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Published on February 22, 2012
SYSTEM OF A DOWN TO PERFORM IN NEW ZEALAND FEB 22
- It's been a long seven-year drought for System of a Down fans, but on Feb 22 the Armenian-American thrash-metallers will return to New Zealand with a vengeance, nzherald.co.nz reports.
The Grammy-winning band behind hit songs like Chop Suey! and Aerials last performed in Auckland at the 2005 Big Day Out.
It's the band's first New Zealand show since they reunited in 2009 after three-year hiatus. And they haven't performed since October 7 in Chile, but it's likely to be a fired up performance thanks to Serj Tankian, an occasional New Zealand resident, performing in front of what he considers to be something of a home town crowd.
"New Zealand feels like home to me, and while my work takes me many places I always love returning. I'm super-excited to be back home in Auckland again, this time with System," Tankian said.
Recent setlists show System of a Down perform up to 26 songs a night, including everything from Toxicity classics Needles, Bounce and Prison Song, to more recent anthems Lonely Day and Lost in Hollywood.
The Dillinger Escape Plan will open for them, with System of a Down due on stage later in the evening.
Both bands will head to Australia next to perform as part of the Soundwave festival.
Headlines for February 22, 2012
IRAN TALKS FAILED, IAEA SAYS
Two days of talks with Iran have failed to produce agreement on how to verify that Iran's nuclear program remains peaceful, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced, CNN reported.
Iran also ...CLINTON LAUNCHES FOUR-NATION TRIP
On February 23, U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton will begin a four-nation trip to London and North Africa, the Department of State said.
In London, the Secretary will attend a conference hosted ...ABKHAZIAN PRESIDENT'S LIFE ATTEMPTED
An unknown person fired at the car of Abkhazian President Alexander Ankvab on Wednesday, Feb 22 morning.
Ankvab was not injured, said a source in Abkhazia's law enforcement agency, RIA Novosti reported.
...AGMI DIRECTOR TO PRESENT LECTURE ON GENOCIDE IN GLENDALE
Dr. Hayk Demoyan, Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute in Yerevan, Armenia, will present an illustrated lecture in Armenian on Sunday, March 11, 2012 at the Glendale Central Library Auditorium.
...NEW "WATER WORLD" PLANET DISCOVERED
A watery planet with a thick, steamy atmosphere has left astronomers fumbling for their classification books, The Telegraph reported.
The water world, which has been named GJ1214b, is 2.7 times bigger ...EU LEADERS TO CALL ON G20 TO BACK IMF FUND BOOST
European Union leaders will call at a summit next week for the world's 20 biggest economies (G20) to agree in April to substantially boost funds available to the International Monetary Fund, draft ...RUSSIAN PROTESTS LEADERS SEEK TO EMULATE ‘COLOR UPRISINGS' - PUBLIC FIGURE
The leaders of recent "For Fair Elections" protests in Russia are foreign-backed revolutionaries seeking to emulate the so-called color uprisings that rocked former Soviet republics in the 2000s, the ...HENRIKH MKHITARYAN SCORES GOAL IN MATCH VS ANZHI MAKHACHKALA
Shakhtar Donetsk gained a 3:1 victory over Anzhi Makhachkala in a friendly match held in Antalya's Mardan stadium, Turkey.
The first goal for Shakhtar Donetsk FC was scored by Armenia's Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
...OFFICIAL: OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO PROPOSE CORPORATE TAX CUT
A senior administration official says the Obama administration is proposing to cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 28 percent. It also seeks a deeper rate cut, to 25 percent, for manufacturers, ...ABRAHAM TO TAKE ON WILCZEWSKI MARCH 31
Former International Boxing Federation (IBF) middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (33-3, 27 KO) will face in his next fight the former EBU super middleweight champion Piotr Wilczewski (30-2, 10 KO).
