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Headlines for December 03, 2011
UN MISSION IN LIBYA EXTENDED FOR 3 ANOTHER MONTHS
The Security Council has extended the UN support mission in Libya for another three months to help the new government tackle a flood of arms in the country.
The council on Friday, Dec 2, unanimously ...COMMANDER: IRAN'S NAVY FULLY PREPARED TO DEFEND COUNTRY'S INTERESTS
Iran's navy is "fully prepared" to defend the country's interests even in international waters, a senior navy commander said.
"All activities of our enemies ... are within our reach. ...ALMA TO HOST "THE BELLS: FROM POE TO SARDARABAD" PROGRAM
Dr. James Russell, Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies at Harvard University, will present a program on "The Bells: From Poe to Sardarabad" on Thursday evening, December 15, 2011 at the Armenian ...APPLE FAILS TO BAN SAMSUNG GALAXY SALES IN U.S.
Apple failed to convince a U.S. judge to block Samsung Electronics from selling some Galaxy smartphones and tablets in the U.S. market, depriving the iPhone and iPad maker of crucial leverage in a global ...DARCHINYAN, MORENO MAKE WEIGHT
All of the televised participants made weight for Showtime's bantamweight doubleheader, which takes place Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, BoxingScene.com reported.
The main event features ...PANETTA URGES ISRAEL TO MEND TIES WITH EGYPT, TURKEY
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urged Israel to try and end its increasing regional "isolation" by repairing diplomatic ties with Egypt and Turkey and renewing peace efforts with the Palestinians. ...UN SECURITY COUNCIL READY FOR PALESTINE VOTE
The UN Security Council is ready to vote on the admission of Palestine to the UN, but this requires two things - a specific signal from the Palestinians on which day they would wish the vote to take place, ...ARMNET 2011 CONFERENCE KICKS OFF IN YEREVAN
Today, on December 3, Yerevan hosted the opening ceremony of Armnet 2011 international conference titled Cloud technologies and mobile internet.
According to SPMS company director Haykuhi Taksildaryan, ...SPANIARDS TAKE 2-0 LEAD OVER ARGENTINA IN DAVIS CUP FINAL
Rafael Nadal barely needed to break a sweat in another dominant performance on clay. David Ferrer then needed one of the best matches of his career to put Spain on the brink of another Davis Cup title.
...HAULERS COME TO RESCUE ARMENIAN TRUCKS AT UPPER LARS
Armenian trucks that were stuck at Upper Lars checkpoint at the Russian-Georgian border started moving with the help of haulers dispatched from Armenia.
Georgian Minister of Regional Development and ...ARTSAKH WAR HERO MOVSES GORGISYAN WOULD TURN 50 DEC 3
Artsakh war hero, Armenia's national hero Movses Gorgisyan would turn 50 on December 3. To mark his birth anniversary, a commemoration ceremony took place at Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex to be followed ...ARMNET CONFERENCE 2011: MOBILE SEARCHES HAVE FIVE TIMES INCREASED OVER PAST 2 YEARS
On Decembr 3, Armnet Conference 2011 hosted a presentation titled Mobilize your business by Stanislav Vidyaev representing Google.
According to Mr. Vidyaev, mobile searches have five times increased ...IRANIAN DIPLOMATS EXPELLED FROM UK RETURN HOME LIKE HEROES
Iranian diplomats expelled from Britain after radical youths stormed the British embassy in Tehran arrived home on Saturday, December 3, to supporters bearing flowers and chanting "Death to England". ...UEFA EURO TO KICK OFF WITH POLAND-GREECE MATCH
The schedule for UEFA EURO 2012 in Poland and Ukraine has been confirmed following the draw in Kyiv.
Poland will launch the tournament on June 8 at against Greece in Warsaw followed by the other Group ...OCEANA TO PERFORM OFFICIAL SONG FOR UEFA EURO 2012
Having had a No1 single in both co-host nations, German-American pop sensation Oceana has been chosen to work with UEFA on the official song for UEFA EURO 2012. Oceana - whose 2009 hit Cry Cry topped ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT MARSEILLE
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will visit Marseille, France, where he will attend the 20th Congress of European People's Party on December 7-8.
