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Published on April 18, 2012
ARMENIA'S ZVARTNOTS TEMPLE TO BE ILLUMINATED ON APRIL 18
- Masterpiece of Armenian historic and cultural heritage, Zvartnots reserve included in UNESCO's international heritage list will host the opening ceremony of Zvartnots historic-cultural reserve museum's new permanent exhibition on April 18.
In addition, the temple will be illuminated in the night.
Deputy director of the service for preservation of historic and cultural monuments Ashot Piliposyan told journalists that night-time illumination of the temple will feature white light only, unlike the pagan temple Garni which saw colorful illumination in 2009.
Zvartnots temple marks the 1360th anniversary of its anointment in 2012.
Headlines for April 18, 2012
PROSPEROUS ARMENIA LEADER'S DECLARES HUGE INCOME, PAPER SAYS
Income of the Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik Tsarukyan over the past year amounted to AMD 21433 mln, USD 60mln and EURO 40 mln, Haykakan Zhamanak daily says quoting the data provided by the party chairman ...HERITAGE LEADER BANS CRITICISM AGAINST ANC, PAPER SAYS
According to Chorrord Ishkhanutyun paper's data, Heritage head Raffi Hovannisian held a confidential meeting for his party on April 17, with Free Democrats missing the gathering.
Hovannisian urged his ...YEREVAN EX-MAYOR TRIES TO SECURE VOTES FOR CANDIDATES, PAPER SAYS
Former mayor of Yerevan, Gagik Beglaryan is trying to secure votes favoring the candidates running for parliament by majority system in the capital's Kentron district, Hraparak paper reports.
Several ...COALITION LEADERS AGAIN MEET UNOFFICIALLY - PAPER
According to Yerkir paper, heads of coalition forces held another unofficial meeting to agree mechanisms of electoral bribedistribution and, most importantly, its "mapping".
The agreement says rivals ...OIL PRICES ABOVE $104 AFTER U.S. CRUDE SUPPLY JUMP
Oil prices hovered above $104 a barrel Wednesday, April 18 in Asia after a report showed U.S. crude supplies jumped more than expected for a fourth week, suggesting demand remains weak, The Associated ...PAPER QUOTES TOAST FOR SYUNIK GOVERNOR PROPOSED BY ARMENIAN PRESIDENT
Zhoghovurd paper reports that Armenian President, head of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Serzh Sargsyan had a meeting with his party's supporters in the town of Kapan in Syunik province.
...PASADENA TO HOST CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TO COMMEMORATE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
In commemoration of the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Gaidz Youth Organization in collaboration with the Armenian Council of America, is organizing a candlelight vigil on Tuesday, April ...PUBLIC DEBATE PROJECT MAY FAIL, PAPER SAYS
Armenia Liberty media outlet received a grant by U.S.-based National Democracy Institute (NDI) to organize public debates between parliamentary candidates in different constituencies. The debates were ...PAPER: ALL WILL BENEFIT IF OPPOSITION GAINS 50% OF PARLIAMENTARY SEATS
In an April 17 conversation with Haykakan Zhamanak daily's reporter Armen Rustamyan, representative of ARF Dashnaktsutyun's Supreme Body, voiced confidence that the authorities have no chance ...ORINATS YERKIR OFFERS ELECTORAL BRIBES UNDER ASSISTANCE COVER, PAPER SAYS
Yerkir paper found out that Orinats Yerkir party offers electoral bribes to citizens contacting them mostly over the phone.
Party's district office staff calls people saying namely: "You are expected ...ARMENIA'S DEFENSE MINISTRY SEEKS FULL OWNERSHIP OVER MILITARY COMPANY - PAPER
Armenia's Defense Ministry is eager to purchase 20 per cent of shares of Automatica CJSC.
