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Published on April 24, 2012
TBILISI HOSTS TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION FOR GENOCIDE VICTIMS
- On April 23, Armenian community of Georgia organized a torchlight procession in commemoration of 97th anniversary of Genocide in Ottoman Empire.
Tbilisi's Armenian youth marched to Turkish embassy, urging for justice through recognizing the Genocide.
The demonstrators called on Turkish authorities to come to terms with their past by honoring 1,5 million innocent victims.
Headlines for April 24, 2012
ARMENIANS MARK 97TH ANNIVERSARY OF GENOCIDE
Today, April 24, 2012, Armenian people across the globe mark the 97th anniversary of the Genocide, one of the worst atrocities in human history perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire.
The Armenian Genocide ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT: APRIL 24 IS THE DAY OF OUR STRIVING FOR LIFE
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan addressed the people on April 24, Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day.
"Like many others all over the world, today we bow to the memory of innocent victims of the Armenian ...ARMENIAN YOUTH OF MOSCOW COMMEMORATES GENOCIDE VICTIMS
On April 22, the Armenian Youth Association of Moscow held a protest action at Taras Shevchenko embankment in Russian capital to commemorate victims of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire in 1915.
...ARMENIANS IN WESTERN UKRAINE HONOR GENOCIDE VICTIMS
During the past 15 years, the southwestern Ukrainian city of Chernivtsi has been hosting mournful events on April 24, the day of commemoration of the Armenian Genocide.
The Armenian people unite on that ...PUBLIC FIGURES TO ATTEND ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION IN PASADENA
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Pasadena, the lead author of the Armenian Genocide Resolution in Congress, will attend an event Tuesday, April 24 afternoon at the Montebello Armenian Genocide Monument to commemorate ...CHRISTIE'S TO AUCTION GALLERY OF PICASSO'S MUSES
Known for his long and passionate personal life as well as his prodigious output, Pablo Picasso has proved to be the most bankable of artists over the past 20 years, Reuters reported.
At its spring sale ...SOAR OPENS CHAPTER IN JAVAKHK
A Chapter of the Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief (SOAR) opened in Javakhk in April 2012 as a first SOAR division in the former soviet republic of Georgia.
Armenian-populated Javakhk is the most ...ARMENIAN-AMERICANS HOLD PROTEST AT WHITE HOUSE
Armenian-Americans from across the Greater Washington area rallied in front of the White House just days before President Obama's annual April 24 remarks, urging him to honor his pledge to properly characterize ...AAA MEMBER: U.S. IS NOT A COUNTRY WHERE WE MAKE EXCUSES
The Armenian Assembly of America joined with thousands of fellow Armenians for the 97th anniversary commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in New York City organized by the Knights and Daughters of Vartan, ...ARMENIAN PUBLIC FIGURE URGES FOR NEW WAVE OF PROTESTS AGAINST TURKEY
On April 23, the Central House of Writers in Moscow hosted an event commemorating 97th anniversary of 1915 Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire.
The event hosted Armenian Ambassador to Russia Oleg Yesayan, ...DENIAL OF GENOCIDE IS CONTINUATION OF THE CRIME - AMBASSADOR
The denial of genocide and other crimes against humanity should itself be considered a continuation of that crime, Armenia's envoy to Lebanon said on April 23.
Speaking on the eve of the 97th anniversary ...ARDOUNY: ARMENIANS STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH JEWISH PEOPLE
U.S. President Barack Obama's remarks at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on the eve of the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide reminds about the importance of learning from the lessons ...LA CITY COUNCIL HOSTS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION EVENT
The Los Angeles City Council conducted their annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration on April 20, in the Rotunda of City Hall, hosted by Council member Paul Krekorian.
Krekorian was joined by former City ...ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATED IN INDIA
On April 24, the Armenian community of India, Church Committee Members, students, teachers and staff of Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy assembled at the Armenian Holy Church of Nazareth, Kolkata, ...ARCHBISHOP MARDIROSSIAN RE-ELECTED AS PRELATE
Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian was on April 20 unanimously re-elected to a fifth four-year term as Prelate of the Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church during the second session of the 40th ...POLITICIAN: ARMENIA MUST PURSUE INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF GENOCIDE
If Turkey wants zero problems with its neighbors, it should make some moves, and not nullify its chances for rapprochement, vice-speaker of Armenia's National Assembly said.
