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Headlines for March 15, 2012
ISRAEL, GAZA CONTINUE FIRE EXCHANGE
Sporadic rocket fire into southern Israel continued Thursday, March 15 after two overnight airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said.
As M&C reported citing DPA, the airstrikes - south-east ...FITCH LOWERS LONG-TERM OUTLOOK TO NEGATIVE
Fitch lowered Britain's long-term outlook Wednesday, March 14, to negative from stable, while confirming its top-level AAA rating.
According to AFP, the ratings agency said the revision "reflects ...VICTOR DALLAKYAN'S RPA MEMBERSHIP STIRRED PUBLIC RESPONSE - PAPER
National Assembly member Victor Dallakyan's membership in the Republican Party of Armenia aroused wide public response.
One of Facebook social network users placed a video demonstrating Dallakyan's ...ARMENIAN EX-SPEAKER WILL NOT JOIN PROSPEROUS ARMENIA, PAPER SAYS
Although Prosperous Armenia announced it will publish its proportional election list during the congress on March 17, Hraparak paper learned that the list will be announced no sooner than March 21.
The ...NALBANDIAN TO FACE NADAL AT BNP PARIBAS OPEN QUARTERFINAL
Argentina-based ethnic Armenian David Nalbandian overcame Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the 4th round at the BNP Paribas Open, ongoing in Indian Wells, California.
Thus Nalbandian set up a quarterfinal ...REP. PALLONE CALLS FOR INCREASED AID TO ARMENIA, ARTSAKH
Armenian Caucus Co-Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) is currently securing the support of his U.S. House colleagues for increased aid to Armenia, expanded assistance for Nagorno Karabakh, targeted allocations ...OBAMA, CAMERON DISCUSS POSSIBILITY OF RELEASING EMERGENCY OIL RESERVES
President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron discussed the possibility of releasing emergency oil reserves during a meeting on Wednesday, March 14, two sources familiar with the talks ...ARMENIAN SOLDIER KILLED BY AZERI SNIPER
Junior sergeant Sevak Aslikyan serving in a military unit in Armenia was found dead on March 14 at 5:25pm.
According to preliminary data, Aslikyan got a fatal shot in the head by an Azeri sniper. A criminal ...EUROPEAN RAPID & BLITZ WOMEN'S CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS DUE MARCH 15-17
After the 13th European Individual Women's Chess Championship 2012 completed in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, some of participants left while others stayed to take part in the European Rapid and ...NORTH KOREA'S NEW LEADER COMMANDS LIVE-FIRE DRILLS
North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un commanded live-fire drills involving all three branches of the military, AP reported citing state media on Thursday, March 15.
It's a high-profile military ...ARMAVIA QUITS TALKS WITH ZVARTNOTS AIRPORT
During 4-day-long negotiations Armenia International Airports company has complied with all requests of the Armenian government and Armavia Air company. Despite this, Armavia representatives have quit ...MACEDONIA FOOTBALL MATCHES HALTED AMID ETHNIC CONFLICT
Macedonian first and second division matches have been suspended indefinitely due to an ethnic conflict, Macedonia's Football Federation said, according to Reuters.
Three clubs from the city of Tetovo, ...DR. ARMEN ORUJYAN APPOINTED TO UN PANEL
On March 13, 2012, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Armen Orujyan Ph.D., as co-Chairman of the UN Global Alliance for Information Communication Technology and Development (GAID), ...GOOGLE+ GETS UPDATED PHOTO SERVICE
Google added another notch to their social networking belt by updating their Google+ service, where it now handles photos better. Google have added an album organizer, which can sort, reorder, move and ...DERECK CHISORA'S BOXING LICENSE WITHDRAWN
Dereck Chisora's boxing license has been withdrawn by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) for his actions before and after his defeat by Vitali Klitschko in Munich, BBC News reported.
Chisora ...OIL PRICES BELOW $106 IN ASIA AMID TRADER CONCERNS
Oil prices hovered below $106 a barrel Thursday, March 15, in Asia amid trader concerns that growing U.S. crude supplies reflect weak demand.
According to The Associated Press, benchmark oil for April ...ARMENIAN FM AWARDS FORMER SWISS PRESIDENT WITH ORDER OF HONOR
Currently in Switzerland on an official visit, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian bestowed the Order of Honor of the Republic of Armenia on former Swiss President Micheline Ane-Marie Calmy-Rey.
