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Headlines for February 14, 2012
ORINATS YERKIR TO NOMINATE ARAIK HAYRAPETYAN FOR PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN YEREVAN
Orinats Yerkir coalition party is going to nominate Araik Hayrapetyan at the forthcoming parliamentary elections by majority system in Yerevan's Kentron (center) community. Hayrapetyan says if RPA and ...OSAMA BIN LADEN'S RIGHT-HAND MAN IN EUROPE RELEASED
Abu Qatada, Osama Bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe was released on bail from Long Lartin prison in Worcestershire. Suspected Al Qaeda leader Abu Qatada is celebrating his release from prison ...GAGIK JAHANGIRYAN, SAMVEL FARMANYAN TO VIE FOR DEPUTY MANDATE
A representative of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC), former military prosecutor Gagik Jangiryan did not rule out his participation in the parliamentary elections by majority system.
Hraparak ...RUSTAM GASPARYAN TO RUN FOR PARLIAMENT
Prosperous Armenia member Rustam Gasparyan will definitely run for parliament by majority system, according to Hraparak paper.
Gasparyan's electoral office refuted previous reports about his non-participation ...ARMENIAN CHESS PLAYERS PROVE SUCCESSFUL IN AEROFLOT OPEN ROUND 7
The 7th round of Aeroflot Open Chess Festival favored Armenian chess players.
All players representing Armenia - Hrant Melkumyan, Vladimir Akopian and Karen Grigoryan -scored a victory in the main tournament ...U.S. BUDGET PROPOSES 18% CUT IN ASSISTANCE TO ARMENIA
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The Obama Administration released its budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, which maintained military parity between Armenia and Azerbaijan, but reduced overall funding for Europe and Eurasia by 18 percent, ...NJ SENATE APPROVES GAY MARRIAGE
New Jersey's state senate passed a bill on Monday, Feb 14, to recognize same-sex marriages, marking the first time state lawmakers officially endorsed the idea - despite the promise of a veto by Gov. ...POLICY FORUM ARMENIA: EUROPEAN CRISIS MAY RESULT IN ECONOMIC CATASTROPHE IN ARMENIA
Policy Forum Armenia published a Special Report on "Armenia: Averting an Economic Catastrophe" warning that unless drastic changes in the economic policy direction and political-economy landscape are ...VARTAN OSKANIAN TO BE IN TOP FIVE ON PROSPEROUS ARMENIA ELECTORAL LIST - PAPER
Former Foreign Minister of Armenia Vartan Oskanian will appear in top five of the electoral list of the coalition Prosperous Armenia party. Zhoghovurd paper reports this, quoting its sources in the party.
...ANCA ‘SADDENED, BUT NOT SURPRISED' OVER OBAMA'S CALL FOR AID REDUCTION
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) reacted to U.S. President Barack Obama's call for a sharp reduction in economic aid to Armenia in the last budget request of his term.
"We are saddened, ...MOODY'S DOWNGRADES SIX EUROPEAN NATIONS
Rating agency Moody's warned on Monday, Feb 13, it may cut the triple-A ratings of France, the United Kingdom and Austria, and it downgraded six other European nations including Italy, Spain and Portugal, ...WHITNEY HOUSTON'S BODY TRANSPORTED TO NJ
Whitney Houston's body has been flown from California to her home state of New Jersey, ahead of a funeral expected later this week, BBC reports.
A gold hearse took her body from Teterboro airport ..."THE ARTIST" DOG GETS PRIZE AT GOLDEN COLLAR AWARDS
Even dog actors can get awards in Tinseltown, and six pooches collected prizes at the inaugural Golden Collar Awards. According to The Associated Press, the ceremony Monday, Feb 13, at the Hyatt Regency ...GOOGLE CELEBRATES VALENTINE'S DAY WITH ANIMATED DOODLE
Google is celebrating the Feb. 14 holiday, Valentine's Day, with an animated Doodle that demonstrates the limitations of the company's search engine when romance is thrown into the mix, Mashable says. ...DAVUTOGLU, CLINTON DISCUSS SITUATION IN SOUTH CAUCASUS
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discussed on Tuesday, Feb 14, the situation in the South Caucasus, as well as Armenian-Azerbaijani relations, Anadolu ...TURKEY WANTS TO ESTABLISH ITS FREE ECONOMIC ZONE WORLDWIDE
Turkish media quoted Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan as saying that Turkey works towards establishing free Turkish economic zones in different countries worldwide.
