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Headlines for March 09, 2012
KARINE SHADOYAN TO PERFORM IN EUROPEAN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
On March 9, Hajimurat Nurmagomedov (84kg) will face Edgaras Voitechovskis (Lithuania) in the 1/16 final of the European Wrestling Championships, ongoing in Belgrade. Karine Shadoyan (72 kg) will clash ...SYRIA REBELS REJECT UN-ARAB ENVOY'S URGE FOR DIALOGUE
Kofi Annan, the U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, said he would urge President Bashar al-Assad and his foes to stop fighting and seek a political solution, drawing angry rebukes from dissidents, Reuters ...COKE, PEPSI ALTER RECIPES DUE TO CANCER SCARE
Coca-Cola and Pepsi are changing the recipes for their drinks to avoid putting a cancer warning label on the bottle, to comply with California laws.
The new recipe for caramel coloring in the drinks ...BIN LADEN WIDOWS CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL ENTRY TO PAKISTAN
Pakistani authorities have brought charges against Osama bin Laden's three widows for illegally entering and living in the country, the interior minister said on Thursday, March 8, according to Reuters.The ...MICHEL PLATINI: EURO 2012 FINAL WILL BE A MAGNIFICENT CELEBRATION
In a message to the EURO finalists workshop in Warsaw, UEFA President Michel Platini predicted a "magnificent celebration of European football" and thanked co-hosts Poland and Ukraine.
UEFA ...EUROPEAN HOSTAGES KILLED BY AL-QAEDA LINKED GROUP
Two Europeans held hostage in Nigeria by kidnappers claiming ties to al-Qaeda were killed before rescuers could free them, authorities said on Thursday, March 8, AP reported.
The men - a Briton and an ...EUROZONE CRISIS "REMOVED" FOR NOW - IMF CHIEF
The risk of crisis in the eurozone has been "removed" for now, IMF head Christine Lagarde said, as Greece rescue efforts showed signs of progress, according to AFP.
"As we speak, it looks ...CANADIAN MUSEUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TO FOCUS ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Breaking the Silence gallery of Canadian Museum For Human Rights will focus particularly on the five genocides officially recognized by Canada's Parliament, including the Armenian Genocide. The gallery ...TIGRAN PETROSIAN SUCCESSFUL AT CAPELLA LA GRANDE
Armenian champion Tigran Petrosian scored 5 points after the 6th round of Capella La Grande chess tournament. He currently comes 2nd, while Bassem Amin (Egypt) leads the tournament.
Tigran Garamyan falls ...ASIA HOSTS 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING DRAW
TOP-seeded Australia must face Asian champions Japan, as well as Iraq, Jordan and Oman, in their final Asian qualifying group for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Australia was drawn in group B with Japan, ...LIBYA REJECTS ACCUSATIONS OF ARMING, TRAINING SYRIA REBELS
Libyan Prime Minister Abdurrahim El-Keib denied accusations that the Libyan authorities are running a training center for Syrian rebels, RIA Novosti reported.
"As far as training camps, unless this is ...MOSSAD EX-CHIEF CAUTIONS AGAINST IRAN ATTACK
The former chief of Israel's Mossad spy agency has cautioned against an attack on Iran's nuclear sites, AFP reported.
In excerpts of an interview with CBS's "60 Minutes" program ...RUSSIAN FM TO VISIT EGYPT, U.S. FOR SYRIA TALKS
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will on March 9-13 visit Cairo and New York to discuss the situation in the Middle East, in particular in Syria, RIA Novosti reported.
Lavrov will be in Egypt on ...LONDON CHESS CLASSIC MAY BE CANCELLED
London Chess Classic director IM Malcolm Pein says that the staging of the Candidates tournament in London October 24th - November 12th puts the viability of a prospective 4th London Classic in December ...AUSTRALIA'S FLOOD BILL SOARS TO $530 MILLION
Australia's flood crisis was set to cost in excess of $530 million in New South Wales alone and more rain was on the way, the state government said, according to AFP.Eastern Australia has endured ...MOONRISE KINGDOM TO OPEN CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
This year's Cannes Film Festival is opening with a New England accent.
