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Headlines for December 09, 2011LEVON ARONYAN SHARES SCORES WITH MAGNUS CARLSEN
In the 5th round of London-hosted Classical Chess Armenian GM Levon Aronyan ended in draw with Magnus Carlsen. During the reporting round Nakamura defeated Howell, Anand defeated Short and Kramnik - Adams. ...RAFAEL VAGANIAN DRAWS WITH MARIA MUZYCHUK
Snowdrops - Oldhands match continues in Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic. In the fifth round, Oldhands beat Snowdrops 2.5-1.5. Rafael Vaganian drew with Maria Muzychuk. Oldhands dominates the match. The ...EU-WIDE TREATY CHANGE BID FAILS
Attempts to get all 27 EU states to back changes to the bloc's treaties to tackle the eurozone crisis have failed, BBC reported. Speaking after long talks in Brussels, French leader Nicolas Sarkozy said ...GUNMAN KILLS POLICE OFFICER, THEN SHOT HIMSELF TO DEATH
A gunman killed a Virginia Tech police officer Thursday at a campus parking lot and then apparently shot himself to death, San Francisco Chronicle informed. The shooting took place on the same day Virginia ...20 FEARED DEAD IN KOLKATA HOSPITAL FIRE
As many as 20 people were killed when a major fire swept through a hospital in the early hours of Friday morning in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, officials said, according to AFP. Most of the victims ...FLAW IN FB IMAGE REPORTING UNVEILS ZUCKERBERG'S PHOTOS
A flaw in Facebook's image reporting tool allows users to view the private photos of other users, including those of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, international media outlets say. The flaw was found ...VIVACELL-MTS: LOW HOLIDAY PRICES FOR BLACKBERRY® BOLDTM 9700, BLACKBERRY® STORM2TM 9520 SMARTPHONES
VivaCell-MTS announces that from December 8 till January 13, the BlackBerry® BoldTM 9700 and BlackBerry® Storm2TM 9520 will be available at VivaCell-MTS service centers at much lower holiday prices. ...POPE TO VISIT CUBA NEXT YEAR
Pope Benedict will visit Cuba next year, Vatican officials have announced, according to BBC. It will be the second visit of a Pope to the Communist-run island, following a trip there by John Paul II in ...A NEW ASSISTANCE SERVICE AT ORANGE FOR SMARTPHONE USERS
From now on smartphone users can get technical support for their smartphone not only in Orange Care corners at Orange shops, but also through a new direct call service. The service is presented in Armenia ...FRENCH PARLIAMENT HOSTS EVENT DEDICATED TO 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARTSAKH INDEPENDENCE
France's National Assembly hosted an event dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Nagorno-Karabakh independence. Among the guests French MPs, senators, journalists, intellectuals, representatives of Armenian ...LAWSUIT FOR CALLING TURKISH POLITICIAN ARMENIAN CONTINUES IN TURKEY
The lawsuit against Suleiman Yeshilyurti, who called Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu Armenian, continues in Turkey. Yeshilyurti authored a book titled "Son of Dersim Armenian Yemush - engineer ...POSTANJYAN HOPEFUL ARMENIAN MASS MEDIA WILL PLAY ITS ROLE
Russian elections were full of falsification, which has had its impact on the results of the elections, member of "Heritage" faction Zaruhi Postanjyan, who was holding observer's mission in Russian parliamentary ...PRESIDENT OF LEBANON VISITED TSITSERNAKABERD
On the invitation of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, President of Lebanon Michel Suleiman arrived in Armenia December 8 and visited Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Friday to pay tribute to the victims of ...NETHERLANDS APOLOGIZES FOR 1947 INDONESIA MASSACRE
The Dutch government has apologized for a massacre committed by its soldiers in Indonesia in 1947, as the country fought for independence, according to BBC. Dutch ambassador Tjeerd de Zwaan spoke at a ...WEATHER FORECAST: AIR TEMPERATURE TO REDUCE, SNOW EXPECTED
On the 10th of December snow is expected in the whole territory of Armenia. Wind up to 20mps, snowstorm is possible in mounts, low visibility due to the snowstorm, fog in spots. "Meteo-tv" informs in ...INCIDENT IN AZERBAIJANI CORRECTIONAL FACILITY LEAVES ONE DEAD
