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Headlines for May 18, 2012
OSKANIAN TO RENOUNCE MP MANDATE IN CASE OF COALITION - PAPER
Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik Tsarukyan has urged party member Vartan Oskanian to renounce his depute mandate in case of formation of coalition with the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Haykakan ...PAPER SAYS MAY 18 DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING COMPLAINTS ON POLLING RESULTS
May 18 has been set as deadline for the nine political forces displeased with parliamentary election outcomes to submit their complaints to the Constitutional Court of Armenia, Hraparak daily reports.
...MAY 18 CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY
The worldwide community of museums celebrates the 35th anniversary of International Museum Day on May 18.
Every year since 1977, International Museum Day is held worldwide sometime around May 18. From ...PAPER: EX-MAYOR WANTS TO BECOME DEPUTY PM?
Former Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan has expressed willingness to assume a ministerial post in case he is jointly offered the position of deputy prime minister, according to Haykakan Zhamanak daily.
...PAPER: ARMENIAN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH PARTY MEMBERS
On May 17, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with Prosperous Armenia party leader Gagik Tsarukyan to discuss possible coalition formation, Haykakan Zhamanak daily reports.
However, Prosperous Armenia ...PAPER: ARMENIAN PRESIDENT DRUNK AT RPA MEETING?
According to Haykakan Zhamanak daily, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan attended the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) executive body meeting in high spirits, "probably a little drunk."
The meeting, ...RPA MEMBER DEEMS PARTY MEETING INSIGNIFICANT - PAPER
According to Hraparak daily, the whole elite of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) was present at executive body meeting, except for RPA headquarters head Hovik Abrahamyan.
Though the official ...PAPER: HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN TO BE APPOINTED AS PARLIAMENT SPEAKER?
The composition of the government to be formed remains the key intrigue of Armenian domestic policy, Chorrord Ishkanutyun paper reports.
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has finally decided ...PAPER SAYS DEMAND FOR MINISTERIAL POSTS GROWING
According to Hraparak daily, Armenian authorities have taken a decision to establish new ministries to meet the growing demand for ministerial posts.
First of all this implies demarcation between the ...ARMENTEL FIXING OUTGOING CALL PROBLEMS
ArmenTel CJSC reports that Beeline mobile subscribers encountered problems with making outgoing calls when in2G (GSM) network.
"Connection disruptions are related to operation of one of the network management ...‘QUEEN OF DISCO' DONNA SUMMER DIES AFTER BATTLE WITH LUNG CANCER
Donna Summer died Thursday, May 17 morning after a battle with lung cancer.
As the Huffington Post reports citing TMZ, lovingly named the "Queen of Disco," the 63-year-old was in Florida at ...OIL BELOW $93 PAUSING AFTER TWISTS IN EUROPE'S DEBT CRISIS
Oil prices hovered below $93 a barrel Friday, May 18 in Asia, pausing after the latest twists in Europe's debt crisis triggered a sharp two-week selloff, the Associated Press reports.
Benchmark oil ...N. KOREA DENIES IT JAMMED GPS OF S. KOREAN CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT
North Korea on Friday, May 18 denied it had jammed the GPS systems of hundreds of civilian aircraft and ships in South Korea, accusing the South of using problems with navigation equipment to smear the ...JAPAN LAUNCHES ROCKET WITH FIRST COMMERCIAL FOREIGN SATELLITE
A rocket has lifted off in Japan in the country's first commercial launch of a foreign satellite - one from South Korea designed to monitor the environment, according to AP.
The HII-A rocket lifted ...SEBOUH ASLANIAN SELECTED FOR ARMENIAN CHAIR AT UCLA
An award-winning young historian has been selected to fill a chair originally occupied by retired UCLA historian Richard Hovannisian, who is widely regarded as the world's dean of Armenian studies.
...GRAFFITI ART UNVEILED ON BRITISH EMBASSY YEREVAN WALL
Today, on May 18, the Olympic Torch for the third time in history will arrive in the UK and London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay will begin its 70 day journey around the UK.
To mark the start of the Olympic ...RHODE ISLAND HOUSE CALLS FOR NAGORNO KARABAKH RECOGNITION
The Rhode Island House passed a resolution calling on the U.S. President and Congress to recognize the independence of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR), The Armenian Weekly reported.
