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GREEK PATRIARCH URGES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR TURKEY'S MINORITIES
Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I said the new Turkish constitution should grant greater religious freedom to the country's minorities after he paid a landmark visit to a Turkish parliamentary commission working on the new document.
On Monday, Feb 20, Patriarch Bartholomew I met with members of a parliamentary subcommittee seeking an all-party consensus for a new constitution, which will replace the one ratified in 1982 while the country was under military rule.
Bartholomew told reporters after speaking to the commission that he favors a constitution that promotes equal rights and religious freedoms, including the reopening of a Greek Orthodox seminary that has trained generations of patriarchs.
"We do not want to be second-class citizens. Unfortunately, minorities have faced many injustices so far. These are gradually being corrected, changed. A new Turkey is emerging. We never lost hope. We are now very happy. We are sure that our ideas will be taken into consideration as we want nothing more than our rights as Turkish citizens," he said.
The Greek patriarch added that he attaches much importance to an invitation from Turkish Parliament for him to meet with Constitutional Commission members, noting that they want the new constitution to be the constitution of all in Turkey, Today's Zaman reported.
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IRANIAN DEFENSE MINISTER PRAISES HIS COUNTRY'S NAVAL MIGHT
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says the presence of Iranian warships in international waters shows the naval might of the Islamic Republic.
According to Press TV, Vahidi said ...N. KOREA RAISES MILITARY ALERT AHEAD OF S. KOREA DRILL
North Korea raised its military alert ahead of a live-fire artillery drill by rival South Korea Monday, Feb 20, amid heightened tension on the peninsula during a delicate transition of power in the impoverished ...JAPAN POSTS RECORD TRADE DEFICIT IN JANUARY
Japan posted a record trade deficit in January, data showed Monday, Feb 20, as fuel imports rose following last year's nuclear disaster while exports were hit by a strong yen and slumping demand in ...PUTIN VOWS MORE BALLISTIC MISSILES FOR ARMY
Russia's armed forces will receive over 400 modern intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), more than 100 military spacecraft and over 2,300 new tanks within the next ten years, Prime Minister and ...44 PRISONERS KILLED IN INMATE RIOT IN MEXICO
An inmate riot that may have been staged to cover a breakout killed 44 prisoners in Mexico on Sunday, Feb 18, and the jail's director and all guards on duty at the time have been detained, a security ...RUSSIA, U.S. DISCUSS SITUATION IN SOUTH CAUCASUS
Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Grigory Karasin met with the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon in Moscow on February 17.
The parties ...IAEA DELEGATION ARRIVES IN IRAN FOR TALKS
A high-ranking delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran for talks on further cooperation, Press TV reported.
The delegation, headed by IAEA ...TURKISH-LANGUAGE ZAMAN PAPER OFFICES ATTACKED IN FRANCE
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, condemned attacks on the Paris and Cologne offices of the Turkish-language daily newspaper Zaman and called for a thorough investigation, ...IBERIA CANCELS 107 FLIGHTS OVER PILOTS STRIKE
The list of Iberia flights that will be cancelled on February 24 due to the pilots strike is now available.
According to avia.com, a total of 107 flights will be cancelled, which represents 34% of the ...IRAN'S NAVAL SHIPS DOCK AT SYRIAN PORT OF TARTOUS
Two Iranian naval ships have docked at the Syrian port of Tartous, on Monday, Feb 20 in a development likely to raise concern in the West, Reuters reported.
The ships docked on Saturday and were said ...BRITISH FOOTBALL CLUB SUPPORTS ANTI-HOMOPHOBIA CAMPAIGN
Ipswich Town Football Club will use the February 25 home game against Cardiff to back a campaign against homophobia in football, according to BBC.
The campaign has been inspired by the late Justin Fashanu ...EUROZONE FINANCE MINISTERS GATHERING IN BRUSSELS
Eurozone finance ministers meet in Brussels Monday, Feb 20, with time running out if they are to close a new 230-billion-euro ($300 billion) bailout package for Greece and avert a chaotic default, according ...OSCE REPRESENTATIVE WARNS AGAINST INTERNET RESTRICTION
Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, called for concerted global efforts to keep the Internet, as a platform for exercising free expression and for independent media, accessible ...YURA MOVSISYAN SCORES A GOAL TO SERBIA'S RADNICKI 1923
In a match in Belek, Turkey, Krasnodar FC scored a 3:0 victory over the Serbia's Radnicki 1923.
