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Published on February 21, 2012
VIGEN CHITECHYAN APPOINTED AMBASSADOR TO HOLY SEE
- Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree to appoint RA ambassador to France Vigen Chitechyan to the post of Armenian ambassador to the Holy See (residence in Paris).
On May 26, 2009 by President's decree Vigen Chitechyan was appointed as ambassador of Armenia to France.
Headlines for February 21, 2012
EXPERT LINKS AZERI ACTIVATION ON KHOJALU WITH GENOCIDE BILL PASSAGE
French Senate's adoption of the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial affected activation of the Azerbaijani policy regarding recognition of the so-called "Khojalu genocide," according to Armenian ...GREECE TO RECEIVE €130 BLN IN ADDITIONAL BAILOUT LOANS
After more than 12 hours of talks, the countries that use the euro reached an agreement early Tuesday, Feb 21, to hand Greece €130 billion ($170 billion) in additional bailout loans to save it from ...MICK JAGGER, B.B. KING TO PERFORM AT WHITE HOUSE
The next showing of "In Performance at the White House" will be a tribute to the history of blues music in the United States.
On February 21, Mick Jagger, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, Gary ...EU LIKELY TO APPROVE FRESH SANCTIONS AGAINST SYRIA
The European Union will likely adopt fresh sanctions against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the coming week, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said in Los Cabos (Mexico) ...RUSSIAN BIOPHYSICISTS BRING TO LIFE 30,000 YEAR-OLD PLANTS
A team of Russian biophysicists have successfully grown ancient plants from tissue material that stayed frozen in the Siberian permafrost for about 30,000 years. This is the oldest plant material to ...APPLE REVEALS DETAILS OF N. CAROLINA DATA CENTER'S SOLAR ARRAY
While Apple's brand has taken hits on the environmental side due to criticism from Chinese activists, the company is pushing for attention on its upcoming North Carolina data center's solar array ...ICRC SEEKS CESSATION OF SYRIAN HOSTILITIES TO DELIVER AID
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on February 20 that it was negotiating with Syrian authorities and opposition fighters on a "cessation of fighting" to bring life-saving aid to ...MICROSOFT ACCUSES GOOGLE OF BYPASSING PRIVACY SETTINGS IN INTERNET EXPLORER
Last week, a Wall Street Journal report revealed that Google and some advertising companies had been circumventing privacy settings in order to follow users browsing through the Safari browsing on the ...SWISS PLAY ON EUTHANASIA TO BE STAGED IN MOSCOW THEATER
The play Alice's Trip to Switzerland by Swiss playwright Lukas Barfuss will be staged in one of Moscow's theaters, according to RIA Novosti. Lukas Barfuss is one of the famous German speaking ...IMF TO DECIDE ON SIZE OF ITS CONTRIBUTION TO GREECE IN MARCH
The board of the International Monetary Fund will decide on the size of its contribution to the enhanced bailout deal for Greece "in the second week of March," IMF Managing Director Christine ...APPLE'S SIXTH-GENERATION IPHONE RUMORED TO DEBUT THIS FALL
Apple's sixth-generation iPhone will debut about a year after the launch of the iPhone 4S, maintaining a fall introduction, a new report says.
According to Apple Insider, citing a "reliable ...DYNAMO HALFBACK SAYS ROMAN BEREZOVSKY IS FIRST-CLASS KEEPER
Moscow Dynamo's halfback Alexander Samedov told about the impression Roman Berezovsky and Balázs Dzsudzsák, who are new to the squad, make on a field.
"Berezovsky is perfectly fit. He ...ARMENIA RANKS 85TH AMONG STRONGEST NATIONAL LEAGUES OF 21 CENTURY
The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) published the rating of strongest leagues of 21 century.
This ranking is determined from the results of matches played at the ...RUSSIA WON'T ATTEND FRIENDS OF SYRIA MEETING IN TUNISIA
Russia will not participate in a meeting of Friends of the so-called Syria Group in Tunisia, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Tuesday, February 21, RIA Novosti reported.
...OVER 30000 STUDENTS IN CANADA PROTEST TUITION HIKES
About 36,000 post-secondary students in Quebec are expected to desert their classrooms Tuesday amid strikes over tuition hikes, AP reports.
