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DISNEY'S ‘BRAVE' ASCENDS TO THRONE
A new Disney princess has ascended to the box-office throne with a No. 1 debut for Pixar Animation's "Brave", nbcdfw.com report said. The latest from the makers of "WALL-E," ''Finding Nemo" and the "Toy Story" movies opened with $66.7 million domestically, according to studio estimates Sunday. "Brave" added $13.5 million in 10 overseas markets for a worldwide start of $80.2 million. Featuring a feisty Scottish princess, "Brave" was the first of Disney's Pixar animations with a female protagonist. And it left American hero Abraham Lincoln in the dust.
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Headlines for June 25, 2012LAST PINTA GIANT TORTOISE LONESOME GEORGE DIES
Staff at the Galapagos National Park in Ecuador say Lonesome George, a giant tortoise believed to be the last of its subspecies, has died, according to BBC.
Scientists estimate he was about 100 years ...GREEK PM TO MISS EU SUMMIT
Greece's new Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will miss this week's EU summit while he recovers from eye surgery, a government spokesman said, according to BBC.
He underwent routine surgery on Saturday ...25 KILLED IN MEXICO WHEN BUS PLUMMETS OFF EMBANKMENT
At least 25 people were killed and more than 20 injured Sunday when a bus ran off a freeway and fell down an embankment in Guerrero state, Mexico, authorities said, CNN reported.
Nine of the dead ...MISSOURI MOM ARRESTED FOR LOCKING HER DAUGHTER IN A CLOSET
A Kansas City, Mo., mother is behind bars, accused of keeping her 10-year-old daughter locked in a closet, not letting her come out to eat, sleep or even go to the bathroom, ABC News reported.
The ...BRONZE BUST OF RODIN STOLEN 13 YEARS AGO DISCOVERED
A bronze bust of Auguste Rodin by sculptor Camille Claudel has been found in an antique shop near Lyon after it was stolen 13 years ago leading to the arrest of two men, Chicago Tribune quotes police ...5.7-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS CHINA
An earthquake killed four people and injured over 100 others in a mountainous area in southwest China on Sunday, local authorities said on Monday, China.org reported. The magnitude-5.7 quake, which took ...PACE SUMMER SESSION KICK OFF
The 3rd part of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) 2012 Ordinary Session kicks off today in Strasbourg. The draft agenda does not comprise any issue about Armenia. However, the ...PUTIN PAYS 2-DAY MIDDLE EAST VISIT
Russian President Vladimir Putin pays a two-day trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories, the BBC report said. Mr Putin will unveil a memorial to Russian soldiers of the Second World War at the ...ONE FEARED DEAD IN CANADA SHOPPING CENTRE ROOF COLLAPSE
One person is feared dead and one other trapped under rubble after the roof of a shopping centre collapsed in Canada's Ontario province, BBC reported. The roof of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake collapsed ...NATO TO DISCUSS TURKISH PLANE ‘SHOT DOWN' IN SYRIA
NATO has said it would meet to discuss member state Turkey's accusation that Syria shot down one of its warplanes in international airspace and not inside its own territory, as Damascus claims. The Telegraph ...DISNEY'S ‘BRAVE' ASCENDS TO THRONE
A new Disney princess has ascended to the box-office throne with a No. 1 debut for Pixar Animation's "Brave", nbcdfw.com report said. The latest from the makers of "WALL-E," ''Finding ...ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR TO IRAN OFFERS VISA LIFTING BETWEEN TWO STATES
Armenian Embassy in Iran appeared with an initiative to lifting visa regime between the two states, Iranian official IRNA news agency quotes Armenian Ambassador Grigor Arakelian as saying during a meeting ...AUSTRIAN PRESIDENT TO ARRIVE IN YEREVAN THIS EVENING
At the invitation of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Austrian President Heinz Fischer and his wife Margaret Fischer will arrive in Yerevan this evening on an official visit, presidential press office ...TUNISIA EXTRADITES GADDAFI'S PM
Tunisia has extradited a senior leader of the deposed Gaddafi government back to Libya, Xinhua report said. Al Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi served as prime minister under the late Libyan leader. Mahmoudi ...RPA EXECUTIVE BODY TO DISCUSS GEGHARKUNIK GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENT AT NEXT MEETING
RPA executive body's next meetings will hold discussions to solve the issue of appointing governor for Gegharkunik region of Armenia, RPA spokesman Edward Sharmazanov told Panorama.am. RPA executive body ...ARMENIAN CHURCH OF ST KING IN TURKEY RETURNS TO ARMENIAN FUND
