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Headlines for September 06, 2012
U.S. SENATOR KERRY ‘SHOCKED AND APPALLED' BY AZERI ASSASSIN RELEASE
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) condemned President Ilham Aliyev's release of Ramil Safarov, the Azerbaijani army lieutenant who was convicted of brutally axing ...ANI EXPANDS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MEMORIALS DATA BASE
The Armenian National Institute (ANI) announced a further expansion of its website with a significant update to the database it maintains on Armenian Genocide memorials.
ANI has periodically updated ...BLAST AT AMMUNITION STORE KILLS 25 IN TURKEY
An explosion at an ammunition store in western Turkey during a routine inventory check has killed 25 soldiers and wounded four, government officials said on Thursday, Sept 6, according to Reuters.
The ...HACKER CLAIMS HE STOLE ROMNEY'S TAX RETURNS, DEMANDS $1MLN
A hacker allegedly stole Mitt Romney's tax returns and is demanding $1 million in Bitcoins for silence. The hacker also sent a USB drive and letter to the Republican and Democratic party offices in Williamson ...S. KOREAN REGULATORS INVESTIGATE APPLE COMPLAINTS AGAINST SAMSUNG
South Korean regulators are investigating complaints filed by Apple Inc that Samsung Electronics Co is abusing its dominant position in wireless technology, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said ...ARMENIA TO INCREASE IRAQ EXPORTS
Armenian Economy Minister commented on plans to intensify trade and economic relations as well as boost investments with Iraq during September 6 business forum.
Iraqi delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister ...OIL PRICES RISE AHEAD OF ECB MEETING
Oil prices rose Thursday, Sept 6. ahead of a meeting of European central bankers who are expected to announce a plan to help financially strapped countries, AP reports.
The European Central Bank is expected ...U.S.BASED YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS CONDEMN HATE-DRIVEN ACTIONS OF AZERI GOVT.
A number of U.S.-based youth organizations, including the Armenian Youth Federation, the Unified Young Armenians, the SDHP Gaidz Youth Organization, the All-ASA and the ARF Shant Student Association have ...WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD: ARMENIA-GERMANY 9TH ROUND PAIRINGS NAMED
9th round pairings of Istanbul-hosted World Chess Olympiad have been announced with Armenian team to face off against Germany.
The board pairings were named as follows: Levon Aronian-Arkadij Naiditsch, ...ARTSAKH MFA: AZERBAIJAN'S GOAL IS ANNIHILATION OF NKR POPULATION
In connection with the extradition and presidential pardon for azeri murderer Ramil Safarov, acting Foreign Minister of the Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic Vassily Atajanyan addressed a letter to ...TURKEY SAYS IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SAFAROV EXTRADITION
The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs denies any connection with the extradition and release of Azeri assassin Ramil Safarov.
"We are perplexed that the reactions by the Armenian Diaspora in the United ...HALF OF GERMANS HAVE LITTLE OR NO CONFIDENCE IN ECB CHIEF
Nearly one in two Germans has little or no confidence in European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, Reuters reported citing the results of a poll released ahead of a closely-watched ECB policy meeting ...EU LAUNCHES ANTI-DUMPING PROBE INTO CHINESE SOLAR PANELS IMPORT
The European Union says it is launching an anti-dumping probe into the import of solar panels from China, after an industry association claimed the equipment was entering Europe at below market value.
...ARMENIA TO FACE IRAN IN WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD WOMEN TOURNAMENT ROUND 9
9th round pairings of Istanbul-hosted World Chess Olympiad have been announced with Armenian women's team to face off against Iran.
The board pairings were named as follows: Elina Danielian-Atousa Pourkashiyan, ...GREECE HOSTS RALLIES TO PROTEST SAFAROV EXTRADITION
Greece's Armenian community held 2 rallies in front of Hungarian embassy and consulate in Athens and Thessaloniki.
Hay Dat's Bureau ARF Dashnaktsutyun and Ramkavar Azatakan-organized events aimed to ...FORD PREPARES TO LAUNCH STRING OF NEW MODELS
Carmaker Ford will launch a string of new models later, including the latest versions of its best-sellers Fiesta, Mondeo and Kuga, BBC News reported.