The strikes have been triggered by votes at universities and ...TWITTER, YANDEX TEAM UP FOR REAL-TIME SEARCH
Twitter and Russian search engine Yandex have agreed a partnership that will allow Yandex to show new tweets in its search results almost instantly, as Twitter becomes an increasingly important source ...4 U.S. SOLDIERS KILLED IN AIR CRASH IN HORN OF AFRICA
Four U.S. soldiers serving in Horn of Africa operations have been killed in an air crash near a U.S. military base in Djibouti, the U.S. Department of Defense said. The four were killed when their U-28 ...UNITED LABOR PARTY LEADER TO RUN BY MAJORITY SYSTEM IN 5TH CONSTITUENCY
United Labor Party leader Gurgen Arsenyan is going to run for the parliamentary elections by majority system in the 5th constituency in Yerevan, Hayatsk paper reports quoting reliable sources.
According ...YEMENI VOTERS QUEUE TO CAST BALLOTS IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Voters queued on Tuesday, Feb 21, to cast ballots in a poll that brings an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 33-year hardline rule in Yemen, the first Arab state where a revolt ended in a negotiated ...EU BORDER AGENCY, ARMENIA TO SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT
A delegation from Frontex, headed by its Executive Director, Mr. Ilkka Laitinen, will visit Armenia from February 21 to 23.
The Delegation is going to meet President Serzh Sargsyan and Secretary of the ...TURKISH EXPERT PINS "KARABAKH INVASION" ON IRAN
In his analytical article, Turkish journalist Erdal Şimşek writes that Iran poses threat to Turkey and Azerbaijan. According to him, Armenia and Iran will never go against one another due to a union ...EXPERT: ARMENIA MUST SHIFT ‘FOOTBALL DIPLOMACY' TO NEW LEVEL
Director of RA NAS Institute of Oriental Studies has stressed the need for Armenia to move diplomacy on Armenian-Turkish relations to a new level.
"Armenia must voice readiness to establish intergovernmental ...SAMSUNG ANNOUNCES GALAXY ACE 2 AND GALAXY MINI 2
Samsung Electronics announced two new additions to the GALAXY smartphone range: GALAXY Ace 2, which will be available in UK from April, and GALAXY mini 2, which will be available in France from March ...PROTESTS BREAK OUT IN AFGHANISTAN OVER KORAN BURNING
Protesters firing petrol bombs and slingshots besieged the largest U.S.-run military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday, February 21, furious over reports that NATO troops had set fire to copies of the Koran, ...SAUDI ARABIA TO RE-ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH IRAQ
Saudi Arabia has named an ambassador to Iraq to re-establish full diplomatic ties for the first time since Saddam Hussein invaded neighboring Kuwait, Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on February ...FRANKFURT AIRPORT STRIKE TO LAST AT LEAST THROUGH FEB 24
The union representing ground workers at Frankfurt airport says its members will stay on strike at least through late Friday, Feb 24, in a dispute over pay.
The strikes that began last week have already ...IRAN ANNOUNCES PLANS TO BUILD CYBER ARMY
Director of Iran's Passive Defense Organization has announced plans to build the first Iranian cyber army following the successful launch of the cyber defense headquarters, Press TV reported.
"The ...LEVON JULFALAKYAN PRESENTED NAMES EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS PARTICIPANTS
On February 21, chief coach of Armenia's Greco-Roman wrestling team Levon Julfalakyan officially presented names of the sportsmen to qualify for European Championships.
The line-up for the championships ...APPLE, CHINA TELECOM AGREE TO SELL IPHONE IN CHINA FROM NEXT MONTH
Apple Inc has signed with China Telecom to sell its iPhone in China from next month as it looks to boost its flagging share of the world's biggest mobile phone market, Reuters reported.
While Apple ...IRANIAN SHIPS RETURN FROM SYRIA THROUGH SUEZ CANAL
Two Iranian naval ships returned from Syria through the Suez Canal Tuesday, February 21 a Suez Canal source said, according to Reuters.
The ships entered the canal from the Mediterranean Sea early in ...ARMENIA SELECTS WRESTLERS FOR EUROPEAN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP
Serbia will host the European Wrestling Championship on March 6-11.
Chief Coach of Armenia's freestyle wrestling team Araik Baghdadyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that two wrestlers will be selected ...3 HACKED OFF GOOGLE WORKERS PUSH NEW EMAIL IDEA
Three hacked off Google workers claim they have come up with an idea which will change the way people do email.
