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Headlines for May 07, 2012
CEC: RPA STILL LEADS PARLIAMENTARY RACE
Central Electoral Commission of Armenia (CEC) has provided updated data. According to the information received following the processing of ballots at 1341 polling stations, the votes divided the following ...CEC: RPA LEADS BY 8 A.M
Central Electoral Commission of Armenia (CEC) has provided updated data. According to the information received following the processing of ballots at 1468 polling stations, the votes divided the following ...AZERBAIJANI 5.8 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE ECHOES IN ARMENIA
At 8:40 am, May 7 local time a 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit Azerbaijan and echoed in some Armenian provinces and the capital as well.
The epicenter was located at Azerbaijani-Russian frontline, in Zaqatala ...CEC: VOTES COUNTED AT 1765 POLLS, RPA LEADS
Central Electoral Commission of Armenia (CEC) has provided updated data. According to the information received following the processing of ballots at 1765 polling stations, the votes divided the following ...OIL DIVES BELOW $97, BRINGING FALL TO 8%
Oil prices dived below $97 a barrel Monday, May 7 in Asia, bringing its fall over three trading days to about 8 percent, as a slowdown in U.S. hiring and election results in Europe dimmed expectations ...RPA GAINS VICTORY IN 32 OUT OF 41 MAJORITY CONSTITUENCIES
According to preliminary data on the parliamentary ballot count, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) takes lead in 32 out of 41 majority constituencies of Armenia.
1. Ruben Hayrapetyan, RPA
...U.S. TREASURY TO SELL $5B WORTH OF SHARES IN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP
The U.S. Treasury is to sell $5 billion worth of shares in American International Group Inc. (AIG) in a stock offering, with the bailed-out insurer buying $2 billion, AFP reports.
AIG, seen as a symbol ...CEC SAYS ANC GAINED OVER 7% OF VOTES
Central Electoral Commission of Armenia (CEC) has provided updated data. According to the information received following the processing of ballots at 1873 polling stations, the votes divided the following ...ARMENIAN PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE CONSIDERS 84 REPORTS ON VOTING VIOLATION
During the parliamentary voting, Armenian Prosecutor's Office started proceedings on 84 reports as of 11pm, May 6.
20 reports were received through the hot line operating at the Prosecutor's Office, ...SOME 30 POLICE OFFICERS INJURED IN CLASHES WITH ANTI-PUTIN PROTESTERS
A total of 29 police officers have been injured in clashes with demonstrators that broke out during the May 6 opposition rally in Moscow, RIA Novosti reported citing the Moscow police press service.
...ARMENIA'S NAREK KAZAZYAN REACHES EUROVISION YOUNG MUSICIANS FINAL
The semifinal of Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 is over, and 7 of the 14 participants have now qualified for the final, due on 11 May in Vienna.
After watching all 14 performances on May 5 and 6, the ...CLINTON HOPES TO SEE AMERICAN WOMAN PRESIDENT IN HER LIFETIME
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday, May 7 she has no desire to make another run for the White House but hopes to see an American woman president in her lifetime, The Associated Press ...JAPAN TO "CAREFULLY MONITOR" DEVELOPMENT IN EUROPE
Japan said Monday, May 7 it will "carefully monitor" how Europe reacts to the election in France of Socialist Francois Hollande as the continent seeks to navigate a series of debt crises.
"We ...17 BODIES OF NEPAL FLOOD VICTIMS FOUND, 47 STILL MISSING
Rescuers searching through mud and debris for flash-flood victims in northwestern Nepal had found 17 bodies by Monday, May 7, police said. Another 47 people, including three Ukrainian tourists, were missing ...OBSERVER: ARMENIA CAN BE PROUD TO BE A DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY
Despite its complicated geopolitical situation, Armenia can be proud to be a democratic country, PACE former vice-president, Czech MP and international observer Anna Čurdova said in Yerevan.
Comparing ...CONVERSE BANK HOLDS THIRD DEPOSIT CHANCE LOTTERY
Converse Bank CJSC held third lottery of Chance deposit action on May 5, with prize money worth AMD 1mln.
According to the bank's press service, 6 depositors won the prize, one gaining AMD 750000, and ...CEC COUNTS VOTES IN 1941 CONSTITUENCIES, 41 REMAIN
Central Electoral Commission of Armenia (CEC) has provided updated data. According to the information received following the processing of ballots at 1941 polling stations, the votes divided the following ...TURKISH PM SAYS SYRIA'S ASSAD "WILL HAVE TO GO"
Turkey will continue to support the Syrian people and take care of refugees until the regime is defeated, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on May 6 during a visit to a border camp where thousands ...EXPERT SAYS PARLIAMENTARY VOTE IN ARMENIA TRANSPARENT AND OPEN
Parliamentary elections in Armenia were transparent and open because relevant bodies did not have to conceal anything, ICES Polish observer Mateusz Piskorski said in Yerevan.