Cannes organizers said Friday, March 9 that American filmmaker Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom" will kick off ...SOLAR STORM MAKES VENUS EXPRESS HARD TO CONTROL
One of the strongest solar storms in recent history began buffeting the earth on Thursday, March 8 raising the possibility of global disruptions to satellite and electronics systems.
Effects, including ...NASA SAYS SPACE STATION CREW SAFE FROM SOLAR STORM
The intense solar storm that spilled huge amounts of radiation into space this week poses no risk to the six astronauts on the International Space Station, NASA officials say.
The sun erupted in two ...CHINA'S CYBER WARFARE DANGEROUS TO U.S. MILITARY - REPORT
China's cyber warfare capabilities would pose a danger to U.S. military forces in the event of a conflict over Taiwan, according to a report by a U.S. congressional advisory panel, AFP reported.
...EU ADOPTS LEGISLATION TO FIGHT ILLEGAL ARMS TRAFFICKING
The European Council has adopted a new legislation which sets up stronger regulations to combat arms trafficking. In addition, the new regulation improves the tracing and control of imports and exports ...RPA MEMBER BACKS SHUSHAN PETROSYAN'S INTENTION TO RUN FRO PARLIAMENT
MP from Ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Hovhannes Sahakyan commented on the statement by famous Armenian singer Shushan Petrosyan about her intention to run for parliament, and backing RPA.
...NASA TO PROMOTE ANGRY BIRDS FROM SPACE (VIDEO)
Angry Birds developer Rovio convinced NASA to help promote their next game from space, USA Today reported.
The game publisher posted a video introducing the first footage of Angry Birds: Space. The announcement ...U.S. SENATORS INTRODUCE RETURN OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES RESOLUTION
U.S. Senators Scott Brown (R-MA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) introduced a bipartisan measure, calling upon the Secretary of State to press Turkey to return stolen Christian church properties ...ANNE HATHAWAY, KATE WINSLET FEATURED IN AUDIBLE.COM AUDIOBOOK RELEASES
Anne Hathaway, Kate Winslet, Susan Sarandon and Samuel L. Jackson will be available to read a bedtime story from now on, The Wrap reported.
Hathaway, Winslet, Jackson and Sarandon are featured in the ...APPLE, U.S. PUBLISHERS FACE LAWSUIT OVER E-BOOK PRICING
A Justice Department lawsuit over e-book pricing is on the horizon for Apple and five major U.S. publishers, Globalpost reported citing the Wall Street Journal.
The Justice Department warned the companies ...BRUSSELS TO HOST MODEL NATO YOUTH SUMMIT IN JULY
13 countries will join efforts to organize the largest simulation of the NATO's decision-making process in the world.
The Model North Atlantic Treaty Organization Youth Summit (MoNYS 2012), a six-day ...U.S. TO HOST ARMENIAN ABSTRACTIONIST ARTHUR PINAJIAN EXHIBIT
On Thursday, March 29, Stephanie's Gallery in California U.S. will host a reception for the exhibition, "Pinajian: Master of Abstraction Discovered." Collectors will recall last year when ...RPA PUNISHES ARTHUR HARUTYUNYAN FOR MISCONDUCT
On March 8, Executive Body of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) held a meeting, during which organizational issues were discussed.
The Executive Body confirmed parliament ex-speaker Hovik ...TOP AL-QAEDA COMMANDER IN YEMEN REPORTED DEAD
Al-Qaeda has announced the death of an important regional commander in Yemen who had threatened Western targets and narrowly escaped capture in 2010, a U.S. monitoring group reported Thursday, March 8, ...ARMENIA'S EUROVISION BOYCOTT DASHED KARABAKH SETTLEMENT HOPES - NYT
Article titled "Armenians Are Shunning Song Contest in Azerbaijan" published by journalist Andrew E. Kramer in The New York Times deems Armenia's Eurovision 2012 song contest boycott to undermine Nagorno ...DWAYNE JOHNSON POISED TO STAR IN "JOURNEY 3"
Dwayne Johnson is in talks with New Line to star in the third "Journey" film, The Wrap reported.
Johnson plays Hank in "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island." He replaced Brendan Fraser, ...5.8 QUAKE JOLTS CHINA
An earthquake has struck the far west of China but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, AP reported.
