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Published on December 13, 2011
INTERNAL GENOCIDE IN PROGRESS IN ARMENIA - CHARLES AZNAVOUR
- Armenian Ambassador to Switzerland, world-known chansonnier Charles Aznavour aimed yet another wave of criticism at Armenian authorities.
"My country is facing an internal genocide. The government leaves no chance to young people, stifling them till they flee the country. The problem is now past the political one - it turned into a universal issue to be addressed immediately," Aznavour told Life Showbiz before his concert in Moscow.
In October interview to Nouvelles d'Arménie, Aznavour named mafia as the main reason for emigration from Armenia. "The government won't stir a finger to help common people," he added.
Headlines for December 13, 2011
SOCHI'S OLYMPIC MEDIA CENTER TO BE READY BY FEB 2013
Olympic media centre construction has launched in Sochi, the host of 2014 Winter Olympics.
According to reports, the media center includes a hotel accommodating 600 people, a restaurant and a conference ...APPLE BOASTS OVER 100 MILLION DOWNLOADS FROM MAC APP STORE
Apple said that more than 100 million mini-programs tailored for Macintosh computers have been downloaded from the Mac App Store since it opened at the start of the year.
The Cupertino, California-based ...OBAMA ASKS IRAN TO GIVE BACK DOWNED DRONE
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday, December 12, that the United States had asked Iran to return an American surveillance drone that the Iranians say they captured on December 4, The New York ...YAROVSLAV DASHKEVICH MAY COME ON UNESCO EMINENT PERSONALITIES LIST
The President of the Union of Armenians of Ukraine Vilen Shatvoryan addressed the head of the National Commission of Ukraine for UNESCO Russlan Denchenko with a request to include the eminent Ukrainian ...CANADA FIRST COUNTRY TO WITHDRAW FROM KYOTO PROTOCOL
Canada on Monday, December 12, became the first country to announce it would withdraw from the Kyoto protocol on climate change, dealing a symbolic blow to the already troubled global treaty. According ...SARKOZY: UK VETO CREATES "TWO EUROPES"
The French President has said that there are now clearly "two Europes", following last week's summit in which the UK vetoed EU treaty changes, BBC reports.
Nicolas Sarkozy said he and Chancellor ...GEORGE LUCAS UP TO 5TH INDIANA JONES SEQUEL
Collider.com source delivered an update on the development of another Indiana Jones movie. Earlier in the month, Steven Spielberg declared, "We have already agreed on the genre of the fifth movie. We ...U.S. HOUSE TO VOTE ON MEASURE CALLING ON TURKEY TO RETURN CHRISTIAN PROPERTIES
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on Tuesday, December 13 on H.Res.306, a religious freedom measure that calls upon Turkey to return stolen Armenian, Greek, Assyrian, and Syriac church ...ARONIAN, ANAND SHARE 5-6TH PLACES AT LONDON CHESS CLASSIC
Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian scored 9 points at London Chess Classic to share 5-6th places with India's Viswanathan Anand.
Russia's Vladimir Kramnik won the tournament with 16 points, followed ...U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY TO VISIT TURKEY
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will visit Turkey later this week for talks that are expected to focus on enhancing defense cooperation and the ongoing fight against terrorism, according to diplomatic ...USTR SLAMS CHINA'S WTO RECORD
Ten years after joining the World Trade Organization, China still does not fully embrace many fundamental free market principles of the global trade body, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said ...U.S. STILL CONSIDERS BRYZA NOMINATION FOR AMBASSADOR TO AZERBAIJAN
The U.S. Senate has not yet given up Matthew Bryza's nomination for ambassador to Azerbaijan, and is still considering it, State Department's Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner said at a press briefing ...U.S. VICE PRESIDENT BELIEVES BAKU IS AN IRAQI CITY
The last American troops will withdraw from Iraq in the next three weeks.
President Obama and Iraq's Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, met Monday, December 12, in Washington to claim that the U.S. ...TURKISH OFFICIAL NAMES ‘MAIN CONDITION' FOR RECONCILIATION WITH ARMENIA
Turkish parliament speaker Cemil Cicek named the 'main condition' for normalization of relations with Armenia.