In this regard, the expert ...LENOVO TO SPEND $800M TO PRODUCE SMARTPHONES IN CHINA CENTER
Lenovo has begun work on a new China-based development center that will focus on the research, development and production of smartphones, tablets and other devices, as it bids to stay competitive in the ...DAVID NALBANDIAN CLIMBS TO 43RD PLACE IN ATP RANKINGS
The Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) released the subsequent ranking list on May 7, with Argentina-based David Nalbandian climbing up to 43rd place with 995 points.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic keeps ...16 TURKISH TEAMS CLEARED OF MATCH-FIXING SCANDAL INVOLVEMENT
Turkey's soccer federation has cleared all 16 Turkish teams, including Fenerbahce, of involvement in an alleged match-fixing scandal, but it also banned two players for several years and imposed disciplinary ...COUNTING OF VOTES COMPLETED, CEC SAYS
The Armenian Central Election Commission has completed the counting of votes. According to the data received from all of 1982 polling stations, parties and blocs gained the following number of votes:
...GREECE'S TWO MAIN PARTIES "LOSE MAJORITY"
Greece's two main parties, which back tough austerity measures, have lost their parliamentary majority, throwing the country into political uncertainty, BBC News reported.
Pasok and New Democracy ...CIS OBSERVERS SAY PARLIAMENTARY VOTING IN ARMENIA FREE, OPEN, COMPETITIVE
Parliamentary elections held in Armenia on May 6 were "free, open and competitive, in line with the current electoral legislation, universal democratic norms and aimed at developing democracy in the country," ...TOYOTA SALES IN CHINA UP 68%
China sales by Japan's Toyota Motor Corp and its two local joint-venture partners rose 68 percent in April from a year earlier to about 81,700 vehicles, a company spokesman said.
According to Reuters, ...VLADIMIR PUTIN SWORN IN AS RUSSIAN PRESIDENT
Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russian President on Monday in a glittering Kremlin ceremony that took place less than 24 hours after protesters opposed to his rule had battled police in downtown Moscow, ...BECOMING OPPOSITION MAY BE RISKY FOR PROSPEROUS ARMENIA, EXPERT SAYS
Expert of the Armenian National research center, political scientist Edgar Vardanyan doubts the opposition-like stance of Prosperous Armenia party. According to him, this could be a pre-arranged scenario.
...EXPERT: SOCIAL NETWORKS INDICATE NO INTENTION FOR STREET RIOTS
Currently social networks indicate no intention of political forces to drive people to streets, information technology expert Samvel Martirosyan said on May 7.
As to street protests by activists discontented ...EXPERT: MANY PEOPLE READY TO VOTE FOR ELECTORAL BRIBE
Information technology expert Samvel Martirosyan commented on May 7 on numerous cases of electoral bribing during the May 6 parliamentary voting.
"It is painful to see that large share of population ...NO OFFICIAL DATE FOR NUKE PLANT LAUNCH YET, IRAN SAYS
A senior Iranian official underlined that no exact date can be announced for the official inauguration of Iran's first nuclear power plant in the Southern port city of Bushehr.
Fars News Agency reports ...SYRIANS CAST BALLOTS IN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
Syrians cast ballots Monday, May 7 in parliamentary elections billed by the regime as key to President Bashar Assad's political reforms but which the opposition dismissed as a sham meant to preserve ...OPINION: RPA GAINED VICTORY DUE TO PRESIDENT'S RATING, ADMINISTRATIVE RESOURCES
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia took lead in the parliamentary elections due to President Serzh Sargsyan's rating and its administrative resources, information security expert Tigran Kocharyan ...LG PLANS TO LAUNCH GOOGLE TV LATE MAY
LG Electronics Inc, the world's No.2 TV maker, plans to launch Internet-enabled TV based on Google's platform in the United States in the week of May 21, as the South Korean firm seeks to gain ...SARGSYAN CONGRATULES PUTIN ON PRESIDENCY
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, who assumed presidency on May 7.