According to him, Turkish economy ...EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PRESIDENT SLAMS ACTA
The president of the European Parliament has criticized the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), BBC reported.
On German television network ARD, Martin Schulz said of the treaty: ...AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT TO VISIT NATO HEADQUARTERS
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will visit NATO headquarters on Wednesday, February 15. He will meet the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen and will address the North Atlantic Council, ...APPLE MOST REPUTABLE COMPANY IN THE WORLD - STUDY
According to the 2012 Harris Poll Annual RQ Public Summary Report, which ranks the most visible companies by their brand reputation, Apple is the most reputable company in the world.
Neowin reports that ...LOVE IS ALL AROUND US: WORLD CELEBRATES THE VALENTINE'S DAY
Today, Feb 14, Valentine's Day has little religious significance. But the holiday actually commemorates a priest, St. Valentine, who married young couples in secret around 270 AD, Global Post says.
...GAZPROM CAN EXPLORE OIL, GAS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
The Dominican Republic has invited Russian gas giant Gazprom to carry out geological exploration for oil and gas on the Dominican shelf in a bid to cover the nation's energy shortage, Gazprom said ...STRATFOR CUSTOMERS TARGETED BY MALICIOUS EMAILS
People whose email addresses were leaked during the Stratfor breach are being targeted by malicious emails, Microsoft says.
The messages themselves, ironically enough, are warnings that advise those ...6.0 MAGNITUDE QUAKE JOLTS JAPAN, FUKUSHIMA STABLE
Japan's Meteorological Agency says a magnitude-6.0 earthquake has struck eastern and north-eastern Japan.
Data recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey showed the quake struck at 3.21pm local time, with ...ARMENIAN CONSULATE GENERAL TO OPEN IN ODESSA
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree on opening Armenian Consulate General in Odessa, the presidential press service reports.
Yerevan and Odessa have been twin cities for over 15 years already. ...CHINA, EU LEADERS MEET TO DISCUSS EUROPE'S DEBT CRISIS
Leaders from China and the European Union are meeting for a summit set to focus on Europe's debt crisis.
According to BBC, Premier Wen Jiabao is set to meet EU President Herman Van Rompuy and European ...IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SUMMONS BAHRAIN'S ENVOY OVER RALLY
The Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned Bahrain's charge d'affaires in Tehran to submit the country's formal complaint against an anti-Iran state-sponsored rally held in Manama. Fars News Agency ...OVER 100 PEOPLE ARRESTED IN TURKEY IN ANTI-PKK RAIDS
Security forces have rounded up 109 people Feb 13 in raids conducted across Turkey, including the headquarters of several labor unions in Ankara, as part of the ongoing probe into the Kurdish Communities ...HACKERS ATTACK MALAYSIA'S STOCK MARKET WEBSITE
The website of Malaysia's stock market was hit with a cyber attack on Tuesday, February 14 making the site inaccessible to users due to excess traffic from multiple sources, the country's exchange reported ...TURKEY, U.S. SAY SYRIA CONSENT ESSENTIAL IN SENDING TROOPS
Turkey and the United States sent a clear message that the Arab League request for peacekeeping troops in Syria would be impossible without the consent of the Syrian government, M&C reported, citing ...RUSSIAN MILITARY OFFICIAL EXPECTS A DECISION ON IRAN IN SUMMER
The situation surrounding Iran's controversial nuclear program is likely to come to a head by the summer, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Nikolai Makarov said.
Washington, ...EXPERT: VOTERS WILL CHEAT ORINATS YERKIR JUST THE SAME AS IT DID IN 2008
Political expert Karen Kocharyan believes all political forces will employ electoral bribes during the upcoming parliamentary elections in May, the rate depending on their resources.
Orinats Yerkir will ...ZURICH BECOMES THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE CITY
Zurich has topped Tokyo to become the world's most expensive city, as surging currencies push up the cost of living in countries like Switzerland and Australia, a survey showed on Tuesday, February ...EXPERT: PROSPEROUS ARMENIA, ANC MAY BECOME ALLIES AFTER ELECTIONS
Expert on political and electoral technologies Armen Badalyan does not rule out the possible alliance between the coalition Prosperous Armenia (PA) party and the opposition Armenian National Congress ...DELHI POLICE SEARCH FOR BIKER IN ISRAELI EMBASSY BOMB ATTACK
Indian police were Tuesday, February 14 trying to track a motorcyclist in connection with a car bomb blast that seriously injured an Israeli diplomat's wife, M&C reported, citing DPA.
