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Headlines for June 09, 2012
CLINTON DIDN'T MEET PROSPEROUS ARMENIA LEADER, PAPER SAYS
According to Haykakan Zhamanak daily, as the spokesperson for the U.S Embassy in Armenia Taguhi Jahukyan told the paper, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton didn't meet Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik ...FREE DEMOCRATS SAY ANC LEADER WON'T RUN FOR PRESIDENT - PAPER
According to Aravot daily, asked as to whether Free Democrats will nominate own candidate or will back Heritage leader, party member Alexander Arzumanyan said such an intention has not been voiced, with ...PAPER: PM SARGSYAN AVOIDS MEETING ANC REPRESENTATIVES
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan didn't not offer Armenian National Congress (ANC) parliamentary group representatives to meet him, Haykakan Zhamanak daily reports.
Yesterday, June 8, Prime Minister Sargsyan ...LEVON ARONIAN BEATS HIKARU NAKAMURA IN TAL MEMORIAL ROUND 1
Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian beat Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.) in the first round of Tal Memorial.
Aronian will face off against Evgeny Tomashevsky in the second round.
Other board pairings have been ...CHINA TO CARRY OUT MANNED SPACE LAUNCH MIDDLE OF JUNE
China has announced it will carry out a manned space flight at some point in the middle of June. A rocket carrying the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft has been moved to a launch pad in the north-west of the country, ...DEFENSE MINISTRY CONSCRIPTS CITIZENS EXEMPTED FROM MILITARY SERVICE - PAPER
The Armenian Defense Ministry currently carries out conscription of citizens, who didn't undergo military service, Zhoghovurd daily reports.
Paper's sources say, the Ministry summons all those having ...BARCAMP YEREVAN 2012 NON-OFFICIAL IT CONFERENCE LAUNCHED
BarCamp Yerevan 2012 non-official IT, new media and Internet conference has launched in Armenian capital on June 9, with conference participants to deliver presentations right after the opening ceremony.
...IMF HEAD: FIXING EUROPEAN BANKS CRITICAL TO BOOSTING GLOBAL ECONOMY
Restoring the health of European banks is critical to strengthening a global economy that is struggling to regain its footing and is at risk of losing ground, the head of the International Monetary Fund ...FOUR NATO SERVICE MEMBERS KILLED IN ATTACK IN AFGHANISTAN
Four NATO service members were killed Saturday, June 9 in an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan, the coalition said.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in an email. Their spokesman, ...PAPER SAYS RPA'S HEAD OFFICE IN POOR CONDITION AFTER RECENT FIRE
Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) head office remains in poor condition following the recent fire, according to Hraparak daily.
The party representatives can stay at the office no longer than 1-2 hours ...NKR DEFENSE ARMY REPORTS AZERI SUBVERSION ATTEMPTS, RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS
1400 instances of ceasefire violation by Azeri armed forces were reported at the contact line between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan from June 3-9, with several thousand shots fired from various caliber ...AZERIS DIRECT SPORADIC FIRE AT ARMENIAN BORDER
Ceasefire violation on Azeri side was reported on June 9, with sporadic fire directed at Armenian border, Defense Ministry press service representative said.
No injuries occurred on Armenian side, Mushegh ...17 KILLED IN SYRIA'S DARAA AS ANGER GROWS OVER HAMA MASSACRE
A Syrian army bombardment of the southern city of Daraa killed 17 civilians, most of them women and children, on Saturday, June 9 a human rights watchdog said, as anger grew over a massacre in a central ...EGYPT'S EX-LEADER MUBARAK ASKS TO BE BURIED NEXT TO GRANDSON
Egyptian media outlets reported Saturday, June 9 that ousted president Hosni Mubarak, who is serving a life sentence in Tora Prison, discussed his burial location with family members, YNet reported.
...GERMANY'S MERKEL SAYS EU READY TO ENSURE EUROZONE STABILITY AS SPAIN DOWNGRADED
Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe was ready to act to ensure stability in the euro zone as Spain's credit rating was cut by three notches amid expectations it may soon seek EU help for banks beset ...RUSSIA'S GAZPROM TO FINANCE BULGARIAN SEGMENT OF SOUTH STREAM PIPELINE
Russian gas giant Gazprom may finance the Bulgarian part of the South Stream gas pipeline, intended to carry natural gas to Europe, in lieu of future payments for gas transit, a source close to the project ...7 UN PEACEKEEPERS KILLED IN IVORY COAST AMBUSH
Armed men have ambushed and killed seven United Nations peacekeepers trying to protect villagers in Ivory Coast, Belfast Telegraph reported.
