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Headlines for May 14, 2012
CENTRAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION FINALIZES VOTING RESULTS
The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia finalized the results of May 6 parliamentary vote at its May 13 special session and delivered a decision on election of the National Assembly deputies ...DAVID NALBANDIAN UP TO 42ND PLACE IN ATP RANKINGS
The Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) released the subsequent ranking list on May 14, with Argentina-based David Nalbandian climbing up to 42nd place with 100 points.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic keeps ...ARMENAL OUTPUT RISES BY 2% IN Q1 2012
Yerevan foil rolling plant ARMENAL produced 6020 tons of foil in the first quarter of 2012, which is 2% more than the planned index.
According to Armenia's Customs Service, ARMENAL exported 5897 tons ...IRAN'S NAVY TO EXPAND MISSION INTO INDIAN OCEAN
Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced that the Navy plans to stretch its operational range in the Northern waters of the Indian Ocean, Fars News Agency reported.
Speaking ...49 BODIES WITH HEADS, HANDS, FEET HACKED OFF FOUND IN MEXICO
Forty-nine bodies with their heads, hands and feet hacked off were found Sunday, May 13, dumped on a northern Mexico highway leading to the Texas border in what appeared to be the latest carnage in an ...RUSSIA'S ALUMINUM GIANT RUSAL NET PROFIT DOWN 69%
Russia's RusAl, the world's largest aluminum producer, saw its 2012 first quarter recurring net profit plummet 69 percent quarter-on-quarter to $112 million to IFRS, the firm said in a statement ...ARMENIAN SURB NSHAN CHURCH WALL COLLAPSES IN TBILISI
A wall of Armenian Surb Nshan church collapsed on Serebryanaya street in Tbilisi.
Fragments of the wall damaged the nearby dwelling house and ruined it. Fortunately, this caused no human injuries, but ...HRW ACCUSES NATO OF HIGH CIVILIAN DEATH TOLL IN LIBYA
NATO air strikes killed 72 civilians in Libya last year, Human Rights Watch said on Monday, May 14, accusing the western alliance of failing to acknowledge the scope of collateral damage it caused during ...PLANE CRASH KILLS 15 IN NEPAL
Fifteen passengers died on Monday, May 14, when a plane carrying Indian pilgrims crashed near a treacherous high-altitude airport in northern Nepal, while six made a miraculous escape, police said, according ...20 YEARS LATER, BAKU STILL CONCERNED OVER SHUSHI "SURRENDER"
Athens-based Hayastan newspaper published an article entitled "Politicians and state security" recently, touching upon Azerbaijan's constant attempts to justify Armenian army's victory in Nagorno Karabakh ...YAHOO CEO RESIGNS, SAYS HE HAS CANCER
Before resigning as chief executive of Yahoo Inc. over the weekend, Scott Thompson disclosed to the company's board of directors and several colleagues that he has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, ...TURKEY HOSTS "PERCEPTION OF NON-MUSLIMS IN THE MEDIA" WORKSHOP
Intellectuals and journalists who gathered at a workshop in Istanbul for a debate on how the media treats non-Muslims in society have said that the media has had a crucial role in imposing official ideology ...RUSSIA DOUBTS DUTCH VEGETABLES SAFETY
Russia's food safety chief Gennady Onishchenko raised doubts on Monday, May 14, over the safety of vegetables imported from the Netherlands, which he said had been experimenting with mutations of the ...HUNGARIAN MP: ARMENIA MUST JOIN THE EUROPEAN FAMILY
Hungary is interested in successful implementation of the key Eastern Partnership program, Hungarian member of the European Parliament said.
"Democracy, human rights and independent judicial system are ...IRAN CLAIMS MONOPOLY ON MISSILE-LAUNCHING SPEEDBOATS PRODUCTION
A senior Iranian naval commander said the Islamic Republic has a monopoly on the production of missile-launching speedboats and has deployed thousands of such vessels in its fleet, Press TV reported.
...GALLUP POLL IDENTIFIES WIDESPREAD CORRUPTION IN BUSINESSES
About two in three adults worldwide believe corruption is widespread in the businesses in their countries, gallup.com says.
