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Published on July 18, 2012
SYRIA APPOINTS NEW DEFENSE MINISTER TO REPLACE KILLED OFFICIAL
- Syria appointed General Fahad Jassim al-Freij as defence minister, state television said, to replace Daoud Rajha who was killed in a bomb attack on Wednesday, July 18, Reuters said.
Freij, who was previously the chief of staff of the armed forces, is from the province of Hama, a center of unrest in the 16-month-old revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.
Headlines for July 18, 2012
RUSSIA SUBMITS "ENHANCED," DRAFT RESOLUTION ON SYRIA
The UN Security Council is set for a showdown on Wednesday, July 18 as Russia has submitted its own, "enhanced," draft resolution on Syria to counter a new draft prepared by Western countries, RIA Novosti ...INTEL REPORTS 4% DROP IN SECOND-QUARTER PROFIT
Intel Corp. reported a 4% drop in second-quarter profit and lowered its financial guidance for the year, acknowledging weaker demand for personal computers that is affecting many companies in the technology ...U.S. JUDGE REJECTS TO KEEP SOME DOCS SECRET IN APPLE V. SAMSUNG CASE
Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to keep portions of key documents out of public view in their high-stakes patent litigation battle set for trial later this month, according to Reuters.
Apple ...OIL BELOW $89 AMID GLOOMY OUTLOOK FOR U.S. ECONOMY
Oil fell below $89 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as regional stock markets slid on the Fed's gloomy outlook for the U.S. economy, AP reports.
Benchmark crude for August delivery was down 60 cents at ...JAPAN TAKING TWO RODS OUT OF FUKUSHIMA SPENT-FUEL POOL
The operator of the nuclear plant in last year's disaster in northeastern Japan is taking two fuel rods out of a spent-fuel pool to start dealing with a major remaining risk there, the Associated ...5000 HA SULTANA VINEYARDS TO BE GROWN IN ARMENIA WITHIN 5-7 YEARS
Armenian Harvest Promotion Centre (AHPC) CJSC has developed a pilot Program on Intensive Establishment of Sultana Vineyards in the Republic of Armenia and is implementing it with the support of Yerevan ...N. KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG-UN PROMOTED TO "MARSHAL"
Leader Kim Jong-Un has been made "Marshal" of North Korea, Pyongyang said Wednesday, July 18 in another sign that the latest member of the country's ruling communist dynasty was tightening ...ELINA DANIELIAN, LILIT MKRTCHIAN TIE FIDE WOMEN'S GRAND PRIX ROUND 1
Armenian grandmasters Elina Danielian and Lilit Mkrtchian tied their game in Jermuk-hosted Fide Women's Grand Prix round 1.
At the tournament, Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (Russia), Ju Wenjun (China), Humpy ...OBAMA NOMINATES ENVOYS TO AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN
U.S. President Barack Obama chose two veteran diplomats to be ambassadors to Afghanistan and Pakistan, according to Reuters.
Obama picked James Cunningham, the No. 2 at the U.S. embassy in Kabul, to ...MKITAR GRIGORYAN WINS BRONZE AT CADET EUROPEAN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP
Armenia's Mkitar Grigoryan (42 kg) won bronze at Cadet European Wrestling Championship.
At Poland-hosted championship, the freestyle wrestler beat German, Georgian contenders, and lost to Russia's Alexander ...RUSSIA'S UPPER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT TO DEBATE WTO BID
Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, will hold hearings on Wednesday, July 18 on the ratification of a protocol on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), according ...GM CADILLAC BRAND LAUNCHES CRUCIAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN
General Motors' Cadillac brand on Wednesday, July 18 launched one of its most crucial marketing campaigns since the automaker emerged from bankruptcy as it takes aim at BMW's 3-series in the heart ...ARMENIAN BOXER GEGARD MOUSASI RESUMES TRAINING AFTER KNEE SURGERY
Following his knee surgery, Armenian boxer Gegard Mousasi resumed his workouts and training sessions in Los Angeles.
"In 3 month I'll feel good enough to train for a fight," the boxer said.