The police ...MAGNITUDE 5.1 QUAKE HITS NORTHERN GREECE
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 has struck northern Greece, but no injuries or damage have as yet been reported, according to UKPA.
The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the undersea ...TURKISH COURT ACQUITS ANOTHER DEFENDANT IN DINK MURDER CASE
A court has acquitted Coşkun İğci, one of 19 defendants in the murder case of Hrant Dink, the founder and former editor-in-chief of the Armenian-Turkish Agos weekly who was assassinated in 2007 in front ...3 RUSSIAN POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN CAUCASUS GUN CLASH
Three Russian police officers have been killed and six injured in a gun battle with suspected insurgents in the Caucasus region, the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday, February 14. The firefight ...RUSSIAN EXPERT: UNLIKE MEDVEDEV, PUTIN HAS NO ILLUSIONS REGARDING KARABAKH CONFLICT
Russian political scientist Andrey Ryabov believes Russia does not need escalation of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
AZE.az reports that leading specialist of the Institute of World Economy and International ...EXPERT RULES OUT POSSIBILITY FOR PROSPEROUS ARMENIA TO JOIN OPPOSITION
Prosperous Armenia coalition party was deprived of the opportunity to join the opposition right from its establishment, according to Armenian political analyst.
In this context, Karen Kocharyan excluded ...TOP TURKISH FOOTBALL FIGURES FACE MATCH-FIXING TRIAL
Some of the top names in Turkish football are facing judges near Istanbul as nearly 100 people go on trial accused of match-fixing, according to BBC News. Aziz Yildirim, the president of Fenerbahce, ...UPPER HOUSE PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS LAUNCH IN EGYPT
Voters in Egypt cast their ballots Tuesday, February 14 in the second and final stage of elections for the upper house of parliament, an advisory body with limited powers. Voting is to take place over ...MICROSOFT'S NEXT-GEN XBOX MAY HAVE TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLLER
Microsoft appears set to follow Nintendo and equip its next-gen games console with a touchscreen-equipped controller, along the lines of the one that will ship with the Wii U.
Microsoft's forthcoming ...TURKISH EXPERT BELIEVES WAR AGAINST IRAN MAY AFFECT KARABAKH PROCESS
Military intervention into Iran can affect Karabakh conflict resolution, said Guner Ozkan, expert on security issues in the Caucasus and Caspian regions with Ankara-based International Strategic Research ...U.S., UK MAY TIGHTEN SYRIA SANCTIONS TO UP PRESSURE ON ASSAD
U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron could tighten sanctions against Syria to increase the pressure on president Bashar Assad, the Prime Minister's spokesman said, according ...SLOVAK POLITICIAN: HUMAN LIFE DEARER THAN FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Slovak politician, member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic František Mikloško urged main actors of the European Union to change the principles and tools of shaping future Europe.
...NEXT HEARING ON ARMENIAN-TURKISH SOLDIER DEATH SCHEDULED FOR APR 6
A military court in Turkey's southeastern province of Diyarbakır has ruled to take the testimonies of 19 village guards who presumably witnessed the murder of a Turkish soldier of Armenian origin under ...MERYL STREEP TO RECEIVE BERLINALE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Meryl Streep's groaning awards cabinet is about to get fuller still on Tuesday, February 14 when the Berlin film festival honours the American actress with an Honorary Golden Bear, Reuters reported. ...JAILED TURKISH PUBLISHER APPEALS TO ECHR
Arrested publisher Ragıp Zarakolu's lawyers have filed a suit at the European Court of Human Rights to challenge the prosecutor's orders that led to his arrest on Nov. 1, 2011, as part of the Kurdistan ...EXPERT DEEMS ELECTORAL BRIBERY WILL DOMINATE ELECTIONS IN ARMENIA
Armenian political analyst rules out the possibility of gross violations during forthcoming parliamentary race.