Armenian forward Yura Movsisyan scored the second goal and made an assist to Marsio in the 44th minute.
...FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CONFIRMS SUPPORT TO GENOCIDE BILL
French presidential candidate Francois Hollande of the Socialist Party has confirmed his support to the bill criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide.
In his interview with the French Marianne weekly, ...TURKISH UNIVERSITY TUTOR BANS HEADSCARF AT HER LECTURES
A French language lecturer from the prestigious Boğaziçi University has sent an email to her students in which she asked women who wear headscarves to take them off during her lectures, claiming ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT, U.S. CONGRESSMEN DISCUSS UPCOMING PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Speaker of the National Assembly Samvel Nikoyan received on February 19 a 15-member Congressional Delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives headed by Chairman ...OIL PRICES JUMP AMID ESCALATION OF IRAN TENSIONS
Oil prices jumped to a nine-month high near $105 a barrel Monday in Asia after Iran said it halted crude exports to Britain and France in an escalation of a dispute over the Middle Eastern country's ...MAJOR TAX PAYERS ADD AMD 17.9 BILLION TO STATE BUDGET IN DECEMBER 2011
According to the Analysis of Summarized Indices of Large Taxpayers' Monitoring 2011 by the Committee of State Revenues, the index of paid taxes and other compulsory payments to the state budget of ...S&P REAFFIRMS JAPAN'S SOVEREIGN DEBT RATING AT AA MINUS
Standard and Poor's reaffirmed its rating on Japan's sovereign debt at AA minus and kept its outlook negative on Monday, Feb 20, saying that structural problems such as shrinking nominal gross ...ARMENIA'S MAJOR TAXPAYERS IMPORT VOLUMES DECREASED IN DECEMBER 2011
In December 2011, Armenia's major taxpayers import volumes decreased by 6.5% compared to the same period of 2010, making up AMD 83.6 billion.
The figures are reported by the Analysis of summarized indices ...ARMAN PASHIKIAN WINS FERDOWSI CHESS TOURNAMENT
The 2nd Ferdowsi International Chess Open Tournament is over in Mashhad, Iran.
Armenian grandmaster Arman Pashikian became the winner of the tournament with 9 points after tying a game against Alexander ...EXPERT: ANONYMOUS ROOT DNS SERVERS ATTACK UNLIKELY TO CAUSE MUCH DAMAGE
An upcoming campaign announced by the hacking group Anonymous directed against the Internet's core address lookup system is unlikely to cause much damage, according to one security expert.
PM World ...VOLKSWAGEN GOLF REMAINED THE MOST POPULAR MODEL IN EUROPE
According to the latest analysis from JATO Dynamics, the world's leading provider of automotive intelligence, the European new car market experienced its worst start to a year since 2009 as economic uncertainty ...ARMENIA'S MAJOR TAXPAYERS' PROCEEDS INCREASED BY 9.3% IN DECEMBER 2011
Armenia's major taxpayers' proceeds from product realization in December 2011 totaled AMD 292.6 billion, increasing by 9.3% compared to the same period in 2010.
The figures are reported by the Analysis ...DAVID NALBANDIAN DROPS 85TH IN ATP RANKINGS
On February 20, the Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) released the subsequent ranking list, with Argentina-based ethnic Armenian David Nalbandian dropping to the 85th place with 630 points.
Serbia's ...CANADIAN MUSEUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS HOSTS DISCUSSION ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Participants of a discussion organized jointly by the International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (a division of the Zoryan Institute; IIGHRS-Zoryan) and the Canadian Museum for Human ...ARMENIAN WEIGHTLIFTERS DISQUALIFICATION CONFIRMED
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed disqualification of Armenian weightlifters Elen Grigoryan and Gevorg Poghosyan.
According to previous reports, they will face a 4-year disqualification.
