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Headlines for April 17, 2012
PAPER: PROSPEROUS ARMENIA'S ELECTORAL BRIBES GAIN STRENGTH
According to the data of Hraparak paper, deputy chairman of Prosperous Armenia party Samvel Balasanyan who is running for the parliamentary elections by majority system in the Armenian city of Gyumri, ...PAPER: HERITAGE LEADER MEETS WITH ARMENIAN PRESIDENT
According to sources of Zhoghovurd paper, leader of Heritage party Raffi Hovannisian met with the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan recently. The paper says the meeting was organized by the UK ambassador ...ARMENIA'S TAPERAKAN VILLAGE FACES FORGERY, PAPER SAYS
Chorrord Ishkanutyun paper receives many alarming reports from Armenian citizens who say other people are registered in their houses.
According to the paper's data, the village Taperakan in Armenia's ...PAPER: EX-HEAD OF YEREVAN'S ARABKIR DISTRICT QUITS RPA
Former head of Arabkir district in Yerevan Hovhannes Shahinyan applied on April 16 to withdraw from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) chaired by Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan. Shaninyan ...RPA EQUIPS VEHICLES WITH ITS LOGO - PAPER
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) does not limit its activities to placing flags with party's logo on taxis and minibuses, a paper says.
According to Hraparak, RPA now employs fully "RPA-equipped" ...AREXIMBANK-GAZPROMBANK GROUP TO ADD ATMS, POS-TERMINALS IN 2012
Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC will increase the total number of ATMs and POS-terminals in 2012, making it 83 and 300 respectively. In comparison with 2011, their number is expected to rise by 25 ...ARMENIAN TENNIS TEAM TAKES GOOD START AT FED CUP
Armenia's women's tennis team is currently in Egypt taking part in Fed Cup women team competition Group III. Armenia is included in Pool A, to rival Morocco, Ireland, Kenya and Malta. Armenian players ...PAPER SAYS DASHNAKTSUTYUN MEMBER APPEARED DRUNK AT ELECTION RALLY
ARF Dashnaktsutyun party held its election campaign rally in Yeghegnadzor town in Armenia's Vayots Dzor province.
According to Hayatsk paper, a party member, being drunk, approached the microphone and ...RPA COLLECTS CITIZENS' PASSPORTS IN ASHTARAK TOWN - PAPER
According to Yerkir paper, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) now collects people's passports to ensure their votes in the town of Ashtarak, center of Armenia's Aragatsotn province.
One of ...LEBANESE GOVERNMENTAL WEBSITES UNDER HACKER ATTACK
A group calling itself Raise Your Voice hacked about 15 Lebanese government websites on April 16 to ask for an improvement in living standards, the day the parliament launched a three-day session to assess ...PAPER PRESENTS AUTHORITIES' SCHEME FOR FUTURE PARLIAMENT
Hraparak paper quotes findings of a survey mentioning this could be omitted as another false sociological study, unless rumors said this is the model of the next parliament.
So, the paper refers to its ...3 ARMENIAN BOXERS TO COMPETE IN TRABZON TOURNAMENT APRIL 17
The Olympic qualification tournament is underway in Trabzon, Turkey, with three Armenian participants facing their rivals on April 17.
Koryun Soghomonyan (49 kg) and Hovhannes Danielyan (52 kg) will ...PROSPEROUS ARMENIA'S MP REBUFFS INACTIVITY CLAIMS
Member of the Prosperous Armenia party, MP Tigran Stepanyan is again running for the parliament in the 16th constituency.
Zhoghovurd paper asked the candidate how many times he took the floor in the ...ARMENIA'S FORMER POLICE CHIEF BACKS PROSPEROUS ARMENIA'S CANDIDATE
Former chief of Armenia's police Alik Sargsyan visited the village of Tsovagyugh in Gegharkunik province on March 30, Zhoghovurd paper claims.
