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Headlines for May 12, 2012
PROSPEROUS ARMENIA LEADER AMENDS PARTY LIST
Zhoghovurd paper cites its sources as saying that leader of Prosperous Party leader Gagik Tsarukyan has reviewed his party list of MPs-to-be.
He gathered the party members to inform which of them will ...OPPOSITION LEADER APPRECIATES ANC EX-MEMBER, PAPER SAYS
Leader of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) Levon Ter-Petrossian commented on recent statement by Republic party head Aram Sargsyan, Haykakan Zhamanak daily reports.
Sargsyan declared he ...PAPER SAYS RPA CELEBRATES ITS TRIUMPH WITH WINE AND DANCE
According to Zhoghovurd paper's sources, representatives of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) gathered in Florence restaurant on May 11 to celebrate their victory in the recent parliamentary ...HERITAGE CANDIDATE TO MAINTAIN HER DEPUTY MANDATE - PAPER
Zaruhi Postanjyan, the 3rd on Heritage's proportional list did not refuse her deputy mandate in the next parliament, Haykakan Zhamanak paper says.
"This issue was not discussed in the party, and ...PEOPLE'S PARTY HEAD AWAITS FINAL VOTING RESULTS, PAPER SAYS
According to Zhamanak paper, chairman of the People's Party of Armenia, member of the opposition Armenian National Congress Stepan Demirchyan is waiting for the final results of the May 6 parliamentary ...HERITAGE LEADER TO QUIT HIS DEPUTY MANDATE - PAPER
Yerkir paper predicts some changes in the proportional list of the Heritage party.
"Heritage leader Raffi Hovannisian will put down his deputy mandate. Instead, Anahit Bakhshyan, listed 14th on the party's ...PAPER: ANC CLAIMS SOME PASSPORTS BEAR MULTIPLE VOTER STAMPS
According to Chorrord Ishkhanutyun paper's data, the opposition Armenian National Congress still collects and registers violation reports from polling stations. These include the protocols compiled at ...FIRST CHESS TITLE OPENING MATCH ENDS IN DRAW
The opening match of the first chess title to be decided in Moscow since the Cold War ended in a cagey draw on Friday, May 11 as the rivals probed for weaknesses ahead of an epic three-week series.
India's ...GM HRANT MELKUMYAN FINISHES 6TH AT BOSNA 2012
Bosna 2012 International Chess Tournament is over in Sarajevo.
Armenian grandmaster Hrant Melkumyan was defeated by Turkey's Alexander Ipatov in the last 9th round of the tournament and came 6th with ...CONTAINERS WITH REMAINS OF SUKHOI CRASH VICTIMS BROUGHT TO JAKARTA
A helicopter has brought four containers with remains of people killed in Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash to Jakarta, an Indonesian Emergencies Ministry spokesman said on Saturday, May 12.
Accordin to RIA ...VENEZUELA'S CHAVEZ SAYS CANCER TREATMENT SUCCESSFUL
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said on Friday, May 11, he had successfully completed a series of cancer radiotherapy sessions in Cuba and was hopeful they would have a positive effect on his condition, ...ORINATS YERKIR LEADER IS INGRATE - PAPER
Distribution of countless phones and jam jars by Orinats Yerkir party yielded no tangible results.
According to Zhoghovurd paper, party leader Arthur Baghdasaryan was quite displeased with the poll results.
...GOOGLE IN TALKS TO ACQUIRE MEEBO, SOURCE SAYS
Google is in talks to acquire Meebo, AllThingsD reports citing two sources close to the situation.
The price for the company would be about $100 million, according to one of the sources. Meebo CEO Seth ...BEST KNOWN U.S. SPORTS CARS CREATOR CARROLL SHELBY DIES AT 89
Race car driver and automobile manufacturer Carroll Shelby, who created the best known U.S. sports cars of the 1960s - the AC Cobra and the Shelby Mustang - has died at age 89, his company said, according ...FACEBOOK CO-FOUNDER RENOUNCES HIS U.S. CITIZENSHIP
Eduardo Saverin, the billionaire co-founder of Facebook Inc. (FB), renounced his U.S. citizenship before an initial public offering that values the social network at as much as $96 billion, a move that ...INTERNATIONAL EUROPE BUSINESS CENTER OPENS IN STEPANAKERT
International Europe business center opened in Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno Karabakh, its construction costs totaling to about USD 5.5 mln.