This belief is relatively commonplace everywhere in the world -- ranging from ...BOMB BLAST KILLS 9 IN NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN
Authorities say a bomb has exploded at a market in northern Afghanistan, killing nine people, including a local official, AP reported.
The Ministry of Interior says the bomb went off on Monday, May 14 ...SUSPECTED AL-QAEDA MILITANTS BLOW UP GAS PIPELINE IN YEMEN
Suspected Al-Qaeda militants blew up a gas pipeline supplying Yemen's Balhaf export terminal in the Gulf of Aden, the second such attack in a month, a government official said on Monday, May 14.
...SWEDISH ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM AT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MEMORIAL
String orchestra from the Swedish town of Halmstad will perform in Tsitsernakaberd at 3pm on May 14, Halmstad musical school director Ulf Fembro said.
"We love being in Armenia. Armenia is not widely ...S. KOREAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION ARRIVES IN ARMENIA
South Korean delegation headed by National Assembly vice-speaker will visit Armenia on May 14-16.
On May 14, Korean delegates will meet speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Samvel Nikoyan and ...23 SYRIAN SOLDIERS REPORTEDLY KILLED IN HEAVY CLASHES
Twenty-three Syrian soldiers were killed in the town of Rastan on Monday, May 14 in heavy clashes with rebels who destroyed three armored personnel carriers, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, ...SAMSUNG ROLLS OUT ACCESSORIES FOR GALAXY S III
Samsung is rolling out a few interesting accessories for its new flagship handset Galaxy S III and stylus lovers everywhere will be happy to learn that a C-Pen is in the works, Fudzilla reports.
The ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH KUWAITI SHEIKHA
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with Kuwaiti Sheikha Fariha Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on May 14.
Al-Sabah known worldwide for her charity activities is the president of the Kuwait Association ...OIL BELOW $95 AMID SLOWING CHINA'S ECONOMY
Oil prices fell below $95 a barrel Monday in Asia amid investor concern that China's economy, the world's second-largest, is slowing faster than previously expected, The Associated Press reports.
...IAEA URGES IRAN TO GIVE INSPECTORS ACCESS TO INFORMATION
A senior UN nuclear watchdog official said Iran needed to give his inspectors access to information, people and sites as he began a two-day meeting with Iranian officials on the Islamic state's disputed ...CAREER DAY EXPO DUE ON MAY 17
The European Regional Education Academy in Yerevan will host the first Career Day Expo for students and graduates on May 17.
"Build your future today" event will offer the visitors vacancies on the labor ...LEADING ECONOMISTS CALL FOR SHIFT IN GLOBAL PRIORITIES
Leading economists have ranked how to best and most cost-effectively invest to solve many of the world's seemingly insurmountable problems, a Danish think-tank said Monday, May 14, calling for a shift ...ARMENIAN WEIGHTLIFTER ANDRANIK KARAPETYAN COMES 10TH IN GUATEMALA
Armenian weightlifter Andranik Karapetyan (69kg) lifted 136 kg in snatch and 160 in clean & jerk at the Weightlifting World Junior Сhampionships underway in Guatemala.
The Armenian participant ranked ...CBS ORDERS LUCY LIU'S MODERN-DAY SHERLOCK HOLMES FLICK TO SERIES
CBS has ordered four new drama series, including the Sherlock Holmes update "Elementary," as well as two new comedies, The Wrap reported.
"Elementary" stars Jonny Lee Miller as a ...PARAMOUNT, MARIO PUZO ESTATE MAKE "GODFATHER" PREQUEL DEAL
Paramount and the estate of Mario Puzo announced in a NYC court that they've made a deal to allow a new Godfather prequel, Deadline reported.
Its profits will be put in escrow while they fight over who ...BECKHAM ENDORSES SAMSUNG'S OLYMPIC CHARITY APP
Samsung has created the Hope Relay app encouraging users to walk, run, or cycle in order to help raise money for charity.
"The further you go, the more Samsung will donate to charity on your behalf, ...TIBETAN BUDDHIST LEADER DALAI LAMA TO RECEIVE WORLD SPIRITUALITY PRIZE
Tibetan Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama will receive a global prize that honours people who "affirm life's spiritual dimension," Belfast Telegraph reported.
