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Published on June 23, 2012
IRANIAN NAVY PLANS TO BOOST PRESENCE IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- The Iranian navy announced plans to build more warships and increase its presence in international waters.
According to Fars News Agency, navy commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said the deployments would protect Iranian cargo ships around the world, in particular in the Gulf of Aden and the northern part of the Indian Ocean.
"Our presence in international waters is aimed at safeguarding the interests of the Islamic Republic and strengthening military power to defend Iran. So we will multiply our efforts to enhance our military might and have a presence in international waters," he said.
The navy's deputy chief for technical affairs said the force plans to build 10 more vessels, including destroyers and missile-launching frigates.
Headlines for June 23, 2012
GERMANY CRUSH GREECE 4-2 IN EURO 2012 QUARTER-FINAL
Germany crushed Greece 4-2 in a one-sided Euro 2012 quarter-final on Friday, June 22, and set up a last-four clash against England or Italy with their 15th successive win in competitive matches, Reuters ...PAPER SAYS TSARUKYAN WOULD BACK ANY PM CANDIDATE BUT NOT TIGRAN SARGSYAN
According to Hraparak daily, different predictions are made regarding the discussion during face-to-face meeting between Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik Tsarukyan and Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan.
...PAPER SAYS ARFD READY TO COOPERATE WITH PROSPEROUS ARMENIA
MP from ARF Dashnaktsutyun Vahan Hovhannisyan expressed readiness to cooperate with Prosperous Armenia in some issues, 168 Zham daily reports.
"On the one hand, it's good, while on the other hand it ...MUGLY WINS THE TITLE OF WORLD'S UGLIEST DOG
A Chinese crested's short snout, beady eyes and white whiskers earned it the title of World's Ugliest Dog at the annual contest in Northern California, the Associated Press reports.
Competing ...ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MEETS OUTGOING GERMAN AMBASSADOR
On June 22, Armenian parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan met with outgoing German ambassador Hans-Jochen Schmidt.
Mr. Abrahamyan voiced gratitude to the envoy for the contribution to Armenian-German ...PAPER: WILL MEDIA ACCREDITATION ORDER BE TOUGHENED FOR PARLIAMENT'S FALL SESSION?
Journalists' accreditation order for provision of coverage of National Assembly's fall session will be toughened, Yerkir paper reports.
Majority of MPs have already complained to the government of the ...U.S. TO HOLD DIALOGUE ON TRANSNATIONAL THREAT NETWORKS
The U.S. Department of State, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense and the National Defense University, will co-host an international dialogue on combating crime-terror pipelines and related ...IRANIAN NAVY PLANS TO BOOST PRESENCE IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS
The Iranian navy announced plans to build more warships and increase its presence in international waters.
According to Fars News Agency, navy commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said the deployments ...MAJORITY IN ARAB COUNTRIES WANT SYRIA'S ASSAD OUSTED - POLL
Overwhelming majorities in the Arab countries surrounding Syria want to see Syrian President Bashar Assad step down, The Jerusalem Post reports citing a new Pew Research Center poll.
The only neighboring ...SOUTH KOREA, U.S. LAUNCH MASSIVE NAVAL EXERCISE
South Korea and the United States on Saturday, June 23, launched a massive naval exercise in the tense Yellow Sea, ahead of the 62nd anniversary Monday of the outbreak of the Korean War, a spokesman said, ...GOOGLE MARKS ALAN TURING'S 100TH BIRTHDAY WITH DOODLE
Google is celebrating the 100th birthday of computer-science pioneer Alan Turing with a minigame based on one of his "thinking" machines.
Turing, who was born June 23, 1912, designed what he called "a-machines" ...NATURE PROTECTION MINISTER DENIES INFO ON PM'S ROLE IN HIS REAPPOINTMENT- PAPER
168 Zham daily reports that in conversation with the paper's reporter, Minister of Nature Protection Aram Harutyunyan refuted rumors on Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan having greatly contributed to his ...GM DAVID HARUTYUNYAN STILL LEADS 5TH KAREN ASRYAN MEMORIAL
With 6 points Georgia-based grandmaster David Harutyunyan continues to top the standings at 5th Karen Asryan Memorial, ongoing in Armenia's town of Jermuk.