The resolution ...ZTE CONFIRMS SECURITY BREACH IN U.S. PHONE MODEL
ZTE Corp, the world's No.4 handset vendor and one of two Chinese companies under U.S. scrutiny over security concerns, said one of its mobile phone models sold in the United States contains a vulnerability ...FACEBOOK VALUED AT RECORD $104BN BEFORE GOING PUBLIC
Facebook's initial public offering has been one of the most hotly-anticipated in corporate history, and today it lived up to the hype, The Telegraph says.
The social network priced its flotation ...TURKEY, EU LAUNCH "POSITIVE AGENDA" IN ACCESSION TALKS
Ankara and the European Union launched a "positive agenda" to prepare Turkey for harmonization in the areas related to blocked chapters, in a move to break the two-year standstill in the country's membership ...YEREVAN TO HOST ICOM 2012 MEETING
In October, 2012 Yerevan's Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts will host a meeting of International Council of Museums (ICOM).
President of ICOM National Committee in Armenia Marine Haroyan ...DAVID NALBANDIAN TO PARTICIPATE IN MASTERS GUINOT-MARY COHR
After suffering a defeat by Andy Murray at Rome Masters 2012 , Argentina-based David Nalbandian is currently training for Masters Guinot-Mary Cohr to be held on May 23-23 in Paris.
Afterwards the player ...34 KILLED IN BUS CRASH IN VIETNAM
34 people were killed and 20 injured - some seriously - after a bus overturned, ploughed off a bridge and crashed into a river in central Vietnam, AFP reports. The bus was travelling from Buon Ma Thuot ...ARMENIA'S REFORESTATION PROJECT APP WINS WB PRIZE
India's Aadhar Bhalinge is the winner of m2Work, a World Bank-sponsored online challenge seeking the best ideas for spurring the job-creation potential of mobile phones.
The competition organized by ...ANONYMOUS EX-MEMBER CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR PIRATE BAY ATTACK
A former member of Anonymous, who now hates the outfit and helps the feds, has claimed responsibility for an attack which downed the Pirate Bay and Wikileaks, TechEye reports.
The "traitor", ...IMF PROJECT TO BOOST FOOD SAFETY PRACTICES IN ARMENIA
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, in partnership with the Austrian Ministry of Finance is launching an advisory project to help Armenian food producers improve food safety practices, thereby increasing ...SAMSUNG GETS 9 MILLION PRE-ORDERS FOR GALAXY S III
Samsung Electronics Co has received some 9 million pre-orders for its Galaxy S III smartphone from more than 100 global carriers, Reuters reported citing the Korea Economic Daily.
Samsung toppled Apple ...ANGRY BIRDS HEIKKI WEBGAME COMING JUNE 18
Rovio might be looking beyond Angry Birds with the announcement of its new 'Amazing Alex' franchise but the company is set to launch a new bird-smashing racing-themed webgame called Angry Birds Heikki ...BOMB BLASTS KILL 5 IN BAGHDAD BIRD MARKET
Three bombs struck near simultaneously at a busy bird market in eastern Baghdad on Friday, May 18 morning, killing five people and wounding dozens, police and health officials said.
According to AP, ...CAMERON, HOLLANDE TO MEET FOR FIRST FACE-TO-FACE TALKS
UK Prime Minister David Cameron will hold his first face-to-face talks with newly-elected French President Francois Hollande on Friday, May 18 as they join world leaders in the U.S. for a G8 summit set ...U.S. POLICE: OVER 100000 PCS TO LOSE INTERNET CONNECTION
U.S. police are predicting that more than 100,000 PCs will lose their internet connection when the FBI pulls the plug on servers that control DNSchanger, TechEye says.
On July 9, the FBI will disable ...UN OBSERVER TEAM HEAD SAYS PEACE IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT DIALOGUE
The head of a UN observer team says that no amount of observers in Syria can achieve a permanent end to the violence without dialogue, the Associated Press reported.
Norwegian team leader Maj. Gen. Robert ...MAY 18 MARKS 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF ROAD OF LIFE
20 years ago, on May 18, 1992, the defense army of Artsakh liberated Lachin (now Berdzor), which was of vital importance.
