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Headlines for May 08, 2012
NEW PARLIAMENT WILL FIRST MEET ON MAY 31, PAPER SAYS
According to Hraparak paper, the first session of the parliament of the 5th convocation will most likely be held on May 31, if Armenia's Central Electoral Commission publishes final voting results on ...RPA FORCED PEOPLE TO VOTE IN SISIAN TOWN, PAPER REPORTS
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) had forced people to participate in parliamentary elections in Armenia's town of Sisian, Yerkir paper reports.
According to the paper, RPA made them vote ...PAPER CONSIDERS POSSIBLE COALITION ARRANGEMENTS IN NEXT PARLIAMENT
According to the data of 168 Hours paper, the authorities set to discuss the next coalition and opposition forces in the parliament right after the May 6 vote.
Two coalition options are under consideration ...PAPER: GOVERNMENTAL CANDIDATE GRABS 90% OF VOTES IN CONSTITUENCY 32
According to preliminary data, highest voting result by majority system in May 6 parliamentary elections was recorded in constituency 32, Hraparak paper says.
Former head of the presidential administration ...PAPER: ORINATS YERKIR PARTY WANTS ITS BRIBE BACK
"According to preliminary data, Orinats Yerkir got 5.49% (82 690) of votes. During the election campaign party's leader Artur Baghdasaryan repeatedly boasted of having 170000 party members," paper reported.
...PAPER: RPA WINNING CANDIDATE NEVER SHOWED UP IN HIS CONSTITUENCY OVER PAST 5 YEARS
Candidate of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) in constituency 29 Arkady Hambardzumyan won the parliamentary vote on May 6, Hraparak paper reports.
This constituency comprises Spitak, Arjut ...RPA NOMINEE LOSES TO INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE - PAPER
According to Zhamanak daily, parliamentary candidate, member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia Victor Dallakyan running by majority system in 30th constituency in Armenia's Vanadzor city lost ...PAPER: RURAL VOTER TEARS BRIBE TO PIECES
Hayatsk paper reports a notable incident in Koti village in Armenian Tavush province.
"When looking through ballot-papers in 40/23 polling station in Koti, members of the local electoral committee noticed ...HRANT MELKUMIAN DEFEATS ALEKSANDAR KOVACEVIC IN BOSNA 2012 ROUND 4
Armenian grandmaster Hrant Melkumian beat Serbia's Aleksandar Kovacevic in the fourth round of The 42nd International Chess Tournament Bosna 2012. He currently tops the standings with 4 points.
In the ...FORMER FM OPPOSES RPA-PROSPEROUS ARMENIA COALITION, PAPER SAYS
According to Zhoghovurd paper, former Foreign Minister of Armenia, now member of Prosperous Armenia party Vartan Oskanian again stood out against his party by breaking the official silence of Prosperous ...POLITICIAN SAYS ARMENIAN EX-PRESIDENT TRIED TO MAKE ELECTORAL STIR - PAPER
Leader of National Unity Party Artashes Geghamyan commented on possible coalition between the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and Prosperous Armenia party to Aravot paper.
"This is up to RPA ...RPA'S OBSERVER POCKETS MONEY FOUND IN VOTING ENVELOPE - PAPER
According to Zhoghovurd paper, a strange envelope emerged from the ballot box during ballot count at 5/4 polling station in Yerevan's Davitashen district.
A voter put AMD10000 note in the envelope along ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT LEAVES FOR NAGORNO KARABAKH
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan left for Nagorno Karabakh Republic (Artsakh) on May 8, presidential press service reports.
Armenian leader is going to participate in Victory Day festivities on the ...GEORGIA TO HOST OSCE PA ECONOMIC FORUM
The spring economic forum of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will be held in Georgian city of Batumi from May 11-14, Deputy-Chairman of parliament of Georgia said.
