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Headlines for April 22, 2012
FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL VOTING LAUNCHED
French voters headed to the polls on Sunday, April 22 in round one of a presidential ballot, with Nicolas Sarkozy and his Socialist rival Francois Hollande pegged to beat eight other candidates to go ...TAYLOR SWIFT CIRCLING ROLE OF JONI MITCHELL?
Taylor Swift is circling the role of Joni Mitchell in Sony Pictures and Di Bonaventura Pictures' adaptation of Sheila Weller's book "Girls Like Us," which would mark the pop star's ...OVER 100 INJURED IN AMSTERDAM TRAIN CLASH
More than 100 passengers have been injured after two trains collided head-on in Amsterdam. Ofthose hurt, at least 56 suffered severe injuries and 13 were in a critical condition, according toThe Guardian.
...TEHRAN REVERSE-ENGINEERING AMERICAN SPY DRONE - IRANIAN GENERAL
Iran claimed Sunday, April 22 that it had reverse-engineered an American spy drone captured byits armed forces last year and has begun building a copy, according to AP.
Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, chief ...JAMES CAMERON MULLS CO-PRODUCTION OF FILMS IN CHINA
"Avatar" and "Titanic" film director James Cameron said on Sunday, April 22 that hewas looking at co-production of films in China, but would have to weigh issues like censorship and ...BAHRAIN FORMULA 1 SET TO GO AHEAD AMID VIOLENCE
Race day of the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix was set to go ahead on Sunday, April22 despite pressure for the event to be cancelled over violence that has killed one person in the Gulf kingdom, AFP reported.
...IMF CALLS FOR BOLD CHANGES IN EUROPE TO AVERT FURTHER CRISIS
The International Monetary Fund, armed with a replenished arsenal containing billions of dollars to battle Europe's lingering debt crisis, now must press governments in the eurozone tocarry out bold ...CHARLES AZNAVOUR CONCERTS CANCELLED IN NEW YORK
Three concerts by legendary French singer of Armenian origin Charles Aznavour scheduled in New York for next week have been canceled, organizers said, shortly after the 87-year-old complained of fatigue, ...RICHARD BRANSON PICKS UP ROLLING STONES BOOK FOR FILM DRAMA
The Rolling Stones and Richard Branson are teaming up again.
Having released three Stones albums back in the 1990s on Virgin Records, Branson's Virgin Produced has now acquired the rights to Robert Greenfield's ...CHINESE, RUSSIAN NAVAL FORCES LAUNCH 6-DAY JOINT EXERCISES
Chinese and Russian naval forces have begun six days of joint exercises in the Yellow Sea off China's eastern coast, BBC News reported citing Chinese state media.
Anti-submarine operations and the ...BENETTON COFOUNDER STEPS ASIDE FOR SON AFTER 47 YEARS
Benetton cofounder Luciano Benetton said Sunday, April 22 that after 47 years, he was stepping aside for his son, New York Post reported.
"The baton passes to my son Alessandro, who will become ...MATTHEW PERRY'S "GO ON" COMEDY PILOT PICKED UP FOR SERIES
NBC has picked up comedy pilot Go On to series with a 13-episode order. The project brings back to NBC's primetime former Friends star Matthew Perry and co-showrunner Scott Silveri, according to Deadline.
...SYRIAN SOLDIERS KILL 3 EAST OF DAMASCUS AS UN EXPANDS MISSION
Syrian soldiers backed by tanks killed three people east of Damascus on Sunday, April 22 activists said, after the United Nations voted to expand its mission monitoring a 10-day-old ceasefire agreement, ...MUSLIM MOB BURNS CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN SUDAN CAPITAL
A Muslim mob has set ablaze a Catholic church frequented by Southern Sudanese in the capital Khartoum, witnesses and media reports said on Sunday, April 22, The Associated Press reported.
The church ...FRANCE TO HOST FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX EVERY OTHER YEAR FROM 2013
France will host a Formula One Grand Prix every other year from 2013, F1's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone told daily L'Equipe on Sunday, April 22, Reuters reported.
France last hosted a ...FIRST LOOK AT AMANDA SEYFRIED AS COSETTE IN "LES MISERABLES"
An image that presents a first look at Amanda Seyfried as Cosette in "Les Miserables" has been shared online. The "In Time" actress was caught on camera filming a scene for the musical ..."FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT" ROMCOM'S RED-BAND TRAILER RELEASED
Universal studio has released a restricted trailer for The Five-Year Engagement romantic comedy starring Jason Segel and Emily Blunt, according to Deadline.
The trailer more clearly places the film in ...GOOGLE CELEBRATES EARTH DAY WITH DOODLE
Google has created a special doodle on its home page that makes the letters of its name turn into flowers to commemorate Earth Day.
The doodle shows a leafy version of Google's name on top of a patch ...YEREVAN CROWNED AS WORLD BOOK CAPITAL
On April 22, Yerevan was officially declared the World Book Capital 2012.
The grand ceremony took place at Matenadaran, the museum of ancient manuscripts, with the mayor of World Book Capital 2011 Buenos ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1874 Death of Haroutioun Svachyan (editor of the "Bee" newspaper) in Constantinople. He was born in 1931.
- 1918 The Transcaucasian Seim proclaims the independence of Transcaucasia.
- 1921 Alexandropol liberated from the Turkish invaders.
- 1934 Death of Michael Varandian, theorist and ideologue of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Party. He was born in 1872.
- 1943 The delegation of the 51st Guards Division arrived in Yerevan. It participated in Stalingrad's defense and was previously known as the Armenian 76th Division.
- 1961 Martiros Saryan (painter) awarded the Order of Lenin.
- 1981 President Reagan, in proclamation number 4838, states, in part, "like the genocide of the Armenians before it, and the genocide of the Cambodians, which followed it -- and like too many other persecutions of too many other people -- the lessons of the holocaust must never be forgotten".
- 1997 The Commemoration of the 82nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide took place in the Union Hall of the US Senate. It was organized by the Congress with the participation of Senator Jack Reid, Congressmen Jo Nolenberg, Martin Neahan, David Banier and George Radanovich.
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