As Eduard Sharmazanov told ...ARMENIAN MINISTER: ONLY A BLIND CAN FAIL TO SEE THIS GRIEF
Armenian Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan believes that justice will gain victory, and progressive mankind will recognize the Armenian Genocide.
"One must be at least deaf, blind and mad not to see ...THE JERUSALEM POST: MATERIAL AND CULTURAL LOSS OF ARMENIANS WAS ENORMOUS
While the modern-day Republic of Turkey was founded in 1923, eight years after its Ottoman predecessors embarked on a massive and systematic undertaking to rid the empire of its Armenian population, the ...ECB PLEDGES TO TAKE ACTION TO STABILIZE PRICES
Europe's central bank will take "all necessary measures" to stabilize prices, and banks and governments should see its recent exceptional measures as a "window of opportunity" to make improvements, ECB ...SHELL AGREES TO BUY MOZAMBIQUE-FOCUSED EXPLORER COVE ENERGY
PanARMENIAN.Net - Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to buy Mozambique-focused explorer Cove Energy for 1.12 billion pounds in cash, raising its earlier offer to secure access to a new gas frontier in East ...RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER TO DISCUSS REGIONAL SECURITY IN CHINA
Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov will on Tuesday, April 24 discuss regional security with his counterparts from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Beijing, Serdyukov's spokeswoman ...FRENCH AMBASSADOR: ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IS PART OF FRANCE'S HISTORY
French Ambassador to Armenia Henri Reynaud believes that Armenian Genocide is part of the history of France.
"France today is a home for 500000 Armenian Diaspora who settled here fleeing the Genocide," ...ISRAEL LEGALIZES STATUS OF 3 SETTLEMENT OUTPOSTS IN WEST BANK
Israel has legalized the status of three settlement outposts in the West Bank, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement issued on Tuesday, April 24.
According to AFP, at a ...NOTRE DAME DE PARIS HOLDS SYMBOL AGAINST GENOCIDE DENIAL
Hundreds of French cities and villages organize events dedicated to the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
On April 22, a mourning liturgy in memory of Genocide victims was served in Notre Dame ...GOOGLE EX-CEO TO TESTIFY IN SMARTPHONE TRIAL
Google's former chief executive, Eric Schmidt, is slated to testify on Tuesday, April 24, as Oracle's final witness in the first part of a high stakes trial over smartphone technology, attorneys ...DUTCH ARMENIANS MARCH TO TURKISH EMBASSY IN HAGUE
On April 23, the Dutch Garegin Njdeh Youth Union organized a torch procession to the embassy of Turkey in Hague.
The event held on the occasion of the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide started ...YEZIDI LEADER: WORLD WILL "FORCE" TURKEY INTO GENOCIDE RECOGNITION
Today Turkey is turning a "worse face" to the world because it does not recognize the Armenian Genocide, head of World Yezidi National Union said in Yerevan.
Visiting the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial to ...ARSTAKH PRESIDENT: ARMENIANS ARE NOW STRONG AND PROTECTED
Arstakh President Bako Sahakyan issued a statement on occasion of the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
"In the history of our people April 24 has become the day of pain and slaughter, the day ...SAO PAULO SEES LARGEST GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION OVER PAST DECADES
On April 21, Brazil's Sao Paulo downtown saw hundreds of people marching on the occasion of 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
According to Armenian Foreign Ministry's press service, the procession ...ARMENIAN OFFICIAL: TURKEY PRESSURED INTO GENOCIDE RECOGNITION
Recognition of the Armenian Genocide in the interests of Turkey, Shavarsh Kocharyan said on April 24.
"Without recognizing the crime against humanity, Turkey will have no future prospects," deputy foreign ...BOMB TARGETS TURKISH MILITARY VEHICLE, WOUNDS SOLDIERS
A bomb exploded on April 24 morning on the highway between the southeastern Turkish provinces of Mardin and Diyarbakır, leaving an unidentified number of soldiers in critical condition.
According to ...ARMENIAN DEFENSE MINISTER URGES DEVOTION TO HOMELAND AND PEOPLE
Armenians must remember the tragedy of Genocide and remain committed to their homeland and people, Armenian Defense Minister said on April 24.