Cameron Adams, Dhanji Prasanna, and Jochen Bekmann were so miffed with Google's corporate ...CSTO HAS POTENTIAL TO ADDRESS KARABAKH CRISIS DEVELOPMENT - SEC. GEN.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) won't get involved in Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, as it is the responsibility of relevant international mechanisms to demonstrate oriented ...MEDVEDEV MAY BAN THIRD TERM OF PRESIDENCY
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev came up with a sensational statement at a meeting with opposition leaders.
He said he seriously considered amending the Constitution of the Russian Federation to ban ...FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON MEDIA OUTLETS GROWS IN ARMENIA - REPORT
A report on freedom of the press and speech in Armenia during 2010 and 2011 supported by the OSCE Office was presented in Yerevan on February 20.
The report prepared by Investigative Journalists NGO ...OFFICIAL: IAEA DELEGATION WON'T VISIT IRANIAN NUKE SITES
A UN delegation visiting Iran has no plans to inspect the country's nuclear facilities and will only hold talks with officials in Tehran, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday, Feb 21.
...CSTO SEC. GEN SAYS ORGANIZATION AGAINST STRIKING ON IRAN
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) stands against striking a blow against Iran, CSTO Secretary General said.
"Strike on Iran will be an enormous shock for everyone, not only the region," ...IRAN TO LAUNCH HOMEMADE SATELLITE FAJR IN SPRING
Head of Iran's Aerospace Industries Organization announced Tuesday, Feb 21, the domestically-built Fajr (Dawn) satellite would be launched in the early months of next Iranian year (starting March ...OLYMPUS TOP EXEC REPORTEDLY HANGS HIMSELF
One of the top executives of Japan's scandal-ridden Olympus appears to have hanged himself in a park outside New Delhi, Reuters reported.
Tsutomu Omori, 49, was head of Olympus's medical equipment ...CSTO SEC. GEN. TO VISIT ARMENIA IN MARCH
Fall 2012 will see conduction of large-scale Collective Rapid Reaction Force (RRF) maneuvers with all CSTO member-states participating.
"Participation will be carried out either through that of military ...IRAN, UKRAINE SIGN $800 MILLION OIL DEAL
The Iranian and Ukrainian officials in a meeting in Tehran endorsed a contract to develop Iran's three oil fields of Boushkan, Kouhmond and Kouhkaki. According to Fars News Agency, the contract, ...JAPAN, U.S. TO REACH AGREEMENT ON IRAN OIL IMPORT CUT
Japan is close to agreement with Washington on the size of cuts refiners must make in imports of Iranian crude oil to win waivers from U.S. sanctions, two ministers said Tuesday, Feb 21 after a media ...SINGLE CURRENCY RECEIVES WELCOME BOOST FROM EUROZONE BUSINESS LEADERS
Twenty years on from the signing of the Maastricht Treaty, which paved the way for the creation of the euro, research from the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) reveals that, despite ...RISK MANAGEMENT PRIORITY FOR ARMENIAN BANKING SYSTEM IN 2011
Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia assessed 2011 as a productive year with stable growth recorded in Armenia's banking system.
According to Ashot Osipyan, total capital of the Armenian banking ...FIDE TO RECEIVE 10-12 MILLION EUROS FOR THE COMING CYCLES
In an interview with Sport Express, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov spoke about plans for a new Men's Grand Prix and the sale of the rights to the World Championship and other major events.
FIDE is ...RESEARCHERS USING 3D MODELING, PRINTING TO TEST DINOSAUR HYPOTHESES
Researchers at Drexel University are using 3D modeling and 3D printing to test hypotheses about how dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals moved and lived in their environments, TG Daily reported.
"Technology ...CSTO TO FOCUS ON SECURITY IN 2012
In 2011, CSTO efforts focused on laying mechanisms for crisis response, practical implementation of existing methods for states' protection. Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization ...U.S. DEFENSE CHIEF APOLOGIZES FOR "INAPPROPRIATE TREATMENT" OF KORAN
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta apologized Tuesday, February 21 for the "inappropriate treatment" of copies of the Koran at an American base in Afghanistan and promised a swift investigation, ...DINERS CLUB PAYMENT SYSTEM TO ENTER ARMENIAN MARKET
Leading international company Diners Club will enter the Armenian market of payment systems in two months, chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia said.