The 76-year-old religious leader, ..."AVENGERS" MAY BEAT FINAL "HARRY POTTER" TO BECOME 3RD BIGGEST GROSSING FILM
Joss Whedon's The Avengers has broken so many records it's hard to keep count. The biggest one could be yet to come - the Disney and Marvel Studios' film could match or overtake Harry Potter ...SPAIN SELLS €2.9 BILLION IN SHORT-TERM DEBT
Spain managed to sell €2.9 billion ($3.8 billion) in short-term debt Monday, May 14 amid strong demand but with raised interest rates reflecting investor concern over the country's finances, ...CIS FINANCE MINISTERS TO MEET IN ASTANA
On May 23, Armenian Finance Minister Vache Gabrielyan is going to participate in the meeting of the standing council of Finance Ministers of CIS member-states in Astana.
According to the press service ...UNANNOUNCED HTC DESIRE C APPEARS IN VODAFONE PORTUGAL BROCHURE
Vodafone Portugal was so excited to hear about HTC's Desire C that it added it to the company's summer brochure - despite not being officially announced, Engadget.com reports.
The catalog reveals ...NALBANDIAN TO CHALLENGE RAMOS AT MASTERS TOURNAMENT
Argentina-based David Nalbandian will participate in Masters Tournament in Rome on May 14 to rival Albert Ramos from Spain in the first round.
In case of victory Nalbandian, currently ranking 42nd on ...MERKEL'S PARTY DEFEATED IN GERMANY'S MOST POPULOUS STATE
Chancellor Angela Merkel's party was defeated in Germany's most populous state in an election that helped the Social Democrats tighten their grip on the country's regional governments, Bloomberg reported.
...MOODY'S SAYS RPA VICTORY IN ELECTIONS ‘CREDIT POSITIVE'
The election victory of Armenia's ruling coalition is credit positive as it "will ensure a degree of political stability and policy continuity," according to analysts at Moody's Investors Service, Bloomberg ...EXCLUSIVE CANNES MARKET TRAILER FOR "PHANTOM" THRILLER RELEASED
After the 2011 Cannes Film Festival saw an abundance of movie deals based on sizzle reels and teaser trailers, agencies are returning to the festival looking to make even more deals with partial and completed ...JAPAN AIRLINES REPORTS $2.33 BILLION ANNUAL NET PROFIT
Japan Airlines (JAL), which went bankrupt two years ago in one of the country's biggest-ever corporate failures, on Monday, May 14, logged an annual net profit of $2.33 billion, thanks to cost-cutting ...MICHAEL JACKSON'S COSTUMES TO BE EXHIBITED GLOBALLY BEFORE AUCTION
Michael Jackson's glittery gloves, spangled jackets, stage-worn costumes and personal fashion effects are going on a world tour, AP reported.
Celebrity auctioneer Darren Julien says clothing created ...OSCE MG TO MEET ARMENIAN, AZERI FMS IN NEAR FUTURE
The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Robert Bradtke of the United States, Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, and Jacques Faure of France) and Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk (Personal Representative ...IRAN'S NUKE PLANT FULL OPERATION TO START BY YEAREND
Bushehr, Iran's first nuclear power plant, will start commercial energy production by the end of 2012, the plant's General Designer Valery Limarenko said on Monday, May 14.
"We want to put it ...RUSSIAN DEFENSE EMPLOYEE ACCUSED OF DIVULGING BULAVA MISSILE SECRETS
An employee at a Russian defense firm in the Urals region has been accused of passing secrets on the Bulava intercontinental missile to a foreign intelligence service, RIA Novosti reported citing Kommersant ...OPINION: MASTERING OPPONENT'S LANGUAGE STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT FOR ARMENIA
Deputy dean of Oriental Studies faculty of Yerevan State University Ruben Melkonyan met with journalists on May 14.
Melkonyan presented the first-ever textbook of Azerbaijani language in Armenia developed ...CANNES 2012: OUTSIDER PICTURES PICKS UP RIGHTS TO "FAT KID RULES THE WORLD"
The film, based on K. L. Going's young adult novel, will have a late summer theatrical release in the U.S., The Hollywood Reporter said.