Member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, Sargsyan ...PROSPEROUS ARMENIA CIRCULATES "MAGIC BUSES" IN ABOVYAN TOWN - PAPER
Armen Khachatryan, a resident of the Armenian town of Abovyan contacted Hraparak paper on April 16 saying that "magic" buses bearing Prosperous Armenia's leader Gagik Tsarukyan's posters run through the ...JAPAN PLEDGES $60 BILLION IN LOANS TO IMF
Japan pledged $60 billion in loans to the International Monetary Fund Tuesday, April 17, in an effort to ensure that the debt crisis in some European economies won't spread.
According to The Associated ...HONDA TO EXTRACT RARE EARTH METALS FROM USED CAR PARTS
Honda Motor Co said on Tuesday, April 17 it would start the world's first mass-production process to extract rare earth metals from used car parts and recycle the expensive materials mainly controlled ...PAPER: ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER HOPES TO REGAIN HIS POST
According to Zhoghovurd paper, speaker of Armenia's National Assembly Samvel Nikoyan tries hard to convince both the parliament's staff and the public that he will again be the speaker after the elections ...OIL PRICES NEAR $103 AS EUROPE'S DEBT CRISIS FLARES
Oil prices hovered near $103 a barrel Tuesday, April 17 in Asia as Europe's debt crisis flared again - this time in Spain - possibly undermining demand for crude, AP reports.
Benchmark oil for May ...KAREN GRIGORYAN SHARES 1-5 PLACES AT DUBAI CHESS OPEN
In the second round of Dubai Open Chess Championship, Vladimir Akopian scored a win over Sofiko Khukhashvili (Georgia), Tigran L. Petrosian beat Yusup Atabaev (Turkmenistan), and Zaven Andriasian gained ...SWISS ARMENIANS SEEK LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST TURKISH MINISTER
Armenian community demands that the Swiss authorities do file a criminal case against Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Egemen Bagis who publicly denied the Armenian Genocide in the country.
Secretary General ...SYDNEY ROCKED BY ESCALATING GUN WAR BETWEEN GANGS
An escalating gun war in Sydney saw five overnight drive-by shooting attacks, Australian police said Tuesday, April 17, as they struggled to bring the gangland violence under control.
According to AFP, ...SONY TO LAUNCH NEW NETWORKED VIDEO RECORDER
Sony's game division plans to launch a new networked video recorder and media storage device by the bizarre name "nasne," VentureBeat reports.
The new home gadget will be available in Japan on July 19 ...PROLONGED EARTHQUAKE HITS CENTRAL CHILE
A strong and prolonged earthquake of magnitude 6.5 has shaken central Chile on April 17, The Associated Press reported.
Authorities have ordered a preventative evacuation of parts of the coastline.
...IMF CHIEF HOPES FOR CONSENSUS ON $400 BILLION RISE IN FUNDS
IMF chief Christine Lagarde hopes to gain broad consensus on a more than $400 billion rise in the fund's firepower this week, an Italian newspaper on Tuesday, April 17 quoted her as saying, though ...RUSSIAN VOLCANO SPEWING ASH TO A HEIGHT OF 9500 METERS
Russia's northernmost active volcano is churning out ash to a height of 9500 meters (over 31000 feet) in the country's Far East, local scientists said on Tuesday, April 17.
According to RIA Novosti, ...AUSTRALIA CAN PULL OUT TROOPS FROM AFGHANISTAN EARLIER THAN EXPECTED
Australian troops could begin pulling out from Afghanistan in the coming months and may leave the country almost entirely by the end of next year, Prime Minister Julia Gillard of Australia said Tuesday, ...HERITAGE TO GAIN MAJORITY OF VOTES BY PROPORTIONAL LISTS - PARTY REP.
Heritage representative expressed confidence the party will gain majority of votes by proportional lists during the upcoming parliamentary race.
As Armen Martirosyan told April 17 news conference, recent ...HERITAGE MEMBER SAYS BLACK PR USED AGAINST THE PARTY
Heritage representative believes black PR is used against the party.