...HUGE PINK DIAMOND DISCOVERED IN AUSTRALIA
Mining giant Rio Tinto said it has unearthed a "remarkable" 12.76 carat pink diamond in Australia, the largest of the rare and precious stones ever found in the resources-rich nation, AFP reported.
...AZERBAIJAN SAYS IT DISCLOSED TERRORIST GROUP WITH LINKS TO IRAN
Azerbaijan's National Security Ministry has said it uncovered a terrorist group with links to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps Sepah and Lebanon's Hezbollah, a state broadcaster reported. The group, ...MEGAUPLOAD FOUNDER FREED FROM JAIL, PUT UNDER HOUSE ARREST
U.S. crime-fighters failed in a bid to keep alleged Internet pirate file-sharing website Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom behind bars on Wednesday, Feb 22, when a New Zealand court freed him from jail and ...HADI TAKES POWER IN YEMEN AS NEW PRESIDENT
A general took power in Yemen as the sole candidate in a presidential election after a year-long uprising that ousted long-serving ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh but left the poor Arab country still teetering ...IOC VICE PRESIDENT MARIO PESCANTE RESIGNS
Mario Pescante is resigning as a vice president of the International Olympic Committee following the Italian government's refusal to back Rome's bid to host the 2020 Olympics.
Rome's bid ...APPLE TO BUILD DATA CENTER ON OREGON, SIGNS $5.6 MILLION DEAL
A 160-acre parcel of land has been signed over to Apple and will be used to build a data center, an Oregon TV station said, confirming a long-standing rumor.
According to CNET, the piece of land in Prineville ...ADELE TRIUMPHS AT ANNUAL BRIT AWARDS IN LONDON
Just over a week after her spectacular sweep at the Grammys, British soul diva Adele triumphed on home soil Tuesday, Feb 21, at the annual Brit Awards in London.
The 23-year-old picked up two awards ...GYUMRI MAYOR IN BRAZIL TO ATTEND RIO CARNIVAL - PAPER
Mayor of Armenian northern city of Gyumri, Vardan Ghukasyan left for Brazil 5 days ago with a 9-member delegation, Aravot paper reports.
According to the paper, this caused discussions in a Facebook ...ECHR TELLS TURKISH PM TO BE MORE TOLERANT TO CRITICISM
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan should be more tolerant toward criticism, the European Court of Human Rights said.
The scolding stems from the case of Turkish journalist Erbil Tuşalp, who ...TWITTER UPDATED FOR ANDROID, INCLUDES NEW LANGUAGES
Twitter has been updated for Android, and includes some much welcome features.
After updating, when swiping over a tweet, options to reply, retweet, favorite, or share instantly glide over. This is all ...DAVID NALBANDIAN BEATS WAYNE ODESNIK AT 2012 COPA CLARO
After beating Wayne Odesnik (U.S.), Argentina-based ethnic Armenian David Nalbandian will be facing his fellowcountry player Juan Monaco on Wednesday, February 22 to advance into the next round of the ...ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ESSAY CONTEST ANNOUNCED IN U.S.
U.S. high school and college students are invited to participate in an essay contest - addressing the question "How can international recognition of the Armenian Genocide help prevent future crimes against ...BAKU PUZZLED BY SECOND REFUSAL TO HOST CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT
SOCAR Energy Georgia director and vice-president of Azerbaijan's Chess Federation Mair Mamedov said they "did hope that Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian would agree to participate the Candidates Tournament ...IPAD VERSION OF MICROSOFT OFFICE COMING SOON - REPORT
An iPad version of Microsoft Office is set to be launched imminently, The Telegraph reports citing The Daily.
Microsoft has recently launched a version of OneNote for the iPad, and an expanded version ...SYSTEM OF A DOWN TO PERFORM IN NEW ZEALAND FEB 22
It's been a long seven-year drought for System of a Down fans, but on Feb 22 the Armenian-American thrash-metallers will return to New Zealand with a vengeance, nzherald.co.nz reports.
