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Headlines for May 05, 2012
EMERGENCY MINISTRY UPDATES INFO ON BLAST INJURIES, PUBLISHES NAMES
As of May 5 8:30 am, 80 of the total 154 people hospitalized after May 4 blast were still in medical centers, including 25 in intensive care units.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations published updated ...9 KILLED IN U.S. DRONE ATTACK IN PAKISTAN
A U.S. drone killed nine suspected militants on Saturday, May 5 in Pakistan's North Waziristan region near the Afghan border, Pakistani security officials said, Reuters reported.
The controversial ...FACEBOOK BUYS ANOTHER STARTUP IN PATH TOWARD MOBILE DOMINANCE
Facebook has scooped up another startup in its path toward mobile dominance. This time, it's Glancee, an ambient location-based service that competes with Highlight, Mashable reports.
Glancee said in ...DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES NEARLY DOUBLE IN TURKEY
Cases of domestic violence in Turkey increased from approximately 48,000 cases in 2008 to over 80,000 in 2011, representing an increase of nearly 70 percent, according to information gathered from the ...YAHOO REPORTEDLY NEGOTIATES SELLING 15-25% OF ALIBABA
Yahoo Inc could be weeks away from selling 15 to 25 percent of Alibaba Group's stock back to China's largest e-commerce company, in a deal designed to eliminate complexities that had scuttled ...BORIS JOHNSON WINS SECOND TERM AS LONDON MAYOR
Boris Johnson has won a second term as London mayor, beating Labour rival Ken Livingstone by 3%, after a far closer contest than expected, BBC News reports.
Johnson won on second preference votes after ...EXPERT: BALLOONS THAT EXPLODED AT RPA RALLY COULD CONTAIN HYDROGEN OR METHANE
The balloons that exploded in Yerevan at the election meeting of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia on May 4, may have been filled with either hydrogen or methane, since only these gases possess the ...60 PEOPLE LEAVE HOSPITALS, EMERGENCY MINISTRY SAYS
Armenia's Ministry of Emergency Situations reports that 94 of the total 154 people taken to hospitals are still in medical institutions, including 25 in the intensive care units.
As of May 5, 11am, 60 ...ISRAEL'S EX-PM BLAMES U.S. FOR PALESTINE TALKS COLLAPSE
Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert blamed right-wing extremists in the United States for the collapse of peace negotiations with the Palestinian Authority, in an interview with CNN released Friday, ...ROSNEFT, STATOIL TO DEVELOP HYDROCARBON DEPOSITS IN ARCTIC
Russian state-run oil major Rosneft is to sign a contract with Norway's Statoil energy firm to jointly develop offshore hydrocarbon deposits in Russia's Arctic, Kommersant business daily said ...BRITAIN'S DUCHESS OF YORK TRIED IN ABSENTIA IN TURKEY
A court has begun a trial against Britain's Duchess of York for allegedly taking part in the secret filming of orphanages in the country.
As The Associated Press reports citing Turkey's state-run ...9/11 MASTERMIND, CO-ACCUSED TO BE ARRAIGNED
The self-confessed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and four co-accused were due to be arraigned Saturday, May 5 at Guantanamo Bay, with all facing the death penalty if convicted, AFP reports.
Khalid Sheikh ...TWO BOMB BLASTS ROCK CENTRAL DAMASCUS
Two bombs detonated on a central Damascus highway on Saturday, May 5, destroying nine cars, residents said, in a further sign that rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad are shifting tactics ...AI SAYS CHARGES AGAINST IRANIAN REPORTER ARRESTED IN BAKU "FABRICATED"
Amnesty International said the charges leveled against a detained reporter working for the Iranian television in Azerbaijan are "fabricated", and asked the Baku government to release the journalist, ...PRAGUE TO HOST 2015 EUROPEAN ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Prague will host the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships, it was announced on Saturday, May 5.
AFP reports that the European Athletics Council made the decision after the Czech Athletics Federation ...ARAM I VISITS DUBAI, ABU DHABI
His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia paid a visit to United Arab Emirates.
He was met at Dubai airport on by the Catholicosal Vicar of the Diocese of Kuwait and the United Arab ...
PanARMENIAN.Net -MOSCOW POLICE STRENGTHENING SECURITY AHEAD OF PUTIN INAUGURATION
The Moscow police have stepped up security across the city in preparation for the opposition March of Millions rally on May 6 and inauguration of President-elect Vladimir Putin on May 7, as well as the ...SYRIAN ACTIVISTS SAY EXPLOSION KILLED AT LEAST 5 IN ALEPPO
Syrian activists say an explosion in car wash in the northern city of Aleppo Saturday, May 5, has killed at least five people.