"Anti-Heritage propaganda, as well as media working to distort the party-related facts are a live prove of the above," Armen Martirosyan ...NORWEGIAN GUNMAN BOASTS SPECTACULAR POLITICAL ATTACK
The Norwegian far-right gunman who massacred 77 people last summer took to the stand for the first time on Tuesday, April 17 at his trial, describing it as a sophisticated and spectacular attack, Reuters ...ISTANBUL POLICE SEARCHING FOR BOMBS IN A GRAVEYARD
Teams from the Istanbul Police Department are searching for explosive devices suspected to have been buried by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in a graveyard in Istanbul, Today's Zaman ...WORLD HEMOPHILIA DAY IS MARKED ON APRIL 17
World Hemophilia Day is an international awareness day for hemophilia and other bleeding disorders held annually on April 17.
Started in 1989, it also serves to raise funds and attract volunteers for ...ACADEMICS TO INVESTIGATE TURKEY'S MINORITY SCHOOLS PROBLEMS
A group of academics, spearheaded by the History Foundation, have launched an initiative to investigate the problems faced by 23 minority schools across Istanbul, Turkey, Hürriyet Daily News reports.
...VOTER LISTS TO BE FINALIZED ON MAY 4
The final, clarified lists of the voters will be ready for publication on May 4, Hovhannes Kocharyan, head of the passport and visa department of the police said on April 17.
"The citizens have the right ...U.S. SPENDS MILLIONS TO HELP ACTIVISTS BRING DOWN THEIR GOVERNMENTS - REPORT
The U.S. government is spending millions to help activists communicate and bring down their governments.
As TechEYE reports citing the Sydney Morning Herald, the project, called Commotion Wireless, has ...HERITAGE MEMBER: ANC-PROSPEROUS ARMENIA RAPPROCHEMENT IS TAKING SHAPE
Member of Heritage party's parliamentary group Armen Martirosyan met with journalists on April 17.
"Rapprochement between the opposition Armenian National Congress and Prosperous Armenia party is gradually ...ARTHUR ABRAHAM: KELLY PAVLIK IS GOOD BOXER
Kelly Pavlik is a good boxer, Arthur Abraham said.
"If the clash vs. Pavlik takes place, it will be held in a neutral zone, neither in Germany, nor in the U.S.," the Armenian boxer said in Yerevan.
...SUSI "KILLER-QUEEN" KENTIKIAN TO DEFEND TITLES MAY 16
Susi "Killer-Queen" Kentikian, 29-0 and 16KOs, will defend her WBA, WIBF and WBO female flyweight titles May 16 in Frankfurt / Oder - against an opponent to be announced, according to boxingscene.com.
...ATTACK AGAINST IRAN REMAINS OPTION DESPITE NUKE TALKS - ISRAELI MINISTER
Israel's defense minister said on Tuesday, April 17 that Israeli military action against Iran remains an option even while nuclear negotiations are under way, and voiced strong doubts whether the ...SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY TO BECOME MUSEUM PIECE AFTER FINAL TAKEOFF
At daybreak Tuesday, April 17, NASA's oldest and most traveled shuttle will take off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center for Washington aboard a modified jumbo jet. The space shuttle Discovery ...BIN LADEN'S FAMILY TO BE DEPORTED FROM PAKISTAN EARLY APR 18
Osama bin Laden's family is expected to be deported from Pakistan early on Wednesday, April 18 their lawyer and an intelligence official said, 11 months after the U.S. raid that killed the Al-Qaeda ...CONCERT IN NY TO MARK 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIA'S JOINING UN
A few months ago with the recommendation of Armenia's ambassador to the United Nations, Karen Nazarian, a special committee was formed to organize a celebratory concert, named "Rebirth," dedicated to ...ASHTARAK HOSTS EXHIBITION ON ARMENIA'S MONEY CIRCULATION
On April 17, on the initiative of the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA), Armenia's city of Ashtarak hosted opening of an exhibition titled "History of Armenia's money circulation."
