012 • 14:57 AMT
Showtime adapting Seth Greenland’s “The Angry Buddhist” novel

The novel centers on 3 Duke brothers: a cop studying Buddhism, a criminal and a Congressman running for his 3rd term.

18 April 2012 • 14:46 AMT
Sources say Armenian soldier killed in Azeri ceasefire violation

One Armenian soldier was killed and another wounded over subsequent ceasefire violation at the contact line in Tavush province.

18 April 2012 • 14:45 AMT
Armenian Energy Minister meets with IAEA head

IAEA delegation also visited the Armenian NPP, where they were briefed on events aiming to boost its security.

18 April 2012 • 14:38 AMT
London Olympics motto revealed as “Inspire a generation”

London 2012 chair was at the unveiling of giant set of Olympic rings, made up of 20,000 flowers, at Kew Gardens in west London.

18 April 2012 • 14:34 AMT
IMF can raise additional capital quickly for crises – Treasury Secretary

Timothy Geithner: what we did not want to see is people look to the IMF as a way to substitute for a more forceful European response.

18 April 2012 • 14:09 AMT
Expert: only strong Armenia can promote Genocide recognition worldwide

Armenian Genocide recognition mustn’t be perceived as a key area of the Armenian policy, Levon Shirinyan said.

18 April 2012 • 14:03 AMT
Michael Douglas to join “Last Vegas” comedy cast

The story centers on a quartet of retired boomers who are called upon for a Las Vegas bachelor party by their friend.

18 April 2012 • 14:00 AMT
Japanese refiner Showa Shell renews oil contract with Iran

Other Japanese buyers of Iranian crude are expected to conclude soon their import contracts starting in April.

18 April 2012 • 13:47 AMT
Mass-killer Breivik wants death penalty or acquittal

The right-wing fanatic said he doesn’t fear death and that militant nationalists in Europe have a lot to learn from al-Qaeda.

18 April 2012 • 13:39 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 392,76 April 18

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 392,76 on April 18, increasing by 0.29 point compared to April 17.

18 April 2012 • 13:38 AMT
Armenia’s coalition, opposition immersed in parliamentary race

Alexander Margarov says that none of the party programs focuses on CSTO, CIS formats and cooperation with Russia.

18 April 2012 • 13:38 AMT
ISO head briefed on Armenian standardization processes

ISO chairman further noted that Saint Petersburg will host a meeting of ISO General Assembly Committee in 2013.

18 April 2012 • 13:37 AMT
Expert dismisses radical changes in Armenian-Russian ties after elections

Alexander Krylov says that tensions around the Armenian borders will continue to escalate due to its neighbors.

18 April 2012 • 13:29 AMT
Armenian government takes moves to tackle unemployment

The government implements a number of programs to create new jobs and cut the unemployment, Artak Simonyan said.

18 April 2012 • 13:28 AMT
UN reports human rights violations by Syria’s opposition

Russia’s Deputy FM: representatives of the UN Commission on the human rights situation in Syria acknowledged violations.

18 April 2012 • 13:28 AMT
Armenia’s Zvartnots temple to be illuminated on April 18

New permanent exhibition of Armenia’s Zvartnots historic-cultural reserve museum will open on April 18.

18 April 2012 • 13:28 AMT
Handbook published ahead of parliamentary elections

Handbook comprising the programs, activities and goals of political parties is published with support of OSCE.

18 April 2012 • 13:17 AMT
Gerard Butler poised to star in “Manhunt” action thriller

The plot involves a team of FBI agents sent to the North Carolina wilderness to chase the FBI’s most wanted man.

18 April 2012 • 13:04 AMT
Tehran thanks Saudis for suspending death sentences against Iranians

FM Salehi said Saudi Arabia was considering an offer to extradite the Iranian criminals convicted for drug trafficking to Iran.