After liberation of Shushi, the Armenian forces had a new goal - to cleave the ...ARMENIA TO EXPORT FISH PRODUCTS TO EUROPE
State Food Security Service at Armenian Agriculture Ministry will launch monitoring of economic entities specialized in fish industry.
As head of the Service told a press conference on May 18, inspection ...TURKISH PRESIDENT APPROVES BILL ON LAND SALE TO FOREIGNERS
Turkish President Abdullah Gul approved a bill concerning the sale of land to foreigners, Today's Zaman reported.
The new law, which was discussed and approved in Parliament earlier this month, amends ...CANNES SKETCHES: "MOONRISE KINGDOM" WILLIS, "DICTATOR" COHEN AND "MADAGASCAR" CLOWNS
My name's Vahan Stepanyan, I'm a photojournalist at PanARMENIAN Photo agency and this is the 2nd year that I find myself in the thick of things at Cannes. Can't promise to write every day, what with the ...BECKHAM SAYS HONORED TO ESCORT OLYMPIC FLAME
David Beckham says he's honored to have the chance to escort the Olympic flame from Greece to London for the 2012 Summer Games.
AP reports that the former English national team captain and current ...ARMENIAN MANUSCRIPTS DIGITIZED IN SYRIA
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library at St. John's University completed a manuscript preservation project in the Middle East shortly before the violence worsened in Syria, sctimes.com reports.
"This ...RPA FOR COALITION WITH PARTIES HAVING NO PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
Deputy chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) commented on the possible formation of coalition with other political forces.
"It would be correct for the coalition to continue operation. ...RPA MEMBER EXPECTS PROGRESS IN COALITION FORMATION
Prosperous Armenia doesn't delay response regarding proposal of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) to form a coalition, RPA deputy chairman said.
Galust Sahakyan said that prior to the parliamentary ...KYRGYZ PROSECUTORS DEMAND 8 YEARS IN JAIL FOR BLOGGER
Prosecutors in the former soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan on Friday, May 18, demanded an eight-year prison term for ethnic Russian blogger and journalist Vladimir Farafonov, who has been charged with inciting ...RPA VICE-CHAIR SAYS AWARE OF NEW PM, REFUSES TO GIVE NAME
The vice-chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) confessed to awareness as to the new Prime Minister.
However, at news conference in Yerevan, Galust Sahakyan refused to divulge the information.
...OUD VIRTUOSO ARA DINKJIAN TO PERFORM AT LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL
This year's London Jazz Festival, which runs from 9-18 November, has added yet more top names in addition to the host of major artists already announced, confirming it's the biggest LJF to date and a ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 397,89 MAY 18
Deals amounting to AMD 900 thous. at an average rate of AMD 399,5/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on May 18. The closing price totaled AMD399,5.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 397,89 ...WEINSTEIN COMPANY NABS "OATH OF TOBRUK" GADDAFI DOCUMENTARY
The Weinstein Company has acquired domestic rights to "The Oath of Tobruk" a documentary about the fall of Moammar Gaddafi, The Wrap reported.
French philosopher and journalist Bernard-Henri Levy made ...REPUBLIC PARTY LEADER LEAVES ANC
Republic opposition party has left the Armenian National Congress (ANC) bloc. The decision on withdrawal was unanimously taken during the party's political council meeting.
Republic party leader Aram ...WEEKLY DIGEST OF FOREIGN CURRENCY DEALS
USD 75,237,893 was bought at an average price of AMD 395.39/USD 1 and USD 90,686,577 sold at an average price of AMD 396.7 /USD 1 at the Armenian foreign currency market on May 14-18.
Deals amounting ...CANNES: CATE BLANCHETT, MIA WASIKOWSKA TO STAR IN HIGHSMITH'S "CAROL" ADAPTATION
Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska are heading the cast of the new adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's Carol (aka The Price of Salt), Deadline reported.
It's directed by John Crowley (Intermission, Boy ...$10000 FOUND IN SEWER LINE IN TURKISH TOWN
10000 of US dollars were found in a sewer line of a Turkish provincial town by workmen repairing blocked toilets, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported.
Municipal workers were repairing the sewer ...SEVERAL EARTHQUAKES JOLT IRAN
Several earthquakes hit different parts of Iran's Southern town of Ahl in Fars province on Friday, May 18.