Following payment systems currently operate ...CHINA UNDECIDED ON PARTICIPATION IN FRIENDS OF SYRIA MEETING
China has not decided whether to accept an invitation to discuss the brewing civil war in Syria with other world powers later this week in the Tunisian capital, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday, ...U.S., MEXICO INK GULF OF MEXICO OIL DEAL
The United States and Mexico agreed to develop oil and gas reserves along their maritime border in the Gulf of Mexico, M&C reported, citing DPA.
The area contains an estimated 172 million barrels ...WARSAW'S EURO 2012 STADIUM TO HOST OPENING MATCH
Warsaw's mayor says all security concerns have been addressed and the stadium that will host the opening match of this year's European Championship is ready to stage its first game, AP reported.
Poland ...BLACKBERRY OS 2.0 FOR PLAYBOOK TABLET AVAILABLE
RIM has announced the availability of BlackBerry OS 2.0 for its PlayBook tablet, Mashable reports.
The new version of the OS brings social integration with services such as Facebook and Twitter, speedier ...MICROSOFT EXTENDS CONSUMER SUPPORT OF WINDOWS 7, VISTA
Software giant Microsoft is extending the life of its highly popular Vista product and its replacement, Windows 7.
According to TechEye, without making much of an announcement, Microsoft has extended ...TURKISH HEADMASTER SUGGESTS CREATING DATABASE OF ‘DANGEROUS' NEWBORNS
A Turkish school principal has suggested that all newborns should be genetically scanned and that those who could prove harmful to the country should be "eliminated."
"Children should be analyzed ...VIGEN CHITECHYAN APPOINTED AMBASSADOR TO HOLY SEE
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree to appoint RA ambassador to France Vigen Chitechyan to the post of Armenian ambassador to the Holy See (residence in Paris).
On May 26, 2009 by President's ...AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SLAMS HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION IN AZERBAIJAN
Amnesty International released a report on situation in Azerbaijan in the light of upcoming 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, slamming violation of civil rights in that context.
"Last May, Azerbaijan secured ...RUSSIAN NAVY ORDERS BUILDING OF 13 WARSHIPS
Russia's Northern Shipyard (Severnaya Verf) has a contract with the Defense Ministry to build a total of 13 warships for the Russian Navy, the shipyard's general director, Andrei Fomichev, said on ...YOUTUBE SEEKS HOLLYWOOD'S HELP TO REACH NEW GENERATION OF VIEWERS
YouTube is enlisting Hollywood's help to reach a generation of viewers more familiar with smartphones than TV remotes, according to AP.
The online video giant is aiming to create 25 hours of programming ...U.S. AMBASSADOR DONATES COMPUTERS TO ARMENIAN POLICE EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX
On February 21, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern visited Armenia's Police Educational Complex, where he met its director, Lieutenant-General Hovhannes Varyan, and donated approximately $50,000 ...RUSSIAN NUKE SUBMARINE TO ARRIVE IN INDIA LATE MARCH
A Russian nuclear-powered attack submarine, the K-152 Nerpa, which has been leased to the Indian Navy, will arrive in the country on March 30-31, a source in the Indian Defense Ministry reported, according ...ARMENIAN FM, EP MEMBERS DISCUSS DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL DIALOGUE
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received delegation of European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The parties discussed deepening of bilateral cooperation, with Minister Nalbandian ...4 KILLED IN CLASHES OVER YEMENI PRESIDENTIAL POLLS
Four people including a child were killed in clashes in south Yemen on Tuesday, February 21 between security forces and separatists, who have called for "civil disobedience" in protest at the ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT, FRONTEX HEAD DISCUSS BORDER CONTROL
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with Executive Director of Frontex, the European Union's border protection agency Ilkka Laitinen.
The parties discussed issues related to border control implementation, ...ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT ASIAN COUNTRIES
From February 22-28, Armenian Foreign Minister will leave on a tour over Asian countries.
Edward Nalbandian is due to visit South Korea, Singapore and Vietnam.
As a part of the tour, Minister Nalbandian ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 389,17 FEB 21
Deals amounting to AMD 950 thous. at an average rate of AMD 389,5 /USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Feb 21. The closing price totaled AMD 389,5.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD ...BLUR BAND TO PERFORM AT LONDON OLYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY
Blur are to headline a major outdoor concert to mark the closing of the Olympics this summer.
