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Published on April 28, 2012
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATED IN NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY
- New York and New Jersey hosted mourning events dedicated to the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, with participation of Congressmen, representatives of states, as well as scientists and students conducting researches on the issue.
An exhibition at University of Bergen marked the start of commemoratives events, followed by an event on genocide prevention at UN Office and a liturgy served at St. Vartan Cathedral on April 22- 24. Armenia's permanent representative to UN Karen Nazarian also participated in the events.
On the initiative of Armenian students at NY universities, commemoration meetings and film screenings on Genocide were held in line with official events.
Headlines for April 28, 2012
ARONIAN TIES GAME VS. KRAMNIK IN FRIENDLY'S ROUND 5
On April 27, Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian tied a game vs. Russia's Vladimir Kramnik in the fifth round of the "training" match in Zurich.The second and fourth rounds also ended in a draw; Armenian ...5 ARMENIAN WRESTLERS TO COMPETE AT CHINA TOURNAMENT ON APRIL 28
Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestlers in 120kg category will compete at European qualifying tournament in Taiyuan, China on April 28.
Ruslan Basiyev representing Armenia in freestyle wrestling will rival ...SHAKHTAR FC REACHES UKRAINIAN CUP FINAL
Donetsk Shakhtar FC played a match against Volyn FC in Ukraine Cup semifinal.
Shakhtar's Alex Teixeira recorded the first goal with an excellent pass from Armenian midfielder HenrikMkhitaryan, then hosting ...PAPER CLAIMS ORINATS YERKIR ABANDONED BY RULING PATRON
Despite a 6% vote forecast for Orinats Yerkir in the upcoming parliamentary elections by the Gallup International Association, the party knows pretty well it will not gain so many votes, Yerkir paper ...PAPER:PROSPEROUS ARMENIA INSTRUCTS ITS CANDIDATE TO PREVENT MEMBERS' LEAK
Top members of Prosperous Armenia party, former foreign minister Vartan Oskanian and Harutyun Kushkyan visited Kanaker Zeytun district in Yerevan on April 27, Hraparak paper reports.
They visited the ...VOTERS THROW SOIL AT ARMENIAN PRESIDENT - PAPER
Armenian President, leader of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Serzh Sargsyan visited the town of Spitak on April 27 for RPA election campaign.
According to Zhoghovurd paper, an unexpected ...ARONIAN SAYS HIS GAME VS. KRAMNIK WENT SMOOTHLY
The fifth round of the "training" match between Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian and Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) in Zurich ended in a draw. The current match result is 2,5 - 2,5.
Following the match, ...CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL TO BE SEE PUBLIC SCREENING
The first-ever official public screening of the UEFA Champions League final will crown the UEFA Champions Festival celebrations in Munich on May 19.
This official public screening of the final between ...KOTAYK GOVERNOR'S POSITION SHATTERED, PAPER SAYS
Governor of Armenia's Kotayk province Kovalenko Shahgeldyan is failing to secure the required number of votes for the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) in the forthcoming parliamentary elections ...UEFA: EURO 2012 WILL BE SMOOTH DESPITE BLASTS IN UKRAINE
Following the recent blasts in the Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk, UEFA issued a statement on the incident.
"UEFA has been made aware of the explosions that occurred in Dnepropetrovsk and is waiting ...PAPER: RPA DISTRIBUTES GADGET PENS TO RURAL RESIDENTS
Zhoghovurd paper says it received alarm calls from different Armenian provinces on new tricks devised by the ruling Republican Party of Armenia.
According to the paper, representatives of RPA election ...ARMENIAN FORWARD: MY TEAM'S VICTORIES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY GOALS
Following the 2:1 match against Volga FC, Armenian forward of Krasnodar FC Yura Movsisyan summed up the game.
"This was an important victory for us; we had to increase the gap from Amkar (Perm FC) given ...ARMENIAN JUDOKAS COMPLETE PERFORMANCE AT EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Last representative of Armenia, Hakob Arakelyan (100 kg) lost to Jevgeņijs Borodavko (Latvia) to drop out of the European Judo Championships in Chelyabinsk, Russia.
