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05 March 2012 • 16:17 AMT
UN-Arab League special envoy to visit Damascus

Annan’s deputy expressed hope a political solution could be reached in Syria and described his new mission as “very difficult.”

05 March 2012 • 16:01 AMT
Hundreds of Syrians flee to Lebanon amid shelling

Families trekked on foot through snow-capped hills to safety, but many others were caught as they tried to flee.

05 March 2012 • 15:50 AMT
Jaguar Land Rover, Chery seek Ok for $2.78 bln joint venture

The, to be located in China, will make Land Rover SUVs initially, followed by Jaguars in the second phase.

05 March 2012 • 15:37 AMT
Simon Baker to star in “I Give It A Year” romcom

The film centres on “the comedic trials and tribulations of a pair of newlyweds during their first year as a married couple.”

05 March 2012 • 15:32 AMT
Series of post-election rallies flood Moscow

10,000 rallied by the Kremlin walls to hail Putin’s victory at presidential polls; opposition rally is being readied.

05 March 2012 • 14:47 AMT
Iran dismisses death sentence against American

Hekmati, a 28-year-old of Iranian descent born in U.S. was accused of receiving training at U.S. bases in Afghanistan and Iraq.

05 March 2012 • 14:43 AMT
Fitch to cut Russia’s ratings unless budget policy tightened

In January, Fitch downgraded its outlook on Russia’s sovereign rating to BBB with a stable outlook from positive.

05 March 2012 • 14:40 AMT
Emmy Rossum joins Emma Thompson in “Beautiful Creatures” flick

The film is about a pair of star-crossed teenagers, dealing with a curse that has hung over the girl’s family for generations.

05 March 2012 • 14:35 AMT
Daimler’s Mercedes sales jump 20% in Feb

Worldwide sales for Mercedes cars and SUVs jumped 20% compared with the same month a year ago, to 95,647 vehicles.

05 March 2012 • 14:27 AMT
Law for Muslim veils toughened in Australian state

Muslim women in Australia’s most populous state will have to remove veils to have their signatures officially witnessed.

05 March 2012 • 13:53 AMT
VivaCell-MTS increases “Personal” postpaid tariff plan opportunities

The subscriber needs to make a call through “Distant Call” service to use the embedded airtime for calls to Russia, US and Canada.

05 March 2012 • 13:50 AMT
Armenian President to visit NATO headquarters

On March 6, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will visit NATO headquarters. He will meet Secretary General of NATO.

05 March 2012 • 13:32 AMT
“Human Centipede” stars return for horror trilogy’s final part

1st Human Centipede film became instantly infamous upon its release and has been parodied by South Park, amongst others.

05 March 2012 • 13:31 AMT
IAEA: Iran may be hiding atomic weapons work

UN nuclear agency conference opened amid fears that Israel may soon strike Iran to destroy its nuclear facilities.

05 March 2012 • 13:30 AMT
Iran may cut oil sales to Belgium, Czechia, Netherlands

Final decision on halting sales to the 3 countries will be made soon by Iranian oil ministry, Mehr news agency said

05 March 2012 • 13:29 AMT
Armenian Finance Ministry: March 5-11 prices for precious metals

Gold purchase price totals 20141.44 (-84.67), release price: 21892.87 (-92.03); Silver: purchase price: 408.99(+14.28).

05 March 2012 • 13:26 AMT
Radiohead guitarist’s album with Krzysztof Penderecki streaming online (Video)

The album, made last autumn in Poland, consists of 2 pieces by the Polish composer and 2 by Jonny Greenwood.

05 March 2012 • 13:26 AMT
Vermeer’s Woman in Blue set for Amsterdam return

It will be the first time visitors will have the chance to the masterpiece at Rijksmuseum since its 2010 restoration.

05 March 2012 • 13:23 AMT
Demonstrators protest anti-Armenian slogans in Turkey

The group was composed of members of some civil society organizations and marched along İstiklal Street holding a huge banner.

05 March 2012 • 13:05 AMT
13 French officers detained in Syria – source

The purpose of the officers’ visit, arrival date remain unclear, as well as whether they were part of a larger contingent in Homs.

05 March 2012 • 12:57 AMT
Peter Jackson shares “The Hobbit” production video (Video)

“The Hobbit” follows adventure of Bilbo Baggins as he is swept into an epic quest to reclaim lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.

05 March 2012 • 12:37 AMT
Expert: Putin’s experience may foster Karabakh settlement

Andrei Baranov said that Russian president elect will intensify Russia’s mediation mission in Karabakh resolution.

05 March 2012 • 12:37 AMT
Captain killed as tanker sinks off Athens

Greek “Alpha 1” refueling tanker was carrying 1,800 tonnes of crude oil and 235 tonnes of diesel when it foundered.

05 March 2012 • 12:35 AMT
OSCE vice president denied access to Ukraine’s jailed ex-PM

Habsburg Douglas is the third OSCE PA parliamentarian in as many weeks to have her request to visit Tymoshenko denied.

05 March 2012 • 12:27 AMT
Katy Perry offered role in opera singer bio-pic

The movie about British opera singer Paul Potts is developed by Weinstein, the same studio that produced “The Artist”.

05 March 2012 • 12:26 AMT
Rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose dies at 64

In addition to forming his own band, Montrose performed with Sammy Hagar, Herbie Hancock, Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs.

05 March 2012 • 12:21 AMT
Russia’s Putin orders to investigate election violations

Presidential vote brought Putin a landslide victory, giving him 63.71% of vote after 99.5% of ballots were counted.

05 March 2012 • 12:18 AMT
Google reportedly working on assistant to rival Apple’s Siri

It is thought that Google is also intending to open up the Assistant to third-party developers for them to create extra services.

05 March 2012 • 12:05 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 388,72 March 5

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 388,72 on March 5, decreasing by 0.21 point compared to March 2.

05 March 2012 • 12:02 AMT
Two Armenians elected MPs in Iran

Ali Khamenei had called for Iranians to turn out in the March 2 elections as a show of unity against external threats.