The Ministry will submit this draft decision at the coming governmental session, Haykakan Zhamanak daily ...FORMER AUSTRALIAN FM SAYS AFGHAN PRESIDENT KARZAI "ENORMOUS DISAPPOINTMENT"
Australia's longest-serving foreign minister on Wednesday, April 18 declared that Hamid Karzai had been an "enormous disappointment" as Afghan president, describing him as weak and misleading, ...VLADIMIR SARUKHANYAN REACHES TRABZON BOXING TOURNAMENT 1/4 FINAL
In 1/8 final of Olympic qualifying tournament in Turkish city of Trabzon, Armenian boxer Vladimir Sarukhanyan (60 kg) scored a 14:12 win over Alexandros Tsanikidis (Greece).
Sarukhanyan will face off ...U.S. TO STRENGTHEN ANTI-DRUG COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA
Strengthening anti-drug cooperation with Russia remains a priority of the United States Administration, according to the U.S. 2012 National Drug Control Strategy, published by the White House.
According ...PAPER: ARMENIAN BUSINESSMAN KILLED IN MOSCOW
Armenian entrepreneur Tigran Hovhannisyan was found dead at his house in north-western part of Moscow, Russia, Zhamanak paper reports.
According to the Russian law enforcement, Hovhannisyan's neighbors ...LONDON HOSTS TEST EVENTS 100 DAYS BEFORE SUMMER OLYMPICS
Greenwich time at 9:00 on April 18, 25000 flowers decorated the giant Olympic rings appeared to the British Royal Botanic Gardens in southwest London.
London Olympic Committee (LOCOG) Chairman Sebastian ...EXPLOSIVES DISCOVERED IN ISTANBUL CEMETERY IN ANTI-PKK OPERATION
Teams from the Istanbul Police Department have found 15 kilograms of explosives, suspected to have been buried by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), in a cemetery in Istanbul, Today's ...ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA LAUNCHES IPHONE, IPAD APP
Encyclopedia Britannica has launched an iPhone and iPad app just one month after it stopped publishing its print edition, according to The Telegraph.
The app, which is available in the iTunes app store, ...PREVIOUSLY-UNRELEASED STEVE JOBS INTERVIEWS UNCOVERED
A technology journalist has uncovered hours of previously-unreleased recordings of audio interviews with late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs that collectively show how the growth he experienced during his ...UKRAINIAN EXPERT CALLS FOR RAISING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AWARENESS
Ukrainian political analyst and member of Humanitarian Council under the President of Ukraine stressed the need to take active steps aimed at raising awareness on the Armenian Genocide.
"Every Ukrainian ...ADRIN NAZARIAN POISED TO WIN JUNE PRIMARY ELECTION
A recent poll conducted by Goodwin Simon Strategic Research shows Adrin Nazarian is poised to win the June Primary election. He starts with a small lead over each of his Democratic rivals in the race ...HAYASTAN ALL-ARMENIAN FUND ESTABLISHES 2 MORE AFFILIATES IN ITALY, KUWAIT
This month Hayastan All-Armenian Fund established two more country affiliates, in Italy and Kuwait.
These additions to the fund's family of affiliates lend special significance to 2012, which marks the ...ERIC NAZARIAN'S "BOLIS" TO BE SCREENED AT GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION EVENT
The Armenian National Committee of America - Orange County will be hosting an Armenian Genocide Commemoration event featuring a screening of "Bolis" by award-winning director Eric Nazarian.
The event ...FIDE DOESN'T RECOGNIZE EVENTS AMATEUR CHESS ORGANIZATION PROMOTES
On April 17, President of FIDE, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, met with IOC Vice President, Dr. Thomas Bach, and IOC Director General, Christophe De Kepper, to discuss matters of mutual interest and confirm the ...PHARMACEUTICAL GIANT PFIZER CLOSE TO REACH $9B DEAL WITH NESTLE
U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is close to reaching a $9 billion deal to sell its infant nutrition business to Nestle, AFP reports citing the Wall Street Journal.
