Published since 02/04/2000
Published on January 28, 2012
EU SUSPENDS PAYING DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO LATVIA
- The European Commission has said it will temporarily stop paying development funds to Latvia due to fears that the Baltic state lacks proper controls over how money is spent.
Latvia's Finance Ministry said the commission has given it three months to work out an action plan that will remove the shortcomings in how the ministry controls the use of EU funds.
The ministry said Saturday, Jan 28, that current EU-funded projects would continue despite the suspension and expressed confidence that it would create "a more complete" system for managing EU funds, The Associated Press reported.
Headlines for January 28, 2012
SERZH SARGSYAN: WE TURNED THE WHEEL OF HISTORY 20 YEARS AGO
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan issued a congratulatory address on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the formation of the armed forces of the Republic of Armenia.
"After losing independent statehood, ...SARKOZY CONFIRMS FRANCE'S EARLY WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday, Jan 27, that France would pull its forces out of Afghanistan a year earlier than planned, a week after the killing of four French servicemen by a renegade ...FITCH DOWNGRADES CREDIT RATINGS OF SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Fitch downgraded the sovereign credit ratings of Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Slovenia and Spain on Friday, indicating there was a 1-in-2 chance of further cuts in the next two years, Reuters reported.
In ...U.S. ENVOY CALLS ON TURKEY FOR TRANSPARENT NUCLEAR REGULATOR
A more transparent and open regulatory environment for the nuclear sector would be more encouraging for American companies that wish to invest in this field, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Francis Ricciardone ...GRAMMY-WINNING COMPOSER CLARE FISCHER DIES AT 83
Clare Fischer, a Grammy-winning composer who wrote scores for television and movies and worked with legendary musicians like Dizzy Gillespie, has died. He was 83. Fischer died Thursday at Providence ...GENERAL STAFF CHIEF DUBS ARMENIAN OFFICERS AS BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT
Armenian armed forces general staff chief, colonel general Yuri Khachaturov, congratulated the nation on Armed Forces Day.
He noted Armenian officers as the biggest accomplishment and current discipline-related ...RA POLICE CHIEF: ARMENIAN ARMY BEST IN THE REGION
Armenian police chief congratulated the Armenian nation on army formation anniversary.
Wishing the military success and devotion, Vladimir Gasparyan called for better efforts to strengthen the army.
...IRAN TO APPROVE BILL TO HALT OIL EXPORTS TO EUROPE
Iran's parliament is expected to approve a bill on Sunday, Jan 29, requiring the government to immediately halt oil export to Europe, in response to the EU embargo.
"The draft law to be debated in ...ARMENIAN LEADERSHIP VISITS MILITARY PANTHEON
On occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Armenian army formation, the leadership of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) visited the military pantheon Yerablur.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, ...RUSSIA REJECTS ANOTHER UN RESOLUTION ON SYRIA
Russia is not ready to support another UN Security Council draft resolution on Syria, but will continue to search for a solution, Russia's UN envoy Vitaly Churkin said on Saturday, Jan 28.
According ...DEFENSE MINISTER DEEMS BORDER SECURITY AS ARMY'S MAIN TASK
After commemorating those who lost lives in Artsakh national liberation struggle at military pantheon Yerablur, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan congratulated Armenians on Armed Forces Day.
"Due to national ...RUSSIA, JAPAN AGREE TO BOOST COOPERATION
The Foreign Ministers of Japan and Russia agreed Saturday, Jan 28, to strengthen economic and security cooperation but made no progress on resolving a long-standing territorial dispute over the Kuril ...TURKISH FM CALLS FOR FRANCE'S WITHDRAWAL FROM OSCE MG
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has urged for discussing France's withdrawal from the OSCE Minsk Group.
"Russians and Turks are the only nations concerned over the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. ...LEVON ARONIAN TO FACE BORIS GELFAND AT TATA STEEL ROUND 12
After a defeat by David Navara (Czech Republic) in the 11th round of Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian still tops the standings with 7,5 points.
...USERS ORGANIZE TWITTERBLACKOUT TO PROTEST CENSORSHIP
The announcement by Twitter that it has plans to allow country-specific censorship has stirred anger among users of the microblogging service.
According to Al Jazeera, some users have called for a boycott, ...EXPERT SAYS SETTLEMENT PROGRAM RESPONSE TO TURKISH DEPORTATION POLICY
Political analyst Levon Shirinyan deems possible for Turkey to boost cooperation with Russia following French Senate's adoption of the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial.
Dwelling on Turkish ...UKRAINIAN WRITER DEEMS GENOCIDE MOTION VITAL TO JUSTICE RESTORATION
French Senate's adoption of the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial is a vital step towards restoring historical justice, a prominent Ukrainian author said. "France always showed proper respect ...150 INSTANCES OF AZERI CEASEFIRE VIOLATION REPORTED JAN 22-28
150 instances of ceasefire violation by Azerbaijani armed forces were registered for January 22-28 at the contact line between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces.
