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RUSSIAN OPPOSITION VOWS NEW RALLY FEB 26 UNLESS DEMANDS MET
A Russian opposition leader vowed to organize a new rally against vote fraud on February 26 if the government fails to meet protester demands at a demonstration scheduled on February 4, Boris Nemtsov, the leader of the Solidarity party, RIA Novosti reported.
"So long as the government ignores our demands, we will draw up a schedule for all of February," Nemtsov said.
The opposition plans to hold a five-hour march and demonstration on February 4, exactly one month before presidential elections, to demand a rerun of parliamentary elections, resignation of Central Election Commission chief Vladimir Churov, release of political prisoners and liberal reforms. One route for the proposed march is along the Garden Ring Road in downtown Moscow.
Over 20,000 people have already signed up on Facebook to participate.
The presidential candidates who include protester demands in their platforms will have the opportunity to address the protesters, Nemtsov said. That has already been done by Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov, A Just Russia head Sergei Mironov and the head of the liberal Yabloko party Grigory Yavlinsky.
Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, another candidate challenging Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in the upcoming presidential race, said that he would also take part in the demonstration. "I will definitely be there. As soon it is clear how the rally is organized, I will determine the form of my participation," Prokhorov told journalist on Tuesday, January 24.
Last month's rallies against suspected vote fraud in favor of Putin's United Russia party at the December 4 parliamentary polls drew tens of thousands of protesters in Moscow, including - according to various estimates - between 30,000 and 60,000 on Bolotnaya Square on December 10, and between 45,000 and 100,000 on Sakharov Avenue on December 24.
Putin, who is seeking to return as Russia's president after March elections, was one of the main targets of the protesters, who accused him of stifling political competition while president in 2000-2008.
Following the December protests, the Kremlin proposed a liberal reform of election law, but would only put the changes into effect in time for the next Duma elections in 2016.
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EU TO PROPOSE LAW GIVING INTERNET USERS "RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN"
A new law promising internet users the "right to be forgotten" will be proposed by the European Commission on Wednesday, January 25. It says people will be able to ask for data about them to ...JAPANESE SUPPORT TOKYO'S BID TO HOST 2020 SUMMER OLYMPICS
A nationwide poll has shown that 65.7% of respondents support Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, Japan Today reported.
"These results indicate that some 80 million people across the whole ...TURKISH MFA SLAMS GENOCIDE BILL ADOPTION AS "IRRESPONSIBLE ACT"
Indignant over the Jan 23 vote, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has slammed the French Senate's decision to adopt the bill criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide as "irresponsible act".
"Turkey condemns ...ANCA: FRENCH SENATE COURAGEOUS VOTE SHINES SPOTLIGHT ACROSS ATLANTIC
Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian commented on the France Senate's passage of the bill criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide.
"Today's courageous ...TURKISH JUSTICE MINISTER SAYS GENOCIDE BILL "PROFOUND INJUSTICE"
Turkey has condemned the French Senate's passage of the bill outlawing denial of the Armenian Genocide, slamming it as "irresponsible and disrespectful" and vowing to take retaliatory steps. "We ...TURKEY PLANS TO MINIMIZE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH FRANCE
Following the French Senate's adoption of the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial, Turkey mulls possible sanctions against France including minimization of diplomatic links.
Top Turkish politicians ...TURKEY THREATENS OF CONSEQUENCES IF GENOCIDE BILL TAKES EFFECT
Should the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial take effect, it will have serious and long-term consequences for the government of France, undersecretary of the Turkish embassy in Paris said. ...WASHINGTON TO DEMAND RUSSIA'S EXPLANATION FOR YAK-130 DELIVERY TO SYRIA
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Jeff Feltman will request Russia to comment on the recently signed contract to sell combat trainer jets to Syria during his visit to Moscow, the U.S. Department of State ...TURKISH LABOR MINISTER: NO NEED TO BE ARMENIAN TO CONDEMN DINK MURDER
Turkish Labor Minister Faruk Çelik has said that "we do not all have to be Armenians" to condemn the murder of Hrant Dink, Today's Zaman reported. "There is no need to change one's identity ...WIKILEAKS FOUNDER TO LAUNCH TV SHOW
International secret-buster Julian Assange says he's launching his own television series, according to AP.