A new family of Transit commercial vehicles will ...OBAMA OFFICIALLY WINS DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR REELECTION
U.S. President Barack Obama officially won the Democratic nomination for reelection, The National Journal reports..
Obama did not face a serious primary challenge, unlike Republican Mitt Romney, who ...GOOGLE BRINGS YOUTUBE UPLOADS BACK TO S. KOREA
Google has announced the long-anticipated re-enabling of YouTube Uploads in South Korea more than three years after local regulation forced the restriction.
Last month Korea abolished laws that prevented ...BEIRUT HOSTS MASS RALLY TO PROTEST AZERI ASSASSIN SAFAROV EXTRADITION
Beirut is hosting a mass rally in front of Hungarian embassy in Lebanon to protest extradition of Azeri criminal Ramil Safarov who murdered an Armenian officer in Budapest.
The event was organized by ...PAKISTAN EVICTS SAVE THE CHILDREN FOREIGN STAFF
A spokesman for Save the Children in Pakistan says the government has ordered its foreign staff members to leave the country, CBS News reported.
Ghulam Qadri said on Thursday, Sept 6 that the order from ...ISRAEL HITS PALESTINIAN MILITANTS PLANTING EXPLOSIVES ALONG BORDER
The Israeli military says soldiers and aircraft have hit Palestinian militants planting explosives along the border with Gaza, The Associated Press reported.
The military said in a statement that it ...POLITICIAN: ARMENIA SHOULD START INTN'L CAMPAIGN FOR ARTSAKH RECOGNITION
Armenia has gained nothing from Azeri assassin Ramil Safarov extradition, but now is the time to use the incident to restore Artsakh people's right to self-determination, ARF Dashnaktsutyun's Armenian ...PUTIN SAYS OBAMA WILLING TO REVIVE TALKS ON MISSILE SHIELD
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has said U.S. President Barack Obama is willing to revive deadlocked talks on a planned U.S. missile shield in Europe, but that a military lobby in Congress and the "conservative" ...SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SERVERS UNDER CYBERATTACK
Sony Corp. said Thursday, Sept 6 that servers of a third-party vendor to which its unit, Sony Mobile Communications, outsources data management came under cyberattack, resulting in a leak of information ...POLITICIAN SLAMS INTERNATIONAL REACTION TO SAFAROV RELEASE AS INADEQUATE
ARF Dashnaktsutyun's Armenian Cause Political Affairs Office Director Kiro Manoyan slammed the international response to extradition and release of Azeri assassin Ramil Safarov as inadequate.
"None of ...FRANCE'S UNEMPLOYMENT HIGHEST IN 13 YEARS
France's unemployment rate rose to its highest level in 13 years in the second quarter, official data showed on Thursday, Sept 6 in a setback to the Socialist government, which was elected on a pledge ...FAO: PRICES DON'T JUSTIFY TALK OF NEW WORLD FOOD CRISIS
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization says current prices do not justify talk of a new world food crisis, according to The Associated Press.
Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva says the latest ...DENZEL WASHINGTON'S "SAFE HOUSE" SECOND FILM IN WORKS
David Guggenheim is writing a second installment of "Safe House" for Universal, TheWrap said.
The original film was a big hit for the studio, grossing $202 million worldwide. Guggenheim is reportedly ...EUFOA WARNS ARMENIA AGAINST STEPPING INTO AZERI PROVOCATION TRAP
European Friends of Armenia (EuFoA) strongly welcomes the unprecedented condemnations of Azerbaijan's anti-Armenian xenophobia by all European institutions and the international community.
"We are appalled ...ACTIVISTS PROTEST ARMENIAN-BORN SOLDIER'S KILLER RELEASE BEFORE TRIAL
Human rights activists spearheaded by the Nor Zartonk Initiative gathered in Istanbul's Taksim Square to protest the release of Kıvanç Ağaoğlu pending trial for the killing of Armenian-born ...ARMENIA INTERESTED IN ATTRACTING PRIVATE INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY SECTOR - PM
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with a German delegation led by Commit Group president Gerrit Schmitter.