Azerbaijan fired over 500 ...FINLAND CHOOSES 12 COMPETITORS FOR 2012 EUROVISION NATIONAL FINAL
After months of preparations, the first televised program of UMK, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, aired in Finland with the announcement of the 12 competitors who will fight for the right to represent the nordic ...ARTSAKH PRESIDENT:WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE SUCH VICTORIOUS ARMY
President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan issued a congratulatory note to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the formation of the armed forces of the Republic ...REBEL KILLS 4 IN NORTHERN INDIA
Police said a separatist rebel in northeast India opened fire at a police station where election voting was being held and killed four people before he was shot dead Saturday, Jan 28. According to The ...U.S. MAKING BOMB CAPABLE OF DESTROYING IRAN'S NUKE SITES
Pentagon war planners have concluded that their largest conventional bomb isn't yet capable of destroying Iran's most heavily fortified underground facilities, and are stepping up efforts to make ...TURKEY'S POPULATION NEARS 75 MILLION
Turkey was already one of the most populous nations in Europe, and the country's population increased in 2011, by more than one million since the previous year, a report said.
According to a report ...SPANAIR AIRLINE GOES BUST, PASSENGERS STRANDED
Passengers were stranded at Spanish airports Saturday, Jan 28, after airline Spanair abruptly went bust, canceling all its flights at short notice, AFP reported. "Faced with the lack of financial ...IMF CHIEF: EUROPEANS NEED TO DO MORE TO BOOST THEIR FINANCIAL FIREWALL
Europeans are making progress to overcome the euro zone crisis but need to do more to boost their financial firewall, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Saturday, ...BODIES OF 17 PRISONERS, MOSTLY WITH BULLET TO HEAD, FOUND IN SYRIA
The bodies of 17 men arrested by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces during an armored assault this week on the city of Hama were found dumped in the streets after being shot in the head, activists ...ISRAELI TANK SHELL HITS GAZA HOUSE
An Israeli tank shell hit and badly damaged a house in the Gaza Strip at dawn on Saturday, Jan 28, witnesses and a Hamas security official said.
No one was wounded in the explosion near the Shejaya area ...IAEA URGES IRAN TO COOPERATE WITH ITS INSPECTORS
The head of the UN's atomic watchdog has urged Iran to cooperate with a team of inspectors heading to Tehran, after a recent damning report on the Iranian nuclear program.
International Atomic Energy ...ARAM I, WCC GENERAL SECRETARY DISCUSS WORLD CHALLENGES TO PRIESTHOOD
Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I met with Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC).
Discussion of world challenges that clergy currently faces was in ...ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK TO INVEST IN IRAN
Islamic Development Bank officials have decided to make a $650 million investment in four basic construction projects in Islamic Republic in 2012, IDB's representative in Iran said on Jan 28. According ...ANONYMOUS TARGETS EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT IN ANTI-SOPA MOVE
Online activists Anonymous are targeting the European Parliament and supporters of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), which critics say would curtail freedom of expression and encourage surveillance ...DEFENSE MINISTER: NO JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLDIERS' DEATHS
Armenian armed forces general staff keeps grappling with the issue of tragic incidents in the army, according to Armenian Defense Minister.
"Soldiers' death cases can neither be justified nor mitigated," ...UN CALLS ON ISRAEL TO HALT PALESTINIAN HOMES DESTRUCTION IN WEST BANK
The United Nations has called on Israel to immediately halt the destruction of Palestinian homes in the West Bank after reporting a dramatic rise in demolitions in the past year. Israeli forces destroyed ...7 ARMENIAN CHESS PLAYERS TO PARTICIPATE IN MOSCOW OPEN
On January 28, Moscow Open 2012 chess festival kicks off, with 7 Armenian chess players participating. Avetik Grigoryan will face off against Ray Robson (U.S.) in the second round of RSSU International ...4.9-MAGNITUDE QUAKE JOLTS AEGEAN ISLANDS
Greek authorities say an earthquake with preliminary 4.9-magnitude has shaken the country's southern Aegean islands, including Crete. No injuries or damage were immediately reported in the quake, ...ANDROID'S STANCE IN SMARTPHONE MARKET DOWN FOR FIRST TIME
Android's stance in the global smartphone market has gone down for the first time. According to i4u.com, ABI Research reports that in the fourth quarter of 2011, Android's market share reached ...HRANT MELKUMYAN BECOMES ARMENIA'S CHESS 960 CHAMPION OF 2012
Scoring 6 points out of 7, grandmaster Hrant Melkumyan became Armenia's Chess960 (Fischer Random Chess) champion of 2012.
