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Headlines for June 21, 2012
MORE THAN 100 KILLED, 500 INJURED IN WEST LIBYA CLASHES
More than 100 people were killed and 500 injured in a week of clashes in western Libya, a government spokesman said, the latest bout of fighting that has highlighted volatility in the North African country ...PAPER SAYS TSARUKYAN WON'T ATTEND PARLIAMENT MEETINGS
According to Hraparak daily, Prosperous Armenia party leader Gagik Tsarukyan has refused to attend parliament meetings, while Tigran Sargsyan is Prime Minister.
However, it is noteworthy that Tsarukyan ...PAPER: PRESIDENT OUTRAGED BY STATE REVENUE COMMITTEE HEAD'S REPORT
On June 16, Armenia's State Revenue Committee head Gagik Khachatryan submitted a report to President Serzh Sargsyan, Zhoghovurd daily reports.
However, Khachatryan left the president's room intimidated.
...GOVERNOR APPOINTMENTS TO BE DISCUSSED AT RPA EXECUTIVE BODY MEETING
Today, June 21, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) will hold an executive body meeting, with governors' appointments on the agenda, Yerkir paper reported.
RPA parliamentary group member Rafik ...ELINA DANIELIAN SUFFERS 1ST DEFEAT AT FIDE WOMEN GRAND PRIX
Armenia's Elina Danielian suffered her first defeat by Russian Alexandra Kosteniuk in the 9th round of FIDE Women Grand Prix in Kazan.
With 6 points, she currently shares 1st-3rd places with Humpy Koneru ...ARMENIA GRABS 2 SILVER MEDALS AT EUROPEAN JUNIOR WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP
Armenia's freestyle wrestlers grabbed two silver medals at European Junior Wrestling Championship in Zagreb 2012.
Artak Hovhannisyan (55 kg) was beaten by Azerbaijan's Qalib Aliyev in the tournament's ...DAVID NALBANDIAN BEATS NICOLAS ALMAGRO AT BOODLES CHALLENGE 2012
Argentina's David Nalbandian scored 3:6, 6:3 and 10:4 wins against Spaniard Nicolas Almagro at London-hosted The Boodles Challenge 2012 grass court tournament, according to gotennis.ru.
Nalbandian's ...PAPER: PROSPEROUS ARMENIA'S SAMVEL BALASYAN MAY RUN FOR GYUMRI MAYOR
According to Hraparak daily, ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) member Vardan Ghukasyan has been holding talks with other political forces requesting them to endorse him during Gyumri mayor race, ...GOOGLE LAUNCHES ENDANGERED LANGUAGE PROJECT
The search giant Google's philanthropic arm, Google.org, has launched the Endangered Language project, a website devoted to preserving those ancient tongues that are now only spoken by a few thousand ...OIL PRICES DROP TO NEAR 8-MONTH LOWS ABOVE $80
Oil prices dropped to near 8-month lows above $80 a barrel Thursday, June 21, in Asia after the U.S. central bank balked at implementing vigorous stimulus measures to boost waning economic growth, the ...UN CHIEF REGRETS LACK OF AGREEMENT ON IRAN NUKE PROGRAM
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed regret that no agreement on Iran's controversial nuclear program had been reached during the latest round of talks in Moscow, according to RIA ...HAMAS SAYS READY TO TRUCE WITH ISRAEL
Hamas is ready to agree to an Egyptian-brokered truce with Israel, its military wing has said.
Hamas is committed to halt three days of fighting, "as long as the occupation [Israel] stops this aggression", ...YAHOO, FACEBOOK NEGOTIATING PATENTS DISPUTE
Yahoo and Facebook are in negotiations to resolve a patents dispute, an attorney for Yahoo told a federal court, PCWorld reports.
"The parties are currently engaged in settlement negotiations to ...ORACLE CEO LARRY ELLISON BUYS HAWAIIAN ISLAND
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has bought 98% of the Hawaiian island of Lana'i, according to a statement from the governor of Hawaii.
Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie said, "It is my understanding ...JUNE 21 CELEBRATES OFFICIAL HOLIDAY OF SKATEBOARDING
Every year, June 21, skateboarders around the globe celebrate "Go Skateboarding Day" - the official holiday of skateboarding - with sessions, barbecues, contests, demos, fundraisers and even ...EGYPT DELAYS ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL RACE RESULTS
Egypt's election commission delayed the announcement of presidential election results scheduled for Thursday, June 21, as tension spiked over who will succeed ailing ousted president Hosni Mubarak ...IPHONE 5 SMALLER DOCK CONNECTOR RUMOR GETS CONFIRMED
Rumors leaked last month that the iPhone 5 will have a new Dock connector with only 19 pins, as opposed to the rectangular 30-pin port found on the mobile today, CNET reports.
This rumor is said to be ...INFO ON AZERI "REGAINING CONTROL OF THREE VILLAGES" FALSE
The information suggesting Azeri armed forces allegedly "regained control of three villages of Ghazakh province" disseminated by Azerbaijani websites is not true to fact, Armenian Defense Ministry press ...AFGHAN PRESIDENT UNDER FIRE FOR OIL DEAL WITH COMPANY RUN BY COUSIN
Anti-corruption campaigners and diplomats have challenged Hamid Karzai's government for awarding a $3bn oil deal to a company run by a cousin who was jailed in the United States for drug trafficking, ...OLYMPIC ARTIST LEROY NEIMAN DIES AT 91
US artist LeRoy Neiman, an official painter of five Olympiads famed for his instant renditions of sporting action, has died in New York aged 91.
One of the world's most commercially successful contemporary ...LINKEDIN FACES CLASS ACTION SUIT OVER SECURITY BREACH
LinkedIn is facing a class action suit over the security breach that saw millions of users' passwords posted online, The Register reports.
Illinois resident Katie Szpyrka leads the complaint, which ...APPLE TO PAY $2.29M FINE FOR MISLEADING AUSTRALIAN CONSUMERS
An Australian federal court judge Thursday, June 21 ordered Apple Inc. to pay a 2.25 million Australian dollar (US$2.29 million) fine for potentially misleading consumers over the capabilities of its ...ANC MISTAKES PARLIAMENT PLATFORM FOR LIBERTY SQUARE
Today, June 21, the discussion of the government's program for the upcoming 5 years continued at the parliament, with the Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc again harshly criticizing the ...PICASSO'S 'FEMME ASSISE' AUCTIONED FOR OVER £8M
Pablo Picasso's 'Femme assise', which depicts the Spanish artist's lover Francoise Gilot while heavily pregnant with their daughter Paloma, sold for over £8 million at a London auction, ...PAKISTANI COURT DELAYS BIN LADEN DOCTOR APPEAL HEARING
A lawyer for a Pakistani doctor jailed after he helped the U.S. track down Osama bin Laden says the first hearing in his appeal was delayed, the Associated Press reported.
Samiullah Khan Afridi said ...ASIA-PACIFIC HOME TO HIGHEST NUMBER OF MILLIONAIRES
For the first time, the Asia-Pacific region has become home to the highest number of millionaires in the world, says an annual global wealth report by Capgemini and Royal Bank of Canada Wealth Management.
...NO TECHNICAL PROBLEMS IN INDONESIA SUKHOI CRASH, RUSSIA SAYS
The Sukhoi Superjet airliner that crashed in Indonesia last month had no apparent technical problems, United Aircraft Corporation President Mikhail Poghosyan said on Thursday, June 21.