The guests haven't been disclosed, but the 40-year-old Australian has promised to give ...CAR BOMBS KILL 8 IN IRAQ
Iraqi officials say two separate car bombs have exploded in a Shiite district in eastern Baghdad, killing 8 people and wounding 32 others. Police officials say the first attack targeted an early morning ...U.S. MOVING EMBASSY STAFF IN BAHRAIN TO SAFER LOCATIONS
The U.S. State Department says it is moving American embassy employees to safer locations in Bahrain after ongoing political unrest elevated security worries in the strategic Gulf kingdom. According ...JAPAN'S ECONOMY EXPECTED TO SHRINK IN FISCAL 2011
Japan's economy is expected to shrink 0.4 percent in fiscal 2011, the country's central bank forecast Tuesday, a reversal of its previous projection of 0.3 percent growth, AFP reported. The Bank ...PACE EX-CHAIRMAN PLEASED WITH HIS ACTIVITY
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"Certainly, after completing ...TURKISH OFFICIAL: FRANCE OPENED THE BLACK PAGE OF ITS OWN HISTORY
Turkey keeps slamming the French Senate for adopting the bill criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide. The head of Turkish parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, Volkan Bozkir stated that ...AMBASSADOR: TURKEY WILL NEVER ACCEPT THE BILL CRIMINALIZING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL
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"I will probably ...SLAVIK HAYRAPETYAN TAKES GOOD START AT EUROPEAN FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS
15-year-old Armenian figure skater Slavik Hayrapetyan performed successfully at the European Figure Skating Championship taking place in Sheffield, UK.
According to the official site of the Championships, ...EUROPE PLANS NEW DIPLOMATIC SYRIA OFFENSIVE AT UN
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...AZERBAIJANI EXPERT SAYS GENOCIDE BILL ADOPTION BLOW TO DEMOCRACY
According to Azerbaijani political scientist, member of Trend Expert Council Fikret Sadikhov, France's adoption of the bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide is "a blow to the freedom ...ACA: TURKEY'S GEOPOLITICS FAILED TO JEOPARDIZE DOING THE RIGHT THING
In light of the historic legislation recently championed by the French Senate, the Armenian Council of America is urging Congressional leaders in the United States to honor their pledge in supporting ...TURKISH SCHOLAR WELCOMES GENOCIDE BILL ADOPTION
Clark University Professor Taner Akçam, who is the first Turkish scholar to publicly condemn the 1915 Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire, commented on the adoption of the bill ...TWITTER BUYS MALWARE-FIGHTING STARTUP DASIENT
Twitter brought the malware-fighting startup Dasient into its team today, CNET reports.
"Effective immediately, we will be bringing our technology, tools, and team to the revenue engineering team ...EXPERT: KARABAKH CONFLICT PARTIES FOCUS ON BOOSTING TRUST
The Sochi meeting between the Presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia indicated that parties of Nagorno Karabakh settlement focus on promotion of trust, European Integration NGO chairman said.
Dwelling ...ARMENIAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ATTRACTED SOME $14 MLN IN 2011
All initiatives of Armenian Development Agency (ADA) in 2010 recorded progress in 2011, ADA Director General said.
"Given ADA's efforts, the volume of direct foreign investments in 2011 amounted to $13-14 ...AZERBAIJAN KEEPS INTERFERING IN TURKISH-FRENCH RELATIONS
Despite counteraction of Turkey and Azerbaijan, the French Senate adopted the bill criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide.