The Journal said Nestle, the Swiss ...HEINEKEN REPORTS SALES, EARNINGS JUMP
Dutch brewer Heineken NV says both sales and earnings rose in the first quarter, due to a combination of growth and one-time gains.
According to The Associated Press, net profit was 25 percent higher ...65400 JOBLESS REGISTERED IN ARMENIA IN APRIL 2012
Armenia has 65400 unemployed as of April 11, 2012.
They account for 83.3 per cent of job seekers who account for 78600 in total, deputy head of Armenia's State Employment Service Agency (SESA) Artak ...RUSSIAN ‘SPY' ANNA CHAPMAN TO PARTICIPATE IN FASHION SHOW IN TURKEY
Anna Chapman, the "sultry Russian secret agent" who hit the headlines last year after being exposed as a deep-cover operative in the United States, is coming to Turkey this summer to appear ...SAUDI ARABIA REPORTEDLY EXECUTES 8 IRANIAN SAILORS
Officials in Saudi Arabia have reportedly executed eight Iranian sailors in the city of Dammam without any legal proceedings, a Saudi news channel said.
As Press TV reports citing to Al-Tagheer, the ...EMPLOYMENT OFFICIAL INDICATES LACK OF QUALIFIED STAFF AND LOW SALARIES
The State Employment Service Agency of Armenia (SESA) received claims for 1692 vacancies during March 2012. This number has increased by 29.2 per cent against the same period in 2011, Artak Simonyan, ...PM HAILS GOVT. POLICY SHIFT ON ARMENIAN NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
Government's events aimed at boosting national competitiveness of Armenia has undergone radical changes, Armenian Prime Minister said.
"The government currently pursues new policy, which aims to shift ...HALO4 RELEASE SET FOR NOVEMBER
Halo 4 developer 343 Industries and Microsoft have confirmed that Halo4 will be released worldwide on November 6, 2012, Fudzilla reports.
This is a change from the typical September Halo launch dates ...REPORT NAMES LOW PRODUCTIVITY ARMENIAN ECONOMY'S WEAKNESS
Chairman of Economy and Values Armenian Research Center dubs productivity low level as one of the weakest points of the Armenian economy. During presentation of National Competitiveness Report of Armenia ...TURKEY'S EXPORTS TO IRAN DOWN 20%
Turkey's exports to Iran have fallen 20 per cent this year and the cost of imported oil has soared after sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, Turkey's Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan said.
...HANDBOOK PUBLISHED AHEAD OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
Civil and Social Development Foundation presented a handbook comprising the programs, activities and goals of political parties running for the May 6 parliamentary elections in Armenia. "Parliamentary ...EXPERT DEEMS HERITAGE AND RPA CAMPAIGNS AS ‘MOST LITERATE'
PR campaigns of Heritage and ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) are the most literate of all the others running for parliamentary elections, political analyst said.
"Heritage makes correct use ...ARMENIAN PARTIES STILL APPLY BLACK PR - EXPERT
Despite their pledges, parties actively apply black PR against one another during their election campaigns, Armenian political expert said.
Dwelling on the use of modern technologies in their campaign, ...NATO MINISTERS GATHERING FOR TALKS ON AFGHANISTAN
NATO ministers gather for two days of talks on Wednesday, April 18 expected to focus on their withdrawal from Afghanistan as a Taliban onslaught underscores the difficulties in ending the decade-old war, ...EXPERT SEES EX-FM AS PROSPEROUS ARMENIA'S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
In case of success of Prosperous Armenia coalition party at the forthcoming parliamentary elections, former Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian will become the party's candidate for 2013 presidential race, ...IRAN CLAIMS ARREST OF ISRAELI-LINKED SPIES, TERRORISTS
The Iranian Intelligence Ministry has announced that it has recently arrested over a dozen Israeli-linked spies and terrorists, Press TV reported.