"There will be no reoccurrence of election frauds of the 90s such as ballot stuffing and ...ROME'S COLISEUM DAMAGED DUE TO COLD WEATHER
Several small fragments from the top of Rome's Coliseum have fallen away because of the cold snap and bad weather that gripped Italy.
The Coliseum, which is included in the list of the World's New Seven ...FRANCE'S SARKOZY TO ANNOUNCE SECOND-TERM BID
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to announce his bid for re-election on Wednesday, February 15 setting the stage for what he hopes will be a dramatic comeback against his poll-leading Socialist ...EUROSTAT GIVES "DISMAL" FORECAST FOR EUROSONE GDP
The European Union's statistical agency on Tuesday, February 14 offered another sign of gloom for the eurozone, as it reported that industrial production in the currency bloc had declined again in ...OSCE PA WINTER MEETING TO HIGHLIGHT HUMAN RIGHTS
Parliamentarians from more than 50 countries will debate arms control, judicial systems and prison reform, counter-terrorism and the global financial crisis at the OSCE PA Winter Meeting February 23-24 ...GREECE TO WRING OUT ADDITIONAL $428 MLN IN BUDGET CUTS
The Greek government rushed on Tuesday, February 14 to wring out another 325 million euros ($428 million) in budget cuts to satisfy euro zone finance ministers mulling whether to sign off on a rescue ...ANONYMOUS ATTACK U.S. TEAR GAS COMPANY WEBSITE AFTER BAHRAIN PROTESTS
Much of the tear gas that billowed through Bahrain's streets Monday, February 13 (and throughout the Arab Spring) was made by a Pennsylvania-based company called Combined Systems, so to mark the anniversary ...MILITARY COMMISSARIATS TO BE DISBANDED IN AZERBAIJAN
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to enforce the law on 'Military Duty and Military Service'. Under the document, several of the Azerbaijani military commissariats under the Azerbaijani ...COURT TO DETERMINE EX-PM BERLUSCONI'S SEX TRIAL VALIDITY
Italy's Constitutional Court was set Tuesday, February 14 to hold a public hearing on the judicial validity of a trial in which former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is charged with paying ...RUSSIA SUSPENDS FLIGHTS FOR SU-24 FENCER BOMBERS
Russia has postponed indefinitely all flights of Su-24 Fencer tactical bombers after one of them crashed in Russia's Urals, a source in the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday, February 14, according to ...SLOVAK OFFICIAL HAILS MAINTENANCE OF CHRISTIAN VALUES IN KARABAKH
Slovak politician, member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic František Mikloško describes Nagorno Karabakh Republic as a normal democratic country.
"Karabakh must develop ties ...EXPERT SKEPTICAL OVER ARFD TO GAIN SEATS IN PARLIAMENT
Expert on political and electoral technologiesArmen Badalyan is skeptical over chances of ARF Dashnaktutyun to gain seats in future parliament, citing decrease in votes for the party's favor as a proof.
...ADIDAS FINALE MUNICH BALL UNVEILED AT ARENA MÜNCHEN
The official match ball for the 2012 UEFA Champions League final, the adidas Finale Munich, has been unveiled at the Fußball Arena München ahead of its debut in the round of 16.
The official ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 388,62 FEB 14
Deals amounting to AMD 3,090 mln. at an average rate of AMD 388,96 /USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Feb 14.The closing price totaled AMD 389.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 388,62 ...HYDRO POWER PLANTS TO OPEN IN SYUNIK AND KARABAKH
Cooperation agreements in the fields of energy and education were signed during the visit of Slovak delegation headed by member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic František Mikloško, ...INDIA TO TEST-FIRE AGNI 5 BALLISTIC MISSILE
India plans to test-fire the 5,000-km range Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile, Agni 5 next month, a top defence official said, according to The Times of India.
"Right now we are doing integration ...EXPERT: U.S. WILL FOSTER STRENGTHENING OF FREE DEMOCRATS PARTY IN ARMENIA
Armenian political analyst Karen Kocharyan called attention to U.S. support for Free Democrats opposition newly formed Armenian party, noting that it has real chances to gain seats in future parliament.
