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Headlines for May 10, 2012PUTIN TO NOT LEAVE FOR U.S.
Russian President Vladimir Putin won't be participating in the G8 Summit to be held at Camp David, which is located just north from Washington D.C.
According to the Voice of America, in an interview with ...YOUR QUESTION FOR LILIT GALSTYAN
Today "P.S." will host deputy of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) Lilit Galstyan, who wasn't elected in the parliamentary elections.
You can send your questions by calling ...HUNGER STRIKER KIDNAPPED
Member of the ad-hoc committee leading an investigation into the events of March 1, Artavazd Vardanyan was kidnapped at midnight after being on a hunger strike in front of the Central Electoral Commission ...U.S. TO MAKE ANOTHER ATTEMPT?
The Foreign Relations Council, which is one of the reputable organizations in the United States, has issued a rather extensive, 96-page report entitled "U.S.-Turkey Relations: New Partnership".
In the ...THEY'RE COMING AGAIN
The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs will visit Armenia on May 12.
During the visit, Co-Chairs Robert Bradtke, Jacques For and Igor Popov will have meetings with Serzh Sargsyan and Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan.
On ...VARDANYAN TO CONTINUE HUNGER STRIKE
Member of Sardarapat Movement Artavazd Vardanyan told "A1+" that he would be continuing the hunger strike in front of the Central Electoral Commission, but didn't mention how long.
"I have a problem and ...WHAT DID THE NA COMMITTEE DO?
Iditord website received nearly 1,062 alerts from citizens during the May 6 parliamentary elections, even though the website had been hacked after being closed for a couple of hours. Iditord website coordinator ...CC WON'T CHANGE ANYTHING?
Today "Pastark" Press Club hosted leader of the Christian-Democratic Party of Armenia Khosrov Harutyunyan. Harutyunyan says the elections were brilliant and unprecedented, but the Armenian National Congress ...GHAZARYAN INVITES AMALYAN TO LIVE SHOW
During its session tomorrow, the National Commission on Television and Radio will discuss the issue of making Kentron TV liable in accordance with Article 60 (7) of the RA law "On Television and Radio". ...GOVERNMENT LOWERS GAS PRICE
The government has decided to continue with the policy on providing socially disadvantaged families with partial compensation for the gas that they consume starting from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. In ...CAR ROLLS OVER INTO CANYON
On May 9 at around 06:30 an UAZ-469 B rolled over into a canyon at the 8th km section of the Goris-Stepanakert road.
The driver was transferred to the hospital with injuries.
Investigation is underway, ...SPECIAL SCHOOL STUDENT DROWNED
The Ministry of Emergency Situations yesterday reported the name of the child that drowned in the lake near 9th Street in Vardashen district of Yerevan and was in need of help of rescuers. The child drowned ...WALL CRACKS AFTER LIGHTNING STRIKES
Lightning cracked the wall of one of the homes in Hnaberd village of Aragatsotn province last evening and damaged electronic appliances.
Deputy Commander of the firefighting and rescue squadron in Tsakhkahovit ...ARRESTED FOR SOUNDING FALSE ALARM
Yesterday a citizen called the police and informed that an electric bomb was placed in a vase near a windowsill on the third floor of the Shengative investigative division. Police found out that the ...VOLCANO ERUPTS
The international airport in Pueblo, Mexico has been temporarily closed due to a volcano that erupted just 60 km away from the capital of Mexico, reports Vesti. The volcano erupted three weeks ago, but ...HEADQUARTERS TO HOLD SESSION
The administration of the Union of Politologists of Armenia and the POLITLOGOS Situation Analysis and Political Insight Club functioning within the UPA are holding the 10th plenary session of hearings ...HAK TO DROP MANDATES, IF€¦
"The Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) purchased Armenia again and a large sector of citizens sold themselves," said Armenian National Congress (HAK) deputy candidate at precinct N 11, Arshak Banuchyan.
Nevertheless, ...BHK CANDIDATE RECEIVES MORE VOTES
Head of the electoral commission at precinct N 12 Sona Sargsyan today summed up the results of the recount. This comes after non-partisan Robert Masumyan's proxies had filed an appeal for a recount.
"Lyova ..."BHK ALSO HAS SCUMBAGS"
Members of Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) also distributed electoral bribes during the elections, even at the precincts where the Armenian National Congress (HAK) had a candidate. This means that the ...VARDANYAN TO CONTINUE HUNGER STRIKE
Member of Sardarapat Movement Artavazd Vardanyan told "A1+" that he would be continuing the hunger strike in front of the Central Electoral Commission, but didn't mention how long.