Outsider Pictures has acquired international sales rights ...SCR PREPARES FOR SUMMER PASSENGER TRAFFIC
All South Caucasus Railways (SCR) branches of production are preparing for passenger traffic in summer season. The railway carries out repairs and inspections of passenger cars and locomotives, checks ...ARMENIAN FINANCE MINISTRY: MAY 14-20 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 ...UK FOREIGN SECRETARY WARNS OF TOUGHER IRAN SANCTIONS
The European Union will impose tougher sanctions on Iran if it fails to take concrete steps to allay international concerns over its nuclear program, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Monday, ...ASIA SHIELDED FROM EUROPE'S FINANCIAL WOES - FITCH
Asian economies are better shielded from Europe's financial woes than other regions and China is unlikely to undergo a "hard landing" despite recent gloomy data, credit watchdog Fitch said ...ARMENIAN KILLED IN SYRIAN UNREST
...TRUMAN CAPOTE'S "BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S" RELEASED AS E-BOOK
Vintage Books announced Monday, May 14 that "Breakfast at Tiffany's" Truman Capote's classic New York City novella, is coming out this week as an e-book for the first time, AP reported.
...DEPUTY PM BELIEVES TURKEY MAY ADOPT PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ said he believes that Turkey will one day adopt a presidential system and accused those who attempt to delay the process of wrong doing against Turkey, Hurriyet ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 394,45 MAY 14
Deals amounting to AMD 4,45 mln. at an average rate of AMD 396/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on May 14. The closing price totaled AMD 396.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 394,45 ...DIASPORA MINISTER MEETS ARMENIAN VETERANS OF FRENCH RESISTANCE
Today, on May 14, Armenian Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan met with veterans of the French Resistance.
Minister Hakobyan thanked all those present for their outstanding heroism, highlighting their ...BOOK ABOUT KARABAKH ALREADY AVAILABLE IN ARABIC
A book titled "Karabakh Diary: Green and Black" was published in Arabic in Beirut.
The first edition came out in 2008. The author, Civilitas Foundation expert and journalist Tatul Hakobyan worked on ...DANNY DEVITO-DIRECTED THRILLER FOR SALE AT CANNES
Shangri-La Entertainment announced that Danny DeVito has wrapped shooting on his apocalyptic thriller and is now in post-production, Deadline reported.
Directed by DeVito, the currently untitled project ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT TO PARTICIPATE IN CSTO ANNIVERSARY MEETING
On May 15, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will depart for the Russian Federation on a working visit.
In Moscow he will participate in a meeting of CSTO Collective Security Council, dedicated to the ...YEMENI FORCES KILL 16 AL-QAEDA MILITANTS
Yemeni government forces pounded al-Qaeda targets on Monday, May 14 killing at least 16 militants in the troubled south where the army is trying to uproot the terror group, military officials said, according ...GREECE MUST RESPECT TERMS OF REFORM PROGRAM, BERLIN SAYS
Greece must respect the terms and timetable of its reform program agreed as part of an EU-IMF bailout as the "only and right" way out of its debt crisis, the German finance ministry warns.
...ALEC BALDWIN JOINS WOODY ALLEN'S "MAN THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE" COMEDY
In separate deals, 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin is reuniting with his To Rome With Love helmer Woody Allen, and his Rock Of Ages co-star Russell Brand, Deadline reported.
Baldwin will be part of the cast ...OVER 330 CALLS REPORTED ON POLLING DAY IN ARMENIA
Within the framework of "Ready for election" program implemented by Protection of Rights without borders NGO and Open Society Foundations-Armenia office hotlines received 48 calls from Armenian citizens, ...TURKISH AUTHOR SAYS ECONOMIC BOOM UNDERMINED DESIRE FOR EUROPE
Speaking to a Spanish daily over the weekend, Turkish novelist and Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk said Europe has broken many hearts in Turkey.
In remarks to El Pais, Pamuk noted that the nature of relations ...APPLE QUIETLY DROPS "4G" TERM FROM IPAD DESCRIPTIONS
Apple has made a swift and quiet change to way it describes its Ipad tablet, according to The Inquirer.