"The forum will feature discussion of economic ...ARMENIA SENDS TWO PARTICIPANTS TO OLYMPIC BOXING QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT
According to National Olympic Committee of Armenia (ARMNOC), chief coach of Armenia's national women team Rafael Mehrabyan proposed Armine Sinabyan (60kg) and Ashkhen Simonyan (75kg) for participation ...ORANGE SUBSCRIBERS TO GET INTERNET BUNDLES WITH BONUS POINTS
Orange Every Month and Let's Talk services subscribers (save the subscribers of Simple tariff plan) can henceforth get not only on-net and off-net minutes and SMS bundles with their bonus points, but ...ARTSAKH HOSTS WREATH LAYING CEREMONY AT LIBERATORS' COMMON GRAVE
On May 8, 11:00 am, Nagorno Karabakh capital of Stepanakert hosted a wreath laying ceremony at the common grave of soldiers-liberators on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the liberation of Shushi.
...U.S. SAYS IT FOILED AL-QAIDA BOMB PLAN
Experts at the FBI's explosives lab in Virginia are picking apart a sophisticated new al-Qaida bomb to figure out whether it could have slipped past airport security and taken down a commercial airplane.
...ISRAELI PM STRIKES SURPRISE DEAL WITH OPPOSITION PARTY
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struck a surprise deal with the opposition Kadima party on Tuesday, agreeing to form a national unity government and dropping plans for a snap election, AFP reports.
...FFA, DUTCH COACH RAYMOND VERHEIJEN REACH AGREEMENT
Football Federation of Armenia (FFA) has reached preliminary agreement with Dutch professional coach Raymond Verheijen on his joining the Armenian national team's coaching staff.
"I will announce Verheijen's ...SOLAR SYSTEMS WITH HOT JUPITERS UNLIKELY TO HARBOR EARTH-SIZED PLANETS
Solar systems with so-called hot Jupiters don't seem to harbor Earth-sized planets, a discovery that will narrow the search for Earth-like worlds, TG Daily reports.
The reason appears to be that ...AL JAZEERA ENGLISH CLOSES ITS BUREAU IN BEIJING
Al Jazeera English has closed its bureau in Beijing after the Chinese authorities refused to renew its correspondent's press credentials and visa, or allow a replacement journalist, Al Jazeera said ...ZUCKERBERG DEFENDS FACEBOOK'S INSTAGRAM ACQUISITION
Facebook's founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has defended his decision to purchase Instagram, a photo-sharing app with no revenues, for $1bn last month, to hundreds of investors, The Telegraph ...TURKEY DETAINS 28 IN ANTI-PKK OPERATIONS
Turkish police have detained 28 people in simultaneously conducted operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) in six different provinces on Tuesday, May 8 morning, Today's Zaman ...COMMANDER: ALL ARMENIAN MEN POSSESS MORALE
All Armenian men possess morale, it only needs to be boosted, Arabo detachment commander said.
"Though the fighting spirit isn't as high as in 89-90s, its presence is what matters," Manvel Yeghiazaryan ...RUSSIAN COMMUNIST PARTY WON'T SUPPORT MEDVEDEV FOR PM
The Communist parliamentary group in the Russian Duma said on Tuesday, May 8, it will vote against Dmitry Medvedev's candidacy for Prime Minister after 90-minute consultations with the candidate this ...SHUSHI LIBERATION MUST BECOME ALL-ARMENIAN HOLIDAY - COMMANDER
"The celebrations must feature numerous parades. It must be a long-awaited holiday," Manvel Yeghiazaryan told journalists in Yerevan.
Dwelling on the liberation of Shushi, he said "it became a driving ...MASTERCARD UNVEILS PAYPASS WALLET SERVICES
MasterCard unveiled PayPass Wallet Services, a new global offering for banks, merchants and partners that will make it faster and easier for their customers to make purchases in stores and/or online, ...YEREVAN TO HOST 4TH NATIONAL FASHION AND DESIGN AWARD CEREMONY MAY 25
On May 25, the Governmental Session Hall lobby will host the Fashion Festival and 4th National Fashion and Design Award ceremony.
During the event 10 people will be awarded with memorial certificates ...OIL FALLS TO NEAR $97 AMID U.S., EUROPE TEPID DEMAND FOR CRUDE
Oil prices fell to near $97 a barrel Tuesday, May 8 in Asia, extending nearly a week of losses as signs of sluggish economic growth in the U.S. and Europe foreshadowed tepid demand for crude, AP reports.