"There is just one lesson: we must remember the tragedy ...TEHRAN'S ARMENIANS PROTEST AGAINST TURKISH GOVERNMENT
Hundreds of Iranian Armenians gathered in Tehran to commemorate the Armenian Genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire 97 years ago.
In a ceremony held on the anniversary of the Genocide, April 24 morning, ...OIL NEARS $103 AMID WORRIES ABOUT EUROPE'S DEBT CRISIS
Oil prices hovered near $103 a barrel Tuesday, April 24 in Asia amid investor worries that Europe's debt crisis will undermine economic growth and crude consumption, according to The Associated Press.
...LATE TURKISH PRESIDENT WAS ABOUT TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Former Turkish president Turgut Özal who passed away in 1993 was known for his reformist policies, and his close friends now shed light on Özal's approach on the Armenian issue.
According ...ARAB TAWHID PARTY VOICES SOLIDARITY WITH LEBANESE ARMENIANS
The Arab Tawhid Party voiced its solidarity with the Armenians of Lebanon on the 97th anniversary of the genocide perpetrated Ottoman Turks during World War I.
"[We call] for creation of a worldwide ...STRONG ARMENIA BEST RESPONSE TO GENOCIDE PERPETRATORS - EDUCATION MINISTER
Minister of Science and Education believes building of a strong Armenian statehood to be the best response to Genocide perpetrators.
"The stronger Armenian state is, the more inconsistent Genocide ideology ...JUSTICE MINISTER: GENOCIDE ROOTS GO BACK CENTURIES FURTHER THAN 1915
The Minister of Justice believes the reasons which led to Armenian Genocide go back centuries further than the year 1915.
Asked by a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter about the lessons Armenian people should ...GOOGLE LAYING OUT MORE MONEY ON LOBBYING
Google is laying out more money on lobbying the U.S. government than Apple, Facebook and Microsoft combine, TG Daily reports.
According to disclosures filed with the Clerk of the US House of Representatives ...TEL-AVIV REMEMBERS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS
On April 23, Tel-Aviv hosted a motor race in commemoration of 1915 Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire.Over 200 people gathered at Turkish Embassy in Israeli capital urging for Genocide recognition.
...HTC REPORTS 70% DROP IN Q1 PROFIT
Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp. reported a 70 percent drop in first quarter profit as it faces keener competition from Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co.
According to The Associated Press, HTC ...RUSSIAN ENVOY URGES FOR WORLDWIDE RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Russian Ambassador to Armenia said worldwide recognition of Genocide is inevitable.
"Armenian Genocide is a tragedy which must never be repeated. Genocide recognition is necessary for preservation of ...RENAULT-NISSAN CLOSE TO CONCLUDE TALKS ON AVTOVAZ CONTROLLING STAKE
The Renault-Nissan alliance and Russian Technologies state corporation are likely to conclude talks leading to the alliance increasing its stake in Russia's largest car maker AvtoVAZ to 50 percent ...JUSTICE MINISTRY PROBES POSSIBILITY OF COMPENSATION FOR GENOCIDE
Minister of Justice commented on the statements of local and foreign experts suggesting Armenia must demand Turkey for compensation for Genocide perpetrated in Ottoman Empire in 1915.
"At present, I ...GREEK VICE-SPEAKER: GENOCIDE RECOGNITION IS TURKEY'S HISTORIC DUTY
The Military Museum in Athens hosted an event on April 22 dedicated to the 97th anniversary of Armenian Genocide, attended by top officials, foreign diplomats and military figures who came to commemorate ...GREEK MINISTER OF CULTURE URGES HUMANITY FOR GENOCIDE CONDEMNATION
Greek Minister of Culture and Tourism called on the humanity to recognize and condemn the Armenian Genocide in the name of a struggle for human rights.
As Pavlos Yeroulanos stressed at Athens War Museum-hosted ...CONG. BRAD SHERMAN, ANNA ESHOO, SEN. MARK KIRK AWARDED MKHITAR GOSH MEDALS
By the decree of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, members of the United States House of Representatives Brad Sherman, Anna Eshoo and Senator Mark Kirk were awarded with Mkhitar Gosh medals.