Poghosyan's ...SAMSUNG CONFIRMS PLANS TO SPIN OFF LCD BUSINESS
Samsung has confirmed plans to divorce its LCD business, spinning off the slumping screen division as Samsung Display Company Ltd on April 1 after which point it will operate as a new corporation, Slash ...ARMENIAN HACKERS TARGET OVER 20 AZERI SITES
On February 20, Armenian hackers attacked over 20 Azerbaijani websites, including those of Azerbaijani television and Eurovision winner, according to information security expert Samvel Martirosyan.
The ...ARMENIA'S ECONOMIC ACTIVITY INDEX MAKES 4.4% IN JANUARY 2012
A 4.4% growth in economic activity index in Armenia in January 2012 was reported as compared to the same period in 2011.
According to the National Statistical Service, the economic activity dropped ...AVERAGE MONTHLY SALARY TOTALS AMD 113 052 IN JAN 2012
Average monthly salary totaled AMD 113 052 in Armenia in January 2012 increasing by 7.4%, as compared with the same period in 2010.
As the RA National Statistical Service reported, 9.9% and 4.8% growth ...AMBASSADOR: ARMENIA, IRAN HAVE POTENTIAL TO BOOST COOPERATION
Iran can have a greater share in Armenia's foreign relations, the Armenian ambassador in Tehran has said.
According to IRNA, Grigor Arakelyan made the comments on the sidelines of a meeting in Tehran ...YANDEX ROLLS OUT NETWORKING SEARCH
Yandex, biggest Internet search and related services company, announced its social networking search program, aimed at enhancing its search engine's quality by adding content from social networking ...OVER 40, MOST OF THEM CHILDREN, DEAD OF COLD IN AFGHANISTAN
More than 40 people, most of them children, have frozen to death in what has been Afghanistan's coldest winter in years, an Afghan health official said Monday, Feb 20.
The Associated Press reported ...ANRI JOKHADZE TO REPRESENT GEORGIA AT EUROVISION-2012
Well-known Georgian singer Anri Jokhadze with the song "I'm Jocker" will represent Georgia at the Eurovision 2012 song contest in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The winner of the National Tour was picked ...RUSSIAN BILLIONAIRE ANNOUNCES PLANS TO BUILD YO-MOBILE PLANT IN FAR EAST
Russian billionaire and presidential hopeful Mikhail Prokhorov on Monday, Feb 20, unveiled plans to build the second hybrid Yo-mobile plant in the Russian Far East, RIA Novosti reported.
"The next Yo-mobile ...PAKISTANIS TAKE TO THE STREETS FOR ANTI-U.S. RALLY
Hundreds of Pakistanis took to the streets in Islamabad Monday, Feb 20, to take part in an anti-U.S. demonstration organized by a coalition of right-wing, religious and banned organizations, AFP reported. ...NKR DEFENSE ARMY SPOKESMAN: ARTSAKH ARMY NEED NOT WORRY
Defense army of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic carries out its duty along the whole contact line in the routine regime, the army spokesman said.
"Azerbaijani armed forces, as well as the NKR defense army ...ARREST WARRANTS FOR TURKISH INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS CANCELED
Warrants recently issued for the capture of four National Intelligence Organization (MİT) officials as part of an investigation into a Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)-linked organization have been ...RAYMOND KÉVORKIAN TO GIVE LECTURE AT NAASR CENTER IN BELMONT
On March 14, renowned historian Raymond Kévorkian will give a lecture entitled "The Armenian Genocide: Writing the Complete History" at the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research ...ARTSAKH CELEBRATES REVIVAL DAY
Artsakh celebrates the Revival Day on February 20.
Speaking before his compatriots, Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan said: "February 20, 1988 has been written in golden letters in our new history, becoming ...ANC READY TO FACE THE AUTHORITIES' CHALLENGE - COORDINATOR
Armenian authorities are doing everything to weaken the opposition and secure an allegedly "fair" victory at the elections, Armenian National Congress coordinator Levon Zurabyan said.
In this context, ...THREE ITALIAN SOLDIERS DIE IN AFGHANISTAN
Three Italian soldiers died Monday, Feb 20, in a car accident in western Afghanistan, officials said.