The band, due to reunite to collect their outstanding contribution gong at the Brit Awards tonight, Feb 21, ...MICHAEL DOUGLAS ADDED TO OSCAR PRESENTERS LINE-UP
Two-time Oscar-winner Michael Douglas is the latest presenter announced for the 84th Academy Awards ceremony.
Douglas won an Oscar for his lead performance in "Wall Street" (1987) and a Best ...CALDERA FILES MOTION AGAINST GGC, ARBITRATION RULING PENDING IN NY
On November 17, 2011, the Arbitrator issued an order to Caldera Resources Inc. (the "Company" or "Caldera") and Global Gold Mining and its parent Global Gold Corporation ("GBGD" ), (together referred ...PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES LIST ANNOUNCED IN IRAN
The Guardian Council, which vets election candidates in Iran, has approved 3,444 individuals out of more than 5,000 who applied to run in the March 2 parliamentary polls, Reuters quoted ISNA news agency ...BALTIC PIPELINE SYSTEM 2ND LINE TO LAUNCH LATE FEB IN RUSSIA
The second trunk line of the Baltic Pipeline System (BTS-2) to transport oil to Europe may be launched at the end of February or in early March, Igor Dyomin, spokesman of Russia's oil pipeline monopoly ...DAVID NALBANDIAN TO FACE WAYNE ODESNIK IN COPA CLARO 1ST ROUND
Argentina-based ethnic Armenian David Nalbandian will face off against Wayne Odesnik (U.S.) in the 1 round of Copa Claro to be held in Buenos Aires. Nalbandian currently comes 85th on ATP ranking list, ...ROGER KUPELIAN TO PRESENT MULTI-MEDIA GRAPHIC NOVEL IN CHICAGO
On Feb. 26, Roger Kupelian will bring his multi-media graphic novel and film works to Chicago and will speak on "The Warrior Myth and How We Draw Strength From It." Kupelian has taken a tale of bloody ...DISPUTED SUDANESE OIL TANKER WAITING TO UNLOAD IN JAPAN
A ship carrying disputed Sudanese crude remained anchored off southwest Japan on Tuesday, February 21 despite a British court ruling giving the tanker permission to unload, three shipping sources said, ...EX-IMF CHIEF STRAUSS-KAHN HELD IN PROSTITUTION PROBE
Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is being questioned by French police as a suspect in a prostitution ring inquiry, a prosecutor says, according to BBC News.
Mr Strauss-Kahn, once a front-runner ...ALAN HOVHANESS' WORK TO BE PERFORMED AT UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
The University of Minnesota, Morris Symphonic Winds has announced two upcoming spring concerts. The first, Music from Distant Shores, will take place on March 4. Joaquin Rodrígo's Adagio para ...RUSSIA DEPLOYS S-400 AIR DEFENSE MISSILES
New S-400 Triumf air defense systems have been delivered to Russia's Western Military District and will be put on alert duty in a month, district commander Arkady Bakhin said on Tuesday, February 21, ...ORLANDO BLOOM CAST AS SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE OFFICER
Orlando Bloom has been cast as a South African police officer in Zulu, according to Belfast Telegraph.
The Pirates Of The Caribbean actor and Blood Diamond star Djimon Hounsou will play a pair of coppers ...ISRAELI CHRISTIANS CONDEMN ACTS OF VANDALISM
Local Christian leaders and an Israeli government representative gathered at the "Baptist House" church in central Jerusalem on Tuesday, Feb 21, one day after the building was vandalized with ...IRAN INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT TO HOST 9 ARMENIAN WRESTLERS
9 Armenian wrestlers will participate in Iran-hosted international tournament due February 24-26.
As the chief coach of Armenian squad Levon Julfalakyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, "the team will ...RUSSELL CROWE MAY RETURN TO DIRECTOR'S CHAIR WITH SHORT FILM
Russell Crowe could return to the director's chair to direct a short film in Sydney Unplugged, Belfast Telegraph reported.
The Gladiator star, who last directed in 2002, is tipped to take control ...RUSSIA REPORTS 12,8% POVERTY RATE
Russia's s poverty rate increased by 0.2 percentage points in 2011 to 12.8 percent of the country's population compared with the previous year, Alexander Surinov, head of the Federal State Statistics ...AMAZON TO LAUNCH COLOUR E INK TOUCHSCREEN KINDLE?