The firm has dropped the term "4G" from its descriptions of the Ipad following criticisms ...DIASPORA MINISTRY ORGANIZES "GLIMPSES OF ARTSAKH" PHOTO CONTEST
Armenian Diaspora Ministry organizes "Glimpses of Artsakh" photo contest. Participants must present media-published photos portraying the history, liberation movement, historical values and current reforms ...MOSCOW SAYS AL-QAEDA BEHIND DAMASCUS BOMBINGS
Moscow believes that terrorist groups, including al-Qaeda, carried out recent suicide bombings in Syria, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said on Monday, May 14, RIA Novosti reported.
...APPLE ACCUSES SAMSUNG OF DESTROYING EVIDENCE
Apple has accused Samsung of destroying evidence in the ongoing patent battle between the firms, demanding that the court push the jury to assume the Korean company feared it would indict itself, SlashGear ...FIRST LOOK AT SCARLETT JOHANSSON AS ALIEN IN "UNDER THE SKIN"
After playing heroine Black Widow in "The Avengers", Scarlett Johansson will appear as a sexy alien in "Under the Skin". Building anticipation to Johansson's new movie, FilmNation ...LEBANESE ARMENIANS RAISE $57 000 FOR ARTSAKH REFORMS
For several days different Armenian centers of Lebanon hosted celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the liberation of Shushi. On May 13, "Shushi" ARFD Committee hosted an inauguration of a memorial ...ARAM I MEETS WITH ARMENIAN YOUTH IN IRAN
Addressing a youth gathering in Isfahan, Iran, His Holiness, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I called for a more important role for the Armenian youth in church and community life: "All ..."THE DESCENT" HELMER TO DIRECT "LAST VOYAGE OF DEMETER" VAMPIRE FLICK
The Last Voyage of the Demeter might finally set sail. Neil Marshall, the noted horror filmmaker behind The Descent, is attached to direct the long-gestating Demeter, which is being set up at Millennium ...LINKEDIN RELEASES OFFICIAL WINDOWS PHONE 7.5 APP
LinkedIn has quietly released an official Windows Phone 7.5 application over the weekend, The Next Web reports.
LinkedIn was one of the major social networks without a native Windows Phone app. The company, ...AZERI POLICE BREAKS UP PRE-EUROVISION PROTEST
Police in Azerbaijan on Monday, May 14 broke up an attempt to hold an opposition protest in Baku as the city gets ready to hold the prestigious Eurovision song contest later this month, AFP reported.
..."THE SECRET HISTORY OF JOAN OF ARC" BOOK TO BE ADAPTED INTO A MOVIE
Kamala Films and Furst Films announced that they have jointly acquired the film rights to The Maid and The Queen: The Secret History of Joan of Arc, Deadline reported.
Marissa McMahon of Kamala Films ...FERRARIS TAKE TOP 3 LOTS IN $41.8 MILLION AUCTION
Ferraris led by a 625 TRC Spider took the top three lots in a $41.8 million auction as the Italian maker continues to attract classic-car investors, Bloomberg reports.
The Spider, raced in California ...CANNES UN CERTAIN REGARD JURY NAMED
With just two days to go before the Cannes Film Festival kicks off, Un Certain Regard president Tim Roth finally has his jury, The Hollywood Reporter said.
Un Certain Regard will kick off on May 17 with ...YOUNG ARMENIAN, TURKISH FILMMAKERS PARTICIPATE IN ISTANBUL WORKSHOP
Ten young filmmakers from Armenia and Turkey participated in the Armenia-Turkey Cinema Platform (ATCP) workshop held in Istanbul on April 12-13, 2012 on the sidelines of the 31st Istanbul International ...LIBYA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS CANDIDATE KILLED
A candidate for Libya's national elections was killed in the desert south shortly after submitting his registration, security sources said, highlighting the North African country's volatility ...ARMENIA MAY BROADCAST EUROVISION 2012
Public Television of Armenia, probably, will broadcast Baku-hosted Eurovision 2012 song contest, head of the Armenian Eurovision delegation Gohar Gasparyan told PanARMENIAN.Net.