Thus, Armenian judo team gained one ...TALIBAN MILITANTS ATTACK AFGHAN GOVERNOR, KILL 2 SECURITY GUARDS
Two Taliban militants hiding small guns in their shoes slipped into a provincial governor's compound in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, April 28, setting off a fierce gunbattle that left two security ...GERMAN CHANCELLOR BACKS STRONG EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK
German Chancellor Angela Merkel added her voice on Saturday, April 28 to calls to bolster the European Investment Bank (EIB) and to use EU infrastructure funds more flexibly to help spur economic growth ...ABRAHAM TO FACE WINNER OF STIEGLITZ - HAMDAN CLASH
Following the collapse of contests against Mikkel Kessler and George Groves, Robert Stieglitz will defend his world super-middleweight belt against WBO number 15 ranked contender Nader Hamdan on May 5, ...OLYMPIC CONCERNED OVER HEATHROW LONG QUEUES
The Home Office's border control agency was under fire on Saturday, April 28 as MPs and passengers voiced frustration about long queues at Heathrow airport three months out from the Olympics, AFP ...SERVICEMAN DIES FROM GUNSHOT WOUND IN KARABAKH
A fatal gunshot incident occurred in a military unit in Nagorno Karabakh resulting in the death of private Hovhannes Nikoghosyan.
According to the press service of NKR Defense Army, the incident took ...ASHTON URGES MYANMAR TO MAKE ITS PROGRESS TOWARDS DEMOCRACY
The EU's chief diplomat urged Myanmar to make its progress towards democracy "irreversible" after meeting Aung San Suu Kyi Saturday, April 28 amid Western efforts to bolster reforms in the ...INTENSE AZERI CEASEFIRE VIOLATION REPORTED APRIL 23-24
Over 500 instances of ceasefire violation by Azeri armed forces were registered at the contact line between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan over the past week.
Azerbaijan fired over 2600 shots from various ...POLICE UNLEASHES TEAR GAS AT MALAYSIAN PROTESTERS
Police unleashed tear gas and chemical-laced water Saturday, April 28 at thousands of demonstrators who staged one of Malaysia's largest street rallies in years, demanding fair rules for national ...UKRAINIAN EX-PM TYMOSHENKO'S TRIAL DELAYED DUE TO HER POOR HEALTH
Kharkov's District Court suspended the second trial of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko until May 21 on Saturday, April 28 due to her absence on grounds of poor health, a spokeswoman ...SYRIAN ACTIVISTS REPORT AT LEAST 10 DEAD ON APRIL 28
Syrian forces killed at least 10 people on Saturday, April 28 in a village north of Damascus where army defectors had taken refuge, and in the coastal province of Latakia the army clashed with rebel fighters, ...ANONYMOUS ATTACKS TURKISH GOVERNMENTAL WEBSITES
International hacktivist group Anonymous staged a cyber attack against ministries in Turkey late on April 27, Hurriyet Daily News reports.
The group made a DDOS attack to the websites belonging to ministries ...U.S. SECRET SERVICE RELEASES NEW CONDUCT GUIDELINES AFTER SEX SCANDAL
Embarrassed over a Colombia sex scandal, the U.S. Secret Service has released new conduct guidelines that forbid agents from visiting "non-reputable establishments" or bringing foreigners to ...FACEBOOK INCORPORATES NEW DESIGN FOR FRIEND LISTINGS
Facebook has made another minor change to users' Timeline profiles, incorporating a new design for Friend listings that include both a person's name and profile photo, making it easier for other users ...RUSSIA'S PUTIN WANTS EXTRA BUDGET REVENUES TO BE SPENT ON SOCIAL PROGRAMS
Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin has ordered this year's extra budget revenues should be spent primarily on social programs, RIA Novosti reported.
The Finance Ministry has proposed redistributing ...CYPRUS' CENTRAL BANK NEW GOVERNOR APPOINTED
A British university's financial economics professor was appointed Cyprus' new Central Bank governor Saturday, April 28, as the eurozone member struggles to contain a stagnating economy and banking ...SAUDI ARABIS MULLS ALLOWING WOMEN'S SPORTS CLUBS
Saudi Arabia has set up a ministerial committee to consider allowing women's sports clubs, despite opposition to female exercise from religious conservatives, Reuters reported citing the April 28 ...HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER: EARLY TO ASSESS ELECTION PROCESS
Human Rights defender Karen Andreasyan said that as a part of the election process monitoring he held a number of meetings with the heads of the headquarters of the parties running for the elections, ...EXPERT: ARMENIAN SOLDIERS ARE MAJOR RESTRAINING FACTOR FOR AZERBAIJAN
An Armenian political analyst is confident that Armenian soldiers are the main restraining factor for Azerbaijan.
Seeing no tactical or military sense in attacking a serviceman's car in Armenia's ...EXPERT DEEMS TAVUSH SHELLING CLIMAX OF AZERI AGGRESSIVENESS
Armenian political analyst linked the Azerbaijani armed forces' activity with a chain of events, starting from insults addressed to Armenians and Armenia voiced by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev ...OMBUDSMAN GUARANTEES ANONYMITY OF CITIZENS HAVING ADDRESSED HIM
Human Rights defender is obliged to maintain the anonymity of those citizens who address him, Armenian Ombudsman said.