"I have a problem and ...DEMIRCHYAN TO ASSUME MANDATE
"Since the Armenian National Congress (HAK) has made a decision to assume the mandates and enter parliament, I think there is no need for other questions," said leader of the People's Party of Armenia ...EPP LEADER CONGRATULATES
President of the European People's Party Wilfried Martens has sent a congratulatory message to leader of the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) Serzh Sargsyan.
"Your Excellency, I was informed with pain ...CASE AGAINST ACTIVISTS
The RA Police on the investigation into the events that took place at Mashtots Park on 29 April 2012
On May 3, 2012, the RA Police declared that several trials were taking place as prescribed by the RA ...6 CANDIDATES STILL LIABLE
During today's special session, Chief of the Control Service of the RA Central Electoral Commission Sevak Hovhannisyan presented the reference prepared as a result of the inspection of the third declarations ...TWO-MINUTE TRIAL
Today's trial of the case related to the Armenian National Congress (HAK) activists lasted only two minutes since the two eyewitnesses, including Amirjanyan and Martirosyan, hadn't shown up to court and ...MD CONFIRMS SOLDIER'S DEATH
The Ministry of Defense confirms the news about the sudden death of a serviceman on May 8 and informs that a forensic medicine examination has been scheduled.
On May 8, conscript Gor Martirosyan suddenly ...MORE ABOUT THE HHK
"The print press is not providing coverage, but advocating," said expert of the Armenian Association for Public Relations Armen Minasyan as he touched upon the results of print press monitoring.
He said ...NO POINT IN LAWSUIT ANYMORE?
During a trial at the Administrative Court today, lawyer Hayk Alumyan announced that there was already no point in the lawsuit filed by 7 deputies of Heritage Party for Mashtots Park and that he would ...ABRAHAM'S "DUEL" AT YSU
Professional Armenian boxer Artur Abraham fought a unique "duel" today as he responded to questions during a meeting with students of the Romance-Germanic Faculty at Yerevan State University.
The 32-year ...MORE PATIENTS WITH HYPERTONIC DISEASES
Armenia has registered a rise in the number of patients diagnosed with hypertonic and heart diseases in the past couple of years. The current period of the year is especially risky for those suffering ...RA POLICE DENIES
RA Police press release
The presses say Chief of Police of Ararat Karen Khachatryan has been beaten up.
The RA Police has already denied and continues to deny those rumors and reminds that in the event ...PARK ACTIVISTS DON'T KNOW WHO WILL BE SENTENCED
The activists at Mashtots Park can't explain the case instigated by the RA Police in relation to the incidents that took place at Mashtots Park on April 29 because they don't know whom the case is against.
"The ...EARTHQUAKE HITS MARTUNI
The National Service for Seismic Defense of the RA Ministry of Emergency Situations informs that on May 10 at 18:19 an earthquake with a 2.8 magnitude hit 13 km south from Martuni city in the Republic ...MAN COMMITS SUICIDE
A 45-50-year old man threw himself off the Davitashen Bridge at around 15:00 today. Police are taking measures to identify the person. According to preliminary information, the person who committed suicide ...STRIKER TO SET UP TENT TOMORROW
Artavazd Vardanyan, who has declared a hunger strike in front of the Central Electoral Commission, made another attempt to set up a tent at 17:30, but wasn't allowed once again.
"It's illegal to set up ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1804 Mamed Khan of Yerevan, knowing of the Russian force's progress, orders the migration (for the duration of the war) of about 20000 Armenians from the Khanate of Yerevan to Ghars.
- 1810 Birth of Gabriel Aivazovski in Feodosia (Ukraine). He died in 1880 in Tbilissi (Georgia).
- 1838 Birth of Viscount James Bryce (statesman). He served under Prime Minister William Gladstone. He was a founder of the League of Nations. He wrote on jurisprudence and political science. He vociferously condemned the Armenian Genocide by the Turkish government. He died in 1922.
- 1848 The Lazaryan College (Moscow) becomes the Institute of Western Languages.
- 1855 The Sultan orders, for the first time, the draft for the Christians in Turkey. The order was ineffective.
- 1920 Armenia's Revolutionary Military Committee in Alexandropol and proclaims the establishment of Soviet power in Armenia.
- 1923 Birth of Heydar Aliev, First Secretary of the Communist Party in Azerbaijan, Head of the Azeri Turk subdivision of the Soviet KGB, Member of the USSR Politbureau, and Head of Atheistic Propaganda under the Soviet regime. Committed Genocide against the Armenians of Nakhitshevan and Artsakh. Took over the presidency of Azerbaijan in 1993.
- 1941 The Ten-day Festival of Armenian Literature starts in Moscow (Russia).
- 1943 Garegeen the First (Hovsepyants) is anointed Catholicos of Cilicia in Antilias' Cathedral.
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