The Intelligence Ministry issued a statement on Tuesday, ...FORMER FM SAYS MEETING VOTERS WITH A GUN IS NOT A BIG DEAL
Leader of the coalition Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan did have a gun in his belt during a meeting with voters in Armenian town of Etchmiadzin on April 13, party member, former foreign minister ...ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT TAKES MOVES TO TACKLE UNEMPLOYMENT
The government implements a number of programs to create new jobs and cut the unemployment rate, Artak Simonyan, deputy head of State Employment Service Agency of Armenia (SESA) said on April 18. He ...NORWEGIAN KILLER REBUFFS QUESTIONS ON "KNIGHTS TEMPLAR" GROUP
Irritated Anders Behring Breivik refused to answer prosecutors' questions Wednesday, April 18 about the anti-Muslim militant group he claims to belong to, as his trial on terror charges for the massacre ...REPORT SAYS ARMENIA STILL DEPENDS ON FOREIGN TRANSFERS
The share of private transfers entering Armenia has remained unchanged in the total household income, head of Economy and Values Armenian Research Center said.
"We still seriously depend on private transfers," ...9 QUESTIONED OVER ANTI-ARMENIAN SLOGANS AT FEBRUARY RALLY IN TURKEY
Following an investigation into the use of anti-Armenian slogans and banners at the February 26 rally in Istanbul, the city's Prosecutor's Office questioned nine people on Wednesday, April 18.
According ...RPA MP: ELECTORAL BRIBE RUMORS AIM TO SPREAD DISTRUST
Talks on electoral bribes do not target this or that political force, but rather aim to breed distrust towards the election system in general, Artak Zakaryan, MP of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia ...ANCA MEMBER RAFFI HAMPARIAN TO SPEAK ON ARMENIAN CAUSE ON APRIL 22
Raffi Hamparian will be the guest speaker on "The Armenian Cause in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities for Armenian Americans" at Armenian Apostolic Church of Crescenta Valley, California, ...HERITAGE BOYCOTTS MEETING OF PUBLIC OVERSIGHT HEADQUARTERS
Parties running for parliamentary elections proposed their permanent representatives in the single public oversight headquarters at the 3rd headquarters meeting at the Political Analysts Union.
The opposition ...EXPERT: TRUE COALITION WILL BE FORMED AS RESULT OF COMPETITION
Armenia currently faces real political competition, as a result of which a true coalition will be formed, director of Caucasus Institute said.
Dwelling on the current stage of the election race in Armenia, ...RPA MP SEES NO SERIOUS RIVAL FOR HIS PARTY
The atmosphere of tolerance and mutual respect the political forces sought for in their election campaign, has now become a reality, Artak Zakaryan, MP of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) ...ARMENIA'S ZVARTNOTS TEMPLE TO BE ILLUMINATED ON APRIL 18
Masterpiece of Armenian historic and cultural heritage, Zvartnots reserve included in UNESCO's international heritage list will host the opening ceremony of Zvartnots historic-cultural reserve museum's ...ARMENIAN FM: COOPERATION WITH IAEA IMPORTANT TO ARMENIA
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano.
Welcoming the guest, Minister Nalbandian noted that Armenia attaches ...ASSYRIAN GENOCIDE MONUMENT TO BE UNVEILED IN YEREVAN
The Assyrian people of Armenia took a historic step to preserve their heritage and history by honoring victims of the Assyrian genocide, committed by the Ottoman government during WWI (1914-1918), AINA ...SUICIDE AT KIEVYAN BRIDGE IN YEREVAN
The Emergency Management Center of Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations was alarmed by report of an unidentified woman throwing herself off the Kievyan bridge in Yerevan on April 18 afternoon.
