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Headlines for January 21, 2012ETTA JAMES DIES AGED 73
Etta James, whose sizzling rendition of "At Last" made her the favorite of several generations, died Friday at age 73 in California after a long illness, with her sons Donto and Sametto, and ...SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE IN ARMENIA
The Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations reports that Berd-Chambarak road and Selim Mountain Pass are impassable as of January 21, 09:00. Roads in Syunik and Shirak are barely passable due to black ...2012 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION: NATIONAL UNITY ‘ENTHUSIASTIC' ABOUT ELECTION
The National Unity party is going to run for parliament, party leader Artashes Geghamyan told a Panorama.am reporter. The party is 'enthusiastic' about the forthcoming election, said Geghamyan, adding ...28 STILL MISSING IN COSTA CONCORDIA SHIP TRAGEDY
The search of the Costa Concordia cruise ship has been suspended after the capsized vessel slipped, BBC quotes Italian coast guard as saying. Officials are hoping to begin salvage work soon, including ...STATE DEP. DETERMINED TO CLOSE EMBASSY IN SYRIA
The State Department is determined to close the U.S. embassy in Damascus, Fox News quotes senior U.S. officials as saying.
The officials stressed that no final decision has been made. The Obama administration ...MAGNITUDE 4.1 EARTHQUAKE HITS ERZURUM
An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 and depth 22km has struck a highly populated area in the formerly Armenian Erzurum Province in eastern Turkey. There have been no reports of damage, the Armenian Ministry ...CHICAGO GOES 24 HOURS WITHOUT SHOOTING
The city of Chicago marked its first 24 hours without a shooting or a murder in almost a year, the Daily Mail reported. Wednesday was the first day-long break without deadly violence since early in 2011 ...WHO DISTURBED WITH GROWING ABORTION RATE
The World Health Organization study suggests global abortion rates are steady, at 28 per 1,000 women a year. However, according to BBC, the proportion of the total carried out without trained clinical ...2012 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW UNION TO SPECIFY ELECTION-RELATED ISSUES IN FEBRUARY
The Constitutional Law Union party is going to run for parliament, party leader Hayk Babukhanyan told a Panorama.am reporter, dwelling on the forthcoming parliamentary election in Armenia. The party is ...IRANIAN MEDIA: HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS IN AZERBAIJAN
Azerbaijan is absorbed in human rights crisis, Iranian "irdiplomacy.ir" news site reported. It's reported that European Parliament deeply condemned Azerbaijan in 2011 for murders of journalists Rafik ...MULTIPLE BOMB BLASTS HIT NIGERIA'S KANO
A bomb ripped through a regional police headquarters Friday in the largest city in Nigeria's Muslim north, tearing away its roof and blowing out windows in a blast felt miles away, AP reported. Meanwhile, ...MIKHAIL PROKHOROV TO SELL HIS BUSINESS IF ELECTED PRESIDENT
Russian billionaire presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov promised on Saturday to sell his business if he wins March elections, Russian media reported. "If I become president, I will sell all of my ...D. BABAYAN: ARTSAKH AIRPORT OPENING NOT POSTPONED
"Information is not true. Some work is still being carried out in the airport and as soon as we wrap up with it, the airport will be officially opened," Davit Babayan, head of Artsakh President's information ...SARKOZY: ANY MILITARY INTERVENTION IN MIDDLE EAST AGAINST IRAN TO LEAD TO WAR
Any military intervention in the Middle East against Iran will lead to war and chaos, "radiofarda.com" news site quotes French President Nicolas Sarkozy as telling foreign diplomats. French President ...BERD-CHAMBARAK ROAD OPEN TO TRAFFIC
Berd-Chambarak road is open to traffic as of 12:50, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Berd-Chambarak road and Selim Mountain Pass were impassable as of 09:00. Roads in Syunik and Shirak ...FARS: AZERBAIJAN ACCUSES IRAN OF ORGANIZING TERROR ACTS
Azerbaijan groundlessly accuses Iran of organizing terror acts, Iranian "FARS" news agency reported. It's reported that Azerbaijani mass media, citing local national security service, but providing no ...2012 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION: NZHDEH'S TSEGHAKRON PARTY TO RUN FOR PARLIAMENT INDEPENDENTLY
Nzhdeh's Tseghakron Party is going to run for parliament, party leader Gevorg Hovsepyan told a Panorama.am reporter, commenting on the forthcoming parliamentary election. Tseghakron Party has decided ...THE BIRDS OF AMERICA SOLD IN RECORD PRICE
A rare first edition of John James Audubon's illustrated "The Birds of America" depicting more than 400 life-size North American species in four monumental volumes was purchased at auction Friday ...TATA STEEL CHESS: ARONIAN IN LEAD
Levon Aronian beat Vugar Gashimov of Azerbaijan in the 6th round of Tournament A, Tata Steel Chess in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Aronian is currently in the lead, with 4.5 points. Levon Aronian will face ...ARMENIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS
In the ninth round of the highest league tournament of 72nd Armenian Men's Chess Championship Tigran L. Petrosian and Robert Hovhannisyan drew with Hrair Simonian and Arman Pashikian. Petrosian and Hovhannisyan ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1878 Birth of writer and public figure Vahan Tekeyan in Constantinople. He was a classic Western Armenian poet and a famous Diasporan writer.
- 1921 Degrees and ranks among Armenian citizens are abolished in favor of only one title for the Armenian population: Armenian Citizen.
- 1921 Degrees and ranks among Armenian citizens are abolished in favor of only one title for the Armenian population: Armenian Citizen.
- 1924 V.I. Lenin dies.
- 1928 Publication of the first issue of the anti-religious, political, scholarly, popular, and literary illustrated publication called "Anastvatz" (atheist).
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