An incident occurred in the correctional facility in Azerbaijan. APA reports that the incident was recorded yesterday at night in the Correctional Facility №2 of the Justice Ministry's Penitentiary Service. ...MICHEL SULEIMAN: NK ISSUE TO BE SETTLED IN LINE WITH INTERNATIONAL NORMS, PEOPLES' RIGHT OF SELF-DETERMINATION
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Lebanese President Michel Suleiman focused on the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh in their talks, President Serzh Sargsyan stated in a news conference. President described ...IRAN URGES UN TO CONDEMN VIOLATION OF ITS AIR SPACE
Iran has urged the United Nations to condemn the violation of its air space by a U.S. drone and sought "clear and effective measures" to end such "dangerous and unlawful acts" against ...SCPEC CHAIRMAN TO PAY WORKING VISIT TO NKR
Chairman of the Armenian State Commission for Protection of Economic Competition (SCPEC), Artak Shaboyan will pay a working visit to NKR on December 12. As part of his visit, the official will meet with ...P. HAYRIKYAN: DUE TO EPP OUR PARTIES CAN GET UNITED
The leader of National Self-Determination Party of Armenia Paruyr Hayrikyan hailed Armenian parties' cooperation with the European People's Party (EPP). "We can only cooperate with that party. The People's ...S. SARGSYAN: I'M OPTIMISTIC WITH FUTURE OF ARMENIAN-LEBANESE RELATIONS
"The political relations of Armenia and Lebanon are on their highest level, evidence of which are active contacts and mutual visits," Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan stated in a joint news conference ...GRIGORY KARASIN MEETS WITH OSCE MG CO-CHAIRS
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin has met with the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, according to the Russian MFA official site. On December 9, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Grigory ...G. MELIKYAN: ALIYEV ADMINISTRATION, FOREIGN MINISTRY IN DISACCORD
"Similar statements are evidence of a complete fiasco in Azerbaijani diplomacy over the Karabakh issue," RPA faction secretary Gagik Melikyan told Panorama.am referring to aggressive critics of Azerbaijani ...LEBANON'S PRESIDENT STANDS NEXT TO ARMENIA
"Lebanon is grateful to Armenia for its permanent support and for backing the justified conflicts of our country - resisting Israel's raids and violations of Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity," ...NKR MFA: "INTER-COMMUNITY" FORMAT IS UNACCEPTABLE
Again, the Azerbaijani authorities implant actively the notion of "inter-community" aimed at distorting the essence of the Karabakh issue and transforming the actual trilateral format of the conflict ...RAFAEL HUSEYNLI MISINFORMS HIS COMPATRIOTS ON SUCCESSES OF AZERBAIJANI DELEGATION TO PACE
Azerbaijani media have spread next misinformation about alleged adoption of a pro-Azerbaijani document in PACE. Rafael Huseynli, Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Culture of the Azerbaijani parliament, ...R. NURULLAYEV: AZERBAIJAN WITHDREW RESOLUTION FROM UN NOT TO ANNOY CO-CHAIR COUNTRIES
For the fifth year in a row, Azerbaijan withdraws from the UN General Assembly his draft resolution "On the Situation in the "Occupied Territories" of Azerbaijan." The vote was due on December 12, but ...
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Today in Armenian history- 0 Kaghots was the 5th month in the old Armenian calendar (from December 9 to January 7). People connected this name with the Armenian for "pick". Acharian thought that this word was connected with the month when animals bred.
- 1867 New legal system established in Transcaucasia.
- 1883 Birth of Hakob Oshakan. He died in 1883.
- 1918 Start of the Armenian-Georgian three-week war over the Armenian Province of Javakhk.
- 1948 The General Assembly of the UN adopts the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. This crime is deemed to have no statute of limitations.
- 1958 Death of Academician Levon Orbeli (physiologist) in Leningrad (St. Petersburg). He was born in 1882.
- 1970 Death of Artem Mikoyan, Armenian air-craft designer. He was born in 1905.
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