The Grammy-winning ...ARMENIA, EU TO ESTABLISH ACTION PLAN ON BORDER CONTROL
Secretary of the Armenian National Security Council (NSC) Artur Baghdasaryan and Director-General of European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member ...UNESCO EVENT TO FEATURE SYRIAN-ARMENIAN LENA CHAMAMYAN
In recognition of their efforts in raising awareness of the Arab culture around the world, UNESCO is to honor Lebanese author, Elias Khoury, and Brazilian publisher, João Baptista de Medeiros Vargens, ...PEUGEOT IN TALKS WITH UNNAMED PARTIES OVER POSSIBLE INDUSTRIAL TIE-UPS
PSA Peugeot Citroen says it is in talks with unnamed parties over possible industrial tie-ups after a French newspaper named U.S. car maker General Motors Co. as the potential partner, AP reported.
Europe's ...RUSSIAN POP SINGER PHILIP KIRKOROV FACES JAIL OVER COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS
Four Bulgarian composers have filed a suit against popular Russian singer Philip Kirkorov over alleged intellectual property infringements, novinite.com reports.
The four composers in question - Alexander ...KEVIN RUDD QUITS AS AUSTRALIA FOREIGN MINISTER
Kevin Rudd resigned as Australia's foreign minister Wednesday, February 22 amid speculation of a challenge to Prime Minister Julia Gillard when the Labor Party meets in caucus next week, M&C reported, ...ARMENIA TO OPEN REGIONAL STAFF TRAINING CENTER JOINTLY WITH EU
Armenia plans to open a regional center for staff training in the sphere of border control jointly with EU, Secretary of the Armenian National Security Council (NSC) said.
"The agreement signed with ...BRITISH CHILDREN'S SEX EDUCATION BOOK BANNED IN MALAYSIA
Predominantly Muslim Malaysia on Wednesday, Feb 22, banned the sale of a children's sex education book written by a British author, saying its contents "could threaten moral values". It ...ANONYMOUS CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR GREEK JUSTICE MINISTRY ATTACK
Anonymous hacked and defaced the Greek Ministry of Justice website, demanding the release of three Greek teenagers accused of the same deed earlier this month.
According RTE News, on Tuesday, Feb 21, ...RUMOR: IPAD 3 TO LAUNCH IN GERMANY ON MARCH 23
With Apple expected to unveil its next-generation iPad in early March, a new rumor suggests that the device will launch in Germany only a few weeks later, on March 23.
Apple Insider says that following ...EXPERT: ARMENIA MUST SUE AZERBAIJAN FOR KHOJALU
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It has been about ten days already that a group of activists keep protesting against the ongoing construction in Mashtots Park, a central park in Yerevan downtown.
Clothing boutiques on Abovyan street ...SOCIOLOGIST: RPA, PROSPEROUS ARMENIA ABSOLUTE FAVORITES IN UPCOMING ELECTIONS
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia and Prosperous Armenia will be absolute favorites in the National Assembly elections due in May, head of Sociometer sociological center Aharon Adibekyan said. ...WB APPROVES US$15 MILLION LOAN FOR ARMENIAN WATER PROJECT
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a US$15 million loan for the Municipal Water Project for Armenia.
The Project will support improvement of the quality and availability of water ...S. KOREA OPEN TO TALKS WITH NORTH TO EASE TENSIONS - PRESIDENT
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday, February 22 reiterated that he is open to talks with North Korea to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula if the communist country shows it is sincere ...VIOLENT ROW MARS SAO PAULO CARNIVAL
A violent row involving scores of people led to the cancellation of the election of a champion samba school at the Sao Paulo Carnival, M&C reported citing DPA.
Shortly before the winner was announced, ...DELL Q4 EARNINGS DROP AMID WEAK SALES
Computer maker Dell has reported an 18 per cent drop in fourth-quarter earnings as consumer sales continue to show weakness, Australian Associated Press reported.