"Reconciliation with Armenia is directly linked to the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh ...UN: DEATH TOLL IN SYRIA REACHED 5000
The United Nations high commissioner for human rights on Monday, December 12, raised the death toll from the Damascus government's crackdown on anti-regime activists to close to 5,000 people, CNN ...ZANGEZUR COMBINE OWNERS SAY THEY CARE OF LOCAL POPULATION
CRONIMET Mining AG issued a response to the Business & Human Rights Resource Center It has been more than 15 years since CRONIMET Group of companies has launched its business operations in Armenia. ...FACEBOOK CONFIRMS TESTING "PRIVATE MESSAGES FOR PAGES" FEATURE
Facebook has confirmed it is testing a feature that allows people to communicate privately with page owners, according to Inside Facebook.
This "Private Messages for Pages" feature would be beneficial ...SYRIA REPORTEDLY ARMS MISSILES WITH CHEMICAL WARHEADS
The Syrian regime, which has endured nine months of civil unrest spurred by the Arab Spring as it swept across the Middle East, has armed its medium-range missile arsenal with chemical warheads, a report ...SARKOZY: EU IS PRIMARILY FOR EUROPEAN CONTINENT
France's stance toward Ankara's prospective EU membership has not changed despite the contrasting economic fortunes of the crisis-hit union and a dynamic Turkey, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said.
...HARVARD EXPERT: TURKEY MUST APOLOGIZE TO ARMENIANS BEFORE DEMANDING APOLOGY FROM OTHERS
Speaking at the annual business conference sponsored by Globes, Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz lividly criticized Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for demanding an apology from ...TURKISH MEDIA FEARS FRANCE WILL RATIFY BILL TO PENALIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL
Turkish media outlets are concerned that French Senate's ratification of a bill penalizing the Armenian Genocide denial is an actual possibility. Some are certain that during his visit to Yerevan French ...IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY LAMBASTES OBAMA'S REQUEST FOR DRONE
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast lambasted U.S. President Barack Obama for asking Tehran to send back the U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft that violated Iran's airspace ...ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT DEBATES NATIONAL STRATEGY ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Armenia's National Assembly hosted a public hearing of the national strategy for human rights protection. The discussion was organized by the NA and National Security Council jointly with EU Advisory ...ARMENIAN ARRESTED IN GLENDALE FOR PIPE BOMB POSSESSION
A 50-year-old man who was arrested Saturday, December 10, after turning in a pipe bomb to Glendale police allegedly told officers that two men were trying to kill him, so he built the device for protection.
...YOUTUBE LAUNCHES SCHOOL-FRIENDLY VERSION
YouTube, the world's largest video sharing service, has launched a new school-friendly version of its site, BBC reports.
YouTube For Schools promises classrooms access to educational videos without ...ROSGOSSTRAKH-ARMENIA CERTIFIED ISO 9001:2008 BY MOODY INTERNATIONAL
RosGosstrakh-Armenia became the fist insurance company in Armenia to be certified ISO 9001:2008 by Moody International.
"The ISO 9001:2008 quality certificate testifies to reliability and stability of ...4 DEAD AS HELICOPTERS CRASH ON WASHINGTON BASE
Two Army helicopters crashed Monday, December 12 night at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in an accident that killed four soldiers, a military spokesman said late Monday. The two-seat reconnaissance choppers ...CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST SYUNIK PROVINCE GOVERNOR DROPPED
Criminal case against Syunik province governor Suren Khachatryan on suspicion of beating up businesswoman Silva Hambardzumyan has been closed.
The case was instigated on November 15, in compliance with ...IRAN'S DEFENSE MINISTER SAYS DOWNED U.S. DRONE HIS COUNTRY'S ‘ASSET'
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi stated that the U.S. stealth drone that was downed by Iranian armed forces earlier this month is now an "Iranian asset". "The U.S. ...SAMVEL TER-SAHAKYAN: AFTER ROUND 8, I FINALLY BELIEVED I'LL WIN
U18 World Chess Champion, Armenia's Samvel Ter-Sahakyan believes hard training helped him win in Brazil.