According to AP, Aleppo activist Mohammed Saeed said the car wash is owned ...HERITAGE PARTY LEADER MEETS URUGUAY'S FOREIGN MINISTER
On May 4, Armenia's first Minister of Foreign Affairs, leader of opposition Heritage party Raffi K. Hovannisian conferred and exchanged greetings with Uruguay's Foreign Minister Luis Almagro. ...
PanARMENIAN.Net -LEGENDARY TV GAME SHOWS PRODUCER BOB STEWART DIES AT 91
Bob Stewart, the creator and producer of such legendary TV game shows as The Price Is Right, To Tell the Truth and Password, died Friday, May 4 of natural causes at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles ...LIBYA'S ARABIAN GULF OIL COMPANY CUTS OIL PRODUCTION
Libya's Arabian Gulf Oil Company (Agoco) has cut oil production by another 10,000 barrels per day (bpd) due to protests that have closed off its headquarters for nearly two weeks, a spokesman said ...WRESTLER HOVHANNES VARDERESYAN REACHES VANTAA CUP 1/8 FINAL
On May 5, Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler Hovhannes Varderesyan (66 kg) beat Colombia's Ivan de Jesus Arango 3:0 in 1/16 final of Vantaa Cup 2012 Olympic qualifying tournament. He will face off against ...NO FOREIGN CITIZENS REPORTED AMONG YEREVAN BLAST BURN VICTIMS
No foreign citizens have been reported among the hospitalized as a result of Yerevan blast on May 4, head of the press service of RA Ministry of Emergency Situations Nikolay Grigoryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net ...ARMENIAN COMPULSORY ENFORCEMENT SERVICE MARKS14TH ANNIVERSARY
On May 5, Compulsory Enforcement Service of Judicial Acts of Armenia marks the 14th anniversary of its operation. On this occasion chief compulsory enforcement officer Mihran Poghosyan awarded a number ...INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS HAIL ARMENIAN GOVT. REFORMS IN ELECTORAL SYSTEM
Armenian Prime Minister met with the delegation of the international observer mission headed by President of International expert Center for Electoral Systems (ICES) Alexander Tsinker.
"We will create ...BURN VICTIMS IN YEREVAN BLAST WILL BE LEFT WITH NO SCARS - DOCTOR
All injuries caused by the explosion of helium balloons at Yerevan's Republic Square are assessed as moderate burns, head of the resuscitation department at Erebuni medical center said.
"There are no ...
PanARMENIAN.Net -WRESTLER ARTUR SHAHINYAN REACHES VANTAA CUP 1/8 FINAL
In 1/16 final of Vantaa Cup 2012 Olympic qualifying tournament Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler Artur Shahinyan beat Ning Duan (China) 6:2.
In 1/8 final he will face off against Vladimir Gegeshidze, while ...CONSTITUTIONAL COURT REJECTS PARTIES' PROPOSAL ON VOTER LISTS RELEASE
Armenian Constitutional Court turned down the appeal of 28 MPs from Prosperous Armenia and ARF Dashnaktutyun to rule the point of the Armenian electoral code banning publication of voter lists as unconstitutional.
...TRIP ORGANIZER WORLDMATE LAUNCHES NEW IPAD APP
Trip organizer and travel planning app with over 9 million users, WorldMate, launched a new iPad app, IntoMobile reports.
Built from the ground-up, the application takes full advantage of the new iPad's ...MOSCOW TO BAN SMOKING IN RESTAURANTS, PUBS BY 2014
Moscow authorities plan to ban smoking in restaurants and pubs by 2014 and increase penalties for drinking alcohol in public places, according to a draft plan published on the website of the city's ...CHRYSLER RECALLING 119,072 CARS TO CHANGE FUSES
Chrysler is recalling 119,072 cars after discovering that the antilock brake and electronic stability control systems can fail because of an overheated power supply.
According to AP, the model year 2011 ...8 KILLED, 3 RUSSIAN TOURISTS MISSING IN NEPAL FLOOD
Eight people were killed and three Russian tourists missing on Saturday, May 5, after a river burst its banks and swept away a village near one of Nepal's most popular Himalayan resorts, police said.
...SOME 600 BLACKHAWKS TO BE "MADE IN TURKEY"
Turkey and the U.S. are seeking to sell some 600 "made in Turkey" Blackhawk helicopters to third countries, according to Francis J. Ricciardone, the U.S. ambassador to Ankara.
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- 1892 Khreemyan Hayreek is elected Catholicos of All Armenians.
- 1912 Death of Yeprem Khan, one of the leaders of the Persian emancipation movement and unsurpassed militant of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation party. He was born in 1868.
- 1912 "Pravda" (Bolshevik paper) starts publication.
- 1920 The government of Khatissyan falls. President Ohanjanyan organizes a new government with special powers.
- 1920 The Armenian Revolutionary Federation party seized power in a struggle against Bolshevik and Azeri Turkish forces. It replaced Khateessyan's government with Ohanjanyan's.
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