"According to ...BSTDB HEAD HAILS ARMENIA'S WITHSTANDING ECONOMIC CRISIS
While the region is still overcoming the consequences of the global economic crisis, Armenia can serve a good example for both withstanding it and creating most favorable conditions for the activity of ...OSCE PA MEMBERS TO VOTE ON IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM
The same week that the European Union oil embargo against Iran takes effect parliamentarians from the world's largest regional security organization, the OSCE, will gather to vote on how to peacefully ...PALESTINIAN MILITANTS FIRE 8 ROCKETS INTO ISRAEL
Palestinian militants fired rockets from Gaza into Israel for a fourth consecutive day on Thursday, June 21, the army said, despite an announcement by Hamas it had agreed to a truce with the Jewish state, ...ARMENIA TO INCREASE BSTDB SHARE TO 5%
The fourth medium-term strategy of the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) on Armenia has already been approved by BSTDB Board, RA Deputy Minister of Finance said
Vardan Aramyan noted that Armenia's ...HSBC: CHINA'S MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY DETERIORATED IN JUNE
China's manufacturing activity deteriorated in June, according to preliminary HSBC data which registered a seven-month low, indicating that global problems were taking a mounting toll on China's export-dependent ...AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS FIND BIGGEST-EVER DIPROTODON GRAVEYARD
Australian scientists Thursday, June 21, unveiled the biggest-ever graveyard of an ancient rhino-sized mega-wombat called diprotodon, with the site potentially holding valuable clues on the species' ...URUGUAY MULLS SELLING MARIJUANA
Uruguay's national government has said it plans to send a bill to Congress that would allow it to sell marijuana, making it the first country in the world to do so, Belfast Telegraph said.
Under ...FERRARI CHARITY AUCTION RAISES €1.8 MILLION
Ferrari held an auction where it sold off a one-of-a-kind 599XXEVO racing car along with a bunch of other Ferrari items, SlashGear reports.
The auction was held for charity in an effort to raise money ...BBC'S IPLAYER GETS ADDED FUNCTIONALITY
BBC's iPlayer is getting some added functionality that will allow users to both rewind and restart live television via BBC iPlayer without having to first wait for the show to finish, according to ...NKR: AZERBAIJAN REJECTS KARABAKH SETTLEMENT CIVILIZED WAYS
Foreign Affairs Ministry of the Artsakh Republic issued remarks on the joint statement by three Co-Chairing Presidents of the OSCE Minsk Group Presidents Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama and Francois Hollande ...U.S. CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE BLAMES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ON GUN CONTROL
Congressional candidate Samuel Wurzelbacher, more commonly known as Joe the Plumber (R-Ohio), has released a new campaign ad blaming the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide on gun control laws in Turkey ...HENRY KERALI APPOINTED WORLD BANK REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR SOUTH CAUCASUS
Mr. Henry Kerali has been appointed World Bank Regional Director for the South Caucasus effective July 1, 2012. In this position, Mr. Kerali will oversee the Bank's program in the three countries - Armenia, ...KEIRA KNIGHTLEY FEATURED IN "ANNA KARENINA" TRAILER
Joe Wright returns with another sumptuous period piece in "Anna Karenina," starring his favorite muse, Keira Knightley, TheWrap reported.
Based on the trailer, the "Atonement" director's ...HOMENETMEN ATHLETIC GAMES DUE JULY 4-8 IN WASHINGTON
The Homenetmen Eastern Regional's 22nd Annual Athletic Games will be held this year from July 4-8 in Washington, D.C., with the Homenetmen of Greater Washington as the proud hosts, The Armenian Weekly ...SYRIAN FIGHTER PLANE PILOT DEFECTS TO JORDAN
A Syrian fighter plane has landed at a military air base in the north of Jordan and the pilot has asked for asylum, Jordanian officials say, according to BBC News.
Jordan's Minister of Information, ...WB REGIONAL DIRECTOR SAYS 7% ECONOMIC GROWTH POSSIBLE IN ARMENIA
World Bank Regional Director for the South Caucasus deems achievement of 7% economic growth "possible" in Armenia.
Asad Alam stressed the role of the government's program, political changes and the global ...PAKISTANI PM NOMINEE FACES ARREST
A court has issued an arrest warrant for the ruling party veteran poised to replace Pakistan's ousted prime minister, local television stations reported on Thursday, June 21 deepening political uncertainty ...8.4% INCREASE REPORTED IN SCR FREIGHT VOLUME IN JAN-MAY 2012
The freight volume of South Caucasian Railway (SCR) CJSC in January-May 2012 amounted to 1243.7 thousand tons, increasing by 8.4% over the same period in 2011.