Mousasi ...GERMAN FINANCE MINISTER CALLS FOR SUPPORT TO SPAIN RESCUE FUND
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble called on opposition parties Wednesday, July 18 to vote in favor of the rescue package worth up to 100 billion euros ($123 billion) for beleaguered Spanish banks, ...374 97 NETWORK - VIVACELL-MTS CALL PRICE GOES DOWN
...WOMEN UNDERGOING ABORTION IN TURKEY FACE PRISON SENTENCE
Women in Turkey who undergo medically unnecessary abortions after 10 weeks of pregnancy may be sentenced to one to three years in prison if a new bill passes, Hürriyet Daily News reported.
The public ...IRAN ANNOUNCES PLANS TO HOLD MASSIVE NAVAL DRILLS
A senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps announced that the IRGC Navy plans to stage massive naval wargames in the near future, Fars News Agency reported.
Lieutenant Commander of IRGC ...OVER 100 OBSERVERS REGISTERED AT NKR PRESIDENTIAL POLLS
Over 100 observers, including 80 international monitors, have been registered for July 19 presidential elections in Nagorno Karabakh Republic.
The international observers have arrived from Armenia, U.S. ...3 ARMENIANS DIE IN GEORGIA BUS CRASH
3 Georgian citizens of Armenian nationality (Naira Tumasyan, 30; Zinavor Fedorov, 27; Zima Fedorov 4) died in a bus crash on Akhalkalaki-Batumi highway, Armenian Foreign Ministry's spokesman Tigran ...PASADENA TO HOST FIFTH ANNUAL ARMENIAN IDENTITY FESTIVAL
This year's fifth annual Armenian Identity Festival at Victory Park, Pasadena, to be held on Sunday, July 22, is celebrating the 500th anniversary of the first printed Armenian book, PasadenaStarNews ...HTC FILES TWO COUNTERCLAIMS AGAINST APPLE
HTC has filed two counterclaims in ongoing litigation with Apple in the Southern District of Florida, claiming that the Cupertino-based hardware giant is infringing on patents acquired from Hewlett-Packard ...BOB DYLAN'S "TEMPEST" ALBUM TO BE RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER
Bob Dylan's latest album, "Tempest," will go on sale Sept. 11, 2012, Columbia Records said Tuesday, July 17, according to TheWrap.
The album is Dylan's first collection of new material ...NKR PRESIDENTIAL POLLS TO STRENGTHEN REPUBLIC'S POSITION ON INTERNATIONAL ARENA - EXPERT
Political analyst Sergei Shakaryants believes every election in Artsakh to be benefiting the republic in Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement talks.
"2012 presidential polls will allow Artsakh to strengthen ...FM HAILS DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ARMENIA-GERMANY POLITICAL DIALOGUE
On July 18, a newly-appointed German Ambassador Reiner Morell presented copies of his credentials to Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian.
Having congratulated the guest on his post, Nalbandian ...AZERI MFA TO "BLACKLIST" 80 FOREIGN OBSERVERS AT NKR PRESIDENTIAL POLLS
Azeri foreign ministry announced intention to "blacklist" all international observers at Nagorno Karabakh presidential elections.
Over 100 observers, including 80 international monitors, have been registered ..."TWILIGHT" STAR ANGELA SARAFYAN JOINS GARY OLDMAN'S "PARANOIA"
Fresh from a visit to Comic-Con with fellow Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part Two cast members, Angela Sarafyan has joined Paranoia, Deadline said.
The actress has been added to a cast that includes The ...COULD ESCAPING AZERI SABOTEURS "FORGET" INJURED FRIEND AT ATTACK SITE?
The body of Azeri soldier Elcin Orujov, who was earlier reported as wounded, was found on a neutral territory in Tovuz frontline.
Following the examination, Azerbaijan will pass the 21-year-old's body ...SENIOR HSBC EXEC QUITS AMID MONEY LAUNDERING SCANDAL
A senior HSBC executive resigned in front of a Congressional committee last night, moments after senators accused the bank of laundering money for "drug kingpins" and rogue states such as Iran ...OSCAR-WINNING SCRIBE TO WRITE PLAYBOY BOSS HUGH HEFNER BIOPIC
Peter Morgan is in negotiations to write the Hugh Hefner biopic that producer Jerry Weintraub is developing at Warner Bros, The Hollywood Reporter said.