Armenian Television Company ...IAEA NUKE WATCHDOG OFFICIALS LEAVE IRANIAN MISSION IN VIENNA
Senior UN nuclear watchdog officials left an Iranian diplomatic mission in Vienna after around five hours of talks on the Islamic state's disputed atomic activities on Monday, May 14 declining any ...BOBBY PAUNESCU TO DIRECT CHINESE CO-PRODUCTION "THE GIRL WHO KNEW TOO MUCH"
Mandragora International Group, headquarted in Romania, has signed an agreement to co-produce a feature film, The Girl Who Knew Too Much, with China Film Group Corp., China's government-run production ...MOBSTER'S BODY EXHUMED AS PART OF VATICAN KIDNAP PROBE
The body of a mobster has been exhumed in Rome as part of an investigation into the mystery disappearance of the teenage daughter of a Vatican worker almost 30 years ago, Belfast Telegraph reported.
...THE PIRATE BAY FOUNDER TO TAKE CASE TO EUROPE'S TOP COURT
A founder of Swedish file-sharing site The Pirate Bay will take his case to Europe's top court after the Supreme Court in Sweden refused to hear his appeal, his lawyer said Monday, May 14, AFP reported.
...OSCE MG: FRENCH POLICY ON KARABAKH WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED
French policy aimed at Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement will remain unchanged following election of Francois Hollande as president, French co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group said.
As Jacques Faure said ...PICASSO, MAGRITTE, DALÍ, ERNST ICONIC WORKS TO BE AUCTIONED AT SOTHEBY'S
Sotheby's announced a highly selective auction of Impressionist & Modern Art to take place in Paris on 30 May 2012. This prestigious 65-lot sale pays tribute to some of the most iconic artists of ...RUSSIA WILL CONTINUE KARABAKH SETTLEMENT EFFORTS - OSCE MG CO-CHAIR
Russian co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group said that his country adheres to peaceful resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
"Russia will continue active efforts to achieve settlement of the problem," Igor ...JAPAN ASSEMBLY AGREES TO RESTART NUKE REACTORS AMID WORRIES
The local assembly in a Japanese town that hosts a nuclear plant agreed on Monday, May 14 it was necessary to restart two off-line reactors, its chairman said, the first such nod since all the country's ...QUEEN ELIZABETH'S DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATION PICKS UP STEAM
Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee celebration is picking up steam. On Sunday May 13 night, performers from all over the world got together at Windsor Castle for the Diamond Jubilee Show, CBS News ...OVER TEN DETAINED IN BAKU PROTEST ACTION
Police in Azerbaijan on Monday, May 14 broke up an attempt to hold an opposition protest in Baku as the city gets ready to hold the prestigious Eurovision song contest later this month, AFP reports.
...GREAT ENGLISH PORTRAIT PAINTER THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH'S BIRTHDAY
English portrait and landscape painter Thomas Gainsborough (May 14, 1727 -August 2, 1788) would have celebrated his 285th birthday today.
He was born the youngest son of John Gainsborough, a weaver in ...ORINATS YERKIR NAMES PARLIAMENTARY GROUP MEMBERS
Orinats Yerkir discussed the parliamentary group composition in the newly formed National Assembly of Armenia.
The party announced the names of fraction members following the discussion, with Heghine ...LONDON TO HOST ARMENIAN EXHIBITION
On May 19-20, Navasartian Centre in London will host an exhibition of Armenian painters Hrayr Karapetyan and Armen K Kay.
Reproductions of the existing and displayed artwork will also be available in ...APPLE REPORTEDLY PREPARES PHOTO-SHARING UPGRADE FOR ICLOUD
Apple is reportedly preparing an upgrade to its iCloud service that includes new photo-sharing features, according The Wall Street Journal.
As BGR.com reports, the publication cites multiple anonymous ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1632 Death of Catholicos Movsess Tatevatsee, a prominent figure of the Armenian renaissance of the 17th century. He was born in 1583.
- 1805 The Treaty of the Kyurak-chai River. Artsakh is joined to Russia.
- 1812 Birth in Tbilissi (Georgia) of Stepanos Nazaryan, the founder of the "Hyusisapail" - Aurora Borealis - monthly magazine. He was born in 1812.
- 1814 Birth of Karapet Shahnazaryan in Hamadan (Iran). He died in 1865.
- 1870 Tsar Alexander the Second sets out his peasant reforms in Armenia and in Azerbaijan.
- 1911 Death of Bogdan Knunyants (Bolshevik politician) in Baku's Baylov prison. He was born in 1878.
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