U.S. lawmakers ...ARABIC AL JAZEERA AIRS DOCUMENTARY ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
On April 24, the Arabic Al Jazeera TV channel broadcast a documentary on the Armenian Genocide entitled "1915, Shared Suffering".
According to Nouvelles d'Arménie, the film tells ...TBILISI RALLY PARTICIPANTS DEMAND GENOCIDE RECOGNITION
On April 23, a peaceful rally was held in front of Georgia's parliamentary building in commemoration of 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
The event was initiated by Hayartun Cultural and Education ...MP: THE DAY IS NEAR FOR TURKEY TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Coordinator of Armenian Youth Foundation board of trustees urged Armenian people to unify in the face of the tragedy.
"The idea of national unity must once and for all become consolidated with Armenian ...AZERBAIJANI MPS CLASH IN GEORGIA OVER ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
An incident occurred in Georgia's parliament on April 24 over the topic of the Armenian Genocide recognition.
According to Novosti-Gruzia agency, the clash was sparked by opposition deputy Jondi ...SUDAN DROPS 8 BOMBS ON SOUTH SUDAN OVERNIGHT
Sudan continued with its aerial bombardment of South Sudan on Tuesday, April 24, dropping eight bombs overnight, an official said, as South Sudan's president said the attacks amounted to a declaration ...PM CONFIDENT TURKEY WILL FACE DARK PAGES OF ITS HISTORY
On April 24, 97th anniversary of Genocide, Armenian Prime Minister issued a statement condemning the crime against humanity.
"Genocide perpetrators aimed to follow physical extermination of Armenian ...TURKISH EMBASSY IN BEIRUT SETS WIRE FENCE DURING GENOCIDE RALLY
Tens of thousands of Lebanese Armenians gathered outside the Turkish embassy in Rabieh, Metn, burning Turkish flags and calling on Ankara to recognize the Genocide of 1915, The Daily Star reports.
Officials ...ANC LEADER UNABLE TO VISIT GENOCIDE MEMORIAL OVER POOR HEALTH
Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc leader, ex-president Levon Ter-Petrossian was unable to visit Tsisternakaberd memorial to Armenian Genocide victims because of poor health.
ANC coordinator ...PUTIN NOMINATES MEDVEDEV FOR UNITED RUSSIA PARTY LEADER
President-elect Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, April 24 he would step down as head of the ruling United Russia party and nominated outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev as its new leader.
"The president ...FITCH DOWNGRADES NOKIA DEBT TO JUNK STATUS
Fitch ratings agency on Tuesday, April 24 downgraded Nokia Corp.'s debt to junk status to reflect the company's poor first-quarter earnings and its uphill struggle to remain competitive.
According ...OBAMA LACKS COURAGE TO SAY GENOCIDE IN HIS APRIL 24 STATEMENT
On the fourth Armenian Remembrance Day of his presidency, President Barack Obama has for the fourth time in a row broken his promise to the Armenian community to use the word "genocide" in describing ...JAILED UKRAINIAN EX-PM ON HUNGER STRIKE
Ukraine's jailed opposition leader and former PM Yulia Tymoshenko has been on a hunger strike since Friday, April 20 to protest her treatment by prison wardens and doctors, her lawyer said, AFP reports.
...STOCKHOLM COMMEMORATES GENOCIDE VICTIMS
On April 24, Sweden's Armenian Diaspora marched the streets of Stockholm in commemoration of Armenian Genocide victims.
As the speaker of the Union of Armenian Associations in Sweden Vahagn Avedian told ...GREEK POLICE USES TEAR GAS AGAINST ARMENIANS AT GENOCIDE RALLY
Late on April 22, Athens hosted a march commemorating 97th anniversary of Armenian Genocide; the event was organized by ARF Dashnaktsutyun youth wing, Azad Or daily reported.