During a press conference Karen Andreasyan called on the citizens not to fear addressing ...TURKISH RULING PARTY FEMALE MEMBERS URGE NO BAN ON HIJAB
Women of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) have urged for the new constitution to allow for the freedom to wear headscarves in all areas of the public realm as part of proposals they submitted ...OMBUDSMAN SAYS VOTER LIST RELEASE UP TO COURT'S RULING
Commenting on the decision of several political parties to appeal to the Constitutional court with a demand to release the voter lists, Human Rights defender of Armenia said he can't provide a specific ...CHINESE CAR SALES GROW 88% IN RUSSIA
Sales of Chinese cars rose 88 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2012 to 14,916 vehicles, while the overall market grew 19 percent, AVTOSTAT analytical agency said on Saturday, April 28.
The ...IRAN TO UNVEIL NEW HOME-MADE PLANE
Former Head of Iran's Civil Aviation Organization Reza Nakhjavani announced on Saturday, April 28, that the country is due to unveil a new model of home-made Iran-140 planes to be used for marine ...NOKIA LUMIA 610 OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED, PHILIPPINES FIRST TO GET
Nokia has officially launched the newest member of its growing Lumia family of Windows Phone-based devices, Neowin reports.
According to The Nokia Blog, the Lumia 610 went on sale April 28 in the Philippines, ...RPA MEMBER: VOTER LISTS MUSTN'T BE PUBLISHED
Member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) said only the parliament is authorized to make a decision on voter lists publication.
As Davit Harutyunyan told a press conference, Armenia followed ...ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATED IN NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY
New York and New Jersey hosted mourning events dedicated to the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, with participation of Congressmen, representatives of states, as well as scientists and students ...DEFENSE MINISTRY: AZERI SUBVERSIVE ACTS WON'T BE LEFT UNPUNISHED
Asked as to what steps Armenian Defense Ministry takes in response to murder of three people by Azerbaijan, RA Defense Ministry press service said they have one answer to the question - Armenian armed ...SYRIAN PAPER ACCUSES UN CHIEF OF ENCOURAGING "TERRORISTS"
A Syrian state-run newspaper accused UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday, April 28, of encouraging "terrorist" rebel attacks by focusing his criticism on the government, while other ...ISRAELI FORMER INTELLIGENCE CHIEF SLAMS LEADERSHIP STANCE ON IRAN
The former head of Israel's domestic intelligence agency has accused the country's leadership of "misleading" the public on the merits of a possible military strike on Iran.
According ...BIDEN PRAISES TURKISH, AZERI DONORS AT OBAMA FUNDRAISER IN WASHINGTON
On April 27, three days after Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day, Vice President Joe Biden addressed Turkish and Azeri donors at a campaign fundraiser in Washington, raising more than $500,000, The Armenian ...RAGIP ZARAKOLU TO RECEIVE INTERNATIONAL FREEDOM TO PUBLISH AWARD
Publisher Ragip Zarakolu, who was released from Turkish jail lately and is awaiting trial on suspicion of links to outlawed Kurdish organization, has been chosen as the 2012 recipient of the Jeri Laber ...SUDAN REJECTS UN SECURITY COUNCIL INVOLVEMENT IN DISPUTE WITH SOUTH
Sudan on Saturday, April 28 rejected UN Security Council involvement in efforts to end weeks of border clashes with South Sudan, which said it repelled an attack by Khartoum-backed rebels, AFP reports.
...IRANIAN COMMANDER SAYS U.S. RADARS IN TURKEY WILL CAUSE SEVERE BIRTH DEFECTS
A senior Iranian commander has warned that the US-backed radar system in Turkey will soon cause myriads of severe birth defects and fatal diseases in the host country, Press TV reports.
"In the not too ...COMPUTER ROOMS OPEN AT ARMENIAN SCHOOLS THROUGH ORANGE SUPPORT
Today, on April 28 with the support of Orange Armenia, computer rooms with internet access were opened at Yerevan's N 14 special school for children with visual impairments and at the special educational ...ELBARADEI LAUNCHES NEW POLITICAL PARTY TO SAVE EGYPT'S ‘GREAT REVOLUTION'
Reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei launched a new political party Saturday, April 28 that he said aims to unite Egyptians and save the country's revolution from a messy democratic transition, The Associated ...IRAN, SYRIA SET TO IMPLEMENT FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
Iran's Minister of Industry, Mine and Commerce Mehdi Ghazanfari says the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Islamic Republic and Syria is set to be implemented, according to Press TV.
"As of Saturday, ...
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