The ...ICES EXPERTS TO MONITOR ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
The observer mission of International expert Center for Electoral Systems (ICES) with 20 independent experts from EU member-countries, the U.S. and Israel, has been accredited by the Central Election ...SYMANTEC SAYS FLASHBACK MALWARE STILL A THREAT FOR MAC COMPUTERS
The cleanup of the latest Mac malware dubbed Flashback has been underway for a few weeks now. Originally, the malware was estimated to be infecting 600,000 Mac computers. The cleanup is going well, but ...ZUCKERBERG KEPT FACEBOOK BOARD UNAWARE OF INSTAGRAM DEAL - REPORT
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg left his board out of the loop as he personally hammered out a $1bn deal with Instagram for its color-changing photo software in three days of negotiations in his house in ...S. SUDAN FORCES ATTACK SUDAN TROOPS AT CONTESTED REGION
South Sudanese forces have made a diversionary attack near the contested Abyei region, state-linked media in Khartoum said, as international pressure mounted Wednesday, April 18 to pull the rivals back ...SHIP SUSPECTED OF CARRYING AMMO TO SYRIA DOCKS AT TURKISH PORT
A Bermudan ship suspected of carrying weapons and ammunition believed to be heading for Syria has docked at Turkey's Mediterranean Iskenderun port after receiving a warning from the United Nations ...SWISS GOVT. UPS FINANCIAL SANCTIONS ON IRAN
The Swiss government says it has extended financial sanctions against Iran by freezing assets of 11 more companies and people, AP reported.
The Swiss Cabinet said Wednesday, April 18 the move against ...ARMENIA'S COALITION, OPPOSITION IMMERSED IN PARLIAMENTARY RACE
Armenian parliamentary race develops in three directions: 1) between authoritative parties, 2) between authorities and opposition, 3) within the opposition, according to head of the Armenian branch of ...RUSSIA'S YAK-130 COMBAT TRAINER ENTERS PHILIPPINES TENDER
Russia has decided to join a tender on the delivery of six light fighter jets to the Philippines with its new Yakovlev Yak-130 Mitten combat trainer, state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Wednesday, ...EXPERT DISMISSES RADICAL CHANGES IN ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN TIES AFTER ELECTIONS
Armenia-Russian relations won't undergo any radical shifts following the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia, chairman of the Scientific Society of Caucasian studies experts said.
According ...EUFOA PUBLISHES GUIDE ON ARMENIAN POLITICAL PARTIES
European Friends of Armenia (www.EuFoA.org) publishes a guide on the Armenian political parties, providing on roughly 1.5 pages per party the key facts about their alliances, poll and election data, history, ...SONY CLASSICS SCOOPS UP RIGHTS FOR MICHAEL HANEKE'S "AMOUR"
Sony Classics has scooped up North American rights to Michael Haneke's "Amour" from Films Du Losange, The Wrap reported.
Written and directed by Haneke, the movie stars Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle ...YAHOO CONFIRMS PLANS TO SHUT DOWN DOZENS OF PRODUCTS
Yahoo's chief executive has confirmed plans to shut down dozens of products that are not seen as core to the firm, BBC News reported.
Scott Thompson announced the move to analysts following the firm's ...ISO HEAD BRIEFED ON ARMENIAN STANDARDIZATION PROCESSES
Armenian Minister of Economy Tigran Davtyan met with chairman of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Boris Aleshin and head of Russian Committee for standardization and Metrology ...HSBC TO ISSUE YUAN-DENOMINATED BOND IN LONDON
HSBC Holdings PLC said on Wednesday, April 18 that it plans to issue a yuan-denominated bond in London, the first issue of a "dim sum" bond in the city, marking a milestone in London's efforts ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 392,76 APRIL 18
Deals amounting to AMD 2,3 mln. at an average rate of AMD 393,75/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on April 18. The closing price totaled AMD393,5.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD ...TEHRAN THANKS SAUDIS FOR SUSPENDING DEATH SENTENCES AGAINST IRANIAN NATIONALS
PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran on Wednesday, April 18 welcomed Saudi Arabia suspending death sentences against several of its nationals convicted for drug trafficking, AFP said citing Iranian media. Iran's protests ...GERARD BUTLER POISED TO STAR IN "MANHUNT" ACTION THRILLER
Gerard Butler is in advanced negotiations to star in the action thriller Manhunt for Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher's Double A Pictures, Deadline reported.