...SOCIOLOGIST CLAIMS USD2-2.5 MLN SPENT AS ELECTORAL BRIBES
2/3 of voters participated in the May 6 parliamentary election for honest motives, and only one third of citizens had material expectations from the voting, sociologist Aharon Adibekyan said on May 8.
...PARLIAMENTARY OBSERVERS POINT TO ELECTORAL VIOLATIONS
Violations and inaccuracies occurred during the May 6 parliamentary voting in some polling stations, The Choice is Yours NGO spokesperson Hasmik Sargsyan said on May 8.
According to her, violations mostly ...HSBC REPORTS 26% 1Q PROFIT RISE
HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA), Europe's largest bank, said first-quarter profit rose 26 percent, beating analyst estimates, helped by increased income at its securities unit and a decline in U.S. loan losses, ...ORANGE ARMENIA'S NEW PROPOSAL TO CUT FAMILY EXPENSES
On May 8, Orange Armenia came up with Orange Family prepaid package proposal.
"Market research outcomes showed that the package is in demand," the company's CEO Bruno Duthoit said.
Orange Armenia Marketing ...SOCIOLOGIST APOLOGIZES FOR INCORRECT SURVEY DATA
Head of Sociometer sociological center Aharon Adibekyan believes that the parliamentary elections on May 6 were positive and democratic.
Response and assessments of international observers are a vivid ...AGRICULTURE MINISTER MEETS IRAN'S OUTGOING ENVOY
Armenia's Agriculture Minister Sergo Karapetyan met with Iran's outgoing ambassador to Armenia Seyed Ali Sagayan.
The envoy congratulated Minister Karapetyan on successful completion of parliamentary ...EDUCATION MINISTER SAYS STRONG PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION MAY BE BACK
Armenian Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan commented on rumors on coalition forces in the new parliament on his Facebook page, saying both paths will lead to development.
"Post-election ...ARFD STATEMENT APPLIES TO ALL COALITION MEMBERS - PARTY REP.
ARF Dashnaktutyun's statement on parliamentary election outcomes, particularly the "invented figures" applied to all members of the coalition, including the Prosperous Armenia party, head of ARFD parliamentary ...OSCAR NOMINEE JULIETTE LEWIS TO STAR IN FELLINI'S "NIGHTS OF CABIRIA" REMAKE
Juliette Lewis, an Academy Award nominee for her turn in "Natural Born Killers," will star in "The Days of Mary," a remake of Fellini's "Nights of Cabiria," which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language ...EXXON MOBIL TOPS FORTUNE MAGAZINE'S 500 LIST
Oil giant Exxon Mobil tops Fortune magazine's Fortune 500 list.
The latest issue of Fortune magazine has the annual list of America's top earning corporations. In 2011, those 500 companies made ...IMF CHIEF URGES TO CUT DEFICITS GRADUALLY
The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged indebted countries in Europe and elsewhere to reduce their budget deficits only gradually to avoid further damaging their economies. Christine Lagarde ...POLITICIAN DEEMS ANC'S WISH TO CARRY ON INTRIGUE ITS MAIN PROBLEM
The Armenian National Congress entered the election phase with the lowest rating for the past four years, New Times party leader said.
Commenting on ANC's downfall at National Assembly elections on May ...HIS HOLINESS ARAM I PAYS VISIT TO TEHRAN
Addressing a huge crowd of Armenians gathered at the St. Sarkis cathedral in Tehran, His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, emphasized the vital importance of remaining faithful ...MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY'S "KILLER JOE" NC-17 RATING UPHELD
An adaptation of the Tracy Letts play, Killer Joe is the first release by LD Entertainment after Mickey Liddell formed the distribution company late last year and hired veteran indie executive David Dinerstein ...ARTSAKH HOSTS CONCERT ON SHUSHI LIBERATION ANNIVERSARY
Artsakh town of Shushi hosted a beautiful concert on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its liberation.
The town's new hymn performed by choir and all those present marked the climax of the event, ...TURKEY'S OPPOSITION LEADER TO MEET MINORITY REPRESENTATIVES
Turkey's main opposition leader is scheduled to meet with minority group representatives in Istanbul on May
In attendance at the dinner, organized by the Adalar Municipality, will be Republican People's ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 392,47 MAY 8
The market average rate of USD on May 8 totaled AMD 392,47 increasing by 0.34 point compared to May 7.