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano issued a condolence message expressing his "deep emotion" ...ISRAEL TO DEPLOY DRONE INTERCEPTOR
Israel Defense Forces will deploy an Iron Dome missile interception battery in central Israel this week, as part of a drill simulating a medium-range rocket attack, Haaretz reported. IDF officials said ...HONG KONG AIRPORT HITS DAILY RECORD OF 187,000 PASSENGERS
Hong Kong International Airport saw 4.9 million passengers and 29,000 aircraft movements in January, up 12.5% and 5.8%.
A new daily record of 187,000 passengers was also registered on January 28, the ...ONLY 2 OF 54 NUKE REACTORS LEFT OPERATING IN JAPAN
A Japanese utility said Monday, February 20, it would suspend its nuclear reactor in Fukui prefecture for regular checkup, leaving only two of the nation's 54 reactors in operation after the nation's ...SALEHI: ISRAEL ATTEMPTS TO MAR TEHRAN'S TIES WITH FRIENDLY STATES
Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi says the recent explosions in Thailand, Georgia and India are attempts by the Israeli regime to mar Tehran's ties with friendly states.
"These are plots they ...4 THOUS. TRUSTEES TO REPRESENT ANC AT PARLIAMENTARY RACE - COORDINATOR
Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc plans to redouble the number of trustees at precincts bringing the figure to 4 thous., according to ANC coordinator.
Levon Zurabyan stressed ANC readiness ...CHINESE COURT RULES AGAINST IPADS SALES
Apple's dispute over the iPad trademark deepened Monday, February 20 after the Chinese company that claims ownership of the name said it won a court ruling against sales of the popular tablet computer ...CHINA SLAMS IRAN FOR OIL EXPORT BAN TO BRITAIN, FRANCE
China rebuked Iran on Monday, February 20 for stopping oil sales to British and French companies at the weekend, calling for renewed efforts at dialogue over an escalating stand-off over Tehran's ...TUNISIA CONFERENCE TO HOST SYRIAN OPPOSITION
The opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) will attend the Friends of Syria conference due February 24 in Tunisia, a member of the group said on Monday, February 20. "We were invited and we will attend," ...5,3% GROWTH IN ARMENIAN FOREIGN TRADE VOLUME REPORTED IN JAN 2012
In January 2012, foreign trade volume in Armenia grossed USD 345,9 million (AMD 133,9 bln.), increasing by 5,3% compared with last year's results.
During the reporting period, export volume comprised ...ANTONIO BANDERAS TO STAR AS PABLO PICASSO
Antonio Banderas will play Pablo Picasso in Carlos Saura's upcoming "33 dias" (33 Days), about the painter's emotional turmoil as he worked on masterpiece "Guernica."
"33 ...RUSSIAN GAS SUPPLY TO ARMENIA SUSPENDED
Russian gas supply to Armenia through Georgia has been temporarily suspended due to an accident on the 61-kilometer gas pipeline in Georgian district of Gardabani.
Gas transportation company has already ...ARMENIAN FINANCE MINISTRY: FEB 20-26 PRICES FOR PRECIOUS METALS
The State Depository of Precious Metals and Gemstones Agency at the Armenian Ministry of Finance set the government purchase and release prices per gram of chemically pure metal (standard bullion) for ...URBIZU'S "NO REST FOR THE WICKED" WIN SPAINISH GOYA AWARDS
Spain's film academy handed out its Oscar equivalent, the Goyas, February 19 in Madrid, Deadline reported. Enrique Urbizu's police thriller No Habrá Paz Para Los Malvados (No Rest For The Wicked) ..."MIDNIGHT IN PARIS", "THE DESCENDANTS" WIN WGA TOP SCREENPLAY HONORS
Woody Allen's romantic fantasy "Midnight in Paris" and Alexander Payne's family drama "The Descendants" have won top screenplay honors from the Writers Guild of America, AP ...IT SPENDING IN MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA TO REACH $7.41 BILLION
IT spending by the government sector in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) should increase by 15.1% year on year in 2012 to reach $7.41 billion, according to the global market research and consulting company ...100 KG OF 20% URANIUM ENRICHED AT IRAN'S NUCLEAR SITE
The Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Fereydoun Abbasi said generation of indigenous fuel would affect the results of negotiation with P5+1, ISNA reported. Abbasi in his interview with ...TIES WITH ANTI-IRANIAN FORCES BENEFICIAL BUT NOT SAFE FOR AZERBAIJAN
In case of escalation of tensions in the region due to Iran's nuclear program, Azerbaijan may address NATO to ensure security at border with Iran, Azerbaijani military expert said.