Breck Eisner is aboard to direct the film, ...EXPERT: ONLY STRONG ARMENIA CAN PROMOTE GENOCIDE RECOGNITION WORLDWIDE
Armenian Genocide recognition mustn't be perceived as a key area of Armenia's policy, a political analyst said.
Levon Shirinyan stressed ensuring the country's security and recognition of the Nagorno ...ARMENIAN ENERGY MINISTER MEETS WITH IAEA HEAD
Armenian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan met with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano to discuss Armenia's cooperation with IAEA in ...UN REPORTS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BY SYRIA'S OPPOSITION
A UN Commission has found serious human rights violations have been committed by Syria's opposition movement, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said on his Twitter microblog on ...MASS-KILLER BREIVIK WANTS DEATH PENALTY OR ACQUITTAL
Norway's prison terms are "pathetic," confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik declared Wednesday, April 18 in court, claiming the death penalty or a full acquittal were the "only ...JAPANESE REFINER SHOWA SHELL RENEWS OIL CONTRACT WITH IRAN
Japanese refiner Showa Shell has renewed its term contract with the National Iranian Oil Co, with delivery starting in May, sources familiar with the matter told Platts.
A Showa Shell spokesman declined ...MICHAEL DOUGLAS TO JOIN "LAST VEGAS" COMEDY CAST
After years in development, the CBS Films project Last Vegas is moving ahead, with Michael Douglas closing in on a deal to anchor the ensemble comedy, The Hollywood Reporter said.
Written by Dan Fogelman ...IMF CAN RAISE ADDITIONAL CAPITAL QUICKLY FOR CRISES - TREASURY SECRETARY
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday, April 18 the International Monetary Fund was in a position to raise a substantial amount of capital quickly but that it should not substitute for ...SOURCES SAY ARMENIAN SOLDIER KILLED IN AZERI CEASEFIRE VIOLATION
Sources say one that one Armenian soldier was killed and another wounded in subsequent Azerbaijani ceasefire violation at the contact line in Tavush province.
PanARMENIAN.Net has failed to contact RA ...LONDON OLYMPICS MOTTO REVEALED AS "INSPIRE A GENERATION"
The motto for the London Olympics has been revealed as "Inspire a generation" as events are held to mark the 100-day countdown to the opening ceremony, BBC News reported.
London 2012 chairman ...SHOWTIME ADAPTING SETH GREENLAND'S "THE ANGRY BUDDHIST" NOVEL
Showtime has put in development The Angry Buddhist, a drama series project based on Seth Greenland's upcoming novel of the same name, which explores family dynamics, deception, crime and politics. Novelist/playwright/screenwriter ...EU SLAMS MEMBER STATES FOR NOT IMPLEMENTING GROWTH LAWS
The president of the European Union's executive Commission on Wednesday, April 18 slammed the bloc's 27 member states for not implementing laws designed to boost growth on the crisis-hit continent, ...INTEL PROFITS DECLINE 18% OVER IVY BRIDGE DELAYS
Chipmaker Intel announced profits of $2.7bn in the first quarter of 2012, an 18 per cent decline from the same period in 2011, The Inquirer reported.
Intel's stellar 2011 set the firm apart from ...EX-OSCE MG CO-CHAIR BLAMES BAKU FOR FOILING KARABAKH SETTLEMENT TALKS
Rossotrudnichestvo mission in Armenia hosted a sitting of Historic Parallels Russian-Armenian club.