According to its director Vladimir Ohanyan, the Center ...REP. SCHIFF DISCUSSES ARMENIAN COMMUNITY ISSUES AT ANCA GATHERING
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and a host of state and local legislators and their staff joined over 300 Armenian American community members from throughout the area to celebrate ANCA Burbank successes and recommit ...UK OFFICIAL: INTERNET IS NOT A LAW-FREE ZONE
The Internet is not a law-free zone, the UK government's top law officer warned Twitter users, adding that he would not hesitate to take action over offending posts.
According to AFP, Attorney General ...ALMA TO HOST ARMENIAN PRINTED BOOKS EXHIBIT
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the first Armenian printed book (published in Venice in 1512), and museums and libraries around the world, including the Library of Congress are celebrating with ...KARABAKH COMMANDER: DIPLOMATS NULLIFIED ARMENIA'S VICTORY IN WARS
Armenians won in Artsakh war due to persistent struggle and large human toll, first commander of Nagorno Karabakh self-defense forces Arkadi Karapetyan said at a recent meeting with the youth.
''We ...AFTER 18 YEARS, AZERBAIJAN STILL WANTS USE OF FORCE IN KARABAKH
On May 12, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with the Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Robert Bradtke of the United States, Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, and Jacques Faure of France, ...ROADSIDE BOMB KILLS POLICEMAN IN PAKISTAN
Pakistani security officials say a roadside bomb targeting a vehicle carrying police has killed one of them in the country's northwest, AP reported.
Police officer Javed Khan says 12 civilians and ...RPA MP: ALL HAVE THEIR SHARE IN ELECTION BRIBERY
The political parties that are most involved in bribery are those talking about electoral bribing, Karine Atchemyan said on May 12.
MP, member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) said at ...RUSSIA MAY TEST NEW SHIP-BASED AIR DEFENSE MISSILE SYSTEM BY YEAREND
Russian air defense systems manufacturer Almaz Antei hopes to complete testing of its new Poliment-Redut ship-based air defense missile system by the end of this year, the company's General Director Vladislav ...WAR IN KARABAKH: 18TH ANNIVERSARY OF CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT
May 12 marks the 18th anniversary of the ceasefire agreement between Nagorno Karabakh, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
On May 5, 1994, the CIS Inter-parliamentary Assembly, Kyrgyzstan's parliament, Russian Federal ...ISRAELI ENVOY TO MEET PALESTINIAN LEADER
A Palestinian official says an Israeli envoy will meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to submit a letter regarding the possibility of substantive talks, The Associated Press reported.
The modest ...DELEYAMAN BAND PERFORMS IN SANTA MONICA
Dark-wave, new age band Deleyaman performed a concert at the Santa Monica Playhouse, Santa Monica, CA., on May 11, as part of The Change Things Tour.
Based in France, the four members of Deleyaman are ...FIRE BOMBS THROWN AT ITALY'S TAX ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OFFICES
Two fire bombs were thrown at the offices of Italy's tax enforcement agency Equitalia in the port city of Livorno early on Saturday, May 12, police said, the latest in a string of attacks on one of ...TOUGH CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS BY AZERBAIJAN REGISTERED ON MAY 9
Over 350 instances of ceasefire violation by Azeri armed forces were registered at the contact line between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan on May 6-12.
Azerbaijan fired over 1500 shots from various ...INDIA AGREES $560M DEAL TO BUY HOWITZER GUNS FROM U.S.
India has agreed a $560-million deal to buy 145 howitzer guns from BAE Systems of the United States as it upgrades its antiquated military hardware, an official said Saturday, May 12, according to AFP.
...CADILLAC TO INCLUDE IPAD IN EVERY NEW SALE OF ITS XTS MODEL
In an effort for Cadillac to prove itself as the penultimate leader in automotive luxury, the carmaker has decided to include a brand new iPad in every new sale of its new XTS mode, SlashGear reports.
...ACOUSTIC DEVICE TO BE DEPLOYED DURING LONDON OLYMPICS
British Ministry of Defence has confirmed a sonic device will be deployed in London during the Olympics.