With 5 points Zaven Andriasian came 2nd, while Levon Babujyan came 3rd with 4 ...HUFFINGTON POST ADVISES AMERICANS TO VISIT KARABAKH
Recently an article about Nagorno Karabakh was published in famous American news website Huffington Post. The author Olivia Katrandjian depicts Artsakh's top destinations, as well as shish kebab and vegetable ...ECHR: TURKEY TOPS LIST OF HUMAN RIGHT VIOLATORS
In an annual report released on Thursday, January 26, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the top judicial body to rule on human rights violations in Europe, once again found that Turkey is by ...ARAB LEAGUE HALTS OBSERVER MISSION TO SYRIA
The Arab League halted its observer mission to Syria on Saturday, January 28, sharply criticizing the regime of President Bashar Assad for escalating violence in recent days that has killed at least 80 ...EU SUSPENDS PAYING DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO LATVIA
The European Commission has said it will temporarily stop paying development funds to Latvia due to fears that the Baltic state lacks proper controls over how money is spent.
Latvia's Finance Ministry ...UN NUCLEAR INSPECTOR: DIALOGUE WITH IRAN ‘LONG OVERDUE'
The chief UN nuclear inspector said on Saturday, Jan 28, that a dialogue with Iran over its atomic program was long overdue, as he prepared to depart for a visit to the Islamic republic.
"We are ...EU REJECTS GERMANY'S CALL FOR BUDGET COMMISSIONER TO CONTROL GREECE
The European Union's executive body is rejecting calls from Germany to establish a eurozone budget commissioner who would directly control tax and spending decisions in debt-ridden Greece. According ...HOLOCAUST ARCHIVE BROUGHT TO UK, ARMENIAN GENOCIDE TESTIMONIES TO BE ADDED
The arrival in Britain of an archive of tens of thousands of Holocaust testimonies will give much needed historical weight to the experiences of survivors, according to a leading scholar.
David Cesarani, ...ARONIAN DEFEATS GELFAND IN TATA STEEL 12TH ROUND
Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian defeated Boris Gelfand of Israel in the 12th round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands.
Aronian keeps the lead with 8.5 points to face ...RUSSIA'S EVGENI PLUSHENKO WINS 7TH EUROPEAN FIGURE SKATING TITLE
Russia's Evgeni Plushenko produced a career-best performance Saturday, Jan 28, to beat protégé Artur Gachinski and win his seventh men's European figure skating title. The 2006 Olympic ...THE INDEPENDENT: ERDOGAN IS ACTING MORE AND MORE LIKE AN AUTOCRAT
Turkey has been one of the world's great political and economic success stories of the last decade, an article in The Independent reads. "Over 70 million people under quasi-military rule of great ...
Similar headlines for (last 7 days) new!
NEW CUBAN ENVOY PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO ARMENIAN PRESIDENT
DEPUTY PM, ENVOY DISCUSS OPENING OF UAE EMBASSY IN ARMENIA
OLD TERMINAL ‘HINDERS ZVARTNOTS AIRPORT FURTHER DEVELOPMENT'
EUROPEAN COMMISSION URGES EU-WIDE EXCHANGE OF INCOME DATA
MEDIA: DUTCH, AZERI EUROVISION CONTESTANTS MAY BE DISQUALIFIED
Most read news (last 7 days)
CLINTON SAYS GENOCIDE RECOGNITION OPENS "DANGEROUS DOOR"
CAMERON ON GENOCIDE BILL: WE MUST LIVE IN THE PRESENT
ARMENIANS, GEORGIANS LEAVE TURKEY AMID RESIDENCE LAW TENSIONS
HOLLYWOOD VICTIM WAS NOT ARMENIAN, NAME DISCLOSED
HONDA SUFFERS 20% PLUNGE IN GLOBAL PRODUCTION
ARAM I: FEAR INCREASINGLY DOMINATING LIFE OF CHRISTIANS IN MIDDLE EAST
FLUCTUATIONS IN WORLD METAL PRICES STILL ENSURE PROFITABILITY IN ARMENIA
SWEDISH FASHION RETAILER H&M REPORTS Q4 DIP
NIGERIA'S ISLAMIST SECT BOKO HARAM KILLED AT LEAST 935 PEOPLE 2009
BRITISH AIRWAYS RESTARTS FLIGHTS TO LIBYA'S TRIPOLI
© AUA
Today in Armenian history- 1824 Death of Father Haroutyoon Shmavonian, the editor of "Azdarar". He was born in 1750.
- 1897 First census of the Russian Empire. The results were published in 1905.
- 1919 Death of Aram Manookian, founder of the First Armenian Republic of 1918-1920. He was born in 1829.
- 1992 The Armenian President creates the Ministry of Defence of Armenia.
Forum most active discussions
ARMENIAN NEWS
INTERACTIVE NEWS
INFORMATION
MY ARMTOWN
How to quit smoking?
How to write in Armenian on Windows XP?
All materials published on this website are taken from open sources and are copyrighted by their respective owners. You cannot reproduce or copy any materials published on armtown.com without written consent of original copyright holder. If you want to remove any material, please send us an email with proof of ownership/copyright and your material will be removed immediately. All materials published for information purposes only.