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Headlines for December 16, 2011

VIRGIN MARY HERO OF AD CAMPAIGN
A church billboard showing a shocked Virgin Mary gasping as she examines a pregnancy testing kit has sparked outrage in New Zealand. The large poster outside St Matthew's in the City, a prominent Anglican ...
ICE RINK ON EIFFEL TOWER OPENED
Ice rink, set 57 meters above the ground on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, is opened. Lodged between two of the tower's immense latticed steel legs, visible in background, the rink is not big at 200 square ...
BANGLADESH MAN 'ADMITS' CUTTING OFF WIFE'S FINGERS
Human rights groups in Bangladesh have demanded a severe punishment for the husband of a young wife who allegedly cut off most of her right hand, BBC reported. Police say Rafiqul Islam, 30, attacked her ...
AIR TEMPERATURE TO GO DOWN BY 2-4 DEGREES
The weather in Armenia is conditioned by low pressure field. Snow is expected from time to time in southern regions today. Wind up to 18mps, snowstorm is possible in spots, in spite of snow absence. The ...
TURKEY THREATENS TO RECALL AMBASSADOR FROM PARIS
Spokesperson for Turkey's Embassy in Paris Engin Solakoglu said Turkey will recall its ambassador from Paris for an indefinite time if the French Parliament passes the bill criminalizing the denial of ...
US SLAMS PUTIN ON GADDAFI KILLING REMARKS
Washington said it was "ludicrous" to accuse it of a role in the killing of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi after Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said US Special Forces were involved, international media ...
RUSSIA SUBMITS INTO UN SURPRISE RES. ON SYRIA
Russia introduced a surprise draft resolution into the U.N. Security Council on Syria, "France Press" says. The Russian resolution blames Syria's government forces and protesters equally for the violence, ...
NO BLOCKED ROAD IN ARMENIA
The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia reports that all roads are passable in the territory of Armenia on December 16, at 09:00.
BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: KRIKOR SEVAG MEKHITARIAN ONE POINT BEHIND LEADER
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GAS SUPPLY TO ARMENIA CEASED
Georgian gas-transport company has officially informed "ArmRusgasprom" that from December 16 gas supply to Armenia will ceased temporarily. The Georgian company plans some restoration work on the gas ...
ARTSAKH PRESIDENT SIGNS LAWS
On 6 December Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan signed the laws "On State Pension," "On Social Security of Families of the NKR President, Deputies of the National Assembly, Prime Minister, Members of the ...
PRESIDENT SARGSYAN SAYS STATE BACKS ITS SPORTSMEN
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan participated on Thursday in Armenian national football team honoring ceremony, organized by the Armenian Football Federation. President Sargsyan granted Roman Berezovski, ...
WORKER THROWING SHOE AGAINST AHMADINEJAD WAS AWARDED BY IRAN'S EX-PRESIDENT
"The worker having thrown his shoe against Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was awarded with 10 million Touma by former president Khatami," "shomalnews.com" news site informs. According to the source ...
SABATINI DISMISSES TOTTI QUIT CLAIMS
AS Roma sports chief Walter Sabatini insists Francesco Totti won't leave. The Giallorossi legend declared this week he could leave Roma, just as Alessandro del Piero is set to do at Juventus, Tribalfootball ...
G. MINASYAN: TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY NOT A STAUNCH ISSUE FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
"Many expectations were linked with Kazan meeting, as the conflict sides, the co-chairs states were supposed to host electoral process, when it would be difficult to anticipate for a breakthrough," Republican ...
DAVID VILLA FACES FIVE MONTHS OUT
Barcelona have confirmed David Villa is set to be sidelined for between "four and five months" after the Spain striker broke his shinbone in Thursday's 4-0 Club World Cup semi-final victory ...
G. MINASYAN: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SHOULD ACCEPT WE AREN'T PREJUDICED
"In fact we achieved two things. Armenian issue has become something natural and general in the Turkish society," Republican MP Gagik Minasyan said in a news conference Friday. He has said Turkish intellectuals ...
HOLLYWOOD ARMENIAN FILMMAKERS MEET IN LA
Armenia's General Consulate in Los Angeles took an initiative to organize an event for Armenian filmmakers of Hollywood. MFA press and information department says Hollywood actors Marco Khan, Ken Davidyan, ...
SERZH SARGSYAN ELECTED DELEGATE OF 13TH RPA CONGRESS
Armenian President, head of the Republican Party of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan attended today the meeting of RPA Kentron territorial organization's Sayat-Nova-2 and Metax-1 original organizations. The meeting ...
APPLE BOSS'S FATAL MISTAKE: JOB'S ARMENIAN FRIEND TELLS ABOUT HIM
One of Steve Jobs' closest friends, Avetis Tevanian, an Armenian descent, has said the former Apple boss's own self-belief and mindset led him to put off having his cancer treated, BBC informs. Tevanian ...
BSEC FMS ADOPT 80 DECISIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS
Moscow hosted Friday the 25th Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) ministerial summit, which Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian also attended. MFA press and information department informs representatives ...
AZERBAIJANI YOUTH PREPARES FOR REVOLUTION ON FACEBOOK
Azerbaijani forces who are discontent with the authorities, anticipate recurrence of "Arab spring" and seek to overthrow the dictatorial regime have created a group "The Azerbaijan Revolution 2012" on ...
SERGEY KASPAROV SHARES 3RD-5TH PLACES
GM Sergey Kasparov (Belarus) scored 5,5 points out of 9 and shared the 3-5th places at Amitan Memorial held in Donetsk, Ukraine, "armchess.am" informs. IM Vitaly Sivuk (Ukraine) won the first prize with ...
CHAIRMAN OF GLOBAL GROUP OF COMPANIES JOHNNY HON VISITS ARMENIA
Chairman of the Global Group of Companies Johnny Hon is on a familiarization visit in Armenia. Mr Johnny Hon is accompanied by member of the British House of Lords, Baroness Caroline Cox and Vice Chairman ...
DAVUTOGLU: TURKEY'S POLICY BROUGHT ISRAEL ON HIS KNEES
Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu declared from country's Parliament chair that in the aftermath of Turkish policy Israel had been isolated. "Due to our policy, Israel has been brought to our ...
97 SERVICEMEN RECEIVE SERVICE APARTMENTS IN YEREVAN
Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan and Chief of General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces, Colonel Yuri Khachaturov attended today an inauguration ceremony of a residential building intended for ...