...GOVERNMENT DECIDES TO PLACE STORES IN MASHTOTS PARK FOR 3 YEARS
About 50-60 activists protecting Mashtots Park gathered at the government building on March 15 which hosted the governmental meeting, with posters saying "The park belongs to us", "Police head must be ...NOKIA WORKING ON OWN TABLET, DESIGN CHIEF CONFIRMS
Nokia design chief Marko Ahtisaari is spending a third of his time on creating a tablet for the cellphone maker, which would stand out among hundreds of iPad-challengers, he said in an interview with ...SWITZERLAND SUPPORTS OSCE MG EFFORTS TO SETTLE KARABAKH CONFLICT
Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian held talks with the head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland Didier Burkhalter on March 14 during his official visit to Bern.
According ...MICROSOFT ARMENIA SET TO LOCALIZE ITS PRODUCTION
Microsoft Innovation Center will host a discussion organized by Microsoft Armenia on Microsoft's production localization on March 16.
According to the company's press service, the event aims ...ARMENIA, SWITZERLAND TO DEVELOP INTER-PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION
During his official visit to Bern, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian visited the Swiss parliament on March 14 to meet members of Armenia-Switzerland parliamentary friendship group.
During ...ARA ASLANIAN TO HEAD LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTER
Having dismissed its executive director and announced a search for her replacement, the board of the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge, Los Angeles County, California, has also put a new ...BILL GATES PROVIDES $220 MILLION TO FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS
Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates and his wife are to give $220 million over five years to the non-profit biotech firm Aeras to develop vaccines to fight tuberculosis, a company statement said Thursday, ...BBC BLAMES CYBERATTACK AGAINST IT ON IRAN
The BBC has suggested that a cyberattack against it on March 1 was part of Iranian efforts to disrupt the BBC's Persian Service, which along with other foreign broadcasters has long proved an irritant ...CISCO SYSTEMS MAY BUY NDS FOR $5 BILLION
NDS, which develops software for multi-channel television networks, is in advanced talks to be acquired by Cisco Systems for $5 billion, Reuters reported citing a March 15 publication in Israel's ...ARMENIAN FINANCIAL MEDIATOR GETS MORE PUBLIC TRUST
The Financial System Mediator of Armenia Piruz Sargsyan said on March 15, World Consumer Rights Day that Armenian consumers are increasingly trusting the financial mediator.
388 claims were lodged in ...OSCAR 2013 AWARDS SET FOR FEBRUARY 24
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has set the dates for the 2013 Oscar nominations announcement and subsequent award ceremony.
The awards will take place on Sunday, February 24, which ...MORE COMPLAINTS AGAINST INSURANCE COMPANIES THAN BANKS - FINANCIAL OMBUDSMAN
The number of claims lodged to the office of the financial system mediator in Armenia has seen a rise in 2011 in terms of complaints against insurance companies.
Head of the office of Armenia's Financial ...1000 SYRIANS CROSS TURKEY BORDER IN PAST 24 HOURS
Some 1,000 Syrian refugees have crossed the border into Turkey in the past 24 hours, a Turkish official said on Thursday, March 15 a sharp increase in the flow, bringing the total number of registered ...UK LAUNCHES SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR IRANIANS
Britain launched a website and Facebook page for Iranians, harnessing the power of social media to try to evade Iranian censorship and take its message directly to the people.
Britain is at loggerheads ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT KOREA
The newly appointed Ambassador of Korea to Armenia Wi Son Lak handed over his credentials to the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on March 15.
Armenian President congratulated the Korean Ambassador ...CREED, MEGADETH TO HEADLINE ROCKLAHOMA MUSIC FEST
Rocklahoma, America's biggest Memorial Day Weekend party, just got a little louder with the official line-up announced. The event will feature Rob Zombie, Chickenfoot, Creed, Megadeth, Slash, Queensrÿche, ...RUSSIA VOWS SUPPORT TO BELARUS
Russia will provide all necessary help to Belarus, which has faced economic and political sanctions from the European Union, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Thursday, March 15.
"It's is ...NOKIA CHIEF DESIGNER CONFIRMS TABLET RUMOURS
Nokia chief designer Marko Ahtisaari has confirmed that the Finnish mobile giant is indeed working on a tablet, Fudzilla reported.
In an interview with Finnish magazine Kauppalehti Optio, Ahtisaari said ...WINDOWS ARMENIAN LANGUAGE INTERFACE CREATION TO BENEFIT PROVINCIAL USERS
There is a strong need to create Armenian language interface of the Microsoft software, according to Microsoft Armenia country manager.