Mentioning the intergovernmental collaboration established ...ARMENIAN FINANCE MINISTRY: MAY 7-12 PRICES FOR PRECIOUS METALS
The State Depository of Precious Metals and Gemstones Agency at the Armenian Ministry of Finance set the government purchase and release prices per gram of chemically pure metal (standard bullion) for ...OBSERVERS RATE ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION AS VIBRANT, LARGELY PEACEFUL
The May 6 parliamentary elections in Armenia featured a vibrant and largely peaceful campaign, with overall balanced media coverage, but pressure on voters and a deficient complaints process created an ...ANGRY BIRDS DEVELOPER ROVIO POSTS €75.4M REVENUES
Angry Birds has generated hundreds of millions of downloads for Finnish mobile games firm Rovio Entertainment, but the company's financial results for 2011 reveal just how lucrative the franchise ...LADY GAGA'S TEACUP, SAUCER FETCHES $75,000 IN JAPAN AUCTION
Fans of Lady Gaga bidding on a teacup and saucer used only once by the pop diva had offered more than six million yen ($75,000) for the item by the time the hammer fell, a Japanese auction site said Monday, ...GENERAL MOTORS SEES RECORD SALES IN CHINA IN APRIL
U.S. auto giant General Motors said Monday, May 7, that it saw record sales in China in April, despite a broader slowdown in the world's biggest car market.
According to AFP, GM sold 227,217 vehicles ..."BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL" TAKES $70 MLN FROM FOREIGN MARKETS
Participant Media's "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" managed an impressive $27,789-per-screen average in its debut, The Wrap reported.
The film, about a group of Brit retirees in India, took ...ARAM I BLESSES ARMENIAN CHURCH FOUNDATION IN ABU DHABI
Last week, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, His Holiness Aram I presided over the Holy Liturgy at the Greek Orthodox Church in Abu Dhabi temporarily offered to the Armenian community.
In his ...OSCE OBSERVER: ARMENIA FACES LAW ENFORCEMENT-RELATED PROBLEMS
The Special Coordinator of short-term OSCE observer mission and the head of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly delegation gave his assessment to the electoral process on May 6.
"In some respects, these ...EURO DISNEY POSTS 22% NET LOSS, PLANS TO CUT COSTS
The Euro Disney theme park near Paris reported a 22-percent increase in its net loss for the first half of its financial year on Monday, May 7and warned it might have to take cost-cutting action, AFP ...INDIA LAUNCHES ANTITRUST PROBE OF GOOGLE'S ONLINE AD BUSINESS
India has launched an antitrust probe of Google Inc.'s online advertising business to investigate potential anti-competitive practices, The Wall Street Journal reported citing government officials ...RAY LIOTTA TO STAR "THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS" ACTION THRILLER
Action thriller The Devil's In The Details hails from debut feature helmer Waymon Boone, Deadline reported.
Ray Liotta stars as a psychiatrist who finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly Mexican ...TURKISH PM: TURKEY READY TO OPEN GENOCIDE ARCHIVES
Ankara is ready to open the Armenian Genocide archives, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at a meeting in Slovenia
"We are ready to open our archives to investigate the events of ...U.S. CALLS ON IRAN FOR "URGENT PRACTICAL STEPS" AT NUKE TALKS
The United States called on Iran on Monday, May 7 to take "urgent practical steps" to build confidence during nuclear talks with world powers, and the European Union said Tehran must suspend ...ANNE ELBRECHT TO GIVE LECTURE ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
On May 17, Anne Elbrecht of Davis, Calif., will give a lecture entitled "Telling the Story: The Armenian Genocide in The New York Times and Missionary Herald," at the National Association for Armenian ...EU OBSERVERS REPORT PROGRESS DURING ELECTION CAMPAIGN
EU observers recorded progress during the election campaign, with main parties having been granted balanced media coverage.
At a press conference on May 7 in Yerevan, they highlighted the charity element ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 392,13 MAY 7
Deals amounting to AMD 2,4 mln. at an average rate of AMD 392,94/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on May 7. The closing price totaled AMD392,95.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 392,13 ...SUZUKI MOTOR RECALLS 109,000 SWIFTS WORLDWIDE OVER LEAKAGE DEFECT
Japan's Suzuki Motor said Monday, May 7 it will recall about 109,000 Swift subcompact cars worldwide, half of them in Japan, to repair a defect that may cause petrol leakage, AFP reported.
The cars ...AMAZON'S LOVEFILM INKS DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH NONSTOP ENTERTAINMENT
Amazon's European Internet streaming and DVD-delivery service LoveFilm has signed a new distribution deal with Swedish indie group NonStop Entertainment for Scandinavian rights to some 150 films, ...S. KOREA SEIZES SMUGGLED HUMAN FLESH CAPSULES
South Korea has seized thousands of smuggled drug capsules filled with powdered flesh from dead babies, which some people believe can cure disease, officials said Monday, May 7, AP reported.
The capsules ...YEMENI AL-QAEDA LEADER KILLED IN DRONE STRIKE
An al-Qaeda leader in Yemen wanted in connection with the 2000 bombing of the American warship USS Cole has been killed in an air strike, officials say, BBC News reported.