According to Nouvelles d`Arménie, President ...EUROPEAN MISSILE SHIELD DEPLOYMENT WILL PROCEED - U.S. OFFICIAL
The U.S. ambassador to NATO on Friday, Dec 2, dismissed recent expressions of outrage from Moscow over proposed missile defenses in Europe, saying that the NATO deployment will proceed "whether Russia ...TRANSPARENT ELECTION DOESN'T IMPLY CORRECT CHOICE - AUTHOR
Transparent election doesn't imply correct choice, according to author Razmik Davoyan.
"The country's government and parliament should consists of professionals who care about the future of the nation," ...EXPERT: CAUCASUS IS RUSSIA'S SHIELD AGAINST ILL-WISHING FORCES
Russia's stance on the Caucasus remains unchanged, political analyst Sergey Shakaryants said.
"The Caucasus has been and remains Moscow's shield for against ill-wishing forces," he said adding that Russia ...HZOR APAGA PARTY BACKS SERZH SARGSYAN'S CANDIDACY IN 2013 ELECTIONS
Hzor Apaga (Powerful Future) party backs current president Serzh Sargsyan's candidacy in 2013 elections, party leader Arkadi Kirakosyan said. As Mr. Kirakosyan told a press conference, the party favors ...ARMNET CONFERENCE 2011. ԸՍՏ ՎԼԱԴԻՄԻՐ ԻՍԱևԻ, ԱՊԱԳԱՅՈՒՄ ՄՐՑԱԿՑԵԼՈՒ ԵՆ ՀԵՌՈՒՍՏԱՏԵՍԱՅԻՆ ԾՐԱԳՐԵՐԻ ԽԱՆՈՒԹՆԵՐԸ
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Hundreds of meters under one of Iceland's largest glaciers there are signs of a looming volcanic eruption that could be one of the most powerful the country has seen in almost a century.
Mighty Katla, ...OVER AMD 27 MLN STOLEN FROM HAYPOST OFFICE
On December 3 morning a masked man rushed into a Haypost office in Arabkir district of Yerevan and stole AMD 27 mln 177 thousand threatening the employees with a knife.
Police did not provide any information ...ARMENIA'S UNION OF ARTISTS HOSTS STUDENT EXHIBITION CONTEST
On December 3, RA Union of Artists hosted opening ceremony of student exhibition contest.
The best students of Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts partook in the event organized by Student Council of ...220 INSTANCES OF AZERI CEASEFIRE VIOLATION REPORTED OVER LAST WEEK
Over 220 instances of ceasefire violation by Azerbaijani armed forces were recorded over the last week at the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh armed forces. Azerbaijan fired about 1700 shots from various ...CHEMICAL CASTRATION AGAINST SEX OFFENDERS NOT VERY EFFECTIVE, SEXOLOGIST
Chemical castration against sex offenders is not very effective, according to sexologist Vrezh Shahramanyan. As Mr. Shahramanyan told a press conference, the method may cause increased aggressiveness ...SEYRAN OHANYAN: ARMENIAN ARMY SOLDIERS IMPLEMENT MOVSES GORGISYAN'S IDEAS
On December 3, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan visited Artsakh war hero, Armenia's national hero Movses Gorgisyan's grave at Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex to mark his 50th birth anniversary.
...WE WON'T KEEP SILENT: SOLDIER COMMITS SUICIDE
Soldier Narek Davtyan committed suicide in one of RA army units, a reliable source told We Won't Keep Silent youth initiative.
An investigation further revealed that prison rules in army units are ...ARMENAIN DEFENSE MINISRY CONFIRMS REPORTS ON SOLDIER'S DEATH
December 3, 12:55am local time soldier Narek Davtyan's corpse was found with a fatal bullet wound at the bottom of the jaw.
The case envisages medicolegal investigation of the body, RA Defense Ministry ...MORENO BEATS DARCHINYAN
Using his height and reach advantage with effectiveness, WBA Super World bantamweight champion Anselmo Moreno (32-1-1, 11 KO's) won a fairly wide 12 round unanimous decision over 35-year-old Vic Darchinyan ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1842 Birth of Srbui Tyusab (novelist). She died in 1901.
- 1842 Birth of Mesrop Nooparyan (linguist, translator) in Smyrna. He died in 1929.
- 1900 The French fortnightly, "Pro Armenia" newspaper is published in Paris.
- 1915 Birth of Sero Khanzadyan (writer). He died in 1993.
- 1920 Signing of the Peace Treaty of Alexandropol between Armenia and Turkey. Armenia suffers huge territorial losses.
- 1958 Ceremonial opening of the "Sassoontsi Davit" statue at the railway station's square in Yerevan.
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