"Users of Armenian provinces experience language problems that ...TOLL IN BANGLADESH FERRY SINKING RISES TO 123
The death toll from a ferry sinking in Bangladesh rose to 123 on Thursday, March 15 as rescue workers found 11 more bodies floating on the Meghna river, two days after the disaster, police said, according ...ARMAVIA PLEDGES TO PAY $5,3 MLN DEBT TO ZVARTNOTS BY SEPTEMBER
Armenia International Airports CJSC and Armavia Air Company have reached an agreement by signing a contract.
Armenia International Airports CEO Marcelo Vende told the journalists on March 15 that they ...PAKISTANI POLICE CHIEF KILLED IN SUICIDE BOMBER ATTACK
A suicide bomber on Thursday, March 15 assassinated a prominent Pakistani police commander who took a leading role in anti-Taliban operations in the country's troubled northwest, police said, according ...CBA HEAD TO ATTEND GERMAN-ARMENIAN FUND BOARD MEETING
Central Bank of Armenia chairman Arthur Javadyan will participate in the meeting of German-Armenian Fund supervisory board scheduled for March 15-16 in Frankfurt, Germany.
Discussions on implementation ...JAPAN'S HITACHI FORECASTS 40% PROFIT RISE
Japan's second- largest manufacturer Hitachi raised its full-year profit forecast by 40 percent after proceeds from selling its hard-disk drive unit exceeded the company's estimate, Bloomberg Businessweek ...RUSSIAN OPPOSITION CALLS FOR "MARCH OF MILLIONS" ON MARCH 5
Russian leftist leader Sergei Udaltsov proposed to hold a "march of millions" in Moscow on May 5, two days before the inauguration of president-elect Vladimir Putin, whose victory Udaltsov calls unfair. ...SITUATION IN SOUTH CAUCASUS NOT ON PACE SPRING SESSION AGENDA
Issues related to the situation in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan were not put on the agenda of spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), according to the session ...POLICE IDENTIFY IRANIAN SUSPECTS IN DELHI ENVOY ATTACK
Police in New Delhi and Indian intelligence agencies announced that they have identified three Iranians responsible for plotting and carrying out the attack on an Israeli diplomat's car in the Indian ...WORLD FOOD PRICES MAY DROP AS GROWTH STALLS
World food prices will drop this year as increases in unemployment in developing and developed countries slows growth in demand, the United Nations said, according to Bloomberg Newsweek. "We have started ...MOSCOW TO HAVE SOLAR-POWERED BUS STOPS
Moscow is not known for its sunshine, but city authorities believe it gets enough sunlight to afford solar-powered bus stops, RIA Novosti reported citing Kommersant daily.
The stops, which will use solar ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 389,36 MARCH 15
Deals amounting to AMD 3,7 mln. at an average rate of AMD 389,13 /USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on March 15. The closing price totaled AMD389.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 389,36 ...ARMENIA-EU FREE TRADE ZONE AGREEMENT WON'T AFFECT TIES WITH RUSSIA
Free trade zone formation agreement between the EU and Armenia and development of economic ties with Europe won't hamper further deepening of relations between Armenia and Russia, Armenian National Assembly ..."HUGO" STAR CHLOE GRACE MORETZ JOINS "THE DRUMMER"
Chloe Grace Moretz and Rupert Grint are joining the cast of "The Drummer" a biopic about Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson, The Wrap reported.
Moretz ("Hugo," "Kick Ass") ...MALAYSIA SEEKS TO EXTRADITE BANGKOK BOMB PLOT SUSPECT
Malaysian authorities on Thursday, March 15 applied for a court order to extradite to Thailand an Iranian man suspected of involvement in an alleged bomb plot against Israeli diplomats in Bangkok, AFP ...PROMINENT PUBLIC FIGURES SLAM TURKEY FOR ARREST OF JOURNALISTS
The vice president of the prominent global writers' association PEN International and the publisher for renowned British author Salman Rushdie have criticized the continued arrest of intellectuals and ...CANNES TO PREMIERE "MADAGASCAR 3"
"Madagascar 3" is making its world premiere in Cannes, the first summer tentpole to stake a date on the sked - and only the second film announced after festival opener "Moonrise Kingdom" ...ROLLING STONES DELAY 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR TILL 2013
The Rolling Stones won't be rolling into a town near you this year. The group has nixed plans to hit the road in celebration of its 50th anniversary, instead aiming for 2013, The Wrap reported.
"Basically, ...MP: FREE TRADE ZONE FORMATION WILL BOOST ARMENIAN ECONOMY
Armenian National Assembly member says that deepening of trade relations will result in progress in struggle against corruption and abuse of monopoly power. Karen Tchmarityan voiced hope for the government ...ARMENIANS DEEM COCA-COLA INNUTRITIOUS AND INORGANIC
Head of the State Service for Food Safety at Armenian Ministry of Agriculture warns consumers against purchasing Coca-Cola.