A colour Kindle may be on the cards in 2012, as according to a report from DigiTimes, Amazon are preparing to launch a new bright touchscreen device.
Unlike Amazon's current Kindle Fire tablet, which ...JIM CAVIEZEL JOINS STALLONE, SCHWARZENEGGER IN THE TOMB CAST
Jim Caviezel has joined the cast of The Tomb, Belfast Telegraph reported. According to Empire, the Passion Of The Christ actor has been cast in the action thriller as the adversary to Sylvester Stallone ...RUSSIA AIR FORCE TO GET NEW AIR ATTACK PLANE BY 2020
The deliveries of new close air support aircraft to the Russian Air Force will start by 2020, Air Force spokesman Col. Vladimir Drik said, according to RIA Novosti. "The Air Force units will start receiving ...SOTHEBY'S TO SELL MUNCH'S "THE SCREAM"
A version of one of the most recognisable paintings in the world - Edvard Munch's The Scream - is to be sold by Sotheby's in New York, The Guardian reported.
The auction house said the painting ...EC PRESIDENT BARROSO ISSUES STATEMENT ON GREECE AID PROGRAM
At the press point following his meeting with German politician Edmund Stoiber, Chairman of the High-Level Group on Administrative Burden Reduction, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso ...POLAND'S GAS MONOPOLY SUES RUSSIA'S GAZPROM OVER PRICING CHANGE
Poland's gas monopoly PGNiG says it has filed a lawsuit against its Russian supplier Gazprom with an international tribunal in a price dispute, AP reported.
State-owned PGNiG said Tuesday, February ...CATHOLICOS OF ALL ARMENIANS MEETS UK AMBASSADORS
The Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II met with newly-elected Ambassadors, Jonathan Aves and Katherine Leach in Holy Etchmiadzin
The Catholicos welcomed the Ambassadors on their new posts, specifically ...PAKISTAN SEEKS EX-PRESIDENT'S ARREST IN BENAZIR BHUTTO CASE
Pakistan will ask Interpol to arrest ex-President Pervez Musharraf for his failure to prevent the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the interior minister said Tuesday, February 21, ...CHINA, INDIA, JAPAN PLAN 10% CUT IN IRAN OIL IMPORTS
China, India and Japan are planning cuts of at least 10 percent in Iranian crude imports as tightening U.S. sanctions make it difficult for the top Asian buyers to keep doing business with the OPEC producer, ...LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE REAL-TIME DATA AVAILABLE ON GOOGLE
The London Stock Exchange Group is to provide real-time market data to Google, bolstering the search-engine's Google Finance offering with free access to London prices previously only available with ...DID HITLER HAVE A SECRET SON WITH FRENCH TEEN?
Until his death in 1985, Jean-Marie Loret believed that he was the only son of Adolf Hitler. There is now renewed attention to evidence from France and Germany that apparently lends some credence to his ...RIGHTS GROUP SAYS 46 JOURNALISTS KILLED IN 2011
At least 46 journalists were killed in 2011, with Pakistan the deadliest country for the second year running, a rights group said Tuesday, February 21, according to AFP.
The New York-based Committee ...NORTH KOREA DELEGATION LEAVES FOR NUKE TALKS WITH U.S.
North Korea's delegation left for talks about its nuclear programme with the United States, in what will be the first significant contact by the two sides since the death of leader Kim Jong-Il, AFP ...JORDAN SEEKS ALTERNATIVES TO EGYPTIAN GAS
Jordanian Prime Minister Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh said on Tuesday, February 21 that he would visit Iraq "very soon" to discuss alternatives to Egyptian natural gas supplies. Egyptian supplies ...RED CROSS CALLS FOR DAILY 2-HOUR CEASEFIRE IN SYRIA
The Red Cross called Tuesday, February 21 for a daily two-hour cease-fire in Syria so that it can deliver emergency aid and reach people who are wounded or sick, an appeal that came as government troops ...RUSSIA TO DEPLOY 1ST ARCTIC BRIGADE IN 2015
The first motorized rifle arctic brigade will be deployed in 2015, Russian Ground Forces Chief Col Gen Alexander Postnikov said on Tuesday, February 21, RIA Novosti reported. Russian Defense Minister ...
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