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Headlines for February 17, 2012PRESIDENT'S INAUGURATION CEREMONY HELD IN TURKMENISTAN
Turkmenistan has held an inauguration ceremony to officially start President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov's second term in office. Berdymukhammedov won the February 12 presidential election after receiving, ...40 LB OF MARIJUANA FOUND IN PLANE APPROACHING OBAMA'S AIRCRAFT
Two Air Force F-16 fighters intercepted a privately owned Cessna airplane that entered the same Los Angeles airspace as the helicopter Marine One on Thursday as the chopper was ferrying President Barack ...HEAVY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED ON FEBRUARY 18
Mighty Western cyclone approaches to Armenian Republic, it will be here on February 18 and will bring heavy snow. On the 17th of February feeble snow is expected in separate regions only. The air temperature ...BERD-CHAMBARAK HIGHWAY AND SELIM PASS ARE CLOSED
RA Ministry of Emergency Situations reports that as of February 17 at 08:30 the interstate and republican highways and mount passes are mainly impassable. There is black ice in spots.
Selim pass as well ...BERD - CHAMBARAK ROAD AND SELIM MOUNT PASS ARE CLOSED
As the public relations department of the RA Transport and Communication Ministry reports as of February 17 at 17:00 the interstate, republican roads and mount passes are mainly passable. Berd - Chambarak ...RA DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS AUSTRIAN STUDENTS
On February 16 at the YSU Center of European Studies RA Deputy FM Zohrab Mnatsakanyan has read a lecture for the members of the "Union of Catholic Students" from Austria.
The press, information and public ...RUSSIAN WOMAN ROBBED AND THROWN OUT OFF TAXI IN AZERBAIJAN
35 years old Anzhelika Gorishkina has taken taxi in Baku, Azerbaijan to reach another city. The person that was in the back seat of taxi has made her an improper offer. The man has beaten the woman as ...ITALY TO TAX VATICAN
Italy's Catholic Church faces an annual multi-million euro bill over government plans to strip it of its tax-exempt status, the BBC reports. Prime Minister Mario Monti has announced the Vatican must ...BLACK ICE OF ROADS TO GORIS REGION IS GONE
As of February 17 at 14.00 the interstate, republican roads and mount passes are passable. Attention: Berd-Chambarak roads and Selim mount pass are closed. The black ice has melted due to the works implemented ...THE ONLY SOLUTION TO ARTSAKH PROBLEM IS INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
Today at Stepanakert kicked off international conference titled "The 20th anniversary of the NKR independence: realities and prospects" which is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the NKR independence. ...MERKEL NOT LEAVE FOR ROME
Angela Merkel's hand-picked choice for the ceremonial post of president resigned on Friday in a scandal over political favors, dealing a blow to the German chancellor in the midst of the euro zone crisis. ...POLICEMAN: "MAYOR'S ORDER IS IN MY POCKET"
The conflict between environmentalists and the police in Mashtots Park continues. "I have got the Mayor's order in my pocket," the policeman, who didn't present himself, repeats to the environmentalists. ...TATIKYAN: I WILL MAKE AN ACTION ALONE IF NEEDED
"What building is this? Every building here is so dear to me; I have had one love in each of those buildings, it seems they will come out right now. The city has lost its face, that's why I don't even ...ROOTS OF NATIONAL FEAST
"People who say that some of the Armenian feasts have pagan origins are not able to watch forward and those who say have Christian origin cannot watch back," stated literary critic Vardan Devrikyan speaking ...
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Today in Armenian history- 362 Birth of Mesrop Mashtots. He invented the Armenian alphabet. He died in 440.
- 1811 Establishment of the Mkhitarist Congregation of Vienna (Austria). It is still located on Mechitaristengasse.
- 1830 Birth of poet Gevorg Dodokhyan in Gogenlo (Crimea, the Ukraine). He died in 1908.
- 1888 Death of Hovsep Shishmanyan (Tserents) in Tbilissi (Georgia). He wrote historical novels. He was born in 1882 in Constantinople.
- 1908 The Armenian National Council of Teheran is organized. In 1911 it was recognized by the government and called "Teheran's Armenian General Council".
- 1948 Death of Hakob Oshakan. He was born in 1883.
- 1951 Death of Nikoghayos Tigranian, composer and pianist.
- 1992 Artsakh forces control the important Azeri Turk military cross-road of Gharadakhlu.
- 2000 The remains of Armenias Hero, General Andranik are transferred to Armenia.
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