Morgan, an Academy Award nominee for his screenplays ...SYRIA'S DEFENSE MINISTER KILLED IN DAMASCUS BOMB ATTACK
Syria's defense minister was killed in a bomb attack on a high level security meeting in Damascus on Wednesday, July 18, state television said, as the revolt against Bashar al-Assad struck at the ...UNION OF IT ENTERPRISES READY TO ASSIST SYRIA'S ARMENIANS IN JOB SEARCH
The Union of Information Technology Enterprises (UITE) expressed concern over Syria crisis, threatening the safety of the country's Armenian community of 60000 people.
The Union is ready to assist Syria's ..."HARRY POTTER" STAR DANIEL RADCLIFFE TO PLAY IN "F-WORD" ROMANTIC COMEDY
Daniel Radcliffe is about to try out a new genre for his upcoming movie. The British actor, who's famously known as the titular wizard in the "Harry Potter" film series, has scored a role ...PUTIN TO MEET TURKEY'S ERDOGAN FOR SYRIA TALKS HOURS BEFORE UN VOTE
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks on the escalating violence in Syria with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, July 18 just hours before a vital UN vote on the Kremlin's ...FIDE TRAINER'S COMMISSION NAMES GM ARSHAK PETROSIAN WORLD'S BEST TRAINER
Armenian grandmaster Arshak Petrosian was announced FIDE Trainer's Commission's World's Best Trainer 2011 to be awarded with Mikhail Botvinnik Medal.
Last year, Armenian National Team headed ...IDRAM LAUNCHES ELECTRONIC MONEY SERVICE IN ARMENIA
On July 18, Idram Ltd has officially launched electronic money service in Armenia.
Idram Ltd became the first company in Armenia to have received permit to issue electronic money from the Central Bank ..."PULP FICTION" STAR AMANDA PLUMMER TO JOIN "HUNGER GAMES" SEQUEL CAST
Amanda Plummer just grabbed a ticket to Panem. The off-beat character actress will bring her kooky charm to "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," TheWrap reported.
Plummer, best known for playing ...TALIBAN BLOW UP 22 NATO FUEL TANKERS IN AFGHANISTAN
A bomb planted by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan has destroyed 22 Nato fuel tankers carrying supplies to coalition forces, local officials say, according to BBC News.
The vehicles were hit by a ...PRESIDENT WELCOMES ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK'S ACTIVITY IN ARMENIA
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with Asian Development Bank (ADB) delegation led by the vice-chairman Xiaoyu Zhao.
President Sargsyan welcomed the bank's activity in Armenia as well as the whole ..."WALL-E" HELMER ANDREW STANTON TO DIRECT "FINDING NEMO" SEQUEL
While Andrew Stanton's live-action feature directing debut John Carter led to a precedent-setting $200 million write-down for Disney earlier this summer, the filmmaker is officially out of director jail.
...SONY ANNOUNCES NEW WALKMAN MUSIC PLAYERS TO RIVAL IPOD TOUCH
Sony has announced several new Walkman music players, including the F800, an iPod Touch challenger running Android 4.0 in an attempt to grab some Apple iPod Touch's market share, according to Digital ...TOP NAZI CRIMINAL ARRESTED IN HUNGARY
"Nazi Hunters" of the Simon Wiesenthal Center on Wednesday welcomed the arrest of Ladislaus Csizsik-Csatary, the number one on the organization's list of Nazi war criminals, RIA Novosti said.
...SYRIA APPOINTS NEW DEFENSE MINISTER TO REPLACE KILLED OFFICIAL
Syria appointed General Fahad Jassim al-Freij as defence minister, state television said, to replace Daoud Rajha who was killed in a bomb attack on Wednesday, July 18, Reuters said.
Freij, who was previously ..."HUNGER GAMES" HELMER POISED TO DIRECT DISNEY'S PETER PAN PREQUEL
After leaving "The Hunger Games" film franchise, director Gary Ross decides to work on a kid-friendly movie instead. The "Seabiscuit" helmer is in negotiations with Walt Disney Pictures ...DROPBOX INVESTIGATING SPAM COMPLAINTS
Dropbox says it's investigating reports that some European users are receiving spam to email addresses associated with their accounts, according to Macworld.
Dropbox, whose cloud storage service is widely ...KIM DOTCOM EXTRADITION CASE JUDGE STEPS DOWN
The judge overseeing the Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom extradition case has stepped down after making comments suggesting the United States was the "enemy", The New Zealand Herald reported.
