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Headlines for February 11, 2012SOME ROADS IN ARMENIA CLOSED
Ministry of Emergency Situation reported that as of February 11, 08:00 all the roads of inter-state, republican significances and mountain passes are open in Armenia. Selim mountain pass is currently ...NO PRECIPITATIONS IN FEB 12-14, SNOW ON FEB 15.
Snow is expected today and on February 15 in some parts of the country, Armenian State Hydro Meteorological Center reported. According to the on February 12-14 no precipitation is expected. The air temperature ...NEW GOVERNMENT BELIEVED TO BE FORMED
"Hraparak" daily has been informed that although parliamentary elections have not yet started, president's administration has planned certain changes in government structure. According to rumors minister ...PREGNANT WOMEN TO BE TREATED CANCER
Cancer in pregnant women can usually be treated without terminating the pregnancy and with little impact on infants carried to full term, "medpagetoday" reported. Children exposed to chemotherapy in utero ...UKRAINIAN COACH FOUND DEAD IN JAIL CELL
A Ukrainian hockey coach was found dead of a suspected suicide while in custody in Philadelphia on child-molestation charges, a U.S. prison official said, according to AP.
Ivan Pravilov, 48, was found ...ANONYMOUS HACKERS ATTACKS CIA WEBSITE
"Anonymous" hackers have claimed responsibility for attacking the CIA website making it inaccessible on Friday, CNN reported. According to BBC, a Twitter post on a feed used by hackers' collective Anonymous ...ZVARTNOTS AIRPORT RESUMES FLIGHTS
Armenia's Zvartnots Airport has resumed flights delayed due to the heavy snowfall, airport's technical manager Ashot Mirzoyan told a Panorama.am reporter.
A total of 10 flights - to Dubai, Prague ...PRE-ELECTION SILENCE DAY DECLARED IN HRAZDAN
Ahead of mayor's elections in the city of Hrazdan, scheduled on February 12, today a day of silence is declared. The electoral phase has launched in this city since January 25 and has terminated February ...PAGANINI VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 3 - FIRST TIME IN ARMENIA
World renowned violinist Nikolay Madoyan will today perform a concert at Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall with the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra (Artistic Director and Principal Conductor - Eduard Topchyan). ...SAUDI ARABIA DRAFTS NEW SYRIA RESOLUTION
Saudi Arabia has drafted a new Syria resolution for the UN Security Council, the Voice of Russia reported. The draft supports the Arab League settlement plan that demands that President Bashar al-Assad ...GREEK POLICE UNION THREATENS TO ARREST EU/IMF OFFICIALS
Greece's largest police union has threatened to issue arrest warrants for officials from the country's European Union and International Monetary Fund lenders for demanding deeply unpopular austerity measures, ...5.6 MAGNITUDE QUAKE HITS CHILE
A 5.6 Magnitude earthquake hit off the central part of Chile's Pacific coast on Saturday, the US Geological Service said, according to the Voice of Russia. The epicente was located 52 kilometres north ...LETTER BY ARMENIAN ENVOY TO UN SPREAD IN SECURITY COUNCIL
Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore has addressed the United Nations Security Council when he briefed the council on Ireland's chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ...CAPELLO DID NOT GET A £1.5M PAY-OUT - FA
The FA have rejected claims they paid £1.5million in compensation to Fabio Capello following the Italian's resignation as England coach, the Mirror Football reported.
Capello has been on a £6million-a-year ...ALAN SHEARER SAYS ENGLAND TO FORGET ABOUT WINNING EURO 2012
The new England manager should forget about winning Euro 2012 and look ahead to the World Cup in 2014, according to former captain Alan Shearer, BBC reported. Fabio Capello resigned from his post this ...AHEAD OF BOOK DEVOTING DAY - ENTRY BY BOOKS
Ahead of book devoting day Ministry of Culture in cooperation with Flashmob Division implements a series of events the entry of which is by books. On February 16-18 the entry in some theatres, concert ...ZUBIZARRETA CONFIDENT GUARDIOLA WILL RENEW CONTRACT
Barcelona sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta said Friday he is confident that coach Pep Guardiola will prolong his contract with the Spanish and European champions beyond the end of the current season, ...FC METALLURG DONETSK COMPLETES TRAINING CAMP
Metallurg players have returned to Donetsk after completing a training camp on Friday. February 11, 12 and 13 are rest days when the players can meet with their relatives and friends, Metallurg.donetsk.ua ...IRAN A PEACEFUL COUNTRY
The Islamic Republic of Iran is a peaceful country, Yukia Amano, the Chairman of International Agency of Atomic Energy, said in Iranian Embassy in Vienna during a meeting dedicated to the 33rd anniversary ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1818 Birth of Anton Garagashyan (historian) in Constantinople. He died in 1903.
- 1829 Alexander Griboyedov, Russian Ambassador in Iran, poet and a friend of the Armenians, falls victim to Fateh-Ali Shah's brutal attack.
- 1841 Birth of Patriarch Malachia Ormanyan in Constantinople. He died in 1918.
- 1882 Birth of Garsoev (Garsoyan). He was a military figure, and a Professor of Naval Science. His rank was Captain, Second Level.
- 1884 Birth of Ashkharabek Kalantar (Lorees Kalantar) in Ardvee (Loree Province). Thanks to this professor of armenology, archeology, and history, many scholarly materials, including Anee's archeological collections, have survived.
- 1936 Birth of Paulo Cuneo, Italian architect and art critic. He was one of the founders of the Medieval Armenian Architecture Department at Rome University.
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