According to AZE.az, Azerbaijan is ready "to support Turkey and take ...RUSSIAN RAILWAYS: EU SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN NOT TO AFFECT NORTH-SOUTH PROJECT
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"At a primary stage, ADA focused on the Russian market ...EXPERT: RUSSIAN FM'S STATEMENT RULES OUT NEW WAR IN KARABAKH
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As the expert told ...ARMENIAN EXPERT CONFIDENT OF SARKOZY'S SIGNING GENOCIDE BILL
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"This is merely a technical issue as apparently without Sarkozy's ...MAGNITUDE-6.3 EARTHQUAKE JOLTS SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
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Dwelling ...ARMENIAN EXPERT: OSCE MG FORMAT WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED
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As Sergey Minasyan told a press conference, change of leader ...OSCARS 2012 NOMINATIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED TODAY
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The black-and-white ...NIGERIA'S ISLAMIST SECT BOKO HARAM KILLED AT LEAST 935 PEOPLE 2009
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Sony is promising improved low-light photography from its forthcoming range of smartphone camera sensors, thanks to the addition of white-light pixels, BBC reports.
The technology adds the white-light ...GENOCIDE BILL ADOPTION PROVES SCEPTICS WRONG - PARLIAMENT VICE-SPEAKER
Adoption of a bill penalizing Genocide denial proved Armenian authorities' foreign policy to have been correct, according to vice-speaker of parliament.
As Eduard Sharmazanov told a news conference ...ARMENIAN VICE-SPEAKER HOPES FOR OTHER STATES TO FOLLOW FRANCE'S SUIT
Adoption of the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial is vital not only to Armenia-France ties, but to the Genocide international recognition process, according to Armenian National Assembly ...UKRAINE'S TYMOSHENKO FACES A LONGER JAIL SENTENCE
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko can face a longer jail sentence after the Ukrainian Security Service completed a pretrial probe into her case last week, RIA Novosti reported. "The investigation ...ECONOMY MINISTER: ARMENIA MAY START FREE TRADE TALKS WITH EU
As a part of European Integration policy, Armenia plans to start talks with the European Union on joining free trade agreement under the EU Association Agreement, Armenian Economy Minister said.
As Tigran ...RA NA VICE-SPEAKER: ARMENIA, NKR WELCOME SOCHI STATEMENT ON KARABAKH
The statement on the outcomes of Sochi meeting on Karabakh settlement between Dmitry Medvedev, Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan agrees with both Armenia and NKR positions on the issue, according to vice-speaker ...YEREVAN HOSTS MERCI ACTION TO THANK FRANCE FOR GENOCIDE BILL ADOPTION
Political party members, as well as large number of Armenian citizens gathered in front of the French embassy building in Yerevan in gratitude for passage of the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide ...MINISTER: ARMENIA STEPS TOWARDS FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
Talks with EU on joining Free Trade Agreement last 3-5 years, as a rule, and it is premature now to speak about consequences, when Armenia is only next to announce the start, RA Minister of Economy said.
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Saudi Arabia's Gulf allies joined Riyadh on Tuesday, January 24, in pulling out of an Arab League monitoring team to Syria, risking the collapse of a mission whose presence has not halted more than ...RPA TO DETERMINE ELECTORAL LIST NOT EARLIER THAN MARCH
Ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) will determine its electoral list not earlier than March, Armenian National Assembly vice-speaker said.
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Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan sent a letter to his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy on the occasion of French Senate's adoption of the bill criminalizing genocide denial.
The letter states: "Today ...FILE-SHARING SERVICES CUT OFF SHARING MOVIES
Caution is spreading among popular file-sharing services known for letting users circulate pirated Hollywood content, USA Today reports.
FileSonic, FileServe and Uploaded.to have abruptly cut off the ...ARAB LEAGUE CHIEF URGES SYRIAN FM TO COOPERATE
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The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 387,69 ...FLUCTUATIONS IN WORLD METAL PRICES STILL ENSURE PROFITABILITY IN ARMENIA
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"Total export volume to mining and metallurgical industry share grosses 50%," ...MOSCOW, ST. PETERSBURG RESIDENTS DISLIKE CAUCASIANS - POLL
Muscovites and residents of St. Petersburg feel a greater connection with Russians, Belarusians and Ukrainians and the least positive feelings for Caucasians, according to an opinion poll published by ...FM: ARAB LEAGUE SEEKS TO INTERNATIONALIZE SYRIA'S AFFAIRS
The Arab League is seeking to enlist international action in Syria's affairs, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Mouallem said on Tuesday, January 24. "I believe that this new stage of their planning ...APPLE LOSES DUTCH BID FOR BANNING SAMSUNG TABLETS
Apple again lost a bid on Tuesday, January 24, to have Samsung tablet computers banned in the Netherlands in a Dutch appeals case over infringing copyrights of its iPad tablet computer, Reuters reported.