The Texas-based company said it earned ...RUSSIA'S LUKOIL MAY LAUNCH OIL PRODUCTION IN IRAQ IN 2014
Russia's largest private oil company LUKoil may start production at the giant West Qurna-2 oilfield in Iraq in early 2014, company head Vagit Alekperov said on Wednesday, Feb 22.
"We will launch ..."MADEMOISELLE" OUTLAWED IN FRANCE
French feminists have scored a major victory in their fight to have the term "mademoiselle" outlawed as sexist after the prime minister's office issued a decree banning it in official forms, ...UN TO SELECT SPECIAL ENVOY TO LEAD ARAB TEAM IN SYRIA
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to meet Wednesday, February 23 in London with Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi to discuss the selection of a special envoy to lead an Arab team ...INDIA'S PREMIER LEAGUE SOCCER POSTPONED DUE TO LACK OF VENUES
The inaugural edition of India's Premier League Soccer (PLS), featuring the World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro and former France international Robert Pires, has been postponed because of a lack of venues, ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT DISCUSSES ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received Feb 22 the delegation of the European Parliament headed by Andrey Kovachev.
The parties discussed regional issues, the presidential press service reports. ...MONA LISA "TWIN" ON DISPLAY AT SPAIN'S PRADO
Crowds gathered at Madrid's Prado Museum to view a copy of the "Mona Lisa" for the first time since restoration revealed it was almost certainly painted by one of Leonardo da Vinci's apprentices as he ...2 JOURNALISTS REPORTED KILLED IN HOMS SHELLING
Two journalists were reported to have been killed in heavy shelling in the Syrian city of Homs, Reuters said.
The news agency named the reporters as Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin and French reporter ...TURKISH OPPOSITION PARTY CALLS FOR FRESH TALKS WITH PKK
The Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) has called on Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to create a delegation for fresh talks with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), as the only way out of the ...SALEHI: IRAN COULD BE A GOOD PARTNER FOR EU
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi blasted the sanctions imposed against Iran by the U.S. and the EU, and advised the European countries not to sacrifice their good ties with Tehran for Washington, ...U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE DISFAVORS KARABAKH STATUS QUO
U.S. policy regarding Nagorno Karabakh problem has remained unchanged, according to U.S Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs.
In an interview with AzerTaj news agency, ...HONG KONG SCHOOLBOY DETAINED IN $50,000 INTERNET SCAM
A 13-year-old schoolboy was among 15 people arrested in Hong Kong over a bogus internet auction site that allegedly conned buyers out of nearly $50,000
M&C reported that according to DPA, the group ...13 KILLED, 17 INJURED IN CHINA STEEL PLANT BLAST
Thirteen people were killed and 17 others injured in an explosion at a steel plant in China's northeast Liaoning Province, according to DNA.
The explosion stated to be an accident rocked the steel-casting ...SOCIOLOGIST: PROSPEROUS ARMENIA TO RANK AT LEAST THE SECOND IN MAY ELECTIONS
The coalition Prosperous Armenia party may outrun the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) in the upcoming parliamentary elections, but it will rank at least the second, head of Sociometer sociological ...RUSSIAN SEARCH GIANT YANDEX POSTS 51% NET INCOME INCREASE
NASDAQ-listed Russian search juggernaut Yandex published its quarterly earnings and financial results for the full year 2011, its third in a string of announcements this week after touting its new social ...KLITSCHKO VOWS TO KNOCK OUT CHISORA IN REMATCH
WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko said he wants to knock out Britain's Dereck Chisora in a rematch to "punish" him for his behavior before their last fight, RIA Novosti reported, citing German ...IRAN OBLIGES FEMALE CIVIL SERVANTS TO WEAR UNIFORMS
Iran is obliging female civil servants to wear uniforms at work, ISNA news agency said Wednesday, February 22. Azar Nazari, the head of women's affairs of the Tehran governor's office said that ...FRENCH VILLAGE ON SALE FOR £275,000
An entire French village is up for sale for the sum of £275,000, The Telegraph reported.