As Jasur Sumerinli ...UP TO 210,000 PEOPLE IN UK TO BE KILLED BY ALCOHOL OVER 20 YEARS
Up to 210,000 people in England and Wales will be killed prematurely by alcohol over the next 20 years, with a third of those preventable deaths due to liver disease alone, health experts warned, Reuters ...ICRC REPS VISIT HOSTAGES IN KARABAKH AND AZERBAIJAN
Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited war prisoners in Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan.
"The Red Cross employees visited an Azerbaijani captive in Artsakh, while ...RIO CARNIVAL ATTRACTS RECORD 2.2 MLN REVELLERS
One of Rio de Janeiro's oldest and most popular carnival street parties has attracted a record 2.2 million revellers, police say, according to BBC News.
The Cordao da Bola Preta parade is famous ...PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS ATTACK YEMENI POLLING STATIONS
Several polling stations in Yemen were targeted by blasts on Monday, February 20 according to pro-democracy activists, amid calls from a separatist movement for a boycott of Tuesday's presidential ...TURKEY MORTIFIED OVER DUTCH FOOTAGE OF TRABZON (VIDEO)
Turkey is outraged over a video of Trabzon shot by the official TV of Netherlands for PSV Eindhoven local football club on the threshold of European League clash vs. Tabzonspor.
The 1-minute footage ...GERMANY'S MERKEL BACKS OPPOSITION CANDIDATE GAUCK FOR PRESIDENT
German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to back former East German rights activist Joachim Gauck to become the country's next president, resolving a political dispute that had become a damaging distraction, ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 388,99 FEB 20
Deals amounting to AMD 1,1 mln. at an average rate of AMD 389,49 /USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Feb 20. The closing price totaled AMD389,49.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD ...CARLSBERG DANISH BREWER TO BUY UP RUSSIAN DIVISION BALTIKA
Danish brewer Carlsberg has said it plans to buy up the remaining 15% of its Russian division Baltika this year, according to BBC News. In its full year results, the firm said it made a consolidated ...CONTRACT ON WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH SIGNED
Chess masters Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand will get an artistic surrounding for their duel as one of Moscow finest art museums, the Tretyakov Gallery was chosen to host their world championship ...POLL: PUTIN TO WIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN FIRST ROUND
Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin will win the presidential election on March 4 with 58.6 percent of the vote in the first round, according to a survey conducted by state-run ...CHISORA, HAYE MAY FACE LIFE BANS FOR THEIR MUNICH BRAWL
Dereck Chisora and David Haye may face life bans for their Munich brawl, according to Robert Smith the British Boxing Board of Control General Secretary, BBC reported. "It's a possibility," ...ARTSAKH ACTING FM MEETS WITH ICRC STEPANAKERT OFFICE HEAD
On February 20, acting Foreign Minister of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Vassily Atajanian met with head of the ICRC Stepanakert Office Roman Paramonov.
The office head noted that the ICRC would continue ...PAKISTAN AIR FORCE TO DEVELOP TABLET COMPUTER
Inside a high-security air force complex that builds jet fighters and weapons systems, Pakistan's military is working on the latest addition to its sprawling commercial empire: a homegrown version ...MASERATI GRANTURISMO SPORT PICS PUBLISHED
Maserati has published the first pictures of Maserati GranTurismo Sport, a more powerful and more aggressively styled version of the Trident's big GT that will be unveiled at the Geneva motor show in ...GREEK PATRIARCH URGES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR TURKEY'S MINORITIES
2Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I said the new Turkish constitution should grant greater religious freedom to the country's minorities after he paid a landmark visit to a Turkish parliamentary ...ASSYRIANS URGE ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES TO RECOGNIZE THEIR GENOCIDE
Representatives of Sweden-based Assyrian Genocide (known as Seyfo) Research Center issued a message to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan with a request to recognize the Assyrian genocide committed in ...RUSSIAN CITIZENS IN ARMENIA TO VOTE AT MARCH 4 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Russian citizens can vote at March 4 presidential elections of the Russian Federation in Yerevan and Gyumri.