In the first five months of 2012 SCR transported ...GLENDALE CHAPTER DONATES $5000 FOR AYF ARTSAKH CAMPAIGN
The Glendale "Roupen" Chapter gave the AYF's "With Our Soldiers (WOS)" campaign a vital boost this past week with a generous donation of over $5000. The money will go toward treatments for veterans of ...ROMANIA'S EX-PM SHOOTS HIMSELF, FACES SURGERY
A former Romanian prime minister who shot himself in the neck in an apparent suicide attempt is to undergo surgery, according to Belfast Telegraph.
Adrian Nastase was admitted to hospital on Wednesday, ...ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS GOVT. PROGRAM WITH 75 VOTES "FOR", 45 "AGAINST"
Parliament has adopted Armenian government program with 75 votes in favor and 47 against it; 4 out of 6 political forces - the opposition and Prosperous Armenia party voted to oppose the program, while ...YEREVAN-TBILISI-YEREVAN TRAINS SERVICED 7.9 THOUS. PASSENGERS IN JAN-MAY
According to the recent statistics, in January - May 2012 Yerevan-Tbilisi-Yerevan trains transported 7.9 thousand passengers, which is 1,3 % more than in five months last year.
Moreover, only in May ...WOZNIAK VISITS MEGAUPLOAD'S DOTCOM IN NEW ZEALAND
During a recent trip to New Zealand, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak visited Kim Dotcom's home and took several photographs with the MegaUpload founder and the man accused by the United States of criminal ..."HOLY MOTORS" HELMER TO GET PARDO D'ONORE "CINEMA MASTER" AWARD
After a 13-year absence, French helmer Leos Carax returned to the Cannes competition in May with his well-received Holy Motors. Indomina then acquired the film for the U.S, Deadline reported.
It stars ...AIR FRANCE TO CUT 5,000 JOBS TO REDUCE COSTS
French airline Air France has announced it is to cut more than 5,000 jobs by the end of 2013 in an attempt to reduce costs and return to growth, BBC News reported.
The figure represents just under 10% ...IRANIAN CENTRAL BANK WEBSITE ATTACKED
The website of the Iranian Central Bank was the target of a hacking attack on Thursday, June 21, The Jerusalem Post reported citing Iranian media.
The website went offline briefly, but return to normal ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 417,22 JUNE 21
Deals amounting to USD 4,85 mln. at an average rate of AMD 418,95 /USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on June 21. The closing price totaled AMD 418,99.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD ...EXPLOSIVES FOUND NEAR SWEDISH NUKE PLANT
Sweden has raised the security level at its nuclear power plants after explosives were found on a truck at the south-western Ringhals atomic power station, Belfast Telegraph reported.
The government ...CANNES-SCREENED "THE PAPERBOY" GETS A RELEASE DATE
The film, which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last month, stars Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron and John Cusack, The Hollywood Reporter said.
Millennium Entertainment's ...PROSECUTORS URGE INSANITY VERDICT FOR MASS KILLER BREIVIK
Norwegian prosecutors say self-confessed mass killer Anders Breivik should be committed to compulsory psychiatric care instead of prison, Belfast Telegraph reported.