The U.S. Geological Survey said Friday, March 9 that the 5.8 quake struck about ...FACEBOOK ADDS INTERESTS LISTS, BOOSTS RIVALRY WITH TWITTER
Facebook will soon roll out an "Add Interests" menu option that allows its users to subscribe to content feeds by subject area, the company said, according to IT News.
"Interests feature ...ICG DEEMS KARABAKH CONFLICT STATUS-QUO MAINTENANCE "INADMISSIBLE"
Maintaining Nagorno Karabakh conflict status-quo is an inadmissible option, the article by Caucasus Project Director of the International Crisis Group published in The International Herald Tribune reads.
...LIONEL RICHIE JOINS HALL OF FAME
Lionel Richie and the late Etta James are to be inducted into the Apollo Theater's hall of fame in New York City, Belfast Telegraph reported.
The ceremony will be held at the historic Harlem theatre ...FAKE ANTIVIRUS APPS ON THE RISE - REPORT
Fake antivirus applications are on the increase, a GFI Software report says.
According to Fudzilla, in the top ten collection of the 10 most prevalent threat detections encountered during the month, ...INSTAGRAM PHOTO APP VALUE MAY SOAR TO $500 MLN
In just two years, the social-networking photo app has grown exponentially in both value and user base, and now it might get even more investments, CNet News reported citing The Wall Street Journal.
...BIN LADEN BETRAYED BY JEALOUS WIFE?
Osama bin Laden spent his last days sidelined by Al-Qaeda and slipping into dementia, possibly betrayed to the Americans by a jealous wife and his own deputy, a Pakistani investigator says, according ...RUSSIAN DEPUTY FM DEEMS OSCE MG EFFECTIVE TOOL
Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation perceives OSCE Minsk Group one of the most effective examples of diplomatic activity in settlement of one of the most complicated conflicts, APA reports.
...ELLE FANNING TO CO-STAR IN ANGELINA JOLIE'S "MALEFICENT"
After Angelina Jolie told the world while promoting In The Land of Blood And Honey that she wanted to next star in Maleficent, things are happening quickly for the Disney film that will be directed by ...NURMAGOMEDOV BEATS VOITECHOVSKIS IN EUROPEAN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hajimurat Nurmagomedov (84kg) scored a 9:2 win over Edgaras Voitechovskis (Lithuania) in 1/16 final of the European Wrestling Championships, ongoing in Belgrade.
In the 1/8 final Nurmagomedov will face ...
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Today in Armenian history- 0 Areg was the 8th month in the old Armenian calendar (March 9 to April 7). This name is based on the Armenian for sun (arev). Armenians began the New Year with the awakening of nature: the first month of spring.
- 1799 Death of French armenologist Simon-Petros Lurden. He studied at St. Lazarus island and translated the Bible from Armenian to Latin, and created an Armenian-French dictionary. His works are kept in Munich's Royal Manuscript Library.
- 1801 Death in Tbilissi (Georgia) of H. Arghootyan.
- 1880 An Armenian publishing company is founded in Tbilissi (Georgia).
- 1899 Death of Petros Shanshyan (public figure) in Tbilissi (Georgia). He was born in 1819.
- 1911 Birth, in Gyoomree, of the engineer and architect Edmon Tigranyan. He was the son of the composer Armen Tigranyan..
- 1914 France and Turkey sign an agreement on building roads and railways in Western Armenia.
- 1917 The Temporary Government annuls the Caucasian Viceroyship and creates the Transcaucasian Special Committee (Ozakom).
- 1920 Birth of Jansem (Hovhannes Semerjian) in Seleg (Turkey). Many of this artist's works are in European and US galleries.
- 1921 Signature of the French-Turkish Agreement on political, military, and economic cooperation.
- 1924 Death of poet Mateos Zarifyan.
- 1936 Birth of the Italian architect Breccia Fratadocci. He founded the "Mediaeval Armenian Architecture Research Center" in Rome. He organized the first exhibition of Armenian mediaeval architecture in Rome and Venice in 1968.
- 1983 The Ambassador of Turkey is killed in Belgrade. Raffi Elpekian and Harootyoon Levonian (Andranik Poghosyan) are arrested and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. They were both members of the "Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide", an underground political organization. Levonian was set free after four years in jail. Elpekian was freed after seven years.
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