According to Fars News Agency, a report by the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University ..."BLADE RUNNER" SCRIBE, RIDLEY SCOTT TO RETEAM FOR SEQUEL
Original Blade Runner writer Hampton Fancher is in talks to pen an idea for an untitled sequel to the classic sci-fi film for director Ridley Scott and studio Alcon Entertainment, The Hollywood Reporter ...EBRD KEEPS RUSSIA'S 2012 GROWTH FORECAST AT 4.2%
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) maintained its forecast for Russia's 2012 gross domestic product growth at 4.2 percent, the bank said on Friday.
According to RIA Novosti, ...ALICIA KEYS TO JOIN STEVIE WONDER ONSTAGE AT BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS
Lineup for this year's Billboard Music Awards keeps growing. Alicia Keys and Stevie Wonder are the latest stars added to the upcoming awards show. She is confirmed to present him with Billboard Icon ...CANNES: SEVEN STARS FILM STUDIOS TO FINANCE JOHN WOO'S "THE KILLER" THRILLER
Bruno Wu's Seven Stars Film Studios (SSFS) has agreed to finance John Woo and Terence Chang's Lion Rock Productions "The Killer", the English language retelling of John Woo's iconic 1989 action film. ...FLEUR PELLERIN BECOMES FRANCE'S FIRST SOUTH KOREAN-BORN MINISTER
Newly elected French President Francois Hollande has named 38-year-old technocrat Fleur Pellerin as France's first South Korean-born minister, in charge of small and medium-sized businesses and the ...POLICE EXAMINES FACEBOOK-POSED VIDEO FOOTAGE FEATURING ASSAULT OF A GIRL
A video footage featuring a girl severely beating another girl in Armenia was posted on Facebook social website May 18.The video shows the assaulted girl, who didn't try to fight back, left motionless ...U2 FRONTMAN BONO'S FACEBOOK STAKE TO MAKE HIM RICHEST MUSICIAN IN THE WORLD
U2 frontman Bono will become the richest musician in the world May 18, overtaking Paul McCartney, the Hollywood Reporter said citing NME.
Facebook is set to float on the stock exchange and all its ...JAPAN URGES BUSINESSES TO CUT ELECTRICITY USE
Japan has urged businesses and households in parts of the country to cut electricity use by up to 15% to avoid possible blackouts, BBC News reported.
The country is facing power shortages this summer ...ARMENIA'S DILIJAN, ROMANIA'S ROMAN ANNOUNCED TWIN CITIES
On May 17, the Mayor of Dilijan, Armenia, Armen Santrosyan and the Mayor of Roman, Romania, Dan Laurenţiu Leoreanu signed a cooperation deal, announcing Dilijan and Roman twin cities.
Armenian Ambassador ...CHANNING TATUM: "MAGIC MIKE" UPCOMING STRIPPER FLICK ISN'T ABOUT MY LIFE
While people have been branding "Magic Mike" a male stripper movie inspired by the life story of Channing Tatum, the actor himself insisted that the Steven Soderbergh-directed pic has nothing ...CANNES: ANDY GARCIA JOINS VERA FARMIGA IN "ADMISSIONS" ROMCOM
Anchor Bay Film has partnered with Andy Garcia's CineSon productions for the upcoming romantic comedy "Admissions," in a deal announced at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, The Wrap reported.
Garcia and ..."SIN CITY" SEQUEL RELEASE DATE SET
Dimension Films has set Oct. 4, 2013 for its sequel to Sin City, Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame To Kill For, The Hollywood Reporter said.
Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller are co-directing the movie, ...ROCKETS INTO U.S. BASE KILL 2 NATO TROOPS, 3 AFGHAN CIVILIANS
Rockets crashed into a U.S. base and a house Friday, May 18, in a remote area of northeast Afghanistan along the Pakistan border, killing two NATO service members and three civilians, officials said.
...RUSSIAN COURT CONVICTS WOMAN FOR TERROR ATTACK ATTEMPT
A court has sentenced Zeinap Suyunova to ten years in prison after finding her guilty of attempting to detonate herself on Moscow's central Red Square over a year ago, Russia's Investigative Committee ...ANC FILES PETITION IN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TO ANNUL PARLIAMENTARY POLL RESULTS
Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc filed a petition in Armenia's Constitutional Court requesting to announce the results of May 6 parliamentary elections invalid.