"The product can't be nutritious if it is inorganic," Abram Bakhchagulyan told ...OSCILLOSCOPE LANDS "BARAKA" FOLLOW-UP "SAMSARA"
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired U.S. rights to Mark Magidson and Ron Fricke's Samsara, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The indie distributor plans an ..."GIMME THE LOOT" "MR. BAKER" WIN TOP AWARDS AT SXSW FILM FEST
The Bronx-set drama "Gimme the Loot" and the rock documentary "Beware of Mr. Baker" have won the top jury awards at the 2012 South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival, according ...U.S. CITIZEN ARRESTED IN RUSSIA OVER $4.5 MLN FRAUD
A U.S. citizen has been detained in the Russian republic of Bashkiria over an attempt to defraud a local businessman of $4.5 million, Federal Security Service (FSB) spokeswoman Renata Remennikova said ...OSCE, EU JOINT PROJECT LAUNCHED IN ARMENIA
Yerevan officially hosted the launch of the project providing assistance to Armenian Human Rights Defender's office, implemented by OSCE Office with the financial support of the EU. The head of the EU ...PROGRAMMERS TO OBTAIN MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATE LICENCE
Microsoft Innovation Center Armenia has become a Certiport Authorized Testing Center, obtaining, gaining authorization to conduct Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) exams.
In a conversation with a ...MICHAEL FASSBENDER TO STAR IN "THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US" DRAMA
"X-Men: First Class" and "Prometheus" star Michael Fassbender may be staying in business with 20th Century Fox, as he's in early talks to topline Gerardo Naranjo's romantic ...ARMENIAN-LETTER SMS TO BE AVAILABLE SOON
Armenian government is carrying out works aimed at introducing services to send SMS with the use of Armenian letters. As the head of Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) of RA Robert Nazaryan ...POLAND MAY LAUNCH COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF SHALE GAS
Poland's treasury minister said Thursday, Match 15 that the country may start producing shale gas for commercial use in 2014, a move that should help the country limit its reliance on neighboring ...ARMENIAN COACH DISPLEASED WITH FREESTYLE WRESTLERS
Chief coach of Armenian freestyle wrestling team Araik Bagdadyan expressed discontent with performance of his sportsmen at European Championships in Belgrade. David Safaryan (66 kg) was the only Armenian ...VIVACELL-MTS OFFERS NEW BLACKBERRY® PLAYBOOK™ TABLET
A new BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet is available at VivaCell-MTS service center located at 3 Amiryan st., Yerevan.
An unmatched web experience, real-time multitasking and new ways to connect ...IPHOTO APP LAUNCHED FOR APPLE MOBILE DEVICES
For years, Apple's iPhoto has been the go-to software for Mac owners looking to catalog photos and make simple edits to pictures. Now iPhoto has come to Apple mobile devices, specifically the new ...KARZAI ASKS FOR NATO WITHDRAWAL, TALIBAN TALKS OFF
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday, March 15 asked visiting US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta to anticipate to 2013 the handover of all security responsibility from foreign to Afghan forces, M&C ...COLIN FARRELL POISED TO STAR IN "ARTHUR AND LANCELOT"
Colin Farrell is in talks to star in Warner Bros.' "Arthur and Lancelot," Variety reported. David Dobkin is writing and directing the pic, which was expected to go into production in January ...EU TIGHTENS FINANCIAL SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN
The European Union is tightening financial restrictions on Iran as part of the bloc's attempts to pressure Tehran to abandon its nuclear program, the EU Council said on Thursday, March 15.
The Council, ...DAMASCUS "POSITIVE" OVER UN ENVOY'S MISSION AMID VIOLENCE
Damascus is interested in the success of UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's mission intended to restore peace in Syria, the country's Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi said as the bloody uprising ...APPLE SHARES TOP $600 MARK FIRST TIME EVER
Shares of the iPad and iPhone maker Apple eclipsed the $600 barrier for the first time on Thursday, March 15 only about a month after topping the $500 mark for the first time, Reuters reported.
Just ...DATE OF OSCE CHAIRPERSON-IN-OFFICE'S VISIT TO SOUTH CAUCASUS UNKNOWN
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Eamon Gilmore's visit to the South Caucasus, scheduled for April, is postponed until summer, Azerbaijani media outlets said citing the press service of the Irish Chairmanship, ...REDDIT CO-FOUNDER ALEXIS OHANIAN STARTS ANTI-SOPA BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN
Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit, has a message for Texas Rep. Lamar Smith, author of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA): "Don't Mess With the Internet." And because everything's bigger in Texas, Ohanian ...IRELAND'S FIRST COMMERCIALLY VIABLE OIL WELL DISCOVERED
Ireland, which needed a €85bn bailout in 2010 and whose economy is still struggling amid the eurozone crisis, received a boost with news is could become an oil producer, The Guardian reported.
