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04 April 2012 • 15:43 AMT
Nobel-winning writer says Israel threat to world peace

German writer Guenter Grass, a critic of Western military interventions, said Israel mustn’t be allowed to launch strikes against Iran.

04 April 2012 • 14:34 AMT
Omar Epps to star in, produce “Between Us”

The finished script is about two best friends “looking for love in the wrong places with a contemporary twist.”

04 April 2012 • 14:21 AMT
N. Korean pro-govt paper hints at nuke test

Choson Sinbo: N. Korea’s commitment to a temporary moratorium on nuclear tests and uranium enrichment activity can be cancelled.

04 April 2012 • 14:01 AMT
Amy Adams joins Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” open-air production

Adams, recently seen in The Muppets, will feature later this year in “On the Road”, a film version of the celebrated Jack Kerouac novel.

04 April 2012 • 14:01 AMT
Ameriabank to support South Caucasus project

Ameriabank financed this strategically important project for Armenia through the Global Trade Finance Program of IFC.

04 April 2012 • 13:59 AMT
Kuwaiti Sheikha to sue MP over Armenian church construction claims

Earlier, Armenian community in Kuwait requested permission to convert a building belonging to the community into a church.

04 April 2012 • 13:55 AMT
EU Neighborhood Investment Facility grants hit record €142.3 mln in 2011

7 countries (Armenia, Egypt, Georgia, Morocco, Moldova, Tunisia, Ukraine) directly benefited from a NIF grant last year.

04 April 2012 • 13:46 AMT
Football star Sol Campbell offers London home to rent for Olympics

Campbell’s Chelsea home that he shares with his wife is available to let throughout the Olympics for Euro 90.000 per week.

04 April 2012 • 13:42 AMT
Somali Olympic, football chiefs killed in bomber attack

A young woman detonated her suicide belt as Somali PM was on a podium addressing 200 people in national theatre.

04 April 2012 • 13:38 AMT
U.S. envoy’s remark on missile defense “arrogant” – Lavrov

“U.S. will accept “no limits” on its missile defense plans but will work to assuage Moscow’s concerns,” McFaul said.

04 April 2012 • 13:34 AMT
New Line to adapt “The Great Unknown” comic series

Comic’s about a guy who is convinced someone’s stealing all of his great ideas and groundbreaking innovations.

04 April 2012 • 13:27 AMT
French academic Descoings discovered dead in New York hotel

Descoings was known for carrying out a reform program at institute which educates French political, media and administrative elite.

04 April 2012 • 13:25 AMT
Russia sells 2 mln tons of grain to stabilize prices

Current market prices range from $194.6 to $239 per ton of grain while the lowest state selling price will be $146.8.

04 April 2012 • 13:20 AMT
Zvartnots Airport serviced over 201 264 passengers in Jan-Feb 2012

About 1234 tons of cargo was transported in January – February 2012 against 987tons during the same period of 2011.

04 April 2012 • 13:20 AMT
Microsoft listed as contributor to open source OS

Linux Foundation released its annual report, listing Microsoft as contributor to ongoing development of the Linux kernel.

04 April 2012 • 13:14 AMT
Israeli, Palestinian PMs to meet over peace process

Palestine’s Fayyad would hand Netanyahu a letter from Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas about the stalled peace process.

04 April 2012 • 13:12 AMT
Woody Allen “To Rome with Love” trailer hits the web

The film stars Allen, Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Penélope Cruz, Judy Davis, Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig and Ellen Page.

04 April 2012 • 13:10 AMT
OSCE hails 2011 activity of Personal Rep Kasprzyk

Personal Representative and his team conducted 23 monitoring exercises on Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

04 April 2012 • 13:01 AMT
London Chess Classic due December 8-17

Levon Aronian shared 5-6 places with 9 points at London Chess Classic 2011. Russia’s Vladimir Kramnik won tournament.

04 April 2012 • 12:54 AMT
Activists to preserve Armenian cuisine traditions

Joint activity is needed to preserve intangible assets and cultural heritage of Armenia, head of Armenian NGO said.

04 April 2012 • 12:23 AMT
Android, iOS make up 80.3% of U.S. smartphone market

Samsung is the most popular manufacturer with a 25.6% share of U.S. mobile market, followed by LG and Apple with 19.4 and 13.5%.

04 April 2012 • 12:20 AMT
Leftist leader Robert Fico appointed as Slovak PM

The 47-year-old lawyer replaces Iveta Radicova, whose centre-right government collapsed in October last year.

04 April 2012 • 12:11 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 391,32 April 4

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 391,32 on April 4, decreasing by 0.15 point compared to April 3.

04 April 2012 • 12:01 AMT
Expert: nobody in Armenia has enough money to buy elections

Head of Sociometer sociological center proposed to calculate the total amount of money necessary for voter bribery.

04 April 2012 • 11:59 AMT
Prof. Taner Akcam to discuss Armenian Genocide at ALMA

Born in of a small town in northeastern Turkey, Akcam graduated from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara.

04 April 2012 • 11:48 AMT
Dozens of settlers evicted by Israeli forces in Hebron

The eviction took Israelis by surprise, because PM Netanyahu had blocked an eviction order just a day earlier.

04 April 2012 • 11:46 AMT
Eurozone shoppers cut back on spending in Feb

Households faced stubborn inflation, growing unemployment lines and pay freezes across the public and private sector.

04 April 2012 • 11:29 AMT
Armenian publicist slams Azeri President’s conduct at Euronest

Ilham Aliyev’s statement sparked resentment of the Armenian delegation which dubbed it improper and beyond diplomatic norms.

04 April 2012 • 11:23 AMT
Robert Redford starts production company with Watergate documentary

Redford played journalist Bob Woodward, one half of the team that broke the Watergate story, in the 1976 film “All the President’s Men.”

04 April 2012 • 11:20 AMT
Armenian ambassador to Lebanon meets Aram I

His Holiness expressed his appreciation for organizing projects and activities that bring Armenia and Diaspora together.