Russian citizens residing in Armenian provinces of Ararat, Armavir, Aragatsotn, Kotayk, Gegharkunik, ...ARMENIAN FM DELIVERS LECTURE AT RA DIPLOMATIC ACADEMY
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian delivered a lecture for students of Diplomatic Academy at the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Best students of the academy will make diplomats and Armenian ...SELF-DRIVING CARS APPROVED IN U.S.
Nevada's Legislative Commission approved regulations allowing for the operation of self-driving vehicles on the U.S. state's roadways. This brings closer the day when roads will be full of driverless ...ARMENIAN FM, DEFENSE MINISTRY DISCUSS KARABAKH ISSUE
On February 20, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian attended the annual meeting of Defense Ministry and RA armed forces general staff.
Minister Nalbandian delivered a speech briefing on the country's ...MOSCOW, PARIS MAY LAUNCH GAS PIPELINE PROJECT
Moscow and Paris may launch a project to build new gas pipelines from Russia to Europe to meet the growing demand by EU states, Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom said on Monday, February 20, according ...INDIA TO BUY EXTRA 71 OF RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to procure 71 more Mi-17 V5 helicopters, including 12 for the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Business Standard daily reported on Monday, February 20.
These would ...IRAN MAY EXTEND OIL BAN TO MORE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
An Iranian semiofficial news agency says Tehran is considering extending an oil embargo on France and Britain to other European countries, AP reported.
The Monday, February 20 report by Mehr quoted head ...GOOGLE ENABLES CHECKING-IN WITH LATITUDE PRODUCT
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Google is developing a password-generating tool that will bolt into its Chrome browser, The Register reported.
The technology is designed to painlessly create hard-to-guess passwords when users sign ...TURKEY'S AUDIT BOARD SLAMS DINK MURDER CASE INVESTIGATION
Turkey's State Audit Board (DDK) completed a report into the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink today, Feb 20 saying it found mistakes in the questioning of government personnel which adversely ...EU LAUNCHES FREE TRADE ZONE FORMATION TALKS WITH ARMENIA
The European Union begins talks with Armenia on formation of free trade zones aimed at boosting investments in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) member-states. The talks will cover issues related to creation ...GEORGIAN EX-MP DETAINED FOR CROSSING BORDER WITH ARMENIA
A former Georgian parliamentarian has been arrested in Georgia today, Feb 20 just as he entered the country from Armenia.
Valeri Gelbakhiani crossed the border as law-enforcers arrested him. He voluntarily ...X-MEN'S MICHAEL FASSBENDER SET TO STAR IN IRISH MYTHS
Michael Fassbender could be returning to his roots to star as legendary Celtic warrior Cuchulain in Irish Myths, according to Belfast Telegraph.
The Shame star, who has Irish and German parents, is set ...YEMENI AL-QAEDA LEADER DEATH IN FEUD CONFIRMED
Yemen's branch of al-Qaeda has confirmed the death of a senior leader, who officials say died in a bloody family feud, AP reported.
A statement posted on a militant website by al-Qaeda in the Arabian ...EGYPT TO EASE GAZA'S CHRONIC POWER SHORTAGES
A Palestinian energy official says Egypt has agreed to ease Gaza's chronic power shortages, AP reported.
Gaza has suffered frequent blackouts and fuel shortages because of a border blockade imposed ...PROSECUTOR: DEATH PENALTY FOR EGYPT'S EX-LEADER MUBARAK
The chief prosecutor in the trial of ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak has said in his closing remarks that the former president should be given the death penalty for the killings of protesters in ...INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPERS SEIZED IN SUDAN'S DARFUR
Rebels in Sudan's Darfur region said Monday, Feb 20, they have detained 49 international peacekeepers and three suspected Sudanese intelligence agents for "investigation" after they entered ...WHITNEY HOUSTON'S DRESS, EARRINGS TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION
A black velvet dress that belonged to Whitney Houston and a pair of earrings she wore in The Bodyguard will be sold to the highest bidder next month.
