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Headlines for December 07, 2011

U.S. WARNS FURTHER SANCTIONS ON LUKASHENKO'S REGIME
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton demanded on Tuesday that Belarus release political prisoners or continue to face economic sanctions and travel bans on members of the government of President Alexander ...
PAKISTAN ARRESTS INDIAN MONKEY FOR CROSSING BORDER
In a bizarre turn of events, Monday saw the capture of a cross-border trespasser - a monkey, found wandering in Cholistan, all the way from India, according to The Express Tribune. As soon as the ...
ALL HIGHWAYS IN ARMENIA PASSABLE
The Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations reports that all highways in Armenia are passable as of December 7, 08:00.
EU CONCERNED ABOUT RUSSIA ELECTION
The European Union's foreign policy chief said she was seriously concerned about media bias and the harassment of independent monitoring during Sunday's parliamentary election in Russia, according to ...
CHINA ARRESTS 608 PEOPLE FOR CHILD TRAFFICKING
Police in China have arrested 608 people suspected of selling children and freed 178 children, including some infants, in a crackdown spanning 10 provinces on child trafficking, officials said on Wednesday, ...
ARTHUR ABRAHAM: I WANT TO SET MY SIGHTS ON WORLD TITLE AGAIN
King Arthur Abraham (32-3, 26 KOs) will make his hotly-anticipated comeback on January 14 when he takes on Argentina's Pablo Oscar Natalio Farias in Offenburg, Germany, Boxingscene reported. "I want to ...
ODIHR DIRECTOR HIGHLY ASSESSES REFORM IMPLEMENTATION IN ARMENIA
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with ODIHR Director, Ambassador Janez Lenarčič in Vilnius. Their meeting focused on Armenia's upcoming parliamentary elections. ODIHR Director highly assessed ...
LEVON ARONIAN AT LONDON CHESS CLASSIC TOURNAMENT
London Chess Classic tournament continues. The tournament hosts 9 chess players. Levon Aronian did not play in the fourth round. After four rounds, he went down to 5th place, with 4 points. Hikaru Nakamura ...
RAFAEL VAGANIAN DRAWS WITH SACHDEV
Oldhands chess team drew 2-2 with Snowdrops in the 4th round of the chess tournament hosted by Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic. Vaganian who plays in Oldhands drew with Sachdev. After four rounds, the ...
RECEPTION DEDICATED TO 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF NKR INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM TO TAKE PLACE IN PARIS
An official reception dedicated to the 20th anniversary of NKR independence referendum will take place in Paris on December 7. The invitees include French parliamentarians, Senators, reporters and intellectuals. ...
ARTSAKH COMMEMORATES SPITAK EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS
On 7 December, on the occasion of the twenty-third anniversary of the devastating Spitak earthquake, Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan accompanied by top officials of the republic visited Stepanakert ...
ANOTHER AZERBAIJANI SERVICEMAN DEAD
Another serviceman of the Azerbaijani army is reported dead. APA reports that Jafarov Anar Gazanfar, who was doing extended military service at a military unit of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, ...
U.S. OPENS 'VIRTUAL EMBASSY' FOR IRAN
The United States opened a virtual online embassy to reach out to Iranians despite the absence of official ties, vowing to break through the Islamic regime's "electronic curtain," AFP reported. ...
AZERBAIJANI POLICE ATTACKS WOMEN WEARING HEJABS
Azerbaijani police have attacked on the Day of Ashura women wearing hejabs, Iranian "tabnak.ir" said. According to the source professors and students were warned if they missed lessons on the Ashura Day, ...
NKR PARLIAMENT SPEAKER CONGRATULATES SAMVEL NIKOYAN
Speaker of NKR parliament Ashot Ghulyan sent a congratulatory message to Samvel Nikoyan on the occasion of his election as Speaker of Armenian parliament. Ashot Ghulyan expressed confidence that Samvel ...
US, SYRIA SEND AMBASSADORS BACK TO SYRIA
The United States and France sent their ambassadors back to Syria to champion protesters, demanding that the regime protect the envoys who had been pulled out due to safety fears, AFP said. US Ambassador ...
M. BRYZA SAYS BASIC PRINCIPLES CAN BE RECONCILED
Reconciliation of basic principles is realizable, "1news.az" quotes US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza as commenting on the process if NK conflict normalization. The Ambassador has signified the ...