In the 7th round Harutyunyan tied a game against ...SOME PROPERTY TO BE RETURNED TO ARMENIAN COMMUNITY IN TURKEY
The Council of Foundations, part of Turkey's Directorate General for Foundations (VGM), has ruled to return three properties previously confiscated from the Armenian Patriarchate, Today's Zaman reported.
...GIORGIO DI PALERMO RE-ELECTED AS ATP PLAYER BOARD REP
The ATP Player Council re-elected Giorgio di Palermo as Player Board representative from the European region at its meeting at Wimbledon on Friday, June 22, according to atpworldtour.com.
Di Palermo ...PAPER SAYS ARTSAKH PRESIDENT BAKO SAHAKYAN ALREADY IN FACEBOOK
According to Chorrord Ishkhanutyun paper, Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan has registered in Facebook social network.
Another presidential candidate, Nagorno Karabakh National Assembly member Vitali Balasanyan ...U.S. CONGRESSMAN CALLS FOR CONDEMNATION OF AZERBAIJANI AGGRESSION
Earlier this week, as part of the Terjenian-Thomas Internship Program, the 2012 intern class met with Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), reported the Armenian Assembly of ...THE GUARDIAN: SAUDI OFFICIALS PREPARING TO FINANCE FREE SYRIA ARMY
Saudi officials are preparing to pay the salaries of the Free Syria Army as a means of encouraging mass defections from the military and increasing pressure on the Assad regime, according The Guardian.
...MISCHO ERBAN SMASHES WORLD SKATEBOARD RECORD
A Vernon man who considers himself a human race car zoomed down a Quebec road to shatter the Guinness world record for standing downhill skateboarding speed this week, clocking in at 129.94 km/h.
Mischo ...ISRAEL LAUNCHES FRESH AIR STRIKES ON GAZA
Israel launched fresh air strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight after killing two people in earlier raids, the Palestinian health ministry said Saturday, June 23.
According to AFP, the latest strikes targeted ...LA PARK TO BE RETROFITTED FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Councilmember Paul Krekorian, city officials and dozens of children are set to break ground on a state of the art playground in Valley Glen, LA, on Monday, June 25, as part of an ongoing effort to retrofit ...ASSANGE CAN SPEND YEARS IN ECUADORIAN EMBASSY
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could spend years holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in a bid to dodge extradition to Sweden, an expert said.
According to The Tepegraph, diplomatic adviser Paul Whiteway ...7 CZECH TOURISTS KILLED, 44 INJURED IN CROATIA BUS CRASH
Police say at least seven Czech tourists have been killed and 44 injured in a bus crash in Croatia.
The Associated Press reports that the accident happened at around 4 am Saturday, June 23 on the main ...UN SUMMIT APPROVES STRATEGY TO HAUL OVER A BILLION PEOPLE OUT POVERTY
The biggest UN summit on sustainable development in a decade approved a strategy to haul more than a billion people out poverty and cure the sickness of the biosphere, AFP reports.
But critics branded ...MAN WANTED IN PICASSO MASTERPIECE VANDALISM IDENTIFIED, CHARGED
The young man wanted in the vandalism of a Picasso masterpiece at a Houston museum has been identified and charged, authorities said Friday, June 22.
According to CNN, Uriel Landeros, 22, was captured ...FALLING OIL PRICES CAN UNDERMINE RUSSIA'S RESERVE PLANS
Falling oil prices are threatening to undermine Russia's plans to set aside 800 billion rubles ($24 billion) for its anti-crisis mechanism this year, the country's finance minister said on Saturday, ...TURKEY VOWS "TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION" AGAINST SYRIA
Turkey's President says his country would take the "necessary" action against Syria, a day after Damascus said it had brought down a Turkish military plane that had entered its air space.
...APPLE VENDORS SAY IPADS, IPHONES WIDELY AVAILABLE IN IRAN
Vendors of Apple products in Iran on Saturday, June 23, scoffed at U.S. media reports that the consumer technology giant was banning U.S. sales to customers of Iranian background, pointing out that iPads ...400 CASES OF AZERI CEASEFIRE VIOLATION REPORTED JUNE 16-23
400 instances of ceasefire violation by Azeri armed forces were registered at the contact line between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan from June 16-23.