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Serbia and Kosovo were set to resume European Union-brokered talks Tuesday, February 21, days before the bloc was due to deliver its verdict on Belgrade's membership bid, M&C reported citing DPA. ...30 INMATES ESCAPE MEXICAN JAIL AMID FIGHT
At least 30 inmates escaped from the jail in the northern Mexican town of Apodaca during the fight that claimed 44 lives, the authorities said Monday, February 20, M&C reported citing DPA.
Forty-four ...NOBEL MEDICINE LAUREATE RENATO DULBECCO DIES AT 97
Renato Dulbecco, an Italian-born biologist who won the 1975 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his study on the role of viruses in altering DNA and causing cancer, died Monday, February 20 in La Jolla, California, ...MELTING ICE SINKS BOATS ON DANUBE
Ice floes up to one metre (three feet) thick smashed into hundreds of boats on the River Danube near Belgrade as a thaw set in, sinking a floating restaurant, officials and witnesses said Monday, February ...AIR DEFENCE DRILLS LAUNCHED IN IRAN
Iran launched on Monday, February 20 four-day air defense drills to train protection of important national facilities, primarily nuclear facilities, Iran's Fars news agency reported.
The exercise in ...AZERBAIJANI MPS TO VISIT YEREVAN
From February 21-23, Azerbaijani MPs Rovshan Rzayev, Faraj Guliyev and Azay Guliyev will pay a visit to Armenia to participate in the meeting of Euronest Parliamentary Assembly social committee.
Discussion ...ANGRY BIRDS SPACE GETS PR BOOST FROM NASA, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Rovio's teaser past week of the newest Angry Birds release to be known as Angry Birds: Space has been given a PR boost by none other than NASA and National Geographic, Slash Gear reports.
In an interview ...ARMENIANS IN CANADA ORGANIZE CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL
The Armenian Prelacy of Canada's Armenian National Education Council is working on a unique event for children between the ages of 3-12. The event is scheduled for March 17, 2012 from 11a.m.-5p.m. at ...SPAIN TO SEND PLANES TO FLORIDA TO RETRIEVE TREASURE FOUND UNDERSEA
Spain said Monday, Feb 20 it will soon send hulking military transport planes to Florida to retrieve 17 tons of treasure that U.S. undersea explorers found but ultimately lost in American courts, a find ...OBAMA, NETANYAHU TO MEET MARCH 5 IN WHITE HOUSE
U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 5, the White House said on Monday, Feb 20.
Netanyahu will be in Washington to address the annual policy conference ...CHISORA APOLOGIZES "WHOLEHEARTEDLY" FOR THE BRAWL WITH HAYE
Dereck Chisora has apologized "wholeheartedly" for the brawl with David Haye that followed his loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko on Saturday, Feb 18.
According to AP, Chisora ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1728 Death of General Davit Bek.
- 1862 Defense of Van against Turkish exactions and terrorism.
- 1904 Birth of Abraham Alikhanov in Tbilisi (Georgia). He became a physicist and an academician of the USSR. In 1940, he organized the first expedition to Mount Elbrus to explore Cosmic Rays. He made many basic discoveries in this area.
- 1908 Inauguration of the Ulukhanlu-Julfa railroad.
- 1936 Death of Alexander Tamanyan (architect) in Yerevan. He was born in 1878.
- 1940 Death of public figure Stepan Yessayan. He was one of the founders of "Pan-National" Cultural Organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Party.
- 1988 The Autonomous Region (oblast) of Nagorno Gharabagh applies to the Supreme Soviets of Armenia, Azerbaijan and the USSR to consider and resolve positively the question of handing over Nagorno Karabagh from Soviet Azerbaijan to Soviet Armenia.
- 1988 The Regional Council of Deputies from Artsakh decides to be reintegrated with Armenia.
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