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European stock markets slid and the euro steadied Tuesday, January 24, after eurozone finance ministers heaped pressure on Greece to prevent a debt default and following a positive bond auction for Spain, ...GENOCIDE BILL PROVIDES LEGAL PROTECTION FOR FRENCH ARMENIANS' RIGHTS
Armenians in France have legal basis to protect their rights following adoption of the bill penalizing the Armenian Genocide denial, according to the head of Hay Dat French office.
"President of France ...FRENCH FM URGES TURKEY TO REMAIN CALM
On January 24, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé called on "our Turkish friends to remain calm."
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i4u.com notes that the estimates of 1.3 million are devices sold ...END OF LOVE IN UZBEKISTAN: VALENTINE'S DAY CANCELLED
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Chairman of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) believed final normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations impossible.
Dwelling on adoption of the bill penalizing the Armenian Genocide ..."THE ARTIST", "HUGO" LEAD OSCAR NOMINEES PACK
Silent-era film "The Artist" and Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" led the pack of Oscar nominees on Tuesday, including one nod for each in the best film category, in the race for the world's ...ARTSAKH PRESIDENT HAILS STEPANAKERT AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION WORKS
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Security issues were on the agenda for a workshop at the House of European Football in Nyon last week which brought together members of the UEFA Stadium and Security Committee, UEFA security officers ...RUSSIA HELICOPTER UNIT WITHDRAWN FROM UN MISSION IN SUDAN
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On January 23, 2012, at 3:30 pm local time, an NKR Defense Army servicemen on combat duty detained an Azerbaijani citizen passing over to the Karabakh side in the north-east section of the contact line.
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Standard & Poor's will likely downgrade Greece's ratings to "selective default" when the country concludes its debt restructuring, but that will not necessarily destroy the credibility ...KYRGYZ PRISONERS SOW LIPS IN HUNGER STRIKE
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As The Telegraph reported quoting RFE/RL, the prisoners ...UK NATIONAL DEBT HITS £1 TRILLION
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Public sector ...AZERI JUNIOR SERGEANT GIVES HIMSELF UP TO NKR FORCES
On January 23, 2012, at 3:30 pm local time, Akhundzade Mamedbagryu Talib-oglu, junior sergeant of the Azerbaijani army (1st corps, brigade 703) yielded himself prisoner to NKR forces, the NKR defense ...THE PIRATE BAY UNVEILS "PHYSIBLES" CATEGORY
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Well, that's actually not the case just yet. But the site is introducing ...MCDONALD'S REPORTS STRONGER-THAN-EXPECTED DECEMBER SALES
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Field Marshal ...GTI: BUSINESSES CONFIDENCE ON A KNIFE EDGE HEADING INTO 2012
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A rare cast of the death mask of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin has been sold to an anonymous bidder for £3,600 at an auction in Shropshire, BBC News reported.
The cast was taken in bronze from ...TURKISH PARLIAMENT SPEAKER TURNS DOWN INVITATION TO VISIT ISRAEL
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Çiçek ...FRANCE WON'T DISPUTE GENOCIDE BILL AT CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION
French National Assembly President Bernard Accoyer refused to dispute the legitimacy of the bill penalizing Armenian Genocide denial at Constitutional Commission.
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Aronian is leading the tournament with 5,5 points, ...BIG BEN CLOCK TOWER IS LEANING
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The House of Commons Commission, ...UNESCO: CRUISE SHIPS MAY PROVE DAMAGING TO VENICE
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