As Constitutional Court ...LEGENDARY ARABIC DIVA WARDA DIES AT 72
Algerian singer Warda, whose powerful voice range earned her iconic status throughout the Arab world, died of a heart attack yesterday, May 17 aged 72, her family said, according to The Telegraph.
Known ...NKR OFFICIAL: RHODE ISLAND H. RES. ON KARABAKH MAY SET A PRECEDENT WORLDWIDE
The chairman of the NKR National Assembly Committee on Foreign Relations commented on the Rhode Island House resolution calling on the U.S. President and Congress to recognize the independence of the ...FITCH DOWNGRADES GREECE CREDIT RATING DEEPER INTO JUNK TERRITORY
An influential financial ratings agency has downgraded debt-crippled Greece deeper into junk territory, Belfast Telegraph reported.
Fitch warned of a "probable" Greek exit from the euro currency ...OSCAR WINNER AARON SORKIN SHARES INSIGHT INTO STEVE JOBS BIOPIC
Shortly after being tapped to provide the script for Sony Pictures' untitled Steve Jobs biopic, Oscar winner Aaron Sorkin explained his approach for the high-end film project. Instead of making it ...RIGHTS WATCHDOGS: HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN AZERBAIJAN DETERIORATING
Ahead of the Eurovision (22 to 26 May 2012), International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisation, the Human Rights Center of Azerbaijan (HRCA) publish a briefing paper on deteriorating ...NKR PUBLIC COUNCIL OFFICIAL URGES TO CONTINUE ARTSAKH RECOGNITION EFFORTS
The Chairman of NKR Public Council on Foreign Policy and Security welcomed the Rhode Island House resolution calling on the U.S. President and Congress to recognize the independence of the Nagorno Karabakh ...EXPERTS SAY IRAN MAY SEEK "TACTICAL GAIN" IN IAEA NUKE WATCHDOG DEAL
Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog are making headway towards a framework deal on how to tackle concerns about its atomic activity, diplomats say, a potential bargaining chip for Tehran in next week's ...LIAM NEESON TO STAR IN "A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES" THRILLER
Exclusive Media has signed a three-year deal with Cross Creek Pictures to finance, develop and produce at least two films a year, The Wrap reported.
The two companies will split financing, production ...CANNES DAY THREE: INMATE-ACTOR, "PARADISE" FOR MONEY, RANKING WINNER "RUST AND BONE"
Cannes film festival Day Three: Film Français journal rated the competition films, with Jacques Audiard's "Rust and Bone" ranked 1st.
Cannes prison embarrassment
Aniello Arena, ...ZUCKERBERG SAYS FACEBOOK MISSION TO MAKE WORLD MORE CONNECTED
Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg received a hoodie from the NASDAQ CEO and thanked his site's users in opening remarks recorded before he rang the NASDAQ opening bell May 18 morning, TechCrunch reports.
...OBAMA TELLS HOLLANDE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP "DEEPLY VALUED" BY AMERICANS
U.S. President Barack Obama told French counterpart Francois Hollande during White House talks on Friday, May 18 that their countries' bilateral relationship is "deeply valued" by Americans, ...U.S. HOUSE PASSES $642 BN DEFENSE BILL DESPITE WHITE HOUSE VETO THREAT
The U.S. House has passed a $642 billion defense bill despite a White House veto threat, Fox News reported, citing AP.
The vote Friday, May 18 was 299-120. The bill breaks the deficit-cutting agreement ...MOSCOW SLAMS ATTEMPTS TO UNDERMINE UN ENVOY'S PLAN FOR SYRIA
UN envoy Kofi Annan's plan for Syria is in jeopardy over attempts by certain forces to create a spiral of violence in the country, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday, May 18, according ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1843 Birth of Nerses the Fifth (Ashtaraketsi) who later became Catholicos of the Armenian Church. He died in 1857.
- 1886 The Tsarist edict making conscription compulsory in Transcaucasia as of 1887 06 02.
- 1897 Birth of Goorgen Janibekyan (actor). He died in 1978.
- 1920 First Armenian issue of the "Communist" daily published in Baku.
- 1992 A counterattack by Artsakhs armed forces retakes Lachin and reestablishes a land link with Armenia, thus ending Azerbaijans siege of Artsakh and Stalin's separation of Artsakh from Armenia.
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