Azerbaijan fired over 1500 shots from various caliber ...BAHRAIN OPPOSITION LEADER INJURED IN CLASHES
The head of Bahrain's leading opposition party was hit by a rubber bullet and a teargas canister during clashes with riot police late on Friday, June 22, the party said, accusing the government of ...BROADWAY COMPOSER-LYRICIST RICHARD ADLER DIES AT 90
Composer-lyricist Richard Adler, whose evergreen pop standards include "Heart," "Hey There," "Hernando's Hideaway," "Whatever Lola Wants" and "Steam Heat," ...AUDIBLE.COM NOW AVAILABLE IN WINDOWS PHONE MARKETPLACE
Audible.com is now available in the Windows Phone Marketplace from where interested users can download it free of charge, IntoMobile reports.
The application gives access to the world's most popular ...NKR PRESIDENT ATTENDS "BRIDGE ARTSAKH-2012" ECONOMIC FORUM
On June 23, President of Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan participated in "Bridge Artsakh-2012" Fourth Economic Forum.
President Sahakyan hailed regular conduction of the forum, deeming it an opportunity ...U.S. JUDGE RULES APPLE CAN'T PURSUE INJUNCTION AGAINST MOTOROLA
A U.S. judge on Friday, June 22, ruled that Apple Inc cannot pursue an injunction against Google's Motorola Mobility unit, effectively ending a key case for the iPhone maker in the smartphone patent ...POPE BENEDICT XVI CONVENES MEETING OVER LEAK SCANDAL
Pope Benedict XVI convened a special meeting of cardinals Saturday, June 23 to get their advice about how to deal with the scandal over leaked Vatican documents, another sign of the damage the leaks have ...TENSIONS ESCALATE AS EGYPT EXPECT PRESIDENTIAL RACE RESULTS
Tensions soared in Egypt on Saturday, June 23, as the nation awaited the results of a divisive presidential election and the Muslim Brotherhood sparred with the ruling military over what it sees as a ...TURKEY SAYS DOWNED JET NOT A WARPLANE
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said Saturday, June 23 a jet that was shot down by Syria a day earlier was not a warplane but a reconnaissance aircraft, Hurriyet Daily News reported citing ...FRENCH ENVOY VISITS EREBUNI FORTRESS IN YEREVAN
On June 23, French ambassador to Armenia Henri Reynaud accompanied by Armenian Deputy Minister of Culture Arev Samuelyan and Embassy Advisor on Cultural and Cooperation Issues Jean-Paul Martin visited ...SYRIA'S ASSAD FORMS NEW GOVERNMENT, NO CHANGES IN KEY POSTS
Syria's state news agency says President Bashar Assad has formed a new government headed by a loyalist member of his Baath Party.
Assad had promised after the May 7 parliamentary elections to make ...TOYOTA TO TRANSFER YARIS NORTH AMERICAN PRODUCTION TO FRANCE
Toyota Motor Corp said it will transfer its Yaris compact car production for North America to France from Japan in May next year, marking the first time the company will export cars from Europe to that ...GEORGIAN FM SAYS KARABAK WAR RENEWAL DETRIMENTAL TO REGION
Ukrainian newspaper Mirror Weekly published an interview with Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze.
Asked about possibility of renewal of war in Nagorno Karabakh, Vashadze said, "God forbid! A new ...GEORGIA FEARS TURKEY CAN CEASE ADJARA
Georgia issued passports to 25 thous. Turks residing in Adjara for the past few years. Earlier Tbilisi expressed concerns that Turks can make up the majority of the population and cease the republic, ...NEW EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT TO BE ANNOUNCED JUNE 24
Egyptians find out on Sunday, June 24 whether their next president will be a former military officer or an Islamist from the army's old adversary, the Muslim Brotherhood, after a long week's wait ...SYRIA SAYS DOWNING TURKISH PLANE ACCIDENT, NOT HOSTILE ACT
A Syrian official says the downing of a Turkish military plane Syria has said was operating in its airspace was an accident, and not a hostile act against its neighbor.
According to the Associated Press, ...AT LEAST 40 KILLED IN LATEST VIOLENCE ACROSS SYRIA - WATCHDOG
At least 40 people were killed on Saturday, June 23 in violence across Syria, the majority by regime forces who shelled rebel bastions and clashed with opposition fighters in several areas, a watchdog ...
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