The event pursues two ...ARMENIAN PM, BELARUSIAN FM DISCUSS ECONOMIC COOPERATION
Armenian Prime Minster Tigran Sargsyan met with Foreign Minster of Belarus Sergei Martynov. Welcoming the guest, the Prime Minster hailed the friendly relations between the two countries and the economic ...MALAYSIA MAY BUY RUSSIAN MISSILES
Malaysia is close to a contract with Russia on the delivery of Kornet antitank missile systems, Igla portable anti-aircraft missiles and is also negotiating a deal on Russian guided missile and patrol ...SARKOZY DENIES INTENTION TO SELL NUKE REACTOR TO GADDAFI
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy denied on Tuesday, April 17 an allegation by the former head of French nuclear group Areva that he had sought to sell a nuclear reactor to Libyan leader Muammar ...SHUSHI TO PREMIERE NEW ANTHEM MAY 8
New anthem for Shushi will be premiered on May 8, author of the anthem music, San Francisco-based Armenian composer said, according to Karabakh Open.
Avetis Berberyan named Nushik Mikaelyan as the author ...BEIRUT TO HOST RALLY COMMEMORATING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
On April 24, Armenian Genocide Centenary Committee of Lebanon will stage a protest march on the occasion of the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
It will start from the Armenian Catholicosate ...EMILY BLUNT IN TALKS TO JOIN TOM CRUISE IN "ALL YOU NEED IS KILL"
Emily Blunt is in negotiations to star opposite Tom Cruise in All You Need Is Kill, a sci-fi war film with a twist that is being made by Warner Bros. and director Doug Liman, according to The Hollywood ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 392,47 APRIL 17
The market average rate of USD on April 17 totaled AMD 392,47 decreasing by 0.08 point compared to April 16.
Euro exchange rate totaled AMD 515,82 increasing by 4.13 points, and the exchange rate of ...CBA WARNS AGAINST PARTICIPATING IN MMM 2011 FINANCIAL PYRAMID
The Central Bank of Armenia disseminated a message, which warns the population about the operation of MMM 2011 financial pyramid in the republic.
According to the CBA message, the scheme's ideology is ...SYRIA OPPOSITION HOPES RUSSIA TO UP PRESSURE ON ASSAD
Syrian opposition members say they have sensed a shift in Russia's stance on the conflict in their homeland and voiced hope Tuesday, April 17 that Moscow will crank up pressure on Syrian President ...MOSCOW TO HOST ARTO TUNÇBOYACIYAN'S CONCERT MAY 19
On May 19, Moscow International House of Music will host a unique folk concert of Grammy 2010 and Audience World Music Award 2006 winner Arto Tunçboyacıyan and his group Armenian Navy Band. Jazz ...JAPAN'S TOSHIBA TO BUY IBM'S RETAIL UNIT FOR $850 MLN
Japanese electronics giant Toshiba said Tuesday, April 17 it would pay about $850.0 million for IBM's retail products unit, with the U.S. firm saying it would create the world's leading point-of-sale ...RUSSIAN FM WARNS "THIRD PARTIES" AGAINST INVOLVEMENT IN SYRIA CONFLICT
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned on Tuesday, April 17 against "third parties" becoming involved in the Syrian conflict, RIA Novosti reported.
"I can't help focusing on the problem of outer ...SNEAK-PEAK OF STEVEN SODERBERGH'S "MAGIC MIKE" RELEASED
The first sneak-peek video of Steven Soderbergh's "Magic Mike" has been unveiled. Coming out via Entertainment Tonight, the short snippet gives a glimpse at Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey ...APPLE SIRI COMMERCIALS FEATURE SAMUEL L JACKSON, ZOOEY DESCHANEL
Apple has begun airing new commercials in the United States prompting the iPhone 4S and Siri using actors Samuel L Jackson and Zooey Deschanel. Both commercials show the actors using Siri to manage their ...KREMLIN TV TO AIR JULIAN ASSANGE'S TALK SHOW
The first episode of Julian Assange's new talk show is airing on the Kremlin's English-language satellite broadcaster, AP reported.
