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17 February 2012 • 12:26 AMT
Sergei Bodrov to shoot The Seventh Son adventure pic in Vancouver

The Julianne Moore and Jeff Bridges-starrer is targeting a February 2013 release by Warner Bros. Pictures.

17 February 2012 • 12:09 AMT
Expert deems “Khojalu” political manipulation against Azeri ex-President

Hayk Demoyan: invention of “Khojalu massacre” and “Azeri genocide” target “consolidation of Azeri shaky national identity.”

17 February 2012 • 12:08 AMT
Suicide bomber kills at least 8 in Pakistan

The blast destroyed shops in the market, trapping some people, said local government administrator Wajid Ali.

17 February 2012 • 12:05 AMT
Berlinale: A Royal Affair sold to Russia, Japan

The costume epic is directed by Nikolaj Arcel, the screenwriter of the original The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

17 February 2012 • 11:43 AMT
Russia to give $10 billion to IMF as support to eurozone

Anton Siluanov said Russia, the EU’s third largest trade partner, was ready to offer further funding for bailouts to the IMF.

17 February 2012 • 11:30 AMT
Another quake hits Turkey’s Van

The earthquake struck at 11:32 a.m., epicenter in Ağartı district of eastern province of Van. No casualties were reported.

17 February 2012 • 11:26 AMT
Harold & Kumar’s Kal Penn cast in ABC comedy pilot

The show is a single camera sitcom from Jackie and Jeff Filgo about a lowly cubicle worker who has his identity stolen.

17 February 2012 • 11:25 AMT
Writer’s Guild of America Awards due Feb 19

Paul Selvin Award will be presented to the screenwriter-director of “The Help” Oscar-nominated drama Tate Taylor.

17 February 2012 • 11:21 AMT
ANC member says Armenian President is his brother in arms

Sasoun Mikaelyan backed ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrossian’s candidacy during 2008 presidential elections.

17 February 2012 • 11:19 AMT
Paleontologists find skull fossil of Hipparion in China

Originating in North America, the Hipparion is believed to have spread to the Old World over the Bering land bridge.

17 February 2012 • 11:13 AMT
WB Country Manager urges Armenia to expedite reform implementation

Jean-Michel Happi: Armenia should speed up reform implementation to advance its positions in WB Doing Business report.

17 February 2012 • 11:02 AMT
Museum in Greece’s Ancient Olympia robbed

Police set up roadblocks in the area as part of a broad search to try to locate the robbers, who wore ski masks.

17 February 2012 • 11:00 AMT
Tashkent blocks Uzbek-language Wikipedia access

Uzbekistan, notorious for its online censorship, briefly blocked the entire Wikipedia twice before, in 2007 and 2008.

17 February 2012 • 10:58 AMT
Jennifer Aniston receives Hollywood Walk of Fame star

For her role on Friends as Rachel Green, Aniston received five Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations.

17 February 2012 • 10:56 AMT
ANC candidate denies bribing voters at Hrazdan mayoral race

Sasoun Mikaelyan denied all allegations in his address, claiming he bribed voters during mayoral
race of Armenian town of Hrazdan.

17 February 2012 • 10:45 AMT
Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys to sing at Whitney Houston’s funeral

The two stars will be joined in the tribute performance segment by Whitney’s godmother Aretha Franklin.

17 February 2012 • 10:43 AMT
Opposition candidate not going to “make a show” of Hrazdan election row

Sasoun Mikaelyan: I’m proud of the result I scored, and I’m not going to appeal against it because it’s useless.

17 February 2012 • 10:40 AMT
World Bank may allocate about $118 mln. to Armenia

WB discusses a number of projects with Armenian government aimed at economic development and poverty reduction.

17 February 2012 • 10:35 AMT
Gael Garcia Bernal picked as Zorro Reborn star

20th Century Fox tapped the Mexican actor to tackle the role of the Spanish masked outlaw in this new take of “Zorro” flick.

17 February 2012 • 10:33 AMT
Former Russia coach Guus Hiddink to train Anzhi Makhachkala FC

Voetbal International said Hiddink’s role at Anzhi would be similar to that of Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.

17 February 2012 • 10:23 AMT
Apple faces $2 bln lawsuit in Proview battle

A Proview subsidiary sold Apple the iPad trademark several years ago, and Apple went on to launch its tablet in 2010.

17 February 2012 • 10:22 AMT
50 Armenian communities to get $11mln from World Bank

The Project focuses on “infrastructure gaps” through renovation of secondary and special schools, kindergartens, etc.

17 February 2012 • 10:17 AMT
Bangladesh court outlaws use of “Banglish” on TV, radio

“The court has ordered them not to use words which are foreign to our language,” deputy attorney general Altaf Hossain said.

17 February 2012 • 10:07 AMT
German President Wulff quits amid scandal

An ally Angela Merkel, Wulff is embroiled in a scandal over a home loan that he accepted when a premier of Lower Saxony.

17 February 2012 • 10:04 AMT
Erdogan’s first photo after surgery released

A group of Kasımpaşaspor football team fans were also present in front of Erdoğan’s house, holding “get well” signs.

17 February 2012 • 09:46 AMT
Armenian parliament needs enhanced activity of civil society

Onno Simons: Public Council of Armenia should review its methods of work to become a real representative of civil society.

17 February 2012 • 09:44 AMT
UK official loses USB stick with nuclear power plant data

The use of unencrypted USB pen drives is not permitted by ONR for transporting documents with a security classification.

17 February 2012 • 09:33 AMT
Dink lawyers call for criminal case against 24 public servants

The public servants in question include Muammer Güler, former Istanbul governor and a deputy for the ruling AKP.

17 February 2012 • 09:06 AMT
WB to back Armenian state budget with $80 million

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved the Third Development Policy Operation for Armenia.

17 February 2012 • 09:03 AMT
Argentinian boxer banned from IBF for threatening referee

IBF president Daryl Peoples wrote to the president of the Argentina Boxing Federation to inform him of the decision.