The American-made Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) can be used to send verbal warnings over a ...LIFETIME ORDERS 10 HOURLONG EPISODES OF HOUSTON FAMILY CHRONICLES
Lifetime is going into business with the family of Whitney Houston.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the female-focused cable network has ordered 10 hourlong episodes of The Houston Family Chronicles, ...BUNDESBANK HEAD URGES GREECE TO ‘STAND BY ITS WORD'
The head of Germany's central bank is warning that there would be no basis for further financial aid to keep Greece afloat if the country backs off agreements with international creditors, AP reports.
...NIGERIA'S POLICE CLAIM CAPTURING SENIOR BOKO HARAM COMMANDER
Nigeria's police said on Saturday, May 12, they captured a senior commander of the militant Islamist sect Boko Haram in Kano, the largest city in the north and scene of attacks this year that have ...EXPERT ADVISES PROSPEROUS ARMENIA NOT TO FORM COALITION WITH RPA
Armenian political analyst said it would be better for Prosperous Armenia party not to form a coalition with the ruling Republican Party of Armenia.
As Levon Shirinyan told a press conference, RPA is ...ANKARA WANTS TO SEE FRANCE AS CHAMPION OF TURKISH INTEGRATION IN EU
Turkey is hoping that new French president Francois Hollande will open a fresh page in relations with Ankara and, unlike his predecessor, back the Muslim-majority nation's EU bid.
"We are hoping ...BAKU SYSTEMATICALLY DESTROYS AZERBAIJAN'S INDIGENOUS POPULATION
On May 8-10, Nagorno Karabakh hosted an extended meeting of organizing committee of international conference on "Indigenous people of the Caucasus-Caspian Region.
Apart from Armenian representatives, ...KYIV TO HOST JIVAN GASPARYAN'S CONCERT
On May 28, 2012, Kyiv will host a concert by legendary Armenian musician Jivan Gasparyan.
The unique works by the Master of the duduk made Armenian folk music worldwide famous. His concerts always convey ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH OSCE MG CO-CHAIRS
On May 12, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Robert Bradtke of the United States, Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, and Jacques Faure of France, as well ...MILITANT GROUP CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEADLY DAMASCUS BLASTS
A little-known militant group claimed responsibility in a video posted online on Saturday, May 12 for the twin bombing in Syria's capital that killed at least 55 people earlier in the week.
According ...ARMENIAN EXPERTS CALL FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF IT MINISTRY
The Union of Information Technology Enterprises (UITE) of Armenia addressed President Serzh Sargsyan and the newly formed National Assembly with a demand to establish a separate institution coordinating ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT APPOINTS ENVOYS TO JAPAN AND SLOVAKIA
On May 12, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree to appoint Hrant Poghosyan to the post of RA ambassador to Japan (residence in Tokyo).
By another decree, Armenian ambassador to Czech Republic ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT HOLDS FAREWELL MEETING WITH IRAN'S AMBASSADOR
On May 12, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan held a farewell meeting with Iran's ambassador to Armenia Seyed Ali Sagayan.
President Sargsyan thanked the envoy for strengthening of cooperation and development ...RUSSIA TESTS ITALY'S CENTAURO WHEELED TANK
Russia is testing Italy's Centauro wheeled tank and considering building it under license, a representative of the Oto-Melara company which makes the tank said on Saturday, May 12. "The first ...RUSSIAN, IRANIAN PRESIDENTS TO DEVELOP COOPERATION
The telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took place at the initiative of the Iranian side.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ...ARMENIAN VICE-SPEAKER MEETS WITH FOREIGN JOURNALISTS
On May 12, Armenian National Assembly vice-speaker met with 35 journalists from 24 countries.
Dwelling on the past parliamentary elections, Eduard Sharmazanov characterized them as a turning point on ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1815 The Lazaryan Academy is inaugurated in Moscow.
- 1847 Fort Orag beseiged by Beder Khan Bey.
- 1851 Zeytoon's princes write to the Catholicos at Echmiadsin to say that Sultan Abdul Megid called them to Constantinople to sign an agreement on taxes. The manifesto of Sultan Murad the Fourth was considered to be cancelled.
- 1921 Birth of Edward Mirzoyan (composer).
- 1956 Inauguration of the large Hrazdan bridge at Yerevan.
- 1963 Khoren the First was anointed Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia.
- 1994 Signature of the Agreement on a Cease-Fire signed by the Ministers of Defence of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the commander of Artsakhs Armed Forces.
- 1994 The Ministers of Defense from Azerbaijan and Artsakh sign a cease-fire agreement.
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