Courbefy, in the Limousin region, comes complete with 19 buildings and a swimming pool and at one time had ...MICHAEL FASSBENDER SIGNED ON TO STAR IN RIDLEY SCOTT'S "THE COUNSELOR"
Michael Fassbender has signed on to star in "The Counselor," with his "Prometheus" director, Ridley Scott, The Wrap has confirmed.
Cormac McCarthy, the Pulitzer Prize winning novelist ...ARMENIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK TO INCREASE LOAN PORTFOLIO IN 2012
In the framework of the new policy targeting dynamic development, in 2011 Armenian Development Bank increased its portfolio by 60% to total AMD 24 bln against AMD 15 bln. at the beginning of the year, ...PARAMOUNT SUES MARIO PUZO ESTATE OVER "GODFATHER" PREQUEL
The infamous Corleone crime family has found itself in a legal jam - but it has nothing to do with whacking anybody or leaving a horse's head in somebody's bed, The Wrap reported. Paramount Pictures ...EXPERT COMPARES SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE CLAIM WITH KARABAKH ISSUE
President of the "European Integration" NGO deemed process of Scotland's gaining independence more important than the outcome itself for Nagorno Karabakh problem.
As Karen Bekaryan told a press conference, ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT: EURONEST MAY ADVANCE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received the delegation of Euronest Committee on Social Affairs, Education, Culture and Civil Society.
President Sargsyan welcomed the delegates, noting that Armenia ...AFGHAN "KORAN BURNING" PROTESTS LEAVE 7 DEAD
At least seven protesters died and dozens were injured Wednesday, February 22 when thousands of Afghans demonstrated against alleged Koran burning by international troops, officials said.
As M&C ...FITCH DOWNGRADES GREECE, SAYS DEFAULT ‘HIGHLY LIKELY'
Fitch ratings agency says it has downgraded Greece further into junk status, from 'CCC' to 'C' following the announcement of the details of the country's debt swap deal with private ...MOSCOW HOSTS MEETING BETWEEN ARMENIAN, AZERI INTELLECTUALS
Moscow hosted a meeting between Armenian and Azerbaijani intellectuals.
According to APA, the meeting was held at editorial office of the Rossiyskaya Gazeta, with no information provided as to the issues ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 389,26 FEB 22
Deals amounting to AMD 3,5 mln. at an average rate of AMD 389,89 /USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Feb 22. The closing price totaled AMD389,5.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 389,26 ...IRAN'S NUCLEAR WORK WILL DEFIANTLY GO ON - SUPREME LEADER
Iran's nuclear work will defiantly go on, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday, Feb 22, after UN inspectors left Tehran following talks that failed to lift their suspicions of atomic ...LG TO UNVEIL TRIO OF SMARTPHONES AT MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS
LG plans to unveil a trio of smartphones at Mobile World Congress next week, CNET reports.
Two of the three handsets will run Google's latest version of its Android OS, Ice Cream Sandwich.
Called ...EU SUSPENDS HUNGARY AID OVER DEFICIT REQUIREMENTS FAILURE
The European Union on Wednesday, February 22 ordered the suspension of 495 million euros (656 million dollars) in aid to Hungary over its failure to bring its budget deficit in line with the bloc's ...UNION HALTS FRANKFURT AIRPORT STRIKE, SEEKS TALKS
A spokesman for the union representing ground workers at Frankfurt airport says it will halt its strike ahead of an expected resumption of negotiations, according to AP.
Matthias Maas of the GdF union ...EU TO REFER ACTA TO EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE
The European Union's executive said on Wednesday, February 22 it would refer a disputed global anti-piracy agreement to the bloc's highest court, to see whether it complied with the EU's fundamental ...U.S. PUBLISHER IRONICALLY SUGGESTS TURKEY ACCORD IMMUNITY TO ITS CITIZENS
Publisher of The California Courier Harut Sassounian published an article on recent remarks of Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Egemen Bağış on the Armenian Genocide issue.