Euro exchange rate totaled AMD 510,96 decreasing by 0.09 point, and the exchange rate of the Russian ...UKRAINE CALLS OFF CENTRAL EUROPEAN SUMMIT OVER TYMOSHENKO
Ukraine had to call off a Central European summit in Yalta after some European leaders refused to attend the event over alleged ill-treatment of jailed West-leaning ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, ...POLITICIAN SKEPTICAL OF ANC'S SUCCESS IN STRUGGLE AGAINST ELECTION OUTCOMES
New Times party leader has voiced skepticism over the success of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) bloc's intention to grapple with violations recorded during the past elections through rallies.
"The ...JON LOVITZ, VIVICA A. FOX AMONG "MR. BOX OFFICE" SITCOM STARS
Bill Bellamy, Jon Lovitz, Vivica A. Fox, Gary Busey and Keshia Knight Pulliam are among the stars cast in Mr. Box Office, a new first run situation comedy from Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios due ...SAUDI ARABIA READY TO INCREASE OIL PRODUCTION - MINISTER
Saudi Arabia is ready to boost its oil output, the country's oil minister said in Japan on Tuesday, May 8 adding that current crude prices were "high," AFP reported citing Dow Jones Newswires.
...CBA KEEPS 8% REFINANCING RATE
The Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) continues to retain 8% refinancing rate
0.6% deflation was recorded in April, as a result of which 12-month inflation decreased by 0,3 point to total 1,9% compared with ...IAEA EXPERT DIES IN CAR ACCIDENT IN IRAN
An expert of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was killed in a car accident in Central Iran on Tuesday, May 8, while a second one was injured.
According to Fars News Agency, a statement released ...FUGITIVE IRAQI VP PUT ON INTERPOL "RED LIST"
Interpol has put Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president on its most-wanted list after issuing Tuesday, May 8 a so-called "red notice" for Tariq al-Hashemi, who is currently in Turkey. The ...FIRST LOOK OF LENA HEADEY AS SCARFACE MA-MA IN "DREDD" ACTION FLICK
How Lena Headey will look like as Madeline 'Ma-Ma' Madrigal in "Dredd" has been unveiled in a first look image released by Lionsgate Films. Being introduced via Los Angeles Times' ...CHINA BUYS IRANIAN CRUDE WITH YUAN
China is buying crude oil from Iran using its currency the yuan, an Iranian diplomat has said, according to BBC News.
Oil transactions are usually settled in dollars but U.S. sanctions make it difficult ...PIANIST KARINÉ POGHOSYAN TO PERFORM IN NY
The Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Woomyung Choe, presents Russian Rapture, an evening of Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky, on Saturday, May 12 at Aquinas Hall, Mount Saint Mary College, ...CRONIMET DONATES EQUIPMENT TO PAN-ARMENIAN TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION
On May 8, in the framework of Support to Youth Initiatives and Sport Program, CRONIMET Charity Foundation provided various sporting equipment to the Pan-Armenian Table Tennis Association.
The main goal ...NOKIA LAUNCHES CITY LENS BROWSER APP FOR LUMIA PHONES
Nokia has announced the beta launch of its City Lens augmented reality browser app for its Lumia range of Windows Phone devices, The Next Web reports. The app, already available for the company's Symbian ...SYRIA DIESEL IMPORTS HALT AS RUSSIA SHIPMENTS DRY UP
Syria is facing a halt in imports of diesel, needed to power heavy vehicles including army tanks, as a stream of shipments from Russia has dried up over the past four weeks, industry sources say, according ...IMELDA STAUNTON, MIRANDA RICHARDSON JOIN ANGELINA JOLIE'S "MALEFICENT"
Maleficent is adding a strong English lineup to its cast. Veteran actresses Imelda Staunton and Miranda Richardson are joining Maleficent, Disney's live-action retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale ...LUMIA 900 AVAILABLE IN ALL THREE COLORS AT AT&T'S ONLINE STORE
Consumers eyeing Nokia's Lumia 900 can now find the phone in all three of its colors at AT&T's online retail store, CNET reports.