...UNIVERSAL PASSES $1 BILLION MARK AT OVERSEAS BOX-OFFICE
Universal Pictures International reported that its overseas box-office grosses have passed the $1 billion mark on the strength of such recent movies as Battleship and Snow White and the Huntsman, The ...ANCC: PRESIDENTIAL POLLS PROVE NKR'S READINESS TO JOIN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
On Thursday, July 19, 2012, the citizens of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic will be going to the polls to exercise their voting rights to elect its next president. Nagorno-Karabakh holds direct and regular ...INACTIVITY AS DEADLY AS SMOKING, RESEARCHERS SAY
A lack of exercise is now causing as many deaths as smoking across the world, a study suggests, according to BBC News.
The report, published in the Lancet to coincide with the build-up to the Olympics, ...JULIETTE LEWIS TO JOIN MERYL STREEP, JULIA ROBERTS IN "AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY"
Juliette Lewis is in negotiations to join August: Osage County, Deadline said.
The actress would play the role of Karen, the self-deluding youngest daughter, in the dark family comedy being financed ...PANARMENIAN PHOTO GETS AWARD FOR OPENING NEW PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES
PanARMENIAN Photo agency has received a Yerevan Press Club award for opening new professional perspectives.
The award named after photojournalist Ruben Mangasarian, who untimely passed away, was handed ...ARMENIAN CULTURE, CUISINE TO BE SHOWCASED AT WATERTOWN FEST
The third annual Boston Kermesse Armenian Festival will be held in Watertown from July 20 to 22 at the Armenian Cultural and Educational Center (ACEC) and will showcase Armenian culture and cuisine - ...MINISTRY COMMENTARY: AZERI ADVENTURISM WITH LETHAL END
Spokesman for the Armenian Defense Ministry, Artsrun Hovhannisyan commented on the Azerbaijani media reports regarding the "discovery of the dead body of soldier Elcin Orujov in the neutral territory ...GOOGLE MAPS ADDS ANTARCTICA PANORAMIC IMAGES TO STREET VIEW
Google Maps just added a whole bunch of 360-degree panoramic images to Street View of some great spots in Antarctica, both inside and out, SlashGear reports.
Among those great spots include places like ...E-BOOK SALES DOUBLE IN 2011, TAKE INCREASING CHUNK OF MARKET
Sales of e-books are booming, although the book market is still a long way from converting completely to digital: last year, print accounted for 85 percent of the publishing industry's general interest ...3 ISRAELIS KILLED, MANY INJURED IN SUICIDE BOMB ATTACK IN BULGARIA
Three Israelis were killed and many injured when a suicide bomber blew up an Israeli tourist bus at the airport of the Bulgarian city of Burgas on Wednesday, July 18, The Jerusalem Post reported.
The ...PANETTA SAYS U.S. CAN DEFEAT ANY IRANIAN ATTEMPT TO BLOCK OIL SHIPPING
The United States has the military capacity to defeat any Iranian attempt to shut down sea commerce in the oil-rich Gulf region and will hold Tehran directly responsible for shipping disruptions, Defense ...UK PRIME MINISTER ARRIVES IN AFGHANISTAN
British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Afghanistan on Wednesday, July 18, Afghan officials said.
AFP reports that Cameron flew into the southern city of Lashkar Gar, capital of Helmand province, ...U.S. SENATE PANEL APPROVES JACKSON-VANIK, MAGNITSKY BILL
The United States Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, July 18 approved a bill combining a repeal of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment and a measure aiming to punish Russian officials involved in the death ...UN SECURITY COUNCIL POSTPONES VOTE ON SYRIA RESOLUTION
The United Nations Security Council has postponed until Thursday, July 19 a vote on a Western-backed resolution that threatens Syrian authorities with sanctions in a bid to end the 16-month conflict, ...SYRIA PUTS BLAME FOR DEADLY ATTACK ON TURKEY, ISRAEL
Syrian Information Minister Umran al-Zuabi has blamed foreign intelligence agencies for a suicide bombing targeting high-level Syrian officials, naming several countries including Turkey, Hürriyet ...OSCE MG TO MAKE STATEMENT ON ARTSAKH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
The French Foreign Ministry has held an online conference on its website.
When asked by an Azerbaijani journalist about the forthcoming presidential election in Nagorno Karabakh and the ministry's ...
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