Dublin-based ...TIM BURTON'S "DARK SHADOWS" 1ST FOOTAGE RELEASED (VIDEO)
The first ever sneak peek at Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows" finally makes its way out onto the web. The quick glimpses at several scenes from the highly anticipated supernatural movie are revealed ...OMBUDSMAN OFFICE GETS EURO 270 THOUS FUNDING FOR OSCE PROJECT
Human Rights Defender's Office will implement the OSCE project aimed at supporting democratic elections in Armenia, Armenia's Ombudsman said.
As Karen Andreasyan said during the launch of the project ...ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT TO BE SUSPENDED IF ARMENIA FAILS ELECTION TEST
OSCE won't conduct monitoring of elections in Armenia, but OSCE/ODIHR will send its observers (24 long-term and over 250 short-term observers) to monitor conduction of fair and transparent elections in ...ELIZABETH TAYLOR'S CLEOPATRA CAPE TO BE SOLD AT MEMORABILIA AUCTION
The gold cape that Elizabeth Taylor wore as Cleopatra in two pivotal scenes in the 1963 film of the same name is expected to bring $20,000 as the top entertainment lot in Heritage Auctions' March 30 Entertainment ...ROBERT RODRIGUEZ TO SHOOT SIN CITY SEQUEL IN 2012
There's a whole subgenre of Movies Robert Rodriguez Never Got Around to Making. At various times in the last decade, the filmmaker was attached to/was working on/was caught on a microphone musing about ...BRITAIN, U.S. MAY AGREE TO RELEASE STRATEGIC OIL STOCKS
Britain has decided to cooperate with the United States in a bilateral agreement to release strategic oil stocks, two British sources said, in an effort to prevent high fuel prices derailing economic ...IMF APPROVES EURO 28 BLN LOAN FOR GREECE
The International Monetary Fund approved a 28 billion-euro ($36.6 billion) loan for Greece as part of a second bailout with the euro area that requires more austerity and steps up controls over the country's ...WINGS OF TATEV AERIAL TRAMWAY SHIFTS TO SPRING MODE
Starting March 1, the world's longest aerial tramway Wings of Tatev shifted to spring mode.
From March 20-31, single-way and double-way ropeway tickets will be sold with 10% discount.
Wings of Tatev ...ARMENIAN VIOLINIST TO REPRESENT AUSTRIA AT EUROVISION YOUNG MUSICIANS
Emmanuel Tjeknavorian has been selected to represent the host country, Austria at the Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 edition in Vienna. The national final included 14 presentations with Emmanuel conquering ...CHARLIZE THERON'S EVIL QUEEN IN "SNOW WHITE" VIDEO CLIP
A few days before releasing a brand new trailer for "Snow White and the Huntsman", Universal Pictures revealed a fresh featurette for the anticipated retelling movie. The promo video focuses ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1854 England, France, and Turkey, declare war on Russia.
- 1862 Birth of Grigoris Galemkarian in Constantinople, media historian, linguist, bibliographer and member of the Mkhitarist Congregation in Vienna.
- 1869 Birth of Vaseelee Bartold in St. Petersburg, oriental studies scholar and academician. Many of his studies are devoted to Armenian subjects. In the Encyclopedia of Islam, he published a series of articles on mediaeval Armenian cities.
- 1880 First publication of the "Crown" (weekly) in Yerevan. Vasak Papaganyan is the editor.
- 1891 Death of writer Khachatur Meessakyan.
- 1907 Death of Hambardzoom Alatjatjyan, the editor of "Poonj" daily.
- 1920 Opening of the Jury Court in Yerevan.
- 1921 Soghomon Tehlirian executes Talaat Pasha in his hiding place in Berlin (Germany). Talaat was one of the perpetrators of the 1915 Armenian Genocide which killed about one million Armenians. Tehlirian was tried and found innocent of murder because of the nature of the person he killed. Despite this, today, Talaat is revered in Turkey.
- 1924 Yerevan's cotton factory starts operations.
- 1935 Birth of Leonid Yengibaryan (circus actor). He died in 1972.
- 1954 The first group of Armenia's "komsomols" go to work Kazakhstan's new agricultural lands.
- 1959 Fifth election of the Armenian Supreme Council.
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