More than 40 of their colleagues who stayed to guard the area ...UN NUKE WATCHDOG, IRAN FAIL AT PARCHIN PROBE TALKS
The UN nuclear watchdog and Iran failed at talks on Friday, June 8 to unblock a probe into suspected atom bomb research by the Islamic state, a setback dimming any chances for success in higher-level ...SYRIA REBELS SAY WILL RELEASE LEBANESE HOSTAGES IN "NEW CIVIL STATE"
Syrian rebels holding 11 Lebanese Shi'ite pilgrims hostage said they would release the men when their country had established a new "civil state" but left room for negotiations, a video ...ANTHONY HOPKINS, JUDE LAW'S "360" THRILLER TRAILER RELEASED
Just in time for a sultry - if questionable - summer romance, Magnolia Pictures released a trailer for "360," TheWrap reported.
The dramatic thriller starts with a businessman facing his temptation ...CLINTON, ANNAN DISCUSS POLITICAL TRANSITION STRATEGY IN SYRIA
U.S. State Secretary Hillary Clinton and UN and Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan on Friday, June 8 discussed a political transition strategy in Syria, the State Department said, according to RIA Novosti.
...THOUSANDS RALLY AGAINST GREECE'S FAR-RIGHT PARTY AHEAD OF ELECTIONS
Thousands have protested in Greece against the far-right Golden Dawn party after one of its members assaulted a woman on live TV, BBC News reported.
Demonstrators shouted "Neo-Nazis out" in ...U.S. DELAYS DECISION ON HIV-PREVENTION PILL
Drug maker Gilead Sciences has said US health regulators have delayed a decision on whether to approve Truvada as the first pill that prevents HIV infection, Belfast Telegraph reported.
Gilead Sciences ...LEVON ARONIAN, EVGENY TOMASHEVSKY TIE TAL MEMORIAL 2ND ROUND GAME
Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian and Russia's Evgeny Tomashevsky tied their game in Mikhail Tal Memorial 2nd round.
Aronian is leading the Moscow-hosted tournament with 1,5 points.
Fabiano Caruana ...KRISTOPHER HIGGINS POISED TO JOIN ATOM EGOYAN'S "DEVIL'S KNOT" CAST
Kristopher Higgins is in talks to join the cast of Devil's Knot. Higgins, who appeared in season 3 of The Secret Life Of The American Teenager, joins the already announced Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon ...IRAN URGES OPEC MEMBERS TO STICK TO OIL OUTPUT QUOTAS TO HALT PRICE DROP
Iran has urged OPEC member countries to stick to their oil production quotas to halt oil price declines, IRNA news agency reported on Saturday, June 9 citing Iran's OPEC envoy Mohammad Ali Khatibi, RIA ...YEMENI CLASHES WITH AL-QAEDA LEAVE 11 DEAD
Al-Qaeda militants have killed two soldiers in Yemen's Abyan province, prompting troops to shell jihadist positions and kill nine extremists, military and local sources said Saturday, June 9, AFP ...MOODY'S: GREECE'S EUROZONE PULLOUT MAY LEAD TO FRANCE, GERMANY'S DOWNGRADE
Rating agency Moody's has warned that a Greek pullout from the eurozone could lead to downgrades of some of the region's top-rated governments including France and Germany, RFI reported.
"Should ...DAMON LINDELOF TO REWRITE BRAD PITT'S "WORLD WAR Z' ZOMBIE FLICK
Screenwriter Damon Lindelof has been brought in to save Paramount's zombie movie World War Z, The Hollywood Reporter said.
The big-budget movie starring Brad Pitt, who also is one of the producers, has ...IRAN-TARGETING FLAME SUPER-VIRUS CREATORS SEND "SUICIDE" CODE
The creators of the Flame malware have sent a "suicide" command that removes it from some infected computers, BBC News reported.
Security firm Symantec caught the command using booby-trapped ...BLAST DAMAGES KEY OIL PIPELINE IN NORTHERN IRAQ
A key oil pipeline in northern Iraq was damaged Saturday, June 9 in what officials said was an act of sabotage, Trend News reported citing dpa.
Explosives planted under the pipeline transporting crude ...RUSSIA'S LAVROV SAYS SYRIA "ON THE VERGE OF CIVIL CONFLICT"
The situation in Syria is teetering on the brink of full-fledged civil conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday, June 9, RIA Novosti reported.
"It looks like Syria is on the ...KARZAI: U.S. FAILED TO CONSULT AFGHANS ON AIRSTRIKE THAT KILLED 18
Afghanistan's president said Saturday, June 9 that the United States failed to consult Afghan forces when calling in an airstrike that killed 18 civilians, and warned that in the future his government ...FACEBOOK FORCED INTO UNMASKING IDENTITIES OF ANONYMOUS CYBERBULLIES
When Nicola Brookes posted a message of support on Facebook about her favorite contestant on The X Factor talent competition, she found herself the victim of incessant and constant torment from anonymous ...
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