The WikiLeaks founder says he knows he'll be criticized ...PARLIAMENT VICE-SPEAKER: BAKU WILL REALIZE NKR RECOGNITION IS INEVITABLE
The vice-speaker of Armenian parliament Eduard Sharmazanov issued comments in response to Azerbaijani President's statements on Nagorno Karabakh problem.
During a governmental meeting in Baku Ilham Aliyev ...AFP PHOTOGRAPHER WINS AGENCY'S 1ST PULITZER PRIZE
Agence France-Presse (AFP) has won its first Pulitzer Prize, with Afghan photographer Massoud Hossaini scooping up the honour in breaking news photography, AFP reported.
Hossaini, 30, was awarded the ...IT-RELATED CURRENT ISSUES DISUSED AT ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT
Armenian government held an IT Development Support Council meeting headed by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan.
According to government's press service, problems and their possible solution were in focus ...IMF RAISES GLOBAL FORECAST TO 3,5% IN 2012
The International Monetary Fund raised its global growth forecast for the first time in more than a year, with the U.S. boosting the outlook while recent improvements remain "very fragile."
The world ...RUSSIA'S GLONASS-K SATELLITE 2ND TESTING DUE IN 2013
Russia plans to begin testing its second Glonass-K navigation satellite in 2013, Grigory Stupak, the deputy head of the Russian Space Systems company producing navigation and other equipment for the satellite, ...SYRIA FOREIGN CURRENCY RESERVES HALVE AMID SANCTIONS
Western sanctions on Syria have almost halved its foreign currency reserves and reduced oil production by 30 percent, costing Bashar al-Assad's government 400 million euros ($520 million) a month ...ASSANGE'S TV DEBUT FEATURES HEZBOLLAH CHIEF
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange interviewed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday, April 17 in the debut of his "The World Tomorrow" talk show on Russia's state-funded RT cable broadcaster, ..."HANSEL AND GRETEL" HELMER TO DIRECT "AFTERBURN" SCI-FI THRILLER
Tommy Wirkola is attached to rewrite and direct Afterburn, Relativity's adaptation of a sci-fi comic to which Gerard Butler is attached, The Hollywood Reporter said.
Wirkola is the director behind the ...COCA-COLA REPORTS 8% NET INCOME GROWTH IN Q1
The Coca-Cola Co. said Tuesday, April 17 that its net income rose 8 percent in the first quarter as it sold more of its beverages around the world, AP reported.
The world's biggest drink maker said ...ANGELINA JOLIE APPOINTED UN SPECIAL ENVOY
United Nations refugee agency has elevated Angelina Jolie from being a goodwill ambassador to a special envoy, a role that will see her represent the organisation at the diplomatic level to governments ...IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL TO VISIT ARMENIA
On April 18, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano will arrive in Armenia on a two day visit. A meeting with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Prime Minister ...OSCE WELCOMES RELEASE OF PROMINENT OPPOSITIONISTS IN BELARUS
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Petros Efthymiou welcomed the release of prominent opposition leader and former presidential candidate of Belarus Andrei Sannikov and his associate Dmitry Bondarenko.
...JOHNNY DEPP MEETS NAVAJO INDIANS AS "LONE RANGER" FILMING STARTS
Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer met local Native Americans to mark the start of filming on The Lone Ranger on location, Belfast Telegraph reported.
Johnny - dressed as character Tonto, complete with tribal ...SUDAN SAYS WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO RECAPTURE OIL REGION
Sudan said on Tuesday, April 17 the cost of a full-blown conflict with South Sudan would not deter it from recapturing the disputed Heglig oilfield, and that newly tapped oilfields would help to sustain ...JFK FILM TO BE RELEASED ON 50TH ASSASSINATION ANNIVERSARY
Atchity Entertainment and Ramos and Sparks Group announced they plan to turn former Secret Service agent Gerald Blaine's bestselling book The Kennedy Detail into a feature film, Deadline reported.