...IPAD 3 LAUNCH DATE RUMORED TO BE MARCH 7
Although there has not been an official round of invitations, it is being reported that Apple will hold an event on March 7 where the next iteration of its popular tablet device will at last be shown ...OSCE REP. READY TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION WITH ARMENIA
Armenian National Security Council secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan met with newly-elected head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan Andrey Sorokin. Mr. Baghdasaryan congratulated Sorokin on the appointment, voicing ...AGBU COMPLETES BOARD MEETINGS IN GENEVA
The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) Central Board of Directors just completed two days of meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, where Board members discussed a host of topics, including new programs ...BOLSHOI THEATER RECONSTRUCTION ESTIMATED AT $1.2 BLN
The reconstruction of the Bolshoi Theater cost an estimated 35.4 billion rubles ($1.2 billion), the Russian Audit Chamber said in a report.
The total includes the restoration of the Bolshoi Theater and ...VARTAN OSKANIAN SUBMITS APPLICATION FOR PROSPEROUS ARMENIA MEMBERSHIP
Former Foreign Minister of Armenia, Civilitas foundation head Vartan Oskanian has issued a statement to announce his joining Prosperous Armenia party.
"Yesterday I submitted my application for membership ...BULGARIA FREEZES ACTA RATIFICATION
Bulgaria will suspend the ratification of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement international treaty (ACTA), Economy Minister Traicho Traikov told a news conference in Sofia on February 14, The Sofia ...CONSTRUCTION FOR SOCHI 2014 OLYMPICS TO BE COMPLETED BY YEAREND
The International Olympic Committee is "very satisfied" with preparations for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, and sees "no reason for concern" two years before Russia's first Winter ...MERKEL WELCOMES ARAB LEAGUE'S STANCE ON ASSAD REGIME
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Tuesday, February 14 for more sanctions against Damascus and praised the Arab League's "firm stance" towards the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, M&C ...PRINCES DIANA'S VALENTINE'S DAY CARD FOR SALE
A Valentine's day card sent by Diana, Princess of Wales is up for sale - for a hefty £8,000, The Sun reported. The love token - which features a teddy bear in a dress on the front - was addressed ...EXPERT: YERKRAPAH VOLUNTEER UNION WON'T BACK RPA
Yerkrapah Volunteer Union is unlikely to endorse ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) during forthcoming parliamentary race, according to Armenian political analyst.
"The union has always retained ...ARMENIAN MEN TO SERVE U.S. FEDERAL PRISON TERM FOR KIDNAPPING
Two men Vahan Adzhemyan, 43, and Galvin Shaun Gibson, 33, were sentenced on Monday, Feb 13, to U.S. federal prison terms for their role in a $1 million kidnapping-for-ransom scheme of a Russian citizen ...2 ROMANIAN EX-MINISTERS CONVICTED OF CORRUPTION
A Romanian court has convicted and sentenced two former agriculture ministers to three years each in prison on corruption charges, AP reported. The Bucharest court ruled Tuesday, February 14 that Decebal ...100,000 TRAPPED IN HOMS AMID HEAVY SHELLING - ACTIVIST
More than 100,000 civilians were trapped inside the restive area of Baba Amr, in the central Syrian province of Homs, due to heavy shelling that had killed 24 on Tuesday, February 14 an activist said. ...FUKUSHIMA MAY HOST U20 WORLD CUP MATCH
The Japan Football Association is moving to hold a match in quake-hit Fukushima during this year's Under-20 Women's World Cup. JFA vice president Kozo Tashima said the association has plans to ...IOC HAILS PREPARATIONS FOR 2014 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES IN SOCHI
The IOC Coordination Commission for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games today, Feb 14 wrapped up its seventh visit to Sochi, Russia, as local organizers begin the transition from the construction and planning ...ARMENIAN MP, BELARUSIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS COOPERATION
In February members of Armenia-Belarus interparliamentary group of Belarusian National Assembly headed by co-chair Victor Guminsky met with Armenian National Assembly members in European agencies, with ...IRANIAN PRESIDENT TO ANNOUNCE NEW NUKE PROJECTS
Iran's official news agency says that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will unveil new nuclear projects on Wednesday, February 15, AP reported. IRNA did not say in its Tuesday report what the projects ...MERCEDES TO PRESENT F1 W03 CHALLENGER ON FEB 21
Mercedes will present their 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship challenger, the F1 W03, to the media in the pit lane at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on February 21, ahead of next week's second ...ARMENIAN BOXERS TO PARTICIPATE IN 2 INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS
From February 20-26, Armenian sportsmen will participate in international boxing tournament in Bulgaria.
According to Armenian team's head coach Karen Aghamalyan, 6 boxers will represent Armenia.
"The ...ELECTRICITY CUT AT GAZA AS ONLY POWER PLANT STOPS
Gaza's only power plant has stopped producing electricity due to a severe fuel shortage, cutting off "major and vital" supplies to the strip, its Energy and Natural Resources Authority announced Tuesday, ...BOEING SIGNS $22.4 BLN AIRPLANE ORDER WITH LION AIR
Boeing Co said on Tuesday, February 14 it signed its largest ever commercial airplane order with Indonesia's Lion Air in a deal worth $22.4 billion, Reuters reported.
Boeing said Lion Air, Indonesia's ...RUSSIA TO SELL T-90C TANKS TO ALGERIA, TURKMENISTAN
Russia has signed contracts to sell 120 T-90C tanks to Algeria and 30 to Turkmenistan, Vedomosti business daily reported on Tuesday, February 14 citing sources in the arms industry.
The contracts, which ...KUWAIT'S EMIR NAMES NEW CABINET
Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah named a new cabinet on Tuesday, February 14 with 10 new faces, including the oil and defence ministers, and no women, despite objections from the opposition, ...MICHAEL BAY TO DIRECT THE 4TH "TRANSFORMERS" FILM
Michael Bay has signed on to direct a fourth Transformers film, BBC News reported.
The filmmaker, who directed the first three instalments of the franchise said he was working on "a whole new re-imagining ...EMMA WATSON, GUILLERMO DEL TORO WILL TEAM FOR "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST"
Guillermo del Toro will direct "Beast," a new take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale that Warners has tapped "Bridget Jones's Diary" scribe Andrew Davies to write, Variety ...SPAIN SELLS $7 BLN IN SHORT-TERM DEBT
Spain on Tuesday, February 14 sold 5.4 billion euros (7 billion dollars) of government bonds at favourable interest rates shortly after the ratings agency Moody's cut its credit rating, M&C reported ...FILMMAKER OLIVER STONE'S SON CONVERTS TO ISLAM
US filmmaker Sean Stone, son of Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, converted to Islam on Tuesday, February 14 in Iran, where he is making a documentary, AFP reported.
"The conversion to Islam ...TRIBECA ACQUIRES KEANU REEVES' DIGITAL FILMMAKING DOCUMENTARY
Tribeca Film has acquired North American rights to "Side by Side," a documentary about the transition from traditional to digital filmmaking technology, produced by Keanu Reeves, Tribeca said.
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Latin pop singer Shakira was "paralyzed with fear" after a seal lunged for her BlackBerry when she holidayed in Cape Town, South Africa, she recounted on Facebook.
The Register reports that ...EUROGROUP HEAD CANCELS MEETING ON GREECE
The head of the Eurogroup, a gathering of eurozone finance ministers, says he has canceled a meeting on Greece's bailout planned for Wednesday, Feb 15, as Athens did not fulfill all the demands, AP ...FRENCH TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS CALL FOR "GOOGLE TAX" ON FOREIGN FIRMS
France's federation of telecommunications operators called Tuesday, Feb 14, for the introduction of a "Google tax" on foreign firms like Google that benefit from French infrastructure. ...TOYOTA GETS A BOOST FROM RENTAL-CAR SALES
Toyota's strong start to 2012 got a boost from rental-car sales, a market it has avoided in the past, according to The Associated Press. The company sold 24,409 cars and trucks to U.S. fleets in ...TEEN SUICIDES CONTINUE IN RUSSIA
Russia's Krasnodar region on Tuesday, Feb 14, said that a 13-years-old boy hung himself on Saturday, making it the eighth in a series of teen suicides throughout Russia in the past week, RIA Novosti reported. ...PANETTA DOESN'T THINK ISRAEL DECIDED TO ATTAK IRAN
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- 1882 Birth of philologist Haykanoosh Marrk. She died in 1966.
- 1911 Constantinople's Armenian Patriarch Hovhannes Arsharuni, in a letter to Turkey's Minister of Justice, informs him about the illegal actions of the Turkish officials in the Armenian provinces, including murders and confiscation of property.
- 1921 The mobile village theater, led by Amo Kharazyan, starts its activity in Gharakeeleessa (Vanadzor).
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