"Actually, my opponents were pretty strong, yet 6 consecutive victories heartened me greatly, ...KOMMERSANT HOLDING CEO FIRED FOR PUBLISHING PHOTOS OFFENDING PUTIN
Russian tycoon Alisher Usmanov, the owner of Russia's major Kommersant publishing house, has fired the holding CEO Andrey Galiev and editor-in-chief of the Kommersant Vlast magazine Maxim Kovalsky ...IMF COMPLETES THIRD REVIEW OF ARMENIA'S ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed its third review of Armenia's economic performance under a program supported by Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Extended Credit ...CONVERSE BANK PREPARES GIFTS FOR ARMENIAN CHILDREN'S HOME
Converse Bank has launched a charity action to offer New Year gifts to Mary Izmirlyan children's home.
The bank installed donation boxes at 5 of its branches, intending to double the sum of the contributions ...TURKEY'S POLITICAL MACHINE WORKS AGAINST ITSELF - EXPERT
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's apology for1937-1938 Dersim pogroms did not yield the results Ankara authorities expected, a Turkologist said.
"Recently, Turkey's political machine tends ...SHARMAZANOV SLAMS CICEK'S STATEMENT ON KARABAKH AS UNSCRUPULOUS
Turkish parliament speaker Cemil Cicek's statement regarding the linkage between Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement and normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations is the evidence of unscrupulousness ...VARUZHAN HAKOBYAN WINS GOLD AT AMERICAN OPEN
Grandmaster Varuzhan Hakobyan won gold at American Open 2011, scoring 7 points out of 8 possible. Grandmaster Melikset Khachiyan and FM Harutyun Akopyan came 5th and 8th respectively.
Orange County, ...RONALDO, ZIDANE TO PARTICIPATE IN MATCH AGAINST POVERTY
As in previous years, UNDP Goodwill Ambassadors Ronaldo and Zinédine Zidane are mobilizing their friends to take on the Hamburger Sport-Verein tonight at the Imtech Arena in Hamburg, Germany. Most ...KUWAIT TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN ARMENIA
Member of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and Kuwait Industries Union Chairman Hussein Al-Kharafi said on Monday, December 12, that the Armenian economic delegation's visit to the ...ARMENIA'S YEZIDI URGE UN SUPPORT FOR COMPATRIOTS IN IRAQ
Armenia's Yezidi launched a rally in front of UN Office in Yerevan to protest oppression of their compatriots by Iraqi Kurds. The protesters addressed a letter to UN, urging international community to ...EXPERT: NO FRIENDLY TIES BETWEEN ARMENIA AND TURKEY POSSIBLE
No friendly ties between Armenia and Turkey possible, an Armenian expert said.
"Armenia and Turkey may establish diplomatic relations in future, but they will never become friends," Ruben Melkonyan said.
...AMERIABANK USES NEW APPROACH TO FINANCIAL ISSUES
Ameriabank continues extension of the line of services for physical persons.
To this purpose, the bank launched Your Deposit action valid till March 31, 2012. On campaign sidelines, the depositors will ...EXPERT PREDICTS FAILURE FOR ANKARA EFFORTS TO DESTABILIZE SYRIA
At Middle East, Turkey was responsible for instigation and control of the revolutionary wave in Syria, according to an Armenian expert.
As Ruben Melkonyan told a news conference in Yerevan, extensive ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 382,27 DEC 13
Deals amounting to $ 2,71 mln at an average rate of AMD 382,25 /USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Dec 13. The closing price totaled AMD 382,25.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 382,27 ...BAKU CLAIMS U.S. USES DEMOCRACY ISSUES AS REPRESSION TOOL AGAINST AZERBAIJAN
It is regrettable that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton negatively responded about Azerbaijan on International Human Rights Day, Azerbaijani MP Mubariz Qurbanlı said. In her speech on Human Rights ...ARMENIAN, ITALIAN FMS DISCUSS TRADE COOPERATION
In the framework of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's visit to Italy, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandia, accompanying Sargsyan, met with his Italian counterpart Giulio Terzi. Nalbandian congratulated ...INTERNAL GENOCIDE IN PROGRESS IN ARMENIA - CHARLES AZNAVOUR
Armenian Ambassador to Switzerland, world-known chansonnier Charles Aznavour aimed yet another wave of criticism at Armenian authorities.
"My country is facing an internal genocide. The government leaves ...ANC, JAPANESE EMBASSY REP. DISCUSS ARMENIA'S DOMESTIC POLICY
Coordinator of Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc Levon Zurabyan met with First Secretary of political affairs at Japanese Embassy (residence in Moscow) Kuvako Mizuo. During the meeting ...ARMY DEFECTORS KILL SYRIA'S SECURITY FORCES
Army defectors have killed seven members of Syria's security forces in retaliation for an attack that cost the lives of 11 civilians.