At the event, the First Vice Chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats, former co-chair of the ...SYRIA HIT BY SANCTIONS, SELLS GOLD RESERVES
Syria is trying to sell to raise revenue as Western and Arab sanctions targeting its central bank and oil exports begin to bite, diplomats and traders said, according to Reuters.
Western sanctions have ...KURT COBAIN WRITING SONG FOR SOLO ALBUM BEFORE DEATH - HOLE GUITARIST
Kurt Cobain was preparing songs for a solo album in the time leading up to his 1994 suicide, according to former Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson, The Wrap reported.
Erlandson, the former bandmate of Cobain's ...ADELE ON TIME'S MOST INFLUENTIAL LIST
Singer Adele, sprinter Usain Bolt and British royalty celebrity Pippa Middleton were named among the 100 most influential people in the world, according to Time magazine, AFP reported.
Time published ...IOC LAUNCHES SOCIAL MEDIA SECTION FOR FANS AND ATHLETES
The IOC is offering Olympics fans closer contact with athletes through social networking during the London Games, AP reported.
The International Olympic Committee has launched a section on its official ...RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT: MOSCOW WON'T TOLERATE NEW WAR IN KARABAKH
Russia won't show tolerance should the war in Karabakh resume, the issue being a painful one to Moscow, according to the First Vice Chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats.
As Vladimir Kazimirov ...RASMUSSEN: NATO DOESN'T CONSIDER INDIA A MISSILE THREAT
NATO does not consider India as a missile threat despite the country's advanced missile development program, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Wednesday, April 18, RIA Novosti reported.
...AMAZON ACQUIRES RIGHTS TO PUBLISH JAMES BOND BOOKS
Amazon has acquired the rights to publish 14 of Ian Fleming's James Bond books in the U.S., The Hollywood Reported said citing The New York Times.
Among the classic novels of espionage and intrigue: ...URUGUAY'S ARMENIAN YOUTH WILL MARCH TO COMMEMORATE GENOCIDE
Armenian Youth of Uruguay organization has scheduled an April 27 march to commemorate the 97th anniversary of Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire.
The march participants will gather at the Faculty of ...JOSH CHARLES JOINS CÉSAR-WINNING DIRECTOR'S "BIRD PEOPLE"
The Good Wife star Josh Charles has boarded Bird People, the latest film from Lady Chatterley director Pascale Ferran. Charles will star opposite Anaïs Demoustier in the French and English-language ...U.S. CHARGES RUSSIAN IN $1MLN HACKING SCHEME
A Russian national living in New York has been charged in connection with hacking into customer brokerage accounts and stealing $1 million, officials said, according to AFP.
The Justice Department said ...DIABLO III "STARTER EDITION" ACCIDENTALLY LEAKS
The Diablo III beta test servers have gone dark following an accidental leak of something called the Diablo III "Starter Edition," Digital Trends reports.
At roughly 6AM EST on April 18 morning, ...ARMENIA DESERVES PRAISE AS EAP MEMBER, BULGARIAN MEP SAYS
Armenia, as a member of the EU's Eastern Partnership initiative, deserves praise for the progress in the ties with the Union, according to Bulgarian MEP Kristian Vigenin.
As novinite.com reports, ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1862 Birth of H.F.B. Lynch in London of Irish parentage. Besides his study of law, he became noted as a writer, a geographer, a politician, and a traveller, with a keen interest in Armenia. His two-volume book on his Armenia travels is a classic and describes life in Armenia at the end of the 19th century. In 1906, he was elected to serve as a member of the British Parliament. (He died in London on 1913 11 24).
- 1877 The Yerevan detachment of the Russian forces, headed by General Ter-Ghukasov, occupies Bayazet for 12 days with the help of Armenian home guards.
- 1933 Death of Avetik Sahakian (Father Abraham), the Parliamentary President of the First Armenian Republic.
- 1953 The administrative districts of Yerevan, Kirovakan, and Leninakan are dissolved.
- 1958 Inauguration of the Armenian SSR's Art Institute.
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