Council of funds operating under the Department of Funds of Turkey, meeting the claim of Armenian Aramian-Umujian School and Cemetery Fund, passed a decision to return Armenian Church of St King in Kadikyok ...5.0-MAGNITUDE QUAKE STRIKES VAN PROVINCE IN EASTERN TURKEY
An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit Turkey's Van Province Sunday, June 24, 23:07 local time, CNN Turk reported. Panic-stricken people rushed out of their homes and spent the night outdoors ...LITTLE SINGERS OF ARMENIA CHOIR INVITED TO PERFORM IN JAPAN
The Little Singers of Armenia choir has been invited for a concert tour in Japan. The concerts will take place from July 7 to August 12, 2012. The choir will perform 16 concerts in the largest cities ...EVEN MESSI HAS HIS CRITICS, SAYS RONALDO
Portugal attacker Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted that he is not troubled by the constant pressure to perform for the Seleccao, and pointed out that even Ballon d'Or holder Lionel Messi has his critics, ...PRECIPITATION FORECAST FOR SOME TWO DAYS
On the 25th-27th of June in all the territory rain, thunderstorm and wind are expected from time to time. Meteo-tv forecasts in some regions showers and hail are possible as well. The air temperature ...IRANIAN MEDIA: TALYSH ARE IRANIAN PEOPLE
Talysh, inhabiting in Azerbaijan, are Iranian people who, after the collapse of Soviet Union, wishes to join Iran, Iranian news site "Ghafghaz.ir" story said. The Iranian media underlines that on June ...AZERBAIJAN'S DEFENSE MINISTRY SAYS ARMENIA TO VIOLATE CEASEFIRE REGIME TOMORROW
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Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense said today in a daily press release that "the Armenian side violated the ceasefire regime towards different directions." Although the information is released today on ...ISRAEL-USA JOINT MILITARY DRILL AGAINST IRAN'S MISSILE ATTACKS
The USA and Israel will hold joint military drill aimed at resisting Iran's missile attacks during a potential military assault, Iranian news agency FARS said referring to Israeli "Maariv" daily. It's ...SERZH SARGSYAN RECEIVES RASA JUKNEVIČIENĖ
President Serzh Sargsyan received today Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Rasa Juknevičienė. Parties discussed Armenian-Lithuanian relations, expansion of comprehensive partnership between Armenia ...EU IMPOSES NEW SANCTION ON SYRIA
European Union foreign ministers agreed on new 16th round of sanctions on Syria, Russian news agency RIA Novosti said. The European Union sanctions target six government ministries and firms and one individual, ...PIRLO: ITALY DESERVED TO BEAT ENGLAND
Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo says his side fully deserved their Euro 2012 quarter-final triumph over England following a dramatic penalty shoot-out, Goal.com reported. The 33-year-old expressed delight ...IRAN FUNDS RECONSTRUCTION OF ARMENIAN CHURCH
Iran has allocated funds for the reconstruction of St Sargis Church of Khoy. Iranian news agency MEHR reported that Hosseyn Bahrein, representative of Cultural Heritage Organization of Eastern Azarbaijan ...FABREGAS: PORTUGAL VS SPAIN LIKE EL CLASICO
Cesc Fabregas dubbed Spain's semi-final with neighbours Portugal as the El Clasico of Euro 2012, The Sun reported.
The ex-Arsenal star believes that Portugal's style mirrors Real Madrid's counter-attacking ...S HASRATYAN: RELEVANTLY QUIET ON LINE OF CONTACT
It's relevantly quiet on the line of contact of Karabakh-Azerbaijani forces, enemy's intensive operations occurred in the last weeks seem to have reduced, NKR Defense Army spokesman Senor Hasratyan assessed ...AUSTRALIAN PM'S SPECIAL ENVOY PAYS VISIT TO ARMENIA
Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan received today Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Australia for Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Caucasus Russell Trood. "Armenia is interested in expansion of relations ...DAVID ARUTINIAN WINS KAREN ASRIAN MEMORIAL
GM David Arutinian (Georgia) scored 7.5 points out of 9 to take first prize among 57 participants at 5th Karen Asrian Memorial in Jermuk, Armenia. GMs Avetik Grigoryan, Artashes Minasian and Levon Babujian ...SEVAG MEKHITARIAN TAKES 6TH PLACE IN TEPLICE
Armenian GM Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian (Brazil) scored 6.5 points out of 9 to take 6th place among 134 participants at International Chess Tournament Open Teplice. GM Alexandr Fier (Brazil) scored 8 points ...
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