In their closing arguments at an ...TURKEY "AGREES TO RESTORE TIES WITH FRANCE AFTER GENOCIDE BILL ROW"
Turkey has agreed to restore all ties with France, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday, June 21 following a breakdown in relations last year prompted by a dispute over a bill criminalizing ...GENOCIDE: TURKEY MAKES PEACE WITH FRANCE IN WAIT-AND-SEE GAME
Turkey has agreed to restore all ties with France, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said following a breakdown in relations last year prompted by a dispute over a bill criminalizing Armenian Genocide ...RUSSIAN SHIP CARRYING HELICOPTERS TO SYRIA RETURNS HOME
The Russian ship MV Alaed, carrying a cargo of overhauled Russian-made Mil Mi-25 helicopter gunships bound for Syria, will dock in the north Russian port of Murmansk on Saturday, Russian Foreign Ministry ..."RISE OF PLANET OF APES" WRITERS TO TACKLE "JURASSIC PARK IV"
It's been a while since movie lovers last heard about "Jurassic Park IV", and now Deadline has broken news on the progress of the long-gestating project. It has been reported that Universal ...ISRAEL: CLOCK TICKS DOWN TO MILITARY ACTION AFTER IRAN NUKE TALKS FAILURE
Israel has responded to the failure of the latest nuclear talks between world powers and Iran with a familiar refrain: sanctions must be ramped up while the clock ticks down toward possible military action, ...TIM ROTH TO JOIN DAVID CRONENBERG'S "KNIFEMAN" SERIES
Tim Roth is about to explore the cutting edge of television programming. "Lie to Me" star Roth has signed on to star in "Knifeman," David Cronenberg's maiden foray into television, ...ROSNEFT INKS JOINT VENTURE DEAL WITH ITALY'S ENI, NORWAY'S STATOIL
Russian oil giant Rosneft signed several agreements on Thursday with Italy's Eni and Norway's Statoil to set up joint ventures for development of offshore projects in the Barents and Black seas.
...10 KILLED IN INDONESIAN AIR FORCE PLANE CRASH
At least 10 people have been killed after an Indonesian air force plane crashed into a housing complex in the east of the capital, Jakarta, BBC News reported.
Seven people on board the plane died, as ...JOHN BRYSON QUITS AS U.S. COMMERCE SECRETARY
Less than two weeks after taking medical leave in the wake of multiple car accidents, U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson has resigned. Bryson sent a letter informing President Obama of his resignation ...GRAVITAS VENTURES & VARIANCE FILMS NABS "FRANKIE GO BOOM" COMEDY
Gravitas Ventures and Variance Films have acquired domestic rights to 3,2,1…Frankie Go Boom, Deadline said.
The comedy, which premiered at this year's SXSW Film Festival, stars Bridesmaids' Chris ...U.S. DESIGNATES 3 TOP BOKO HARAM LEADERS ON TERRORIST LIST
The United States designated three leaders of the Boko Haram militant group as terrorists Thursday, June 21 in a bid to stem the violence in Nigeria, which has endured a series of deadly attacks, AFP ...BP IN ROSNEFT PRIVATIZATION TALKS WITH RUSSIA
British oil giant BP is in talks with the Russian government about taking part in the privatization of Rosneft, the Russian state oil group, a government source said on Thursday, June 21, according to ...TWITTER WEBSITE DOWN, APPS DON'T WORK
At the moment, the Twitter website is down and both first and third-party Twitter apps can't send or receive messages, according to Neowin.
Twitter users are used to seeing brief amounts of downtime ...ANGELINA JOLIE DONATES $100,000 TO HELP SYRIAN REFUGEES
Angelina Jolie continues her efforts to help those in need. To commemorate World Refugee Day on June 20, the UNHCR special envoy made a $100,000 donation to the U.N. Refugee Agency to support its work ...GRETA GERWIG: WORKING WITH WOODY ALLEN NERVE-WRACKING BUT REWARDING EXPERIENCE
Greta Gerwig says working with Woody Allen on his latest offering, To Rome With Love, was a nerve-wracking -- but ultimately rewarding -- experience, The Hollywood Reporter said.
"I was really scared ...EDGAR GHAZARYAN TO BE APPOINTED VAYOTS DZOR PROVINCE GOVERNOR
The head of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia's Jermuk territorial organization, the dean of management department at Armenian State University of Economics Edgar Ghazaryan will be appointed as a ...PARLIAMENT VICE-SPEAKER TAKES OPPOSITION VOTES AGAINST GOVT. PROGRAM IN HIS STRIDE
Parliamentary vice-speaker Eduard Sharmazanov commented on the opposition and Prosperous Armenia party's votes against the government program.
The vice-speaker refrained from giving any assessment of ...EBAY TO BUILD NON-UTILITY FUEL CELL INSTALLATION
EBay is continuing its green business initiatives by building the next phase of the company's data center primarily using renewable energy, PC Magazine reports.
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