The rally participants marched ...MPS, PUBLIC FIGURES TO ATTEND GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION IN OTTAWA
On Tuesday, April 24, Armenian-Canadians will gather in Ottawa to commemorate the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, with its annual noontime Parliament Hill observance and subsequent demonstration ...REP. SCHIFF: OTTOMAN EMPIRE TRIED TO DESTROY AN ENTIRE PEOPLE BUT FAILED
Descendants of Armenian Genocide survivors, Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and Crescenta Valley Town Council President Cheryl Davis and Councilmember Harry Leon remembered on Tuesday, April 24, the ...ANCA CHAIRMAN: OBAMA COMPLETED HIS SURRENDER TO TURKEY
U.S. President Barack Obama, once again, used euphemistic language and verbal gymnastics to characterize the murder of 1.5 million Armenians in his annual April 24 remembrance day statement, breaking ...TBILISI HOSTS TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION FOR GENOCIDE VICTIMS
On April 23, Armenian community of Georgia organized a torchlight procession in commemoration of 97th anniversary of Genocide in Ottoman Empire.
Tbilisi's Armenian youth marched to Turkish embassy, urging ...EU DATA PRIVACY CHIEF WARNS OF INTERNET SPYING THREAT
A global trade deal to stop copyright theft could give internet providers the right to spy on users, breaching European Union law, the EU's data privacy chief said on Tuesday, April 24, according ...CONTROL EXERCISE HELD TO TEST PLANS FOR LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS
Four thousand people were taking part Tuesday, April 24 in a final government-led command and control exercise to test plans for the London 2012 Olympics, which start in less than 100 days.
According ...ARFD MEMBER: ARMENIAN COMMUNITY MIGHTN'T VOTE FOR OBAMA
Head of Armenian Cause Office and ARFD representative commented on U.S. President Barack Obama's annual address on Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day, in which he once again stopped short of using the ...BERLIN HOSTS PROTEST RALLY AT GENOCIDE ORCHESTRATORS' TOMBS
On April 24, Berlin hosted several events in commemoration of Armenian Genocide victims.
As Germany's Armenian community representative, Freie Universitat Berlin Jirayr Kocharian told PanARMENIAN.Net, ...ICRC REPRESENTATIVES VISIT ARMENIAN CAPTIVES IN AZERBAIJAN
Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited three Armenian prisoners of war and five civilians in Azerbaijani captivity, Trend News reported citing ICRC Azeri representation.
..."SCREAMERS" DOCUMENTARY SCREENED IN LONG BEACH
The Armenian Student Association (ASA) at Cal State Long Beach, CA, showed the documentary "Screamers" last week, about the Armenian Genocide, when 1.5 million people were killed at the hands of the Ottoman ...DAMASCUS ARMENIANS COMMEMORATE GENOCIDE VICTIMS
On April 24, St. Sarkis Armenian church in Damascus hosted a liturgy for 1915 Genocide victims.
As a member of Arab Writers' Union Nora Arissian told PanARMENIAN.Net, representatives of Syria's Armenian ...SUSI KENTIKIAN TO CLASH VS. MELISSA MCMORROW MAY 16
Unified women's flyweight world champion Susi Kentikian will put her titles on the line against Melissa McMorrow on May 16 at Brandenburg Hall in Frankfurt, Germany, BoxingScene reported.
Kentikian (29-0, ...IRAN SAYS NEW SANCTIONS CAN AFFECT TALKS
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has reiterated Tehran's readiness to continue the talks and cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
"Once again, we announced our readiness to ...ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATED IN PYATIGORSK
Armenian community in Russian city of Pyatigorsk paid tribute to the Armenian Genocide victims. As adviser to Armenian community chairman in Pyatigorsk on youth affairs Ruzanna Makaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net ...IRAQI LEADER GIFTS SADDAM HUSSEIN'S GUN TO KUWAITI MINISTER
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has given a visiting Kuwaiti minister a shotgun that belonged to Saddam Hussein, a source at Talabani's office in Sulaimaniyah said, according to AFP.
"The Iraqi ...RUSSIAN POLITICIAN: TURKEY MUST ANSWER FOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
On April 24, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) Vladimir Zhirinovsky participated in "Armenian Genocide - crime against humanity" rally, condemning the mass destruction of Armenians ...3 SYRIAN OFFICERS KILLED, 3 WOUNDED IN DAMASCUS CAR BOMB BLAST
Three Syrian military officers were killed in Damascus on Tuesday, April 24 state media and opposition groups said, and at least three people were wounded in a car bomb blast in the capital in further ...ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATED IN ISTANBUL
On April 24, Committee against Racism and Discrimination (Human Rights Association, Istanbul Office) held an Armenian Genocide commemoration event. The Committee members honored the memory of victims ...ISRAEL MAY FACE JEWISH-ARAB STATE DANGER - OPPOSITION CHIEF
Israel's new opposition leader says the biggest danger facing the country is that it will be replaced by a binational Jewish-Arab state if it fails to separate from the Palestinians, AP reported.