During the meeting, the parties focused on the possibility of investing in Armenia's ...FCC TO MONITOR MOBILE BROADBAND SPEEDS
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission, which has been monitoring wired broadband speeds for years now, will soon do the same thing for mobile broadband speeds, AllThingsD reports.
The agency said ...58 DIE AS REFUGEE BOAT SINKS OFF TURKEY COAST
Fifty-eight people died when a refugee boat carrying over 100 refugees sank off the coast of İzmir, Turkey, according to Hurriyet Daily News.
Some 43 refugees were rescued, the others remain missing. ..."UNDERGROUND: JULIAN ASSANGE STORY" HOT TORONTO FILM FEST TRAILER RELEASED
An Australian TV movie that chronicles the WikiLeaks founder's years as a teenage computer hacker in Melbourne in the late 1980s screens Saturday, September 8 at the Toronto International Film Festival, ...SYRIAN TROOPS RECAPTURE TOWN NEAR JORDAN BORDER
Syrian troops recaptured from rebels Thursday, Sept 6 a border town used by refugees to cross to Jordan, activists said, an apparent bid by the regime to stem the flood of Syrians fleeing their country's ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 421,58 SEPTEMBER 6
Deals amounting to AMD 1,44 mln. at an average rate of AMD 412,79/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on September 6. The closing price totaled AMD 412,45.
The market average rate of USD totaled ...LINKEDIN ROLLS OUT NEW NOTIFICATION FEATURE
Social-network-for-biz-types LinkedIn has begun offering a Facebook-like feature that notifies a user when another member connected to their network views that person's profile or accepts an invitation, ...CLINT EASTWOOD'S "TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE" TO CLOSE TOKYO FILM FEST
Trouble with the Curve, starring Clint Eastwood and directed by his protégé Robert Lorenz, will close the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 28, The Hollywood Reporter said.
...ARMENIAN GOVT TO DISCUSS PRELIMINARY BUDGET PROJECT FOR 2013
At September 6 sitting, preliminary 2013 state budget project, with budget indices increased was submitted to consideration of the government of Armenia.
According to Finance Minister Vache Gabrielyan, ...GREEK POLICE DEFY COLLEAGUES IN AUSTERITY PROTESTS
Greek police protesting against austerity cuts blocked the entrance to the riot police headquarters on Thursday, September 6 preventing buses carrying riot police from leaving for the site of major demonstrations ...PANARMENIAN.NET UNDER DDOS ATTACK STARTING AUG 1
Starting August 1 to present, PanARMENIAN.Net news agency website has been submitted to mass DDoS attack. The attack has been launched from Azeri, Turkish, Pakistani, Indonesian IP addressed as well as ..."BREAKING DAWN II" SNEAK PEAK TEASES FINAL BATTLE WITH VOLTURI
Fans are treated to a sneak peek at the new trailer for "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part II" before the full-length version arrives on Friday, September 7. Released on the official ...PUTIN TO MEET CLINTON FOR SYRIA TALKS
Russian President Vladimir Putin will have a brief meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday, September 8 on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Vladivostok, his aide said on Thursday, ...EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK REVEALS BOND BID PROGRAM TO FIGHT CRISIS
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has unveiled a long-awaited programme to buy up bonds and help bring down the borrowing costs of Europe's struggling governments. The plan envisions no ...LUFTHANSA CANCELS 1,200 FLIGHTS AHEAD OF NATIONWIDE STRIKE
A planned nationwide strike by the union representing most of Lufthansa's flight attendants has forced the airline to cancel some 1,200 flights going into the weekend. Trans-Atlantic flights have ...SYFY NABS "SINBAD" BRITISH ACTION SERIES
Syfy has closed a deal to acquire Sky1′s action adventure series Sinbad. The deal was made with the series' international distributor BBC Worldwide, according to Deadline.
Produced by Impossible ...ARMENIA BEATS GERMANY 2.5-1.5 AT WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD
Armenian men's team scored a 2.5-1.5 victory over Germany in the 9th round of World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey. Vladimir Akopian and Levon Aronian won their matches. Sergei Movsesian played in ...
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