The ...HAMAS OFFICIAL URGES PALESTINIANS TO KIDNAP ISRAELIS
A senior Hamas official called on Palestinian militants on Tuesday, Aril 17 to kidnap Israeli soldiers in order to exchange them for Palestinians captured by Israel, RIA Novosti reported.
Izzat al-Rishq's ..."OFFICE" STAR STEVE CARELL POISED TO PLAY IN MAFIA COMEDY
Steve Carell could be starring in a new mafia comedy.
The former Office actor - who was on the run from the mob alongside Tina Fey in 2010 film Date Night - is in the frame to both star in and co-produce ...RIDLEY SCOTT'S "PROMETHEUS" VIDEO FEATURES MICHAEL FASSBENDER AS ROBOT
In his breakout 2011, Michael Fassbender made a specialty out of playing emotionally distant men (and mutant) in films such as Shame and X-Men: First Class, so playing a full-on robot was the obvious ...TURKEY OFFICIALLY APPLIES TO HOST EURO 2020
Turkey on Tuesday, April 17 lodged an official bid with UEFA to host the 2020 European football championships, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) announced, according to AFP.
"Today we sent our ...UN CORNER OPENED AT RUSSIAN-ARMENIAN UNIVERSITY
On April 17, library of the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University hosted opening of a UN corner, which will ensure students' access to literature on activity of UN Armenia Office and UN values.
The ...AFGHAN LEADER WANTS "AT LEAST $2 BN" A YEAR FROM U.S.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday, April 17 said he wanted "at least $2 billion" a year from the United States after it withdraws its troops in 2014, AFP reported.
Karzai said the U.S. ...EU'S ASHTON SAYS ARGENTINA REPSOL SEIZURE NEGATIVE MOVE
Argentina's decision to nationalize a part of Spanish oil giant Repsol sends a "very negative signal" to global investors, EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said Tuesday, April 17.
...IRAN'S DEFENSE MINISTER REPORTS PROGRESS ON INDIGENOUS S-300 MISSILE
Iran's Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi has announced progress in the development and manufacture of an indigenous version of the advanced Russian S-300 air defense missile system, RIA Novosti reported citing ...PEDRO ALMODOVAR'S "STANDBY LOVERS" CAST REVEALED
Pedro Almodovar's upcoming Amantes Pasajeros (Standby Lovers) will feature Lola Duenas (Volver), Javier Camara (Talk to Her) and Cecilia Roth (All About My Mother) in a "choral" cast, alongside ...GMAIL GOES DOWN, GOOGLE TACKLES PROBLEM
Google says it is looking into why thousands of users have been unable to access their Gmail accounts, according to BBC News.
"We're aware that some users are experiencing an error when accessing ...NEW CHROME BETA FOR ANDROID BRINGS SUPPORT FOR 31 MORE LANGUAGES
Google has released a new version of the Chrome Beta for Android that brings support for 31 more languages, easier viewing of desktop versions of sites as well as the ability to add bookmarks and shortcuts ...KIM KARDASHIAN WANTS TO BECOME GLENDALE MAYOR?
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Today in Armenian history- 1879 Death of Chamik Aramyan (publisher) in Constantinople. He was born in 1820.
- 1904 Birth of Hrant G. Pastrmajian. He died in 1954.
- 1922 Aram Yerkanian and Arshavir Shirakian executed Behaeddin Shakir, the leader of the "special forces" and Jemal Azmi, former Governor of Trabizond, in Berlin. Both were active in implementing the 1915 Armenian Genocide.
- 1957 Twinning of Kirovakan (Vanadzor) and Batumi (Georgia).
- 1990 An International Scholars' Meeting titled: "The Armenian Genocide: History, Theory, Political Responsibility" and devoted to 75th Anniversary of the Armenian's Genocide, takes place in Yerevan. It lasts to April 21.
- 1997 The Legislative Assembly of New South Wales (Australia) adopts a decision to commemorate April 24 as a Memorial Day of the Armenian Genocide. It suggests to the Federal Australian Government to adopt a similar decision.
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