"It does not take much courage ...MEDVEDEV, SAUDI ARABIAN KING DISCUSS SYRIAN DEVELOPMENTS
Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that any dialogue on the Syrian crisis resolution is "useless" at the moment.
Abdullah and Medvedev ...RUSSIA PLANS TO MODERNIZE MISSILE ARSENAL BY 2020
The share of new weaponry in the arsenal of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) will reach 97% by 2020, SMF Commander Lt. Gen. Sergei Karakayev said.
The current share is about 30%, which includes ...STANDARD & POOR'S DOWNGRADES PANASONIC
Standard & Poor's downgraded the rating of Japan's Panasonic Wednesday, Feb 22, blaming its deteriorating finances weeks after the electronics giant warned it would suffer a record loss for ...ARMENIAN BUSINESSMAN MAY PURCHASE CAVALLI BRAND
Russian holding Tashir Group may purchase one of the most famous fashion brands in the world, Roberto Cavalli.
Tashir Group, founded by Samvel Karapetyan, has already launched Casa Italia project aimed ...ANC COORDINATOR MEETS WITH GERMANY'S DEPUTY AMBASSADOR
Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc coordinator Levon Zurabyan met with Germany's Deputy Ambassador in Armenia Christoph Breunig.
Discussion of Armenia's domestic policy, ensuring legitimacy ...POLICE TAKES ACTION ON ELECTION FRAUDS AT HRAZDAN MAYOR RACE
Hrazdan police department of Armenia's Kotayk province took action on seven messages on election violation during Hrazdan mayor race on February 12. 4 messages out of 7 are based on media publications, ...BERLUSCONI GRAFT TRIAL PROCEEDS, JUDICIAL BIAS CLAIMS DISMISSED
An Italian appeals court on Wednesday, February 21 cleared the way for a corruption trial of Silvio Berlusconi to proceed after dismissing the former premier's claims of judicial bias, the ANSA news ...OMV: NABUCCO PROJECT DELAYED TO MID-2013
A key decision about the planned Nabucco gas pipeline will be delayed by one year to mid-2013, the project's Austrian partner OMV said Wednesday, February 22.
The preferred supplier for the pipeline ...RUSSIA TO UPGRADE MILITARY AIRFIELDS AT NATO BORDERS
The Russian Defense Ministry will modernize two airfields in its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, Commander of the Baltic Fleet Vice Adm. Viktor Chirkov said on Wednesday, February 22, according to RIA ...MICROSOFT SEEKS EU PROBE INTO MOTOROLA MOBILITY
Microsoft called on EU antitrust regulators on Wednesday, February 22 to investigate Motorola Mobility, saying the U.S. phone maker was trying to block sales of its Windows PCs, its Xbox game consoles ...CAVALLI DISMISSES POSSIBLE SALE TO TASHIR
Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli dismissed a report it was in talks with Russian group Tashir, saying no steps had been taken towards a possible sale.
"The Cavalli Group categorically denies ...BUENOS AIRES TRAIN CRASH LEAVES SEVERAL DEAD, OVER 500 INJURED
Several people have been killed and some 550 injured in a commuter train crash at a station in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, BBC News reported.
Local reporters say they saw 12 bodies removed from ...ANC HOLDS POLITICAL COUNCIL MEETING
On February 22, Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc held a political council meeting.
Discussion of preparation of the rally scheduled for March 1, domestic policy issues, oncoming elections, ...GAZPROM SAYS UKRAINE ILLEGALLY SIPHONS GAS
Ukraine illegally siphoned off up to 40 million cubic meters of Russian natural gas for Europe over several days this month, Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said on Wednesday, February ...HELENA BONHAM CARTER GETS ROYAL HONOR FROM QUEEN ELIZABETH
Helena Bonham Carter has been made a CBE by the Queen to recognise her glittering acting career, Huffignton Post reported.
The actress received the award during a Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony ...EMILY BRONTE PORTRAIT TO GO UNDER HAMMER
A hitherto unknown portrait believed to be of author Emily Bronte is expected to fetch thousands of pounds when it goes under the hammer this week, Huffington Post reported.