The black and white models are in stock and available immediately, ...RUSSIAN DUMA CONFIRMS MEDVEDEV AS PRIME MINISTER
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was confirmed as the country's new prime minister by a majority of votes in the State Duma on Tuesday, May 8.
President Vladimir Putin submitted Medvedev's candidacy ...ISRAELI PM UNVEILS REVAMPED COALITION GOVT. PLANS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled a revamped coalition government on Tuesday, forming a broad alliance with the chief opposition party that could free his hand to take action on peace ...SAMSUNG'S GALAXY S III PRE-ORDER PRICE DROPPING
Samsung's Galaxy S III continues to gather pre-order pace ahead of its official release at the end of the month, with more retailers gleefully accepting cash from early adopters. The price of the quadcore ...MCDONALD'S POSTS SMALLER-THAN-EXPECTED GLOBAL SALES IN APR
McDonald's Corp reported a smaller-than-expected rise in April sales at established restaurants across the globe, hurt by a disappointing increase in its U.S. business, Reuters reported.
Same-restaurant ...RECOGNITION OF POLL RESULTS MEANS PROGRESS IN PROTOCOLS - POLITICIAN
New Times party leader noted Armenian-Turkish protocols and Nagorno Karabakh issue as the price for international recognition of parliamentary election outcomes.
In this context, Aram Karapetyan said ...SACHA BARON COHEN'S "THE DICTATOR" RED-BAND TRAILER RELEASED
Paramount released a red-band trailer for Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator, which opens May 16, Deadline reported.
In the film, Cohen plays Admiral General Aladeen, the thuggish despot of Wadiya. "The ..."WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE" BEST-SELLER AUTHOR DIES AT 83
Maurice Sendak, the U.S. author of the best-selling children's book Where the Wild Things Are, has died aged 83 after complications from a recent stroke, BBC News reported.
He wrote some 17 books ...JAPAN'S TOSHIBA FULL-YEAR NET PROFIT DOWN 46.5%
Japan's Toshiba said Tuesday, May 8 its full-year net profit dropped by almost half to $921 million on a strong yen, weak digital product sales, and last year's natural disasters in Japan and ...BAKU "URGES" UN TO FOIL ARTSAKH ELECTIONS
Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to UN, Agshin Mehdiyev sent a letter to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon over conduction of presidential elections in Artsakh Republic.
Mehdiyev filed complains against ...DISCOVERY POSTS 28% DECLINE IN 1Q PROFIT
Discovery Communications Inc. (DISCA), owner of cable networks such as Animal Planet and TLC, reported a 28 percent decline in first-quarter profit after a one-time gain last year on Oprah Winfrey's network, ...AT LEAST 7 KILLED IN SYRIA FIGHTING, CIVIL WAR FEARED
Security forces killed at least seven people in fighting across Syria on Tuesday, May 8 activists said, in a 14-month-old revolt that the Red Cross and Arab League warned was becoming a civil war, Reuters ...EU OFFICIALS NOTE PROGRESS IN ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, jointly with Štefan Füle, Commissioner for Enlargement ...RAPPER ANDRE 3000 TO PLAY JIMI HENDRIX IN "ALL IS BY MY SIDE" BIOPIC
Rapper Andre 3000 a.k.a Andre Benjamin is reportedly set to bring late guitarist Jimi Hendrix back to life through a big screen role. The news was first broken by the Irish Film and Television Network, ...3 WOUNDED DURING MURDER CASE HEARING AT ISTANBUL COURT
Three people were wounded as two sides in a murder trial clashed in front of Istanbul's court of justice on May 8, according to Hurriyet Daily News.
The two groups confronted each other after a hearing ...ISRAELI CRIME BOSS PLEADS GUILTY IN U.S.
Reputed Israeli crime boss Itzhak Abergil pleaded guilty in a Los Angeles federal court to participating in a large-scale Ecstasy distribution ring, The Jerusalem Post reported.
The members of the ring ...4 GUARDS KILLED IN LIBYA GOVT. HEADQUARTERS ATTACK
Former Libyan rebels attacked the interim government's headquarters in Tripoli on Tuesday, killing at least two people and wounding many more, an interior ministry official said, according to AFP.
...RUSSIA RETURNS IRAN'S ADVANCEMENT PAYMENT FOR S-300
A senior Iranian official announced on Tuesday, May 8, that Moscow has returned Iran's advancement payment along with its interest fees after it refused to deliver S-300 air-defense systems to Iran ...JUSTIN KURZEL TO DIRECT "OUR KIND OF TRAITOR" JOHN LE CARRE ADAPTATION
Aussie director Justin Kurzel is to direct Our Kind of Traitor from a script penned by Hoss Amini (Drive) based on John le Carre's novel of the same name, The Hollywood Reporter said.
Amini's script ...YEREVAN HOSTING 1ST ANC RALLY AFTER PARLIAMENTARY POLLS
Yerevan is hosting the first rally of Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc after May 6 parliamentary elections.
As ANC representative, Haykakan Zhamanak daily editor-in-chief Nikol Pashinyan ...MEDIA RIGHTS GROUPS SLAM EGYPT ATTACKS ON JOURNALISTS
Two media rights groups on Tuesday, May 8 condemned the Egyptian military for assaulting and arresting journalists who were covering a recent violent crackdown on anti-military protesters in Cairo, AP ...ANM LEADER: ANC WILL DEMAND CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TO SCRAP ELECTION RESULTS
Armenian National Movement leader, representative of Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc Aram Manukyan announced ANC intention to demand Constitutional Court to scrap parliamentary elections ...OPPOSITION REP. ACCUSES LEADERSHIP OF PERPETRATING GENOCIDE OF OWN PEOPLE
Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc representative, Haykakan Zhamanak daily editor-in-chief Nikol Pashinyan accused current Armenian leadership of perpetrating genocide of their own people.
...ANM LEADER: OPPOSITION STRUGGLE CONTINUES
Armenian National Movement leader Aram Manukyan opened Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc rally on May 8.
"ANC struggle continues, despite opposition supporters' deep disappointment over ...ANC LEADER TO RENOUNCE PARLIAMENT SEAT
Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc leader announced his decision to renounce the parliament seat he won at recent elections, with ANC representative Hrant Bagratyan to replace him.
As Levon ...U.S. SECRETLY RELEASING AFGHAN INSURGENTS IN EXCHANGE FOR "PEACE PLEDGES"
America has secretly been releasing high-level Taliban prisoners from a top security military prison as part of negotiations with insurgents. Up to 20 prisoners have been released from Bagram prison in ...ANC LEADER SAYS RULING AUTHORITIES "THE RIFFRAFF THEY ALWAYS WERE"
Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc leader commented on May 6 parliamentary elections in Armenia.
According to Levon Ter-Petrossian, at current elections, the authorities showed extreme ...DAVID AYER, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER TEAM FOR "OPEN ROAD" THRILLER
Open Road has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Ten, an action thriller that David Ayer will direct with Arnold Schwarzenegger starring, Deadline reported.
The film will be funded by QED International. ...TYMOSHENKO TO END HUNGER STRIKE, ACCEPT TREATMENT
Ukraine's jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko will end her 19-day hunger strike, says her daughter. Yevgenia Tymoshenko said her mother would be moved to hospital on Wednesday, May 9 to be treated ...POST-ELECTION OPPOSITION RALLY: ANC PROTESTS POLL RESULTS, YET ACCEPTS SEATS
Yerevan hosted the first rally of Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc after May 6 parliamentary elections.
At the rally, ANC representative, Haykakan Zhamanak daily editor-in-chief Nikol ...
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Today in Armenian history- 0 Mareri was the 10th month in the old Armenian calendar (May 8 to June 6). It relates to the time when trees (mayrik) acquire new foliage.
- 1851 Birth of Yeghya Demeertjeepashyan. He died in 1908.
- 1883 Inauguration of the Tbilissi-Baku railway.
- 1930 Murder, by the Soviet Police, of Catholicos, Gevorg the Fifth (Sooreniants).
- 1958 The Eighth Congress of Armenian Trade Unions opens in Yerevan.
- 1992 A counterattack by Artsakhs armed forces retakes Shushi, thereby stopping the random bombardment and shelling of Stepanakert.
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