A tribal leader in the east ...COLIN FARRELL LETS OUT INNER KILLER ON "DEAD MAN DOWN" SET
Colin Farrell let out his inner killer persona while working on the set of his upcoming action movie "Dead Man Down". The 35-year-old actor was photographed dressing up as a sniper while filming ...TURKISH EX-GENERAL BASBUG MISSES COUP TRIAL AS CASE MERGED
Former Turkish armed forces commander General Ilker Basbug failed to appear among defendants in a mass trial over suspected coup conspiracies, witnesses said, in an apparent protest at the merging of ...DINOSAUR GASES WARMED THE EARTH - BRITISH SCIENTISTS
Giant dinosaurs that roamed the Earth millions of years ago may have warmed the planet with the gas they produced from eating leafy plants, British scientists said on Monday, May 7, AFP reported.
Much ...OSCAR-NOMINATED JONAH HILL JOINS DICAPRIO IN "THE WOLF OF WALL STREET"
Jonah Hill, fresh off an Oscar nomination for his performance in "Moneyball," will star alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street," The Wrap reported.
...AL-QAEDA RELEASES VIDEO OF ELDERLY U.S. HOSTAGE
A 70-year-old U.S. citizen kidnapped in Pakistan last year has made an emotional plea to President Barack Obama to meet al-Qaeda's demands in order to save his life, according to a video released ...BLUESMAN MICHAEL "IRON MAN" BURKS DIES AT 54
Alligator Records says Arkansas bluesman Michael "Iron Man" Burks has died after collapsing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. He was 54, AP reported.
The record label says ...RUSSIA OVERTURNS LIBYA ARMS SUPPLY EMBARGO
Russia has lifted an embargo on the arms supplies to Libya, the official legal information portal reported on Monday, May 7, RIA Novosti reported.
The decree was signed by former president Dmitry Medvedev ...3 ISAF PEACEKEEPERS KILLED IN AFGHAN BOMB BLAST - NATO
A bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan has killed three members of the international peacekeeping contingent, the NАТО-led force said, according to BBC News.
As is normal practice, no further details about ...BEN STILLER'S "THE WATCH" ALIEN INVASION COMEDY RED-BAND TRAILER RELEASED
20th Century Fox's red-band trailer for the retitled alien invasion comedy The Watch hit the web, Deadline reported.
Fox abandoned its original marketing scheme for the formerly titled Neighborhood Watch ...UN CHIEF SAYS SYRIA VIOLENCE "INTOLERABLE"
More than 9,000 people have been killed in Syria in the last 14 months, which is a "totally unacceptable and intolerable situation," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday, May 7, according ...ITALIAN NUKE COMPANY BOSS WOUNDED IN GUNMAN ATTACK
A gunman shot and wounded the head of an Italian nuclear energy company on Monday, May 7 in an incident reminiscent of militant attacks in the 1970s, with police saying anarchists could be responsible, ..."300" STAR RODRIGO SANTORO SHARES INSIGHT INTO "BATTLE OF ARTEMISIA"
It's been quite while since fans last heard about the development progress of "300: Battle of Artemisia", but Rodrigo Santoro has offered some updates. The depicter of king-turned-god Xerxes ...DAVID BECKHAM NAMED RICHEST UK SPORTSMAN
David Beckham has topped a list of the richest people in sport in the UK and Ireland, BBC News reported.
The LA Galaxy footballer, 37, was in pole position with a fortune of £160m, according to ...IRAQI COURT RELEASES HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER
An Iraqi court on Monday, May 7 ruled that a Hezbollah commander accused of plotting the killing of five U.S. soldiers in January 2007 should be released from custody over a lack of evidence, his lawyer ...OSCAR NOMINEE JOHN HAWKES TO STAR IN "TOO LATE" INDIE DRAMA
John Hawkes is set to star in Too Late, an indie drama that is serving as the feature directorial debut of Dennis Hauck, the helmer behind such festival circuit shorts as Sunday Punch, The Hollywood Reporter ...CANNES 2012: DENNIS ILIADIS' "PLUS ONE" THRILLER SHOOTING TO LAUNCH IN JUNE
Sierra/Affinity will handle international sales at Cannes for Plus One, the Dennis Iliadis-directed thriller. Script is by Bill Gullo based on a story by Iliadis, and Tim Perell is producing the film ...REDDIT FOUNDER ALEXIS OHANIAN SAYS HE WON'T BUY FACEBOOK SHARES
Warren Buffett isn't the only investor holding off on buying shares in Facebook's IPO later this month. So is Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian, and for a very different reason: Facebook's support of the ...APPLE RELEASES IOS 5.1.1
Apple released iOS 5.1.1 on Monday, May 7, according to powerpage.org.
The update offers the following fixes and changes: Improves reliability of using HDR option for photos taken using the Lock Screen ...
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