The oil painting is the latest ...EURONEST COMMITTEE MEMBERS VISIT TSITSERNAKABERD MEMORIAL
On February 22, members of Euronest Committee on Social Affairs, Education, Culture and Civil Society visited Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex and the Armenian Genocide Museum.
"I thank all the organizers ...GOOGLE FLIGHT SEARCH AVAILABLE FOR ANDROID, IOS
Google the world's biggest Internet player has just announced Google Flight Search for Android and iOS devices. The company says these mobile variants offer all the functionality and benefits of the desktop ...RUSSIA MAY BLOCK SIBERIA AIRSPACE OVER EU EMISSIONS LICENSES
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The Russian Federation Council approved on Wednesday a presidential law that would provide tougher penalties for recidivist pedophiles, including life imprisonment and chemical castration, RIA Novosti ...TASHIR GROUP SAYS NO PURCHASE OF ROBERTO CAVALLI BRAND
Russian holding Tashir Group dissmissed possible purchase of famous Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli.
The company is currently developing a new clothing network, including such brands as WildWest, ...15 OSCARS TO BE AUCTIONED AFTER ACADEMY AWARDS CEREMONY
Fifteen Oscar statuettes are to be auctioned next week in Los Angeles, two days after this year's Academy Awards, BBC News reported.
Auctioneers Nate D Sanders said it was the largest collection ...WARSAW NATIONAL STADIUM TO HOST TESTS MATCHES BEFORE EURO-2012
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, Warsaw's mayor said Tuesday, Feb ...JOHN LEGUIZAMO TO PLAY IN "ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES" TV COMEDY
Actor John Leguizamo, known for films such as Moulin Rouge and Carlito's Way, has been lined up to play Del Boy in the U.S. remake of Only Fools And Horses, BBC News reported.
The actors who will ...UEFA EURO 2012 FINALISTS TO CONVENE IN WARSAW
Delegations from the 16 finalist teams will receive a comprehensive briefing on all organizational matters related to UEFA EURO 2012 at a workshop in Warsaw on 8 and 9 March.
Delegations from the 16 ...ISRAEL STRIKES DOWN DRAFT EXEMPTION FOR ULTRA-ORTHODOX JEWS
Israel's top court struck down on Tuesday, February 21 a law designed to encourage ultra-Orthodox Jews to join the military and the workforce, saying it had backfired by "entrenching" their blanket draft ...UKRAINIAN PARTY SLAMMED FOR RACISM IN EUROVISION POP SCANDAL
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Mubarak, who ran Egypt for 30 years, is accused of complicity ...MEDVEDEV, AHMADINEJAD AGAINST FOREIGN ACTION IN SYRIA
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Today in Armenian history- 1837 Creation of the Armenian Supreme Ecclesiastic Council in Echmiadsin - the Synod attached to the Catholicos of All-Armenians.
- 1909 Birth of Taras Toosoozyan in Yekaterinodar (now Krasnodar). He was a Major-General of the Soviet Army. He was the Military Commissar of the Armenian SSR from 1950 to 1969.
- 1931 The Central Affairs Committee decides to establish a Radio-Broadcasting Committee.
- 1932 Birth of architect Arthur Tarkhanyan in Leninakan (Gyoomree). He designed and implemented the "Tsitsernakabert" Genocide Memorial Complex, the "Airarat" (formerly "Rossiya") movie theater, the Palace of Youth, "Zvartnotss" Airport, and many other buildings.
- 1938 Birth of Artavazd Peleshyan in Leninakan (Gyoomree). He became a famous artist, State Prize Laureate, and a master of the documentary film genre .
- 1939 The Armenian Supreme Soviet awards the right to the Opera and Ballet Theater of Yerevan, to be called the Alexander Spendarian Opera and Ballet Theatre.
- 1960 The Armenian Theater Association in Beirut decides to be known as the Vahram Papazyan Association.
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