"Seven security force members were killed in an ambush by ...FRENCH CO-CHAIR REPLACEMENT WON'T AFFECT OSCE MG ACTIVITY - BAHAR MURADOVA
The replacement of OSCE Minsk Group's French co-chair will not make any change in the activity of the organization, Azeri parliament's vice speaker, Bahar Muradova said. "Now, were the co-chairing county ...ABBAS HOPES UNESCO'S PALESTINE RECOGNITION FILL BE FOLLOWED BY OTHERS
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Tuesday, Dec 13 UNESCO's admission of Palestine was a key first recognition that he hoped others will follow, as the Palestinian flag was raised at the agency's ...HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: AZERBAIJAN IMITATES DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Azerbaijan imitates democracy and human rights, according to Deputy Director of the Europe and Central Asia Division of Human Rights Watch.
As Rachel Denber told Obyektiv.tv, "the political and judicial ...FAVORITE PERSON OF WEST- RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN?
Majority of Time magazine readers in an online poll selected Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Person of the year 2011.
After years of unsuccessfully banging on the EU's door, Turkey's ...STUDENTS OF ALAVERDI COMMUNITY REHABILITATION CENTER VISIT VIVACELL-MTS
In the framework of Career Development Project children of Alaverdi Community Rehabilitation Center NGO visited VivaCell-MTS head office.
VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian briefed the students ...TERRORIST ACT ROCKS BELGIAN CITY OF LIEGE
A gun and grenade attack in the centre of the Belgian city of Liege has killed at least one person and wounded 47 including a toddler. Witnesses say a man in his 40s threw grenades into a crowded square ...ZAVEN BADOYAN TO CONCLUDE 3-YEAR CONTRACT WITH BATE FC
Impuls FC midfielder Zaven Badoyan's representative Karen Muradyan noted that BATE FC negotiates purchasing a player.
"The main problem is the transfer amount. Hopefully, all goes well and Badoyan concludes ...EC PRESIDENT: NEW FISCAL TREATY TO BE REACHED BY MARCH
A new fiscal treaty with stricter budget rules will be in place by mid-2012, according to the European Council's president.
Herman Van Rompuy says the first draft may even be ready by next week: "I'm ...ALLEGATIONS FOR AZERBAIJAN'S PURCHASING 2012 OLYMPICS MEDALS DISMISSED
The Special Investigation Committee said that claims on BBC's Newsnight on Sept 23 were "groundless and unsupported by credible evidence".
The committee accepted an investment was made ...ARMENIA, ITALY TO DEVELOP COOPERATION IN ENERGY SECTOR
In the framework of the working visit to Italy, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with his Italian counterpart Giorgio Napolitano.
During the meeting the presidents touched on holding series of ...U.S. DUBS RUSSIA PROTESTS POSITIVE SIGN
Anti-government protests staged in Russia over the weekend are a "positive sign" for democracy in the former Soviet republic, Washington said on Monday, December 12.
"The demonstrations that occurred ...ARMENIAN KHACHKAR UNVEILED IN ROME
On December 13, in the framework of a working visit to Italy, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with Rome's Mayor Gianni Alemanno.
During the meeting, President Sargsyan stressed friendly ties ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1795 Javad Khan surrenders Gandzak to the Russians.
- 1854 Birth of Mooratsan - Grigor Ter-Hovhannisyan -(writer) in Shooshee (Artsakh). He died in 1908.
- 1890 Death of Mkrtich Emin (armenologist) in Moscow (Russia). He was born in 1815.
- 1901 Opening of the Alexandropol-Yerevan railroad.
- 1911 Gevorg the Fifth (Soorenyants) elected Catholicos. He was murdered by the Soviet Police in 1930.
- 1920 Lenin appoints A. Mravyan and S. Ter-Gabrielyan to the Revolutionary Committee of the USSR.
- 1920 The old administrative institutions and positions are removed by order of the Armenian SSR's People's Committee for Internal Affairs.
- 1921 Start of the repatriation of Diasporan Armenians to Soviet Armenia.
- 1940 Death of painter Stepan Aghajanian.
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