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Headlines for November 18, 2011

PILOT TRAPPED IN BATHROOM WHILE IN AIR
A pilot's trip to the toilet set off a turbulent few minutes aboard a New York City-bound flight on Wednesday, international media outlets said. During an 18-passenger Chautauqua Airlines flight from ...
RENOWNED PIANIST SOFYA MELIKYAN TO PERFORM IN ARAM KHACHATRYAN CONCERT HALL
Aram Khachaturian Philharmonic Concert Hall hosts a concert Friday of the Armenian State Philharmonic Orchestra dedicated to the 140th birth anniversary of Alexander Spendiaryan. During the concert "Three ...
PRIME MINISTER TO TRAVEL TO GEORGIA
A government delegation led by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan will pay a two-day working visit to Georgia today to attend the 9th session of the Armenian-Georgian intergovernmental commission to be held ...
MAYOR OF YEREVAN TARON MARGARYAN SWORN IN
Taron Margaryan has been sworn in as new Mayor of Yerevan at Mayor's Office this morning. The swearing-in ceremony of new Mayor was attended by President Serzh Sargsyan, His Holiness Karekin II Surpreme ...
VAN QUAKE CRACKS DOME OF ST. CROSS OF AKHTAMAR
In the aftermath of two devastating earthquakes magnitude 7.2 and 5.6, Armenian Saint Cross Church of Akhtamar has been partially damaged. According to "Ermenihaber.am" news site the dome of the church ...
WHITE HOUSE DISLIKES OBAMA-CHAVEZ KISSING
An advertising campaign that depicts President Barack Obama kissing two male world leaders on the mouth drew a critical response from the White House on Thursday, "Reuters" said. "The White House ...
LEVON ARONIAN AT MIKHAIL TAL MEMORIAL
GM Levon Aronian drew with Vladimir Kramnik in the second round of the Mikhail Tal Memorial in Moscow. Aronian has scored 1 point and shares 4th-7th places with Anand, Karjakin, and Nakamura. Nepomniashchi-Ivanchuk, ...
ARMENIAN CHESS PLAYERS IN WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
Four representatives of Armenia are going to take part in the World Youth Championship which is to be held in Caldas Novas, Brazil on November 18-26, 2011, "armchess.am" informs. GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan ...
A. ZAKARYAN: ARMENIA ACHIEVES VITAL ROLE
"Armenia has achieved an intensified role on the sidelines of the eastern partnership, a vital role. Each phase of Association Treaty talks brings the mutual interests closer and underlines practical ...
AZERBAIJANI PROPAGANDA INVENTS NEW NATIONAL HERO - ILHAM OF MACEDON
Vesti.az, which is known for its unskillful falsifications, reported that allegedly in the program "President" on German TV channel ProSieben, presenter Thomas Nitscher declared that in 2012 Azerbaijan ...
1580 AFTERSHOCKS OCCUR AFTER TURKEY QUAKE
The aftershocks of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey on October 23 still continue, the National Seismic Protection Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations said. 1580 aftershocks of ...
AZERBAIJANI POLICE ARREST YOUNG PEOPLE FOR READING OPPOSITION PRESS
The youth organization of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party held a flash mob "Newspaper Reading." Young people gathered at the Icheri Sheher metro station in Baku to read the Azadlig newspaper. Baku ...
‘AZADLIG': AZERBAIJAN TO MATERIALIZE LOSS FROM EUROVISION
When it was defined that Azerbaijan will host "Eurovision 2012" international song contest, it was obvious that the country would make use of the event and money laundering. "Mir" TV station has prepared ...
LONDON MAYOR ORGANIZES FEEDING THE 5000 EVENT IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE
On the 18 November, London Mayor Boris Johnson, world renowned food waste expert, Tristram Stuart and the Feeding the 5000 team in Trafalgar Square will treat 5,000 people to a free, hot lunch made from ...
VIC DARCHINYAN WANTS ANOTHER SHOT AT ABNER MARES
Vic Darchinyan hopes he, too, gets another shot at Abner Mares, "Boxingscene" said. Darchinyan said on a conference call Wednesday that he wants them both to win their fights Dec. 3 in Anaheim, Calif., ...
GERMANY'S BUNDESTAG PASSED RESOLUTION ON AZERBAIJAN
Bundestag Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid passed a resolution November 9 urging Azerbaijan to remain committed to the principles of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and ...
BAKO SAHAKYAN VISITS HEADQUARTERS OF ARMENIAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
On 17 November President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited Headquarters of the Armenian Missionary Association of America, located in the town of Paramus, New Jersey and met a group of its ...
UNESCO'S INTANGIBLE HERITAGE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER NEW INSCRIPTIONS
More than 80 nominations, including Saman Dance from Indonesia, Fado from Portugal or Mariachi music from Mexico, will be considered for inclusion of UNESCO Intangible Heritage lists at the 6th session ...
CHELSEA TARGET REAL MADRID FORWARD GONZALO HIGUAIN
Chelsea are thought to be trying to tempt Real Madrid forward Gonzalo Higuain away from the Bernabeu and could make a bid in January. Reports in Spain suggest Villas-Boas has spoken to the Chelsea board ...
IRAN'S AMBASSADOR: IRANIAN SCIENTISTS TARGETED BY TERRORIST GROUP AFTER IAEA REPORT
Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asghar Soltanieh sent a letter to the IAEA Director-General Yukiya Amano, Iranian "IRNA" news agency said. The Iranian diplomat has ...
Z. BALAYAN HAILS KARABAKH'S WOUNDS DOCUMENTARY
"The conflict of Karabakh isn't resolved and negotiations are held, thus the world must know the truth. These films are aimed at proper presentation of Karabakh issue. That is why the film is available ...
SILVIO BERLUSCONI TO RELEASE ALBUM OF LOVE SONGS
Silvio Berlusconi's album called 'True Love' will be released soon just a few days after he stepped down, "The Telegraph" writes. The 11 songs he penned are sung by Mariano Apicella, a Neapolitan ballad ...
TURKEY WARNS OF CIVIL WAR IN SYRIA
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has warned that the conflict in Syria risks turning into a civil war, according to Radio Liberty. Davutoglu said a rising number of Syrian troops are defecting ...
VIVACELL-MTS BECOMES ACCREDITED COMMERCIAL DOMAIN NAME REGISTRAR TO OFFER DOMAIN NAMES IN .AM ZONE
VivaCell-MTS, a subsidiary of "Mobile TeleSystems" OJSC, is glad to announce that the Company has become an accredited commercial domain name registrar to offer domain names in the .am zone in the near ...
E. SHARMAZANOV: ARMENIA WON'T MAKE GENOCIDE ISSUE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION
"I'd like to warn another time the statesman focusing on the policy of "zero problems with neighbors" to avoid creating additional problems for Turkey," Republican spokesman Edward Sharmazanov told Panorama.am ...