NEWLY OPENED KINDERGARTEN OF AMASIA HAS COMPUTER CENTER
Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan visited today the newly opened kindergarten in the community of Amasia, Shirak. Panorama.am reporter tells from Shirak that the construction of the kindergarten has been funded ...
RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS CLINTON'S COMMENTS ARE UNACCEPTABLE
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday comments by senior White House officials about Russian parliamentary elections were "unacceptable." "Comments by the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ...
AZERBAIJAN TRYING TO CORRECT MISTAKES
"The co-chairs have already expressed comments on the concept recommended by Azerbaijan; they say if Azerbaijan fails to reconcile over the basic principles, how the state can think about developing a ...
PRIME MINISTER PAYS WORKING VISIT TO SHIRAK REGION
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan has visited this morning Spitak and Gyumri cities of Armenia hit by a devastating earthquake on December 7, 1988. In Spitak, Tigran Sargsyan commemorated the earthquake ...
IRAN'S ARMED FORCES GETTING PREPARED TO MILITARY OPERATIONS
Guardian Corps of Islamic Revolution of Iran are getting prepared to a war, Iranian "irdiplomacy.ir" news site said. GCIR commander Mohammad Ali Jaafari warned the forces to get prepared to a potential ...
WOMEN'S WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP TO KICK OFF IN TURKEY
Turkish city of Mardin hosts from 17 to 28 December Women's World Team Championship. Information about the participants of the championship is unveiled. Armenian chess federation informs that the opponents ...
PUTIN SUBMITS PRESIDENTIAL BID
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin submitted documents on Wednesday to be officially registered as a candidate in the March 2012 presidential elections, "Interfax" news agency said. In line with Russian ...
K. ATCHEMYAN: AZERBAIJAN REJECTS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY'S RECOMMENDATIONS
"The Defense Army of Nagorno-Karabakh has recorded casualties and injuries recently in the aftermath of intensified operations by Azerbaijani snipers on the contact line. Are they just incidents or something ...
G. MINASYAN: ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN MUST BE VIEWED ON DIFFERENT PLATFORMS
"In fact, the behavior displayed by the international community is alarming. It's unacceptable when Armenia and Azerbaijan are viewed on the same platform in the statement," MP Gagik Minasyan told Panorama.am. ...
V. MANUKYAN: STATEMENT WON'T DO GOOD
Although similar statements are positive, they cannot lead to factual results, Public Council President Vazgen Manukyan told Panorama.am making remarks on the joint statement released by the OSCE Minsk ...
GDP GROWTH RATE IN AZERBAIJAN 0.1-0.2 PERCENT
GDP growth rate is forecasted at 0.1-0.2 percent in Azerbaijan in 2011, according to head of the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan Arif Veliyev. According to APA, Veliyev noted that inflation is ...
CHILDREN CONTINUE TO BE AMONG THE POOREST IN ARMENIA
UNICEF called on the Government of Armenia today to urgently focus its efforts on identifying policy solutions to address child poverty which continues to be higher than poverty level for the rest of ...
A. MARKAROV HAILS PARTIES' AGREEMENTS ON A NEW MEETING
"If it's urged to continue negotiations, in fact, the parties have agreed on a meeting for the further discussion of the issues," expert Alexander Markarov said in a meeting with the journalists. On the ...
AZERBAIJANI EXPERT SAYS MONAFEGHIN BACKED BY AZERBAIJANI OFFICIALS
"The members of Baku-based "Monafeghin" terrorist organization are supported by Azerbaijan's armed forces," Iranian "arannewz.ir" quotes Azerbaijani expert Akef Hamidov as telling to "Iglar" newspaper. ...
GEORGIAN PRESIDENT NOT TO VISIT AZERBAIJAN
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will not visit Azerbaijan this year, Ghn.ge reported. Saakashvili will visit Baku in 2012, the source said, quoting Georgia's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Teimuraz ...
JOINT PROJECT OF VIVACELL-MTS AND BIRTHLINK NGO CONTINUES - THIS TIME IN SHIRAK REGION
VivaCell-MTS, a subsidiary of "Mobile TeleSystems" OJSC, is glad to inform that the neonatal care project together with BirthLink NGO continues. This time VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian visited ...
WILFRIED MARTENS TO SERZH SARGSYAN: FROM NOW YOU ARE EPP FAMILY MEMBER
Wilfried Martens, President of European People's Party, has invited Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to the European heads of states and governments summit on Thursday, Panorama.am reporter tells. "From ...