...2 KILLED, 35 INJURED IN PAKISTAN STATION BOMB BLAST
A bomb exploded at the main railway station in the eastern Pakistan city of Lahore on Tuesday, April 24 killing at least two people, police said, according to AFP.
"It was a bomb blast, two people ...CYPRIOT POLITICIAN: GREEK POPULATION OF CYPRUS WILL BACK ARMENIA
On April 23-24, Cyprus hosted several Armenian Genocide commemorative events. On April 23 evening Armenian youth representatives marched to the Virgin Mary church and Narek School.
Armenian community ...RUSSIAN MILITARY ADMITS IRAN, N. KOREA NUKE THREAT POSSIBILITY
Russia's military leadership has for the first time acknowledged a nuclear threat from Iran and North Korea, RIA Novisosti reported.
"The threat is always there, so we closely monitor the nuclear ...TOP COURT SAYS BERLUSCONI PAID SICILIAN MAFIA FOR PROTECTION
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi paid large sums of money to the Sicilian Mafia to protect himself and his family from kidnapping in the mid-1970s, Italy's highest appeals court said ...SWISS SCIENTISTS SHOWCASE MIND-CONTROLLED ROBOT
Swiss scientists have demonstrated how a partially paralyzed person can control a robot by thought alone, a step they hope will one day allow immobile people to interact with their surroundings through ...S. SUDAN LEADER: SUDAN HAS "DECLARED WAR"
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir says Sudan has "declared war" on his country, following weeks of fighting along their common border, BBC News reported.
Mr Kiir was speaking in China, ...RUSSIA REITERATES ISKANDER BALLISTIC MISSILE DEPLOYMENT THREAT
Moscow reiterated on Tuesday, April 24 it may deploy Iskander theater ballistic missiles in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad that will be capable of effectively engaging elements of the U.S. missile ...INTEL LAUNCHES NEW GENERATION "IVY BRIDGE" CHIPS
Intel has said that PCs with chips from its new generation of processors, featuring a revolutionary design, will be available this week, Belfast Telegraph reported.
The new generation, code-named "Ivy ...FACEBOOK REPORTS 12% DROP IN Q1 NET INCOME
Facebook's first-quarter net income has fallen by 12%, weighed down by higher expenses even as its revenue soared, the social networking company said, just a few weeks ahead of its expected initial ...KRAMNIK BEATS ARONIAN IN FRIENDLY'S ROUND 3
On April 24, Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian suffered his first defeat by Vladimir Kramnik in the third round of friendly match in Zurich.
The fifth round is due on April 25. The tournament will end ...FILM ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE TO BE SCREENED IN BELGIUM
"Like previous years, this year too, we commemorated the Armenian Genocide victims. Head of Armenians' Committee in Belgium Michele Makhmuryan and Armenian ambassador to Belgium Avet Adonts attended ...GOOGLE DRIVE FOR GOOGLE APPS CUSTOMERS LAUNCHED
Internet services giant Google has launched Google Drive for Google Apps customers, offering 5GB of storage for free, according to The Inquirer.
Google has created a front-end for the 25GB storage that ...ARTSAKH SPEAKER: GENOCIDE RECOGNITION CAMPAIGN MUST CONTINUE
There must be continuation of the Armenian Genocide recognition campaign, Nagorno Karabakh National Assembly speaker said.
"We won't stop making demands even after all the countries worldwide recognize ...ARMENIAN COMMUNITY OF BELARUS COMMEMORATES GENOCIDE VICTIMS
On April 24, Armenian organizations in Belarus jointly with the embassy of Armenia organized a Genocide commemoration event near the khachkar erected in Minsk's Military Cemetery.
Representatives of ...TURKISH CIVIL ACTIVISTS: JUSTICE CAN BE RESTORED AFTER GENOCIDE RECOGNITION
The Committee Against Racism and Discrimination of the Istanbul Branch of the Human Rights Association sent letters today, April 24 to the Catholicos of all Armenians Karekin II and the Catholicos of ...OVER 1000 RALLY TO COMMEMORATE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN ISTANBUL
Over 1000 people gathered in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, to commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide on April 24 evening.
The rally began at 19.15 pm and lasted about half an hour under ...ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATED IN GREECE
On April 22, Greek city of Thessaloniki hosted an event dedicated to the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. A number of Greek officials and Armenian community representatives came up with speeches, ...CARDIFF HOSTS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATIVE EVENT
Armenian community of capital city of Wales Cardiff held an event dedicated to the Armenian Genocide 97th anniversary on April 23.
In conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, John Torosian, head ...MOZILLA OFFICIALLY RELEASES FIREFOX 12
Mozilla has officially released version 12 of Firefox, which improves several developer tools and introduces a new silent updater for Windows users, according to SlashGear.
With the frequency of updates ...FRESNO HOSTS FLAG-RAISING EVENT COMMEMORATING GENOCIDE
A flag-raising ceremony and community service at a Fresno cemetery marking the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide kicked off on April 24 morning, Fresno Bee reports.
At Masis Ararat Armenian Cemetery, ...ARMENIANS IN JERUSALEM STAGE PROTEST IN FRONT OF TURKISH EMBASSY
Jerusalem hosted an event to commemorate the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey.
In conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Armenian community activist Ruben Nalbandian ...REP. SCHIFF DEEMS U.S. STANCE ON GENOCIDE COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE
U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff commented on U.S. policy on Armenian Genocide in his Facebook profile.
Today is the 97th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The continued failure of the U.S. government ...U.S. CONGRESSWOMAN: ACKNOWLEDGING GENOCIDE WILL HELP HEAL THE PAIN
U.S. Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (CA-39) released the following statement in recognition of Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day:
"Today, we solemnly mark the 97th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide ...ARMENIAN YOUTH FEDERATION HOLDS GENOCIDE COMMEMORATIVE MARCH
Thousands of people marched through the streets of Hollywood today, April 24 to observe the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide as part of a call for the Turkish government to take responsibility ...SARKOZY, HOLLANDE PLEDGE TO ADOPT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BILL
On April 24, both presidential candidates of France - Francois Hollande and current President Nicolas Sarkozy participated in Armenian Genocide commemorative ceremony at Memorial to Komitas and victims ...
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Today in Armenian history- 775 Battle of Ardzni (Bagrevand).
- 1877 Tsar Alexander the Second starts the Russian-Turkish War in the Balkans and on the territory of ancient Armenia. The war ended with the victory of Russia.
- 1910 Death of Armenian writer Victoria Azanoor (Pompili). She wrote in Italian. Her books were translated into Armenian by Father Arsen Ghazikian.
- 1915 The arrest, exile and murder of the Armenian intellectuals (about 800) of Constantinople. The Turks start the implementation of their state plan for the Armenian Genocide. About one million Armenians are killed.
- 1937 The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Armenia decides to dissolve the Committee of the Transcaucasian Countries.
- 1965 The Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide took place in about 25 countries out of respect for the memory of the innocent victims. A monument was unveiled in the Main Cathedral of Echmiadsin. The monument to the memory of the Armenian Genocide in Montebello, California.
- 1968 The World Congress of Peace Movements, with the participation of organizations from 64 countries and of 16 international organizations, commemorated the Armenian Genocide.
- 1973 A monument to the memory of the Armenian Genocide is unveiled in Marseilles, France.
- 1975 Opening of monuments commemorating the memory of the 1915 Armenian Genocide. They were in Bikfaya (Lebanon), Athens (Greece) and Milan (Italy).
- 1978 A monument to the memory of the Armenian Genocide is unveiled in Lyon, France.
- 1984 A monument to the memory of the Armenian Genocide was placed in Alfortville, near Paris.
- 1987 An Armenian stone-cross dedicated to the memory of the Armenian Genocide is unveiled in Stuttgart, Germany.
- 1989 A monument dedicated to the memory of the Armenian Genocide was unveiled in Sydney, Australia.
- 1990 President Bush issued a news release calling on all Americans to join with Armenians on April 24 in commemorating "the more than a million Armenian people who were victims".
- 1994 President Clinton issued